Department: Science and Innovation

We are seeking a pro-active, innovative individual to take on the role of Groups and Awards Officer within the Science and Innovation department.

The role

This is a rewarding, customer-facing role which has responsibility for organising professional networks for physicists and managing the IOP’s high profile Awards that celebrate excellence in researchers, educators, technicians, apprentices and businesses.

The role is ideal for a dynamic individual who has excellent administrative skills and is able to bring these skills to an organisation that is about making positive change for society in the big challenge areas which include climate, health, AI, energy and big data through the work of the physics community. So, if you’re enthusiastic with a ‘can-do’ attitude, whilst also being meticulous and efficient, then this role is for you.

The role is responsible for delivering a number of services for members and the wider physics community. Responsibilities will include:

• Manage specialist interest groups across physics disciplines, themes and industry sectors – with the aim of engaging and delivering value to all our members.
• Administer the IOP Awards and ensure high quality nominations that are inclusive [in terms of roles, gender, institution, geography, sector and discipline] in order to recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to physics from across the breadth and diversity of our community.
• Ensure members serving on committees are well supported in order to deliver the aims of the committee and that they have a good and rewarding experience in that process.
• Produce briefing papers for senior management and committee chairs including collation and analysis of relevant data to inform discussions and debate.

Further tasks and responsibilities are detailed within the job description.

The Person

We are looking for a team player with prior experience in administration and customer facing roles. As a successful candidate, you will have strong communication and listening skills and have experience in taking minutes and accurately recording meetings. You will also have the flexibility to deal with a wide range of enquiries and the ability to prioritise. The role involves a significant level of contact with Institute members, which requires a high level of diplomacy and tact in order to be able to maintain a good relationship while ensuring that Institute policies and procedures are appropriately followed.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and transformation of our digital estate is a high priority. Our newly expanded communications and marketing function will be central to delivering our strategy and plans. We are looking for a superb digital professional to join the team and help develop our digital estate to its full potential.

Working from our new flagship King’s Cross offices, at the heart of the exciting ‘Knowledge Quarter’ our communications and marketing teams will raise awareness and understanding of our ground-breaking education, diversity, science and innovation programmes and help spread the word about physics and its value with the public. This is an exciting time to join IOP.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

For further information on this role, you can download the job description below. 

To apply, please upload your CV via the link below. 

Closing date for applications: 11 June 2020
Interview date: 19 June 2020 (via GoToMeeting)

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer. We request no contact from agencies or media sales.

Are you an inspiring communicator interested in amplifying our voice as the leading social enterprise on London’s iconic South Bank?  If you’re passionate about using your skills and experience to shape our messaging, we want to hear from you.

Why? Well, we’ve an exciting opportunity for a skilled Communications and Media Officer to join our organisation on a permanent basis. We’re seeking a creative, confident enthusiastic and proactive professional with experience in a similar role.

Coin Street is a social enterprise working in Waterloo and North Southwark, London SE1 and neighbouring boroughs. From a derelict site in 1984, we’ve created a thriving, diverse, vibrant and welcoming ‘mixed use’ neighbourhood – a place for people to live, work and play.

The Senior Communications and Media Officer will provide a dynamic communications and media relations service across Coin Street. The role will collaborate with the Marketing Manager on creative, innovative and engaging communications, external relations and marketing activities to promote and strengthen the Coin Street brands.

You will have strong experience of media or stakeholder relations, experience in a fast-paced communications/ PR/ marketing team, and confident in managing social media platforms and monitoring tools.

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, multi-skilled and energetic Communications or Media Officer to join our small but hardworking communications team and become part of an innovative, high profile, social enterprise based in the centre of London.

Creating an inspirational neighbourhood

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality live, work and play spaces on land which we own.

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities.  We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

In return we can offer you:

• 27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• 9% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution)
• Season ticket loan
• Health and wellbeing package including free gym membership and a confidential employee assistance programme
• Commitment to training and development
   

To apply please submit an up to date CV and the supporting questions form. We are unable to consider CVs if they are not accompanied by the supporting questions form.   Closing date for applications is Sunday 14 June 2020.  Interviews will take place via video conferencing facilities.

Due to the current government advice, office-staff within Coin Street are currently all working from home. This will be reviewed as government advice is updated.

Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) strives to be an equal opportunities organisation and all staff are expected to share this commitment.

Our values are:

• Creative: By looking for solutions rather than problems I will find better ways of doing things
• Collaborative: By respecting the views of others we will learn, grow and achieve more together
• Committed: I do what I say I am going to do and do the best job I can.

The 3 Cs are lived by all staff at CSCB. You will be expected to demonstrate your understanding of the behaviours associated with these values during the recruitment process

Currently fully homeworking, future home working will be reviewed dependant on government guidance, the company requirements and travel arrangements.

