Student Hubs is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer

We are looking for an outstanding CEO committed to youth social action to lead Student Hubs through its next phase of development.

Student Hubs designs and delivers social action programmes for students in partnership with universities across the UK. Each year we support 2,500 students to take part in long-term volunteering, community action, impact consultancy, Service Learning and social innovation projects. This role is a fantastic opportunity to lead an exciting small charity working in the higher education sector.

This is a challenging and varied role, which will require you to lead and oversee a range of organisational functions. You’ll be setting the direction for a dynamic, fast-paced team full of people who are passionate about social impact and the student experience. You will receive support and space to rapidly develop professionally; this is a fantastic opportunity for significant learning and career progression.

The successful candidate will bring a track record of strategic leadership in the charity sector, higher education, youth social action or a related area. We will also consider candidates with experience transferable from another sector. They will need to help navigate Student Hubs through the extraordinary long-term challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, while continuing to grow the organisation sustainably, develop partnerships and maintain a strong financial position.

Please visit our website to see our application pack with further information about Student Hubs and the role.

Deadline: 5pm, Monday 20 July 2020
Location: London preferred (remote working considered), with travel required to Hub cities
Start date: October 2020 preferred

YCT is a counselling and therapeutic support charity celebrating over 30 years of specialised service-delivery. They support children and young people aged 5 - 25 years, their families and the professionals who work with them. Working from community venues and schools, academies, colleges, alternative education provision and specialist schools, the charity delivers services across Essex, Hertfordshire and Greater London, gradually growing its geographical reach. The recent need to change from face-to-face to telephone and online delivery has enabled greater flexibility which it is hoped will be maintained, and enable further growth, post-Covid.

As the CEO of YCT, you will oversee and lead the further development of the charity, in line with its Strategic Plan. The Board aims to appoint a visionary, committed and motivational person who will join the YCT 'family', share their commitment to the delivery of quality services, work well within the existing team, and who demonstrates the flair to lead YCT through its next phase of development.

A proven manager, ideally with some experience working with schools, health or the Third Sector, you will have an understanding of the CYP field. This could include winning and delivering on contracts, building partnerships and ensuring appropriate service delivery. Desirable experiences would include business development and marketing and communication skills, knowledge of therapeutic services, and experience of social enterprise formats

You will need your own transport, and confirmation of appointment will be conditional upon a successful, enhanced. DBS check.

YCT has continued to operate during the Coronavirus crisis, albeit with lower levels of service-delivery. One member of staff has been furloughed and the remaining staff are working from home. The opportunities and experience that this has offered are likely to lead to changed working practices in future.

If you would like to discuss this further or to request an information pack, please contact our retained consultants at TPP Recruitment: Matt Adams or Brigitte Stundner.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 30th July 2020.

2020, the start of a new decade in which we want to do more and better, together – doubling our impact by 2025.

To achieve this we are investing in creating an exciting and new Fundraising and Donor Engagement team to provide stewardship to an ambitious Business Development strategy.

We are looking for two inspirational, energetic and committed individuals to pioneer and take us forward on this exciting journey.  The fundraising and donor engagement function will be broad, interfacing with all One YMCA’s services across family support, housing, gyms, youth, community hubs and nurseries.

We envisage that no one person will have the full breadth of experience we are asking for in the attached job description but we do ask our people to have a desire to learn and teach others what you know.  We are looking for people with an excellent track record in fundraising strategies including;

Donor relations and engagement (communities, individuals and groups),
Digital Fundraising,
Bid writing for funds from grant making trusts,
Corporate partnerships and sponsorship,
Individual giving and event fundraising,
Cause-related funding appeals/campaigns
Direct marketing and
Fundraising through storytelling

The final areas of responsibility will be shared depending on the skills and expertise of successful applicants.  You will have the opportunity to evolve as an individual and develop your skills into new areas of fundraising and donor engagement as we progress and establish the service.

You will receive full support in achieving your own, and our, ambitions for this role from an inspirational and visionary executive and senior management team.  We are a Charity with a deep-rooted desire to succeed in doubling our impact and we are not afraid to take risks along the way to meet the unprecedented demands on our service users.  If you want to be a part of our exciting mission, or find out further information about the role, get in touch today!

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please send us your CV clearly headlining your fundraising achievements, and a letter of application no longer than 2 sides of A4 addressing the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification.

Closing date: 09.00 6 July 2020

Homeworking flexibility - get in touch with us wherever you are located.

Extremely competitive salary dependent on skills and experience (plus 30 days Annual Leave)

Permanent, 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday)

Are you an experienced senior fundraising or income generation leader, looking to grab your next exciting opportunity to shape as your own?

