This is an exciting time to join us. Recognised as the UK’s Best Charity to Work For by the prestigious Sunday Times Annual Awards in 2019, we have developed three high-impact programmes that more and more churches across the UK are running and funding. This has led us to double in income in the last four years. We expect to do so again by 2026.

With more than 100 staff and income of over £5m, we have been upgrading our finance system and growing the finance team to keep pace but there is much more to do. Your task will be to continue this good work so that we have the appropriate systems, reporting and team capabilities for our scale now and in the future. Overseeing a team of 5 staff across finance and compliance, you will bring coherence, order to complexity and organisational excellence. You will also serve as Director of our commercial subsidiary Hope Park Business Centres that generates £800k of unrestricted funds for the charity.

We’re looking for a commercially minded and relational leader capable of developing the finance team and bringing strategic financial leadership to the organisation at every level. You’ll enjoy working in a growth context and come with an entrepreneurial, problem-solving mindset and the high expectations that inspire excellence in all those around you. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and playing a central role in developing the organisational strategy and culture you will have outstanding judgement and integrity.

If this sounds like you and you share our passion to see UK churches transforming the lives of struggling children, then we would love to hear from you.

To apply for this role, click apply and send your CV and covering letter explaining why you meet the criteria.

Initial Interviews will take place on Friday 6th November via Zoom and final interviews at National Support in West Yorkshire, Thursday 12th November.

TLG welcomes applications from many diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

This role requires working on a rota basis with typical shifts including: 

- 1pm - 7.30pm (weekdays only); 

- 4.15pm - 9am including an 8-hour sleepover; 

- 8.30am or 9am - 5pm (weekends only)

Potential Interview date: 22nd October 2020

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very best to what we do in attitude and activity.

As a Pastoral Support Worker, you carry heart and passion for the emotional, mental and spiritual health of the incredible women who are residents of the Mercy UK home. You have a unique set of skills; bringing together keen organisational and administrative skills with pastoral people skills. You are a cheerleader and at times, a coach to a diverse set of residents, all of whom are wired differently, with different learning styles, outlooks and life experiences but all of whom are united in their pursuit for freedom from life-controlling issues and into intimacy in their relationship with God, self and others.

You are safe hands as the primary point of contact and support for residents during evenings and weekends and your experience and abilities in pastoral support and communication equips you to deliver a fun yet informative schedule. You are able to perceive the needs of the group as well as the individual resident and you can hold these in tension. You are confident in your judgement and decision-making and understand the importance of working as a team and seeking guidance, where needed.

As residents wrestle through their own healing journey and put into practice all they are learning, you can prayerfully direct them, support and signpost them towards healthy choices and ways in which they can strengthen themselves in their own relationship with God, understanding that your best days are when you are in overflow in your own discipleship journey.

The post will include but is not limited to:

• Working innovatively with residents in their engagement with creative solutions and tools to improve their emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
• Offering accountability in a resident’s self-administration of medications and facilitating the provision of medical care, as directed
• Empowering residents to improve their confidence in the kitchen, cooking and food-handling
• Facilitating the residents’ evening and weekend engagement with their external support network such as her home church, friends, family and other support partners through scheduled internet/email, post and phone use
• Creating fun and dynamic workshops and activities based on your own hobbies and passions, encouraging residents to explore their own creativity and skills
• Cultivating a sense of safety and consistency in the home by facilitating a fun yet informative programme schedule on and off-site and communicating changes or delays appropriately to the resident group and where necessary, the wider team
• Facilitating constructive and healthy discussion of Christian teachings and theology, and demonstrating healthy and appropriate personal boundaries and conversation within the home
• Transport residents to and from offsite activities including to and from church services and hospital or doctors’ appointments
• Willingness to be disturbed during sleeping hours to offer support, prayer or sleep-aid guidance to residents requiring support
• Ensuring any significant matters are communicated appropriately and promptly to ensure resident needs are being handled with excellence across the team
• Connecting regularly with the Senior Programme Manager in a one:one setting and being willing to engage in reflective practice towards personal and professional development.
• Undertaking a variety of administrative tasks, as directed, and ensuring the efficient filing and security of resident personal, sensitive and confidential information, upholding discretion at all times and ensuring that resident information is processed in line with regulatory requirements.
• Presenting the vision and mission of Mercy UK and being willing to deliver training to Christian audiences of all denominations and backgrounds as well as bringing an example of healthy Christian leadership in line with Mercy UK’s statement of faith and lifestyle policies.
• Remaining discerning, innovative and open to change, offering your skills and support across the charity, as needed.
• Undertake continued training, be an active participant and show commitment to personal and spiritual development.
• Adhere to ethical practice, strict confidentiality, disclosure and safeguarding policies and use discretion at all times.