The Honeypot Children’s Charity is the National Young Carer Organisation which has been providing high quality, transformational support for young carers aged 5-12 for nearly 25 years. As the go-to organisation for referral organisations seeking support for young carers, including local authorities, Social Services, School Welfare Officers and GP’s, Honeypot supports over 3,000 children annually.

Now is the time to join us, if you are seeking to be an influencer in the way we approach vital campaigns in the coming year. We promote open thinking and creativity and as part of our amazing team you will be encouraged to challenge us using your previous wealth of digital experience and creativity.

Honeypot is at an exciting developmental stage of new digital services, plus the launch of highly impactful services for most disadvantaged and needy groups of young carers. These new services combine with Honeypot’s existing range of highly respected core services to create highly newsworthy and engaging Social Media content

2021 is Honeypot’s 25th Anniversary year from the date of its founding. This presents a rich opportunity for the Social Media Officer to make an outstanding contribution in helping to lead a year of celebrations and communications.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter that demonstrates your creativity, communication skills and why you believe you can offer us an exceptional campaign leader.

Are you passionate about supporting volunteers?                                   

Disability Advice Service Lambeth (dasl) is Lambeth’s leading pan-impairment Disabled People’s Organisation.

We are seeking to appoint a Volunteer Coordinator for three months to organise dasl’s offer for volunteers and peer supporters to connect with Disabled people in Lambeth affected by Covid-19. The Coordinator will recruit and train new volunteers, match them to Disabled people in Lambeth who request support and will provide supervision and monitoring to the volunteers and the placements.

The post will be home-based and is an opportunity for you to develop your experience of coordinating a volunteer-led project, implementing training plans and working with the volunteers to ensure they are confident in providing support on their placements.

The post is for 20 hours a week, ideally over three days per week, however we are happy to consider alternative working patterns as requested by the candidate.

To apply for this role, please provide us with a copy of your CV, and a cover letter (maximum 2-sides A4) demonstrating your skills and experience as outlined in the person specification by Wednesday 10th June.

Depending on the number of applications, we may schedule interviews as they are received, so please do apply as soon as you can.

dasl is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and particularly from Disabled people. Our office at “we are 336”, 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA is fully accessible.

We're looking for someone passionate about involving volunteers and with experience of quality volunteer management to build our capacity to support people experiencing homelessness by developing volunteering within our organisation. We provide the largest network of winter night shelters in the country, with space for 170 homeless people each night, and the need for our services is growing.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic development

• Working with the Service Development Manager, create and implement an overall volunteering strategy for the charity, including a plan for Glass Door's 1600 night shelter volunteers in 2020-21, as well as office volunteers and those supporting our casework services.
• With the Fundraising Manager, review our corporate volunteering strategy, in line with capacity to offer volunteering opportunities, and explore new fundraising volunteer opportunities.

Managing shelter Volunteer Coordinators

• Act as main point of contact (volunteer manager) for 60 shelter Volunteer Coordinators (volunteers), providing regular communications, handling enquiries and solving problems that arise.
• Provide quality annual briefing events for shelter Volunteer Coordinators and the volunteers in their teams.

Support others managing volunteers

• Work with colleagues and Volunteer Coordinators (volunteers) to develop volunteer recruitment plans to fill vacancies and provide necessary support throughout this process.
• Advertise engaging volunteering opportunities by uploading vacancies to our website and external vacancy sites.
• When required, support colleagues and Volunteer Coordinators with training their volunteers, troubleshooting volunteer problems and handling other volunteer management issues.

Developing materials and content

• Manage and maintain the volunteering section of the Glass Door website, including hidden pages that only our volunteers can access.
• In conjunction with the communications team, develop a volunteer communications plan and provide content for regular e-newsletters for volunteers.
• Develop and manage learning and development programmes for volunteers including e-learning content, covering inductions, health and safety, safeguarding and technical role-related training to ensure all volunteers are able to carry out their roles effectively and safely.
• Regularly review and improve the Volunteer Handbook in line with best practice.

Quality assurance of volunteer management practices

• Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering, volunteer management best practice and sector standards, and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes.
• Network with other volunteer managers at external organisations and benchmark our practices against theirs.
• Explore opportunities to improve volunteer management at Glass Door.
• Ensure staff members who involve volunteers in their team have up to date risk assessments for all activities being undertaken by volunteers.
• Ensure that volunteers at Glass Door are properly selected, vetted, inducted, trained and equipped to carry out their role.
• Ensure all volunteer records are kept up to date using the database system (Donorflex).
• Ensure volunteers comply with Glass Door's safeguarding policy, identify volunteer roles that require references and DBS checks and ensure these checks are in place.
• Ensure volunteers follow the volunteer agreement and the golden rules of volunteering, working with staff or Volunteer Coordinators to address any performance issues.
• Assess whether there are improvements we could make to inclusion and accessibility in relation to volunteers.