We are looking for a creative outward-facing visionary who will take pride in leading and developing the charity’s income generation streams, aligned to our new and innovative business plan.

You will be an adaptable and effective communicator, relishing in organisational-wide interfacing and stewardship of key stakeholders.

People management should come second nature to you, inspiring, motivating and driving your team and colleagues to meet ambitious targets and bend and shape the culture.

You will have significant success of generating income across a variety of fundraising strands (e.g. Major Donor, Legacy, Corporates and Trusts) and are confident to use these strategic skills to develop all social and commercial enterprise (i.e. Bursary Schemes, Pricing, Charity Shops), identifying new and imaginative partnerships.

If this sounds like your next challenging venture, then we would love to hear from you.

Subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

To apply, please email your CV along with a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability to the role as outlined in the attached Job Pack. Applications without a covering letter will not be accepted. 

Applicants will be invited to interview on a rolling basis so please submit your application as soon as possible.

North West Air Ambulance's three helicopters fly seven days a week, 365 days a year crewed by a team of highly skilled pilots, HEMS paramedics and a consultant-level doctor; all funded by a talented income and engagement team. During the recent crisis and throughout lockdown, NWAA has continued to fly and provided a dedicated COVID-19 ambulance transport service for the most at-risk patients.

There has never been a more important time for the authentic and visionary leadership of a highly-skilled and experienced Director of Income and Engagement. As for many charities there have been fundraising and commercial challenges during the past few months, but NWAA has a continued commitment and ambition to deliver. This means increasing brand awareness and finding innovative ways to continue to drive fundraising and commercial income.

There's a clear organisational vision and strategy in place centred around patients, people and partnerships. As Director of Income and Engagement, you'll be tasked with joining up NWAA's approach to stewardship for volunteers, donors and supporters in order to increase brand awareness, optimise supporter journeys and maximise income. You'll ensure that NWAA's values are embedded in activity and embodied by staff and volunteers, driving increased engagement and activity of supporter-led fundraising and commercial services.

Developing talent and building on a culture of success where brilliant people thrive is high on your priority list. NWAA has recently undergone a period of investment across fundraising and communications and is in a healthy and robust position to survive, thrive and innovate despite the challenging environment.

Who are we looking for?
A fundraising expert with oversight of double figures who has previously led and demonstrated growth of income generation in excess of £3 million. Adept at enabling, empowering and enriching diverse and multi-disciplinary teams. Your previous track-record includes income growth across multiple income streams and you clearly demonstrate how collaboration improves cross-functionality.

You're a strategic and lateral thinker with the ability to translate strategic planning into operational excellence through talented people. You embrace change and are excited and motivated by being ahead of the curve.

Flexible, family and life friendly employer.

Initially based from home with plans to be office based approx. 3 days per week in the future. We would be keen to speak to candidates considering relocation.

If your skills and experience could help NWAA to achieve their ambition to save more lives, please send a copy of your CV to our North West consultant, Amelia Lee: [email protected]

Closing date: 9am on 16th July
Interview date: 28th July / 5th August

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an inspirational and visionary children's charity as part of their growing fundraising team. Established in 2000, Caudwell Children works to transform the lives of disabled children and their families, enabling them to challenge the barriers they face throughout childhood by providing practical and emotional support.

Caudwell Children is going through an exciting period of growth having recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility for multi-disciplinary therapy programmes for childhood disability and research of neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, within the grounds of Keele University.

This transformational period brings the need to develop all income streams to enable this growth and so Caudwell Children are looking for an experienced Associate Director of Partnerships to join their team on a permanent basis.

Caudwell Children - Associate Director of Partnerships

Location: Keele, Staffordshire

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 plus bonus (dependent on skills and experience)

Contract: Permanent

The Associate Director of Partnerships will lead a high performing team to coordinate and implement Caudwell Children's strategy to deliver the partnerships that are needed to achieve the organisation's ambitious goals; with a focus on Corporate, SME, NHS and Government audiences.

You will inspire a team to secure and build partnerships and will be ultimately accountable for ensuring the team's successful acquisition, cultivation and growth of partnerships in line with the organisation's new strategy delivering to income, advocacy, public engagement and growing support objectives.

To be considered for this position you will have a proven track record of supporting the leadership of an organisation at a senior level. You will have demonstrable experience in strategy development, corporate engagement and partnerships as well as a solid track record of achieving six-figure financial targets.

Closing date for applications: Harris Hill reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox and SIG Investments.