Transforming Communities in Lichfield Diocese - the Black Country, Stoke, Staffordshire and Shropshre

Are you an experienced, passionate leader who feels called to energise and sustain this vibrant and established charity into a new phase of its development?
Do you have initiative, creativity, and the ability to think, plan, and act strategically? Most importantly do you have a heart for social justice that longs to see communities flourish and those who are vulnerable, isolated, and disadvantaged enjoy life in its fullness?
If the answer to these questions is a resounding yes, then please consider applying for this role!

Role description:

About Us

‘Nicodemus’ is a Christian Charity that bridges the gap; rescuing and restoring young people. Some may have once been sponsored or supported by other agencies, but have now found themselves living back on the streets while others have become impoverished and face difficulty due to the generational cycles of poverty. Helping them to rebuild their lives by empowering and equipping these same young people as community leaders transforming and rebuilding their communities, promoting community development, sustainability and leaving a lasting legacy of positive world change...

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to build a career in fundraising and to make a huge impact on the lives of marginalised young people, as well as the growth of an amazing charity. We are looking for a Fundraising Administrator to enhance our sustainable income generation. The post holder would be expected to work from the office or from home during COVID as agreed. They will need to attend regular meetings and participate in discussions with colleagues in the office. This is a new role as part of our future investment in fundraising. This investment will enhance our strategic and operational ambitions in line with our three-year plan.

Reporting ultimately to the Operations Manager you will be responsible for supporting with the development of our trust fundraising capability; that will include but not be limited to, investigating, researching and constructing applications for new funding. You must possess excellent communication skills, to ensure we demonstrate a strong case for support.

To be successful in this role, you will have experience and excellent capabilities in writing and undertaking research, with the ability to present information concisely to a wide range of audiences. You will have good communication and relationship development skills and will be capable of working with a small, yet, dynamic team that are used to taking both initiative and responsibility. 

During the first 6 - 12 months, the successful candidate will be expected to establish themselves in the new role and some early income generation will be anticipated from established strategies and contacts.

Post this establishment period, an annual fundraising target will be proposed and agreed with the Trustees. Fundraising Administrator is a key member of the Charity with responsibility for developing and delivering our fundraising strategies.

In particular, the post holder will take overall responsibility for:

• Self-motivated fundraising, achieving financial target on an exponential programme.
• Planning, delivering and supporting to develop the fundraising functions.
• Promoting effective collaborative team working and a culture of professionalism, learning and development.

The post starts at £18,000 per annum, with the opportunity to progress to Trust and Statutory Fundraiser, after six months earning £21,000 per annum. 

Main role and responsibilities

The overall purpose of the role is to support the Chief Executive, the Executive Team and the Chair and Trustees to develop and to deliver ShelterBox’s mission, strategy, and plan.

ShelterBox will be undergoing a strategy review in 2021. The role of Strategy & Planning Officer will play a key role in helping the CEO and the organisation to reflect and refresh the organisational mission and goals. It will be the key liaison between functional departments who deliver and the CEO who coordinates and sets direction.

The role will work closely with the CEO to support ShelterBox in achieving both the goals of the Operating Plan 2021 as well as ensuring the new strategy is relevant and an effective tool for the organisation.

The position holder will be involved in a wide range of roles from supporting the management of ShelterBox Board, Executive, & Senior Leadership Team meetings (in a company secretary capacity), to budget management/coordination and developing working briefs on a wide range of topics.

The role will also be expected to represent the CEO at key internal discussions and exercise superb judgment, interpersonal skills, and absorb information quickly.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the role will work very closely with the Executive team and the Board on a range of strategic initiatives that impact the wider organisation as well as be an effective partner to senior leaders. The role will also support the Chair of the ShelterBox Board in various duties.