Improve the volunteer experience

• Deliver a positive volunteer experience across all aspects of the volunteer journey.
• Design, circulate and analyse the annual volunteer survey and provide other feedback mechanisms for volunteers
• Regularly assess the quality of our volunteers’ experience, across all roles, to ensure they feel valued and fulfilled using volunteer feedback gathered throughout the year.
• Celebrate volunteering and give recognition to our volunteers, for example through arranging Volunteers’ Week, volunteer gifts and social activities.
• Develop peer learning opportunities for volunteers by facilitating ways for them to get to know and share their experiences with one another.
• Respond to enquiries from new and existing volunteers on an ongoing basis.

Growing volunteering

• Liaise with teams across the organisation to identify new opportunities for volunteers to engage and support their work.
• Define the various roles for volunteers with staff team leaders to ensure that proposed roles meet the needs of the organisation.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on the contribution being made by volunteers via an annual survey and other formal and informal feedback.
• Raise staff awareness of the role, function and value of volunteers.
• Promote the value of volunteers to our external audiences through publicity strategies and campaigns.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

Personal Qualities

• An empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs.
• Enthusiastic, engaging manner, with the confidence to talk to volunteers and other supporters.
• Empathetic attitude towards homeless and vulnerably-housed people.
• A confident self-starter who will hit the ground running.
• A team worker with an open, collaborative style and a practical, “can-do” approach.
• Commitment to our values of being welcoming; being open to all, without prejudice; compassionate; believing individuals can turn their lives around; and knowing we can have a bigger impact when we work together.
• Commitment to and understanding of the issues relating to equality of opportunity and the ability to implement change in this area.
• Willing to travel around London for occasional meetings and events including some evenings and weekends. 

Qualifications and Experience

• At least a years’ experience in a role where managing volunteers has been a significant part of the job.
• Experience of using databases to record volunteer information.
• Experience of recruitment and onboarding of volunteers, or staff or students.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Able to work independently, be proactive and be able to develop relationships and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Competent IT skills in standard Microsoft packages: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook and supporter databases to maintain meticulous records and administration systems, in line with agreed protocols.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail, especially record-keeping and electronic filing.
• Strong written English and numeracy skills.
• Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills, professional telephone manner.
• Able to forward plan and schedule workflows.
• Able to relate to and work with people from a range of backgrounds.
• Excellent time management skills; able to work proactively unsupervised and use own initiative.
• Able to adhere to and implement Health and Safety, HR and operational policies.

DESIRABLE

• Experience of managing projects.
• A qualification in volunteer management such as an NCVO course.
• Full UK driving licence.

APPLICANT INFO

Closing date – Monday 15 June at 9am

Interview date – Friday 19 June (via video call)

You can also visit our website ( glassdoor .org .uk ) to download this same information in a PDF document.

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining how your skills and experience are relevant to the job description and person specification. You can submit your CV and covering letter either through the CharityJob website or alternatively by email to Megan Preston: megan @ glassdoor .org .uk

You are welcome to contact Megan with any questions about the role or to discuss any accessibility requirements you have to enable you to apply. 

Our team’s usual workplace is our office in Chelsea, West London. However we are currently working from home, and that may still be the case when the hired candidate begins their role. Interviews will be held via video call.

Offering a friendly and supportive team, opportunities for professional and personal development, and an excellent benefits package including Simply Health coverage, a work-related clinical supervision allowance, competitive annual leave entitlements and a contributory pension scheme, we are looking for a friendly Volunteer Coordinator looking to develop their career in a fast-paced charity team.

The Forward Trust is a social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction and move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past.

The Role

You will work within our Recovery Support team which offers support to Forward Trust service users. This team is a part of the Recovery Support Department, which also offers the following support: Volunteering, Family work, Apprenticeships and Resettlement.

You will support our employability Mentoring Support Service by overseeing and monitoring the Employment Mentoring Service as well as training, recruiting and supporting Mentor Volunteers.

The Volunteer Coordinator will work with both of our Employment Coaches to deliver mentoring services to Employability Services clients, as well as supporting the Mentoring Programme Coordinator to deliver OCN and NCFE qualifications to Peer Supporters, volunteers and apprentices.