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive, driven and results-orientated leader to join us on a 3-month fixed term contract as the Director of Operations, to lead the service operations function across the Social Interest Group and it’s subsidiaries and be accountable for setting the direction of the services in line with the organisations strategic plan; maximising service performance, quality and consistency and improvement.  The services the candidate is required to manage during this period includes;

• All Criminal Justice Services (Prison and Community)
• Forensic Mental Health Residential Services
• Residential and Floating Support/Outreach Services for those with complex needs including homelessness, mental health and substance misuse

Working closely and reporting into the Senior Director of Operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing inspirational and visible leadership for operational staff ensuring safe, high quality and efficient service delivery, as well as ensuring robust performance management of the team together with sound contract and financial management.

The Director of Operations will also be expected to share and drive opportunities to deliver operational performance and transformational improvement to help drive the Social Interest Group, Equinox and Penrose’s growth agenda through an in-depth knowledge of the market, building relationships externally and internally, keeping on top of strategic developments and working with the growth team to identify new opportunities.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Working with the Senior Director of Operations and Executive Management Team to monitor service performance and quality across all services, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring that these are addressed and that all contract agreements are met
• To support the, Chief Executive and Board of Trustees to set the organization’s strategic direction and goals, and ensure that all Social Interest Group, Equinox and Penrose services are aligned to its strategy and strive to achieve those goals.
• To prioritize organic growth of services - by maintaining an in-depth knowledge of the market, scrutinizing the activity of competitors and always trying to be one step ahead.
• To provide inspirational and visionary leadership to the service teams, investing in face to face communication with staff to ensure commitment to the vision. Ensure that performance is managed robustly within the team at all levels with meaningful consequences for high achievers and those who need to improve. Championing and delivering real change and continuous improvement within the service teams.
• Directly manage Heads of Services and support them to lead their teams and create a culture of development and achievement
• Responsible for ensuring that all services deliver full cost recovery and that all Heads of Services are meeting their financial targets
• Oversee the management and monitoring of Health and Safety, risk and disaster recovery and ensure compliance with organizational Codes and frameworks as well as appropriate external standards.

Experience Required:

• A proven track record of delivering complex services through excellent leadership skills ensuring the successful delivery of service operations
• Extensive experience in leading and delivering multiple projects
• Ability to build and manage relationship and partnerships, through effective communication and models of influence to shape strategy, policy and operations.
• Experience of working effectively and leading a team during periods of sustained pressure, scrutiny and uncertainty.
• Able to demonstrate effectively in how to manage change and delivering service improvements

Why work for us?

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Life Assurance

If you are interested in the post, please submit your CV along with a 2 page (A4 sized) supporting statement explaining why you feel you are right for the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an inspirational and visionary children's charity as part of their growing fundraising team. Established in 2000, Caudwell Children works to transform the lives of disabled children and their families, enabling them to challenge the barriers they face throughout childhood by providing practical and emotional support.

Caudwell Children is going through an exciting period of growth having recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility for multi-disciplinary therapy programmes for childhood disability and research of neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, within the grounds of Keele University.

This transformational period brings the need to develop all income streams to enable this growth and so Caudwell Children are looking for an experienced Philanthropy Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.

Caudwell Children - Philanthropy Manager

Location: Keele, Staffordshire

Salary: £26,000 - £35,000 plus bonus (dependent on skills and experience)

Contract: Permanent

Supported by the CEO Trudi Beswick and founder/major benefactor John Caudwell, the legacy circle is a network of high-profile individuals personally motivated to support the challenges facing children with disabilities and their families.

As Philanthropy Manager, your focus will be on developing new sustainable income through high-profile fundraising activities, providing personal contributions and introducing influential contacts to Caudwell Children.

To be considered for this position you will have demonstrable experience of major donor fundraising with a strong track record in securing five to six figure gifts from high net worth individuals. You will have proven experience or recruiting new prospects as well as managing donor engagement and cultivation strategies.

Closing date for applications: Harris Hill reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

The position of Communications Manager at Prospect Burma is an interesting and diverse role, of vital importance to ensuring the success of our small charity. This is an important time for Prospect Burma as we implement a new three-year strategy focussing on growth of our programmes, supported by income growth and enhancement of organisational systems.

The post-holder will take responsibility, under the Executive Director, for Prospect Burma’s entire communications offering, working with Fundraising and Programmes departments in the UK and Myanmar to deliver on our business plan. The successful candidate will have strong experience of providing high quality and effective material for both online and offline content, experience in social media and digital communication, and in developing organisational language and voice. In the coming years we are seeking to raise Prospect Burma’s profile to new audiences in the UK and Myanmar, and this role will be vital to ensuring success.

We are a small team of just five people in the UK office, and the successful candidate will enjoy the challenge of a varied workload and will be skilled in developing and implementing creative solutions.

Please download the full job description and application form for more details. Please note, all applications that do not include a completed application form will be rejected.