Working with the CEO, the role will:

• Coordinate and integrate the work of the CEO’s office with the rest of the organisation, ensuring effective engagement with all departments.
• Use sound judgment to advise the CEO on complex and sensitive policy issues and questions.
• Assist the CEO and leadership to deliver on the ShelterBox strategy (post 2021).

Who are we looking for?

ShelterBox is seeking an accomplished and highly competent Strategic Planner/Executive Assistant to provide excellent support to the Chief Executive, the Executive Team, and the Board.

You must have proven EA experience at Director/CEO level or have held a role where a high degree of autonomy and highly developed planning and organisational skills are required.

We are looking for candidates with a relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in a field relevant to policy making, strategy, international development/humanitarian affairs, public administration. Ideally, you will also have knowledge or experience of working for the voluntary sector or a charity.

The position holder will need to flex between areas of work on humanitarian thought leadership and response, funding diversification and growth strategies, and partnership building between ShelterBox, its affiliates, strategic donors, and other key organizations.

This is a varied and busy role and to be successful you must have strong prioritisation and time management skills, excellent verbal, and written communication skills along with the ability to develop effective and positive working relationships internally and externally.

You will be a strong team player, who can also work autonomously to clear deadlines. You must also be politically astute with the ability to analyse and summarize large amounts of information quickly.

Strong interpersonal, relationship management and influencing skills are also important, as is the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders with different agendas

The role requires a rigorous and critical thinker, able to ask probing clear questions and drive toward solutions quickly. You must have the ability to anticipate and assess situations accurately and recommend/implement effective courses of action, with a predisposition toward simple and practical solutions, through consensus building.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

Policy and Influence:

• Coordinates and/or oversees the development of policies, procedures, speeches, and strategies relating to complex policy issues for the CEO’s office.
• Conducts research and analysis to support the strategic aims of ShelterBox.
• Drafts strategy documents, reports, speeches, briefing notes, and talking points at the request of the CEO.

Strategy and Planning:

• Lead on the review and consensus building around the process to develop the ShelterBox Strategy 2021.
• Through coordination with Exec team, keep an active overview of the work of departments to ensure effective and coordinated support to and response from the CEO.
• Works with the CEO to set short- and medium-term priorities for strategic engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifies challenges in the short and longer term, to successfully implementing the ShelterBox strategy and workplans and works with relevant stakeholders to develop proposed solutions.
• Manages strategic projects from inception to completion as assigned by the CEO.

Planning and Coordination

• Provides timely and effective communication of instructions and decisions of the CEO to stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure Executive Team meeting agendas are developed, and key matters are tabled for discussion.
• Support the CEO and Finance Director in the ongoing strategic oversight of the organisational budget and financial management.
• Ensure minutes are taken at key meetings and for ShelterBox board meetings, including action items and follow up.
• Tracks and documents key strategic internal and external meetings, ensuring that key action points are communicated and follow up occurs.
• Works with internal and external stakeholders to commission and/or develop briefings.
• Works with internal stakeholders to commission and/or develop itineraries and agendas to ensure the CEO engagements are effective in promoting ShelterBox and its mission.
• Fosters teamwork and communications among the Exec Team, Senior Leadership Team, and other key staff.
• Represents the views of the CEO at key internal meetings such as with the Senior Leadership Team.
• Maintains sensitivity and diplomacy with senior colleagues.

Communications

• Represent ShelterBox and CEO at relevant senior meetings and conferences and present the work of the organisation where necessary.
• Be an effective communicator on behalf of and in support of the CEO to the global ShelterBox audience, with a particular emphasis on maintaining effective partnerships and collaboration between ShelterBox and its supporters, as well as the network of partners and affiliates.
• Ensure good working relationships and support the integration of activities across ShelterBx departments.

For the Board of Trustees:

• Distribute high quality papers, taking and producing minutes of board and subcommittee meetings and monitoring implementation of agreed actions.
• Organise, maintain and when necessary, re-organise the meeting schedule for the Board meetings and subcommittees, ensuring the timing of subcommittees leads into quarterly board meetings.
• Organise trustee board away days, organising the venue, papers, and any other resources, including booking travel and accommodation.
• Provide administrative support to the Chair and other trustees as required to enable them to fulfil their duties for ShelterBox
• Maintain a record of board level policies, updating as necessary

This is a paid, dynamic, one year opportunity to develop coaching and leadership skills whilst bringing about social transformation in the local community as a powerful expression of the Christian life and faith.