Role Responsibilities for a Volunteer Coordinator:

* Support clients or learners from employability services with their on-going needs
* Support the implementation and development of the employability mentoring or volunteering programmes.
* To recruit, interview, support and review mentors, volunteers and apprentices
* To deliver Training induction and qualifications to Mentors
* Facilitate quarterly reviews and forums and events with Mentors
* Support the Recovery Support Team Leader to develop and implement the Mentoring and Volunteering strategy
* Set individual objectives to implement and achieve strategic objectives
* Build strong relationships with, and make full use of the support offered by, head office functions
* Support the Team Leader with regular service audits ensuring that any issues are escalated and addressed in a timely manner
* Support the Team Leader to write quarterly reports for the trustees reflecting the progress against the department strategy and objectives

Requirements for the Volunteer Coordinator:

* A positive problem-solving approach with the ability to focus on key issues quickly and clearly
* Understanding of the voluntary sector and mentoring programmes
* Experience of supporting clients with their training and employment needs
* Experiencing of coaching, supervising and delivering training and induction to volunteers
* Understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and equality issues.
* Commitment to 12 steps interventions and treatment approach.

Qualifications:

* Level 4 Education and training
* A relevant coaching skills qualification.

Head of Business Development

This is an exciting new role leading our clients first Business Development Unit focused on statutory funding, commissioned services, and innovative pilots. The Head of Business Development will be responsible for developing and delivering a strategy to increase impact and income in this area - in time to over £1m. You will lead a team of high-performing individuals, who have experience of managing and/ or bidding for commissioned services and projects to deliver that strategy. This is a unique opportunity for a senior leader to take something with great potential to the next level, and reap the rewards of seeing the impact this makes of the lives of people in crisis.

Head of Business Development Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Policy and Development, you will work closely with Directors, the CEO and the Fundraising team to secure funding for pilots and ‘proof of concept work’, that could be commissioned services of the future, funding to continue existing commissioned services and statutory sources of income to fund their core services and key projects.

Head of Business Development Requirements:

The successful candidate will be results driven, have a make things happen approach and bring a consistent track record of developing strategic partnerships and securing income to increase impact. You will have excellent senior leadership skills, focused on developing a strategic vision, in motivating a skilled team, in garnering support from colleagues and external networks and in delivering against targets and deadlines

About Our Client:

They are an independent charity that relies on donations. Their Vision is that every missing person is found safe.

Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. They are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working around the clock for everyone who needs us. They provide free 24-hour confidential support, help, advice by phone, email, text and online, including the opportunity to reconnect. They also coordinate a UK wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search when someone goes missing.

Location: Mortlake, South West London but homeworking at present

Job type: Part Time, Permanent.

Hours: 21 to 28 hours per week

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 pro rata

Closing date: 8th June 2020 (23.59pm)

1st Interviews: (by video) 15 June 2020

Second Interviews (by video) 19 June 2020

Start Date: from July 2020

You may have experience of the following: Business Development Manager, Head of Business Development, Sales Manager, New Business Development, Account Management, Client Relationship, Senior Sales Executive, Business Development, Head of Sales, Account Manager, Senior Account Manager, etc.

Ref: 93079

Reside are looking for enthusiastic individual to join the Tenant Support Team to provide tenancy support to our tenants who live in supported living services across the South of England.

We are particularly looking for someone who along with working in housing has had experience working with tenants who have learning disabilities, autism, mental heath and acquired brain injuries.

The post holder will be responsible for a housing management ‘patch’ but will be expected to work flexibly with the other Tenant Support Officers to provide an excellent housing service across the full portfolio of properties managed and owned by Reside. The properties will need to be visited once every six months and the patch goes from London, Kent, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. 

The role will be a mix of:

• undertaking housing management visits and property inspections, and so will involve significant travel and the need to be regularly away from home, and

• case management requiring a good understanding of rents and service charge budgets, including budget setting and management. The post holder will be responsible for maximising income through effective management of rent arrears and voids.

• The ideal candidate will be able to deal with a range of issues in liaison with support teams, support providers, landlords, tenants, families and contractors. A good understanding of housing law and process together with some technical and welfare benefits (including housing benefit) knowledge is needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• To act as a key point of contact within the Tenant Support Team for tenants and service users, colleagues, contractors, support providers and suppliers.
• To deliver a generic housing management service to a portfolio of properties occupied by vulnerable adults.
• To manage a ‘patch’ of properties undertaking all housing management functions to include considering referrals, preparing tenancy agreements, signing up new tenants, dealing with Housing Benefit claims, managing rent arrears, dealing with tenancy enforcement, setting and managing service charge budgets, liaising with support staff, handling enquiries, property audits and estate inspections and point of contact with Registered Providers.
• Establishes and maintains an effective working relationship with stakeholders.
• Plays a role in ensuring Reside complies with regulatory health and safety issues, and ensures we are working in compliance with company policy and procedure.
• Works alongside facilities colleagues to facilitate properties and home environments are maintained to a good standard.
• Works as a team player to deliver and develop excellent customer service standards.
• Collates information of a highly confidential and sensitive nature regarding service users and property related issues for company use, maintaining confidentiality at all times on a need-to-know basis

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our central operations to head up our fantastic Twinnage division as the Head of Twinnage. Twinnage is our overseas aid division and the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the Twinnage development programme within budget ensuring full compliance. 