Key Relationships 

The Communications Manager will report to the Executive Director, and will work closely with the Programmes Funding Manager (London), Supporter Relations Officer (London) and the charity’s Myanmar-based team. The Communications Manager will be supported by an advisory sub-committee of Trustees. 

Principal responsibilities 

A. Language and Branding 

• Maintain and develop the charity’s brand, brand guidelines and standards of use

• Work with the management team to develop organisational language, in particular around new projects and organisational strategies 

• Be the gatekeeper of the brand, ensuring consistency throughout the organisation 

B. Audience Engagement 

• Undertake the production of written publications both internal and external including the Annual Report, newsletters and other publicity materials

• Maintain and develop the charity’s website and microsites to provide accurate and compelling information to a variety of audiences in the UK and Myanmar, and supporting the needs of the rest of the charity. Use Google Analytics to track the effectiveness of website content.

• Create engaging marketing campaigns for the charity’s programmes and events 

• Manage a range of digital campaign and fundraising platforms, including Google AdWords and JustGiving 

• Oversee the use of social media channels 

• Maintain effective internal communications between departments and between the staff and board of trustees 

• Oversee the creation and development of a series of short videos 

• Support the planning, organisation and implementation of supporter events 

C. Strategy, planning and innovation 

• Use current and innovative trends to maximise and grow reach and engagement on social media

• Develop and implement a communications strategy that supports the charity’s 3-year aims 

• Develop a public relations strategy that will raise the charity’s profile with a variety of stakeholders in Myanmar and the UK 

• Identify key communication requirements in Myanmar; recruit, train and manage a Myanmar-based Communications Officer to fulfil those requirements. 

D. Other responsibilities 

• Manage all aspects of communications in Myanmar

• Recruit and manage communications volunteers in the UK 

• Support alumni communications within the ARCH structure

• Maintain and update the communications operations manual on a regular basis and run communications training sessions for staff 

• Assist with correspondence and responding to enquiries where necessary. 

• Other such duties as shall reasonably be required as part of a small, collaborative staff team. 

• Some travel to Myanmar, when the Covid-19 pandemic is under control, may be required 

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, exceptional attention to detail and competency in writing, oral presentation, and copy for print / online production 

• Proficient in the use of design-based IT packages such as InDesign

• Flexible, with a proven ability to plan, prioritise and organise events and tasks 

• Ability to take initiative, analyse and assess problems, and suggest creative or innovative solutions; ability to identify areas for improvement in own areas of responsibility

• Proficiency in IT skills, using Microsoft Office software suite, web based software, Mailchimp and social media channels 

• Competent in the management of websites using Wordpress, or similar CMS

• History of working for a small organisation and/or having the sole communications responsibility with an organisation 

• Experience of PR and policy 

• Confidence and ability to speak up when needed, with diplomacy and respect 

• Proactive and highly organised, with good time management and planning skills, and attention to detail. 

• Ability to manage a diverse range of projects, meet deadlines and work under pressure. 

• Excellent team-working skills and the willingness to work flexibly within a small team. 

Desirable 

• Knowledge of, and an interest in, Myanmar. 

• An understanding of individual donor fundraising and stewardship 

• Event management skills 

• Experience in writing press releases and securing media coverage for campaigns 

• Experience of recruiting and managing staff and volunteers. 

• Creating and editing video content

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Women in Prison’s Mental Health Through The Gate service. The service works in partnership with the Mental Health In-Reach Team at HMP Bronzefield to provide psychologically informed support to women who have experienced complex trauma.

We are recruiting for a Mental Health Through The Gate Advocate to provide in-depth advocacy, advice and support to a caseload of women who have multiple intersecting needs including a significant history of trauma, mental ill health and/or a diagnosis of personality disorder. Historically other services may have struggled to engage with these women. The role will provide support to women in HMP Bronzefield, through the gate (TTG) and for up to 6 months in the community.

We actively encourage applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minoritised women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system.This role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

TO APPLY:

To apply, please download and read the Mental Health Through The Gate Recruitment Pack including the Job Description and Person Specification and complete the application and equalities monitoring forms in full. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Women in Prison’s Bluebird service. The service works alongside partner agencies to provide psychologically informed support to women who have experienced complex trauma and are screened into the National Probation Service’s ‘Offender Personality Disorder Pathway’.

We are recruiting x2 Female Enhanced Engagement and Relational Support Workers to provide in-depth advocacy, advice and support to a caseload of women who have multiple intersecting needs including a significant history of trauma, mental ill health and/or a diagnosis of personality disorder. Historically other services may have struggled to engage with these women.

We actively encourage applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minoritised women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system.This role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

TO APPLY:

To apply, please download and read the Female Enhance Engagement And Relational Support Worker Recruitment Pack including the Job Description and Person Specification and complete the application and equalities monitoring forms in full.