In partnership with LOVECHURCH Bournemouth we are recruiting for a Graduate Coach to join our Spear Bournemouth team. This is an amazing opportunity to join our experienced and passionate team of coaches who each work as part of a local church in a number of locations to deliver the Spear Programme, equipping and empowering unemployed 16 – 24 year olds to overcome disadvantage and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

What will you do?

- Coach on Spear Foundation

The year-long programme kicks off with Spear Foundation, a 6-week initial phase running 6 times a year at each Centre. We coach disadvantaged young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equipping them with the skills to stay there. You’ll be given all the training needed to deliver this, preparing and coaching group and 1-1 sessions, and support the daily administrative function of the programme. You’ll also oversee the Spear Celebration Events at the end of each programme, assigning roles, organising volunteers, and planning equipment/resources.

- Spear Career

You’ll meet with trainees 1:1 on a weekly basis as part of this ongoing programme offered to those who complete Spear Foundation, supporting them to stay in work and progress over the year that follows.

- External Relationship-Building

You’ll purposefully build relationships with relevant professionals at local organisations, and communicate directly with young people,  to encourage referrals onto the Spear programme.

- Intentional Church Community

Spear Graduate Coaches are directly employed by the partner church at which their Centre is based, meaning you’re part of a vibrant church staff team and submerged in an exciting faith community, whilst remaining robustly supported by the Resurgo coaching team and expertise. Part of your role is establish a personal presence within the community as your regular place of worship, and build a strong and committed network of supporters in the partner church to help source employment, funding and volunteer opportunities for Spear. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with church staff to engage trainees in the wider church programme, helping them find community and explore life’s big questions.

What will you gain?

- Christian Leadership Skills  through continual feedback, vulnerability, and challenge, and have opportunities to practise these skills in regular staff prayer meetings for both Resurgo and the church, as well as in Spear team meetings and events. 

- Social Impact Awareness – you’ll gain a working understanding of the issues affecting your church’s community, work with the church to tailor Spear accordingly and understand effective and meaningful ways of measuring this impact.

- Excellent coaching capability, through the iLM accredited 5-day ‘Coaching for Leadership’ programme. You’ll continue to develop your coaching skills while delivering the Spear programme through intensive on-the-job support and weekly 1-1 mentoring.

- Management skills, so that you have the skills and confidence needed to become a Lead Coach within a year, and then a Spear Centre Manager within 3 years, with responsibility for Centre staff, young people and outcomes.

Person Specification

Please see the Team Guide on the 'work with us' page of our website for the kind of person who thrives with us; below are a few things we’re particularly looking for in this role: 

• Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and sense of fun!
• Excellent communication skills, confident face to face communication, and a great telephone manner.
• Desire to grow and learn spiritually and as a leader, including a desire to learn and understand coaching technique.
• Ambitious and self-motivated with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• A-levels or equivalent are essential; degree level or equivalent qualifications desirable.

Working requirements, salary & benefits

• Starting salary from £19,000 dependent on experience, plus pension scheme
• One year fixed term contract with potential for renewal
• Full-time Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm
• 25 days annual leave.
• Occasional evening working required (for events such as termly Spear Celebration evenings and the annual Resurgo fundraising party).
• Excellent staff development and training opportunities, including accredited coaching and leadership training 
• There may be a requirement to become part of the partner church congregation, and you will be expected to participate in church team events as well as wider Resurgo team events, including weekly staff prayer meetings and annual staff conferences in summer and winter (one residential)
• We offer an Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff) as well as the option to take advantage of Give as you Earn (GAYE)
• A DBS check will be requested in the event of a job offer

In 2017 Resurgo won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes. 

Through our award-winning Spear programme, we partner with local churches to work unemployed young people and support them to get into work or education. 89% have at least one indicator of disadvantage, and over 75% of program completers are still in work a year later.

Together with the LOVECHURCH and Spear Bournemouth, we are now recruiting for a Lead Coach to join a new Spear team opening in Bournemouth.

This exciting role as a Lead Coach will involve delivering training in life and career skills, and overseeing and taking responsibility for the recruitment of students to the programme. The successful applicant will be provided with professional training in leadership, personal development and coaching.