Working Hours = You will be contracted to 22.5 hours per week
Contract = Permanent
Location = Flexible on location but will require some travel
Salary = You will be paid £30,000.00 per annum (£50,000 FTE)
Benefits Package = 33 days holiday (pro rata) per year inclusive of bank holidays increasing to 38 days with service, competitive pension scheme, buy and sell holidays, birthday reward, enhanced maternity pay and lots more.

The main duties as Head of Twinnage will involve:

• Develop and manage the strategic plan including budgets and deliver within budget to agreed timescales
• Manage the Twinnage team including the Twinnage Administration Officer and a number of volunteers
• Manage all funding requirements to ensure the need is real and report / monitor all grants to sure payments follow Society policies
• Promote Twinnage and Overseas Development internally and externally
• Build and enhance partnership links  with other Overseas development organisations and Social Justice teams
• Develop strong working relationship with internal Twinnage Officers and the 6 twin countries undertaking regular communication and visits
• Develop SVP Trading links with twinned countries so that produce made in those countries by the SVP local organisations is sold in England and Wales SVP shops
• Ensure that twinned countries have adequate safeguarding policies and procedures in place and in use
• Seek external funding to supplement Society raised funds for Twinnage projects in consultation with the fundraising team.
• Ensure that all requirements regarding the Charities Commission and the International Twinnage manual are understood, communicated and complied with.

It is essential for the candidate to demonstrate the following:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Experience in a senior management role involving managing a programme, change management, budget management and strategic development
• NGO experience
• Good knowledge of the International Aid Sector and safeguarding practices
• Willingness to travel inside and outside the UK
• Proficiency in various IT systems including Microsoft Office
• Understanding of financial reports and measures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisation skills, including the ability to plan and priorities tasks
• Sympathy with the Christian aims and purposes of the Association and demonstrated cultural sensitivity

Other attributes that would be desirable but not essential are:

• Experience in working with and managing volunteers
• Working experience in Risk Management, internal audits, fundraising and marketing

In return we’ll provide you with the opportunity to work for a welcoming organisation that offers support and guidance to all members of staff.

Position Description

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum

Job Profile

The International Programme Funding Officer (IPFO) works closely with programme and funding colleagues to develop high-quality programmes and projects that enable CAFOD and its partners to maximise income from institutional donors. Through this work s/he helps extend the reach and impact of CAFOD’s programmes in delivering positive and lasting change for some of the world’s poorest communities.

The IPFO is based within the International Programme Funding Unit (IPFU). S/he leads on establishing, maintaining and strengthening relationships with key global and/or UK-based donors; developing and driving donor funding engagement strategies; leading on proposal development and contract management; identifying new funding opportunities and fostering innovation and shared learning among colleagues and partners, including through the programme funding Community of Practice.

Donor lead responsibilities are a component of this role; the post-holder will hold and develop expertise on a portfolio of allocated donors. These will be reviewed regularly, although at present are likely to include Government donors (such as US Government, Dutch Government, Nordic Governments, etc), and Island donors (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man). S/he works with IPFU and funding colleagues within the International Development and Emergency Response Groups, as well as with programme staff, thematic advisers and colleagues in the Finance,  Fundraising and Advocacy and Education Groups, to help build CAFOD’s reputation and grow income across an agreed donor portfolio. The post-holder is expected to undertake some international travel to support overseas teams and partners with proposal development and contract management activities, most likely within African regions, as well as to meet with key donors and/or collaborate with INGOs and sister agencies within the Caritas Internationalis confederation.

The post-holder reports to the International Programme Funding Manager. S/he is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for other staff members, consultants or volunteers.

Key Responsibilities

Donor engagement, proposal development and contract management (50%)

• Act as CAFOD’s donor lead for allocated donors (see above). In collaboration with programme and funding colleagues and in line with CAFOD’s Institutional Funding Strategy, support the development and coordination of donor funding engagement strategies and drive their implementation across CAFOD with other key stakeholders. This includes coordinating internal  project selection processes.

• Support or lead on corporate, regional or multi-country programme funding opportunities, including proposal development.

• Represent CAFOD externally with agreed priority donors, leading on strategic relationship management in liaison with programme and funding colleagues; this includes attending relevant external fora and leading on the management and review of donor registration processes and/or framework agreements where required.

• Support colleagues to develop high quality programmes and projects by providing donor-specific technical and compliance advice, working collaboratively to increase the quality of funding bids and contract management.

• Where appropriate, lead on the preparation and submission of reports and on contract management, including the preparation, review and timely submission of financial and narrative reports and facilitating external evaluations.

• Work closely with Finance, the International Operations team, and other colleagues to ensure CAFOD’s business systems and processes satisfy specific donor requirements, including on financial and supply chain management, document retention, audit, transparency and accountability.

Support to regional / country programme teams (20%)

• When required, participate in responses to surge requests from International Development or Emergency Response Groups; this may include temporary changes to contract portfolios and work-plan priorities.

• When required , undertake overseas trips to support country programmes in receipt of institutional funding or the subject of institutional funding applications.

Shared learning, new opportunities and innovation (15%)

• Develop and maintain professional and productive relationships with allocated donors, carrying out research, proactively disseminating information on new funding opportunities and sharing donor updates with other programme and funding colleagues.

• Keep abreast of evolving donor-specific and thematic or sector-wide policies and trends by representing CAFOD externally in agreed external networks and groups, and through professional contacts within the sector; when required, represent CAFOD on working groups and share and disseminate learning through the programme funding Community of Practice.

• Lead on the periodic review of donor feedback and trends, particularly those relating allocated priority donors, where appropriate preparing learning documents and presentations for dissemination and sharing with other colleagues and partners.

• Support colleagues in programme teams to strengthen CAFOD’s and partner’s institutional funding capacities, e.g. on proposal writing, programme development, monitoring & evaluation, and ensure learning on this is captured and shared across the international programme, including through the programme funding Community of Practice.

• Collaborate in the development and implementation of the Institutional Funding policies, procedures and ways of working as an active member of CAFOD’s programme funding Community of Practice.

Strategy, planning, monitoring & reporting (15%)

• Contribute to the implementation of CAFOD’s Institutional Funding strategy, ensuring alignment with donor funding engagement strategies and responding to evolving donor trends.

• In collaboration with IPFU colleagues and those in programme teams, contribute to the annual planning process providing donor-specific data and analysis for annual income projections, cost recovery targets and country resource development plans, and contribute to country funding context analyses as part of CSP development.

• Effectively use CAFOD’s institutional funding information systems  to ensure project information and documentation is up-to-date and accessible.

• Support the IPFU team with monitoring the performance of IF contracts and by contributing to quarterly and annual team and consolidated Institutional Funding reports; where necessary support the consolidation of IF data from international programme group colleagues during annual planning and reporting, particularly for allocated priority donors.

• Communicate with other teams within CAFOD to ensure institutionally funded programme are well understood, and that information is available for fundraising and communication needs. This may involve participation in sessions/events with supporters, internal working groups etc, as agreed with the relevant manager.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children and young people and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children, seeing these interests as paramount. 

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Understanding our context

A Understanding Catholic identity;  Commitment to and understanding of the role of the Catholic Church in development 

B Understanding CAFOD;  Shares and supports CAFOD’s values; able to communicate the differences in mission and approach between CAFOD and other agencies 

C Understanding international development;  Solid understanding of key issues in development funding across a diverse range of development, advocacy and humanitarian settings

Working together

D Managing ourselves;  Recognises what needs to be done and takes action to achieve results; shares knowledge and expertise with colleagues; open to challenge and able to adopt and adapt new ideas and concepts in a short timescale; shows drive and initiative.

E Working with others; Provides guidance and support to colleagues working towards shared outcomes and targets; builds and maintains collaborative relationships at all levels of the organisation to negotiate and ensure effective and mutually acceptable results; ability to influence others without direct authority, including at a distance

F Communicating;  Presents complex issues simply and clearly; delivers convincing proposals and reports internally and externally; shares knowledge and information across the organisation 

G Looking outwards;  Keeps abreast of developments in sector; builds co-operative, professional relationships with donors, partners, supporters, etc.

Making change happen

H Managing resources; Monitors budgets and spend in line with funding requirements; uses information systems and processes to ensure work is recorded and reported efficiently; offers ideas to improve monitoring, reporting and learning processes; finds ways to achieve more with the available resources.

I Achieving results; Makes clear what has to be achieved by colleagues and ready to help them get things done; identifies and develops better processes and ways of working to achieve results; anticipates risks and takes active steps to mitigate them

J Managing our performance;  Negotiates and monitors standards of performance across diverse settings through task management structures; takes timely action on performance issues; tackles problems or conflict in a balanced way; demonstrates high standards and attention to detail in all work.

K Taking the lead;  Provides a clear sense of direction and purpose for colleagues; builds close working relationships with leaders across the organisation; acts quickly to deal with emerging challenges; motivates others to get things done, takes a lead in identifying solutions and making change happen.