We are looking for someone with great people skills, a highly developed emotional intelligence and an enthusiastic and proactive temperament. Previous experience in training or coaching is preferred, and a confidence in leading and motivating groups is essential. Ideally, applicants would have been in work for a minimum of 2 years.

If you have a heart for transforming urban communities and seeing the direction of young people’s lives radically changed, this opportunity may be for you.

The programme is run in partnership with our partner churches and the role will require that the successful applicant attends the partner church. For more information on where roles are available and the partner churches these are based at, please get in touch with our People & Culture team.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please see our website as well as the attached job description for further information, and head to our jobs portal to apply.

Through our award-winning Spear programme, we partner with local churches to work unemployed young people and support them to get into work or education. 89% have at least one indicator of disadvantage, and over 75% of program completers are still in work a year later.

Together with various churches, we are now recruiting for a Lead Coach to join new Spear teams opening in various locations in late October or January 2021.

This exciting role as a Lead Coach will involve delivering training in life and career skills, and overseeing and taking responsibility for the recruitment of students to the programme. The successful applicant will be provided with professional training in leadership, personal development and coaching.

We are looking for someone with great people skills, a highly developed emotional intelligence and an enthusiastic and proactive temperament. Previous experience in training or coaching is preferred, and a confidence in leading and motivating groups is essential. Ideally, applicants would have been in work for a minimum of 2 years.

If you have a heart for transforming urban communities and seeing the direction of young people’s lives radically changed, this opportunity may be for you.

The programme is run in partnership with our partner churches and the role will require that the successful applicant attends the partner church. For more information on where roles are available and the partner churches these are based at, please get in touch with our People & Culture team.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please see our website as well as the attached job description for further information, and head to our jobs portal to apply.

The Diocese of Coventry is seeking to appoint a full time Director of New Worshipping Communities to help the Diocese deliver its ambitions for a culture change in making and growing new Disciples, and in developing a more mission focussed approach to the planning and deployment of Resources. This post reports to the Archdeacon Missioner and is based in Coventry.

The main responsibilities are:

• Lead the New Congregations programme with particular responsibility for developing new congregations across the diocese through the establishment of resource hubs, church plants and grafts, and fresh expressions of church.
• Deliver the Programme Communications and Engagement Strategy by assessing the influences, interests and attitudes of the key stakeholders and align the communication and engagement plan accordingly.
• Envision, mobilise and facilitate local churches to actively engage with the Growth Strategy and to develop context sensitive expressions of church, using deanery, area and diocesan and external expertise to enable maximum impact. 

The successful applicant will be educated to Degree level or equivalent, have a proven track record in project/programme management, experience of enabling change in organisations, be highly organised and have good IT skills, particularly MS Office.

A demonstrable understanding and commitment to the Mission of the Church of England, being called to proclaim afresh the Christian Faith in each generation is essential. It is therefore an Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9 part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) of this post to have a committed Christian faith. 

The Diocese of Coventry is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents all aspects of the communities we are part of and welcomes all applications.  Applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented within our workforce.

For an informal discussion, please contact The Ven. Barry Dugmore

To apply for this role, please complete the application form and a covering letter addressing the following questions:

• Please indicate tasks undertaken for the wider Church, e.g. synodical responsibilities at any level, diocesan committees and working parties served on, ecumenical involvement, or work for a Church voluntary organisation, and how you contributed to progressing their agendas.
• What theological traditions have shaped your ministry and with which do you feel most at ease today?

Full job description and Person Specification are available from the Coventry Diocesan Website vacancy page.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 21st October 2020

Interviews will take place at the Diocesan office: Wednesday 11th November 2020

Youth Work Director

37.5 hours per week

The Mix Stowmarket. We equip our staff and volunteers to deliver excellent youth work which places the needs, hopes and aspirations of young people at the centre. 

Who are ‘The Mix’?

The Mix is a charity for young people. We believe in the intrinsic value of every young person and we support and empower them as they learn to lead themselves and discover their place in the world. 

We have a fantastic facility in Stowmarket, the hub for all we do. We provide a growing range of services for young people.  We equip our staff and volunteers to deliver excellent youth work which places the needs, hopes and aspirations of young people at the centre. We are committed to developing youth social action and offering a range of access points for young people.  1-1 and group coaching has become a core component of what we offer across our programmes. We need to have confidence that what we do is transforming lives. So, we take care to measure and evaluate. We actively seek to work in partnership with other organisations for the benefit of young people.