Job-specific competencies

I. Project and process management experience, including planning, M&E skills and familiarity with programme cycle management tools and methods.

II. Significant experience of working cross-organisationally - preferably including decentralised settings, with demonstrable ability to build effective working relationships internally and externally – including with senior managers.

III. Solid track record developing successful proposals and high quality reports for institutional donors – including on multi-sector/-country programmes.

IV. Willingness and ability to travel overseas for periods of 1-3 weeks up to 4 times a year.

Desirable

V. Experience of working on a broad range of development issues, including in programming, M&E or technical support/advisory roles.

VI. Experience of partnership-based development work overseas.

VII. Proficiency in French, Spanish or Portuguese.

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection.

Trustee (Voluntary Role)

Science shows what we all know, that the bond between a child and their family is vital for their development. Decades of evidence proves that orphanages harm children, subjecting them to high levels of sexual and physical abuse, extreme neglect and stunting of their physical, emotional and psychological development. Some children in orphanages will never even learn to talk or walk.

They are looking for a strategic marketing specialist to join their talented and committed Board of Trustee. If you believe that children belong in families, please visit their website to find out more about their work and how you can help them.

Position: Trustee
Location: Board meetings are usually in London
Job type: Part Time, Voluntary role, out of pocket expenses will be paid.
Hours: 1 to 2 days per month

About the company:

Children always belong in families. They need protection, encouragement, play, laughter and love. They need somewhere to call home and someone who will always look out for them. Children never belong in orphanages. Orphanages don’t protect children they harm them. With your support they can keep families together, reunite families and build new families. Help children grow up in families where they belong. Always families. Never orphanages.

Our client actively encourages equality and diversity and they look to recruit across age, gender, ethnicity and background. They are keen to see a diverse membership of both the Trustee body and Committees as they believe diversity brings them closer to their mission of eliminating orphanages.

Please visit their website for more information about this role and upload your CV and cover letter to their recruitment portal.

You may have experience of the following: Trustee, Voluntary, Youth, Marketing, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Children, Young People, Charity, Marketing Specialist etc.

Ref: 93021

Economy is recruiting a Deputy CEO to implement our new 3 year strategy. We are looking for someone who is energetic and dynamic, and who can help us deliver our ambitious objectives for organisational development and responding to the economic impact of coronavirus.

Economy is a charity that exists to support people - particularly those currently furthest from power - to shape the economy in order to achieve what matters to them. To further this goal, we have secured funding to increase organisational capacity and appoint a Deputy CEO to help manage this growth. 

Key areas of responsibility

Overall

● Develop and implement organisation systems and processes

● Oversee financial planning, management, reporting and compliance.

● Support project and programme delivery.

● Deputise for the CEO as and when necessary.

Operations and Culture

● Develop project management systems and processes as Economy’s work expands and becomes more complex.

● Develop policies, systems and processes which enable effective internal communication and collaboration.

● Develop the systems, processes and practices which underpin a healthy organisational culture and promote diversity and inclusion.

● Oversee the management and development of Economy’s infrastructure including website, social media, CRM database, Google Suite and reporting systems.

Finance and Fundraising

● Work with the Chief Executive to provide the strategic context for financial planning.

● Responsible for financial planning, management and control including procuring appropriate insurances and the preparation of business plans and annual reports.

● Responsible for financial reporting including cash forecasting, quarterly reporting to the Board, preparation and review of project and annual organisation budgets.

● Work with the Chief Executive to prepare funding applications and requisite reporting.

HR

● Responsible for HR at a strategic level, overseeing recruitment, training, disciplinary, staff well-being and all other personnel matters.

● Identify gaps in skills and experience in accordance with the Diversity and Inclusion Policy, and address through recruitment and training.

● Develop Economy’s HR policies, and draw in external expertise as necessary.

● Line management responsibilities.

Governance and Risk

● Work with the Chief Executive to deliver best practice, ensure compliance with legal requirements, attend Board meetings and prepare Board papers.

● Responsible for GDPR compliance.

Culture

● Always act in the best interests of Economy.

● Abide by Economy policies as set out in the Staff Handbook.

● Maintain confidentiality in all areas relating to Economy.

● To be flexible and to undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Board of Trustees.

Key skills and experience

Essential Skills and Experience

● Track record of developing organisational systems to promote collaboration, embed a positive organisational culture and enact diversity and inclusion across an organisation.

● An understanding of Diversity and Inclusion and how they can be embedded in all parts of organisational strategy, development and day-to-day operations.

● Managed teams to support organisational and personal development.

● Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

● Experience of designing, managing and delivering complex projects and programmes.

● An engaging presentational style.

● An ability to listen and communicate to build consensus and work collaboratively.

● A track record of using strategic thinking to improve outcomes and ways of working in an organisation.

● An ability to pay attention to detail across multiple areas of work

Values and behaviours

● Personal commitment to Economy’s values and purpose of supporting people – particularly those furthest from power – to use economics to achieve what matters to them.

● Ability to reflect and learn, including sharing failures and uncertainties. Openly taking feedback from the team and members of Economy’s community on your behaviours and work.

● The emotional intelligence to empathise with and appreciate others, creating opportunities for those you work with to grow and develop.

Desirable Development Areas

We are also looking for the following skills and experience. Please tell us if you have experience of these work areas or you are particularly interested in them for your own personal development.

● Financial strategy, reporting and planning.

● Experience developing and overseeing HR policies and processes.

● Good knowledge of charity law and best practice.

● Experience of using applications such as Wordpress, Hubspot, Google Suite, Slack, or Zoom.

● Experience of using accounting software Xero.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Economics is underpinned by a way of thinking dominated by white men who have studied and worked in a small number of institutions. We are looking for people that bring a different perspective. To this end, when candidates are of equal merit, we will prioritise selection and appointment of people who are from backgrounds that are under-represented in economic institutions and the charity sector.

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please send your completed application form and fill out our equal opportunities survey by 23.59pm Monday 8 June 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Lambeth and Southwark Mind are looking for a committed Chief Executive to lead our people, operations and finances.

Do you share our passion for providing access to high quality and innovative mental health services in local communities?

This role would give you the opportunity to help shape the future of our charity and to improve the lives of vulnerable people.

Responsibilities:

• Promoting the values and goals of Mind within the charity and with our strategic partners
• Developing and implementing innovative strategies and operational plans
• Overseeing clinical service delivery, with a focus on quality, inclusion and standards
• Managing finances, income generation and ensuring sound budgeting and financial management reporting
• Leading and managing staff and volunteers, with openness and transparency, ensuring that both well-being and performance are high priorities
• Encouraging active involvement of users in service development
• Developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, including funders and providers

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Preferably, you will have counselling or psychotherapy qualifications, with a good understanding of well-being and mental health.
• Experience of managing a charity, social enterprise or relevant business, with a track record of compassionate leadership
• Experience of leading and managing staff and volunteers across a multi-site environment
• Successfully led organisational change, including maintaining staff morale, well-being and engagement
• Previously developed a culture of openness and transparency, including building trust with staff and wider stakeholders

About Lambeth and Southwark Mind:

We're Lambeth & Southwark Mind, an independent charity providing mental health services for people living in Lambeth and Southwark.

Our mission is to provide long-term, free psychotherapy services to our local communities, particularly helping those on low incomes; we won’t give up until everyone in our community who is experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Lambeth and Southwark Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We serve a diverse part of London and we would particularly welcome applications from the BAME community.

An Enhanced Criminal Records check is required for this role.

Location: Brixton, London SW9 7AA

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours a week

Salary: £53,000 per annum

Benefits: 33 days annual leave

Closing Date: Wednesday 17th June 2020

Strictly no agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Operations Director, Commercial Director, Commercial Manager, Senior Service Delivery Manager, Senior Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 93061

Housing Income Officer

Full Time, Permanent (37 hours)

Salary: £29,213 per annum

Location: Waterloo 

We are looking for people with experience of working as a Rent Collection/Income Officer for a Housing Association or Local Authority.

Your Role 

You will proactively manage our rent accounts and maximise the income for our housing schemes and properties. Part of the role will include attending rent surgeries at our sheltered housing schemes, representing C&C at court hearings and attending evictions.

You should have in-depth knowledge of Housing Law, including court possession proceedings and Welfare Benefits.

C&C is committed to developing your housing management, administration, finance and IT skills to the full as a part of working in a fun, supportive team with outstanding performance.

We will provide the training you need in our housing management systems and processes. We also have a policy of promoting and developing our staff in line with their strengths.

Who We Are

With an ambitious development programme valued at over £100m and c.2000 properties in prime locations across London, C&C is a forward-thinking and innovative charitable provider of housing, care, and bespoke services for the over 55s in London. We have 90 years’ experience of retirement home design and living in London. 

Our Fit Future Strategy 2017 - 2027 guides our path through a journey of property and service developments, making us fit and readied with a strong foundation for a new period of growth.

Do you feel this is the right position for you? Select the button shown to apply with your most up-to-date CV. Feel free to include a covering letter or note if you wish.

C&C is passionate about fostering Diversity, Inclusion and Gender balance across the organisation and we happily welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Other organisations may call this role Income Officer, Rent Collection Officer, Income Recovery Officer, Debt Collector, Rent Collector, Arrears Officer, Arrears Collector, Income Recovery Advisor, or Collections Officer.