The Mix has a trading subsidiary which currently includes 2 businesses. The aim of this enterprise and our other income generating activities is to make profits which can be invested in the sustainability and growth of our operations. Much of our project work is funded through grants and trusts.

Overview of the post

As the Youth Work Director, you will believe passionately in the intrinsic value of all young people. Reporting directly to the CEO you will play a key role in building a strong and agile organisation that delivers life changing youth work through investing in and developing its people.  You will be responsible for building an evidence base that will prepare The Mix for further growth and long-term financial stability. You will use this evidence and a knowledge of the environment to ensure we are able to respond to needs as they emerge.

Working with the CEO, and the Senior Leadership Team you will develop and implement The Mix’s strategic vision for youth work. You will ensure the growth in breadth and depth of all our youth work delivery, our youth work team and our youth related training programmes. You will initiate imaginative new programmes and maintain a flexible approach enabling us to adapt to the ever-changing context in which we work.

You will be experienced in building effective networks, be committed to building working relationships with like-minded organisations and able to demonstrate significant experience of project management, leadership, and the management of safeguarding within an organisation.

A core aspect of your role is the leadership, management and development of the youth work team which includes staff and volunteers. You will report directly to the CEO.

Main responsibilities:

Youthwork

1. Ensure that The Mix`s values, vision and mission are consistently reflected in leadership and management of the youth work team, volunteers and projects.
2. Lead the development of The Mix youth work strategy ensuring the engagement and involvement of young people at all stages.
3. Line manage youth team staff.
4. Oversea the design, implementation, monitoring and recording of all youth work projects.
5. With overall responsibility for all safeguarding matters, oversee the maintenance of a strong safeguarding culture, including responsibility for the ongoing review of safeguarding policy, procedures and safeguarding training.

Partnerships

1. Initiate, develop and sustain relationships with key partner organizations who share our values, including developing working together.

Leadership / Management

1. Provide strategic leadership and management to enable The Mix to grow and develop its offer to young people and to be recognised as a leader in its field.
2. Take an active role in promoting and marketing The Mix advocating its services and enhancing its reputation both locally and regionally.
3. In partnership with the Fundraising Manager identify opportunities for new funding streams and collaborative working, ensuring programmes are sustainable and scalable.
4. Engage in developments in regional and national youth policy. Contribute to and influence policy and delivery models.
5. Establish local, regional and national networks which develop the work and reputation of the Mix. Build effective partnerships which enable working with other agencies and organisations. 

Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Working closely with the Fundraising Director, ensure that what we are doing is working by developing a culture of robust and creative impact measurement and evaluation.

Financial

1. Work with the SLT to develop and effectively manage the youth work budget ensuring the involvement and ownership of the youth work team.
2. Work with the SLT to prepare annual and project related budgets.

Other Duties

1. Work in accordance with The Mix’s policies, procedures, principles, vision and values and be proactive in implementing equal opportunities in all aspects of work.
2. Attend relevant training, participate in professional updating/development opportunities and partake in regular work review procedures as required.
3. Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post.

Person specification

Essential:

• A strategic leader with experience in a senior leadership position.
• A passion to prioritise the needs of young people.
•  Vision, creativity and a track record of delivering excellent outcomes against established objectives.
• An effective communicator with experience of influencing and inspiring internal and external stakeholders and with the ability to present in a clear and concise way to a range of audiences.
• Proven ability to manage a diverse workload.
• Experience of financial planning and budget setting and management and an ability to analyse financial information.
• An influential ambassador and networker.
• First degree or NVQ4 Level 4 or equivalent experience
• Willingness to work flexibly including some unsocial hours (evenings and weekends).
• The position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
• Full current driving licence.

Desirable:

• Experience of delivering externally funded contracts for statutory and voluntary sector funders or commissioners.
• Recent experience of working with young people and an understanding of agencies working with young people in the statutory and voluntary sector.
• Good local knowledge of working in a market town / rural area.
• Experience of social enterprise activity.
• A good knowledge of national and local youth work policy.
• Knowledge of legislation and policy guidelines that impact upon the lives of young people.

Closing Date: Tuesday 17th November 2020

Interviews:

Successful applicants will be invited to attend an interview here at The Mix Stowmarket on Friday 4th December 2020. Please ensure that you will be available that day to attend.