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About YAUK
Youth Advantage UK is a charitable organization that uses a research-led approach to inform policy work and projects
that aim to promote and further the human rights of young people aged 11 to 25 across the United Kingdom.
Please note that this is a VOLUNTEER role.
We won't accept applications from individuals residing outside of the UK as we operate on the principle of bettering the lives of young people in the UK. Therefore, we require our volunteers to have an understanding of what it is like to live in the UK.
This is an opportunity for someone who holds a PhD or Research Master’s degree to join our team as a Research Manager, and use their experience in guiding and managing our research function(s). Initially there will be a focus on managing the preliminary research function, which carries out research on specific topics to best inform, guide and direct our work in protecting the rights and interests of young people.
Responsibilities
· To manage welfare of researchers
· Look after day to day management and support of teams, stand in for absences (including undertaking research tasks, where necessary).
· Monitor and report on performance
· To advise on and provide feedback on matters of research
· To line manage senior researchers
· To advise on, guide and manage research workflow, ensuring of ethical research and policy compliance
· To ensure of a focus on organizational goals
· To lead planning as required
· To have oversight on research being carried out and the outcomes of such, ensuring it is to a high standard
You will need
· A PhD or Master’s degree
· To have experience operationally in a research role
· To understand how to motivate a team and manage others
Benefits
This is a UK based 100% fully remote and flexible role with a time commitment of 5 hours per week.
Supportive Team and Management to enhance your skills and build on your experience.
Your work will help transform and empower many young people’s lives, rights and interests and assist in promoting equality for all young people.
Why volunteer with us?
We are a supportive and friendly organisation that takes pride in developing and nurturing our staff and providing them with excellent opportunities to thrive and further encourage their career growth and future aspirations.
We offer a fully remote working environment and a flexible and adaptable working schedule. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation, enhance your skills, and gain valuable experience to help you begin your career in Research as we endeavour to grow our organisation and continue to make positive changes to the lives of young people. If this sounds like you and you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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About Mind
We're Mind, the leading mental health charity. We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
About the Role
Our volunteers are at the heart of Mind Retail, and without the help and support we receive from our volunteer teams we wouldn't be successful at what we do. As a Financial Analysis Volunteer, you will be working behind the scenes with the data that drives our retail network, providing an effective and proactive reporting support for retail Shop Teams, internal colleagues, and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Whether you are a student eager to gain practical experience with real-world datasets, or an experienced finance professional wanting to give back to the community, your insights will directly empower our teams and make a tangible difference to Mind Retail.
How You Can Support Us
Working closely with our finance, commercial, and data teams, you will help to translate financial data into meaningful insights for stakeholders. Day-to-day, you will be:
- Supporting the creation and improvement of financial reports and financial models.
- Assisting in looking at the numbers to understand the differences between what we expected to happen and what actually happened (referred to as variance analysis). You will also help check that our data is consistent across the teams.
- Helping us continuously identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance data visualisation capabilities.
- Working with the team to organise our data better and automate repetitive tasks. If you want to learn, or already know about, advanced Excel features (like Power Query or macros) and Power BI (creating interactive dashboards), this is a great place to practice and apply those skills.
- Using a range of office software including email, spreadsheets and database information to produce timely and accurate reports.
- Assisting with ad hoc tasks relating to the reporting and analysis.
What You'll Gain
- Practical experience in financial analysis, data visualisation, and reporting tools.
- Exposure to real-world datasets and the chance to contribute to process improvements, including automation and more efficient reporting methods.
- Opportunity to improve your interpersonal skills and commercial knowledge.
- Understanding of policies and procedures, along with enhancing your administrative and IT skills.
- Additional learning and development opportunities, including your own eLearning account with access to personal and professional development courses.
About You
- Ideally, you will be actively studying towards an accounting qualification CIMA or ACCA, or working towards a relevant finance degree. Equally, you might be an experienced professional wanting to volunteer your financial knowledge.
- Comfortable working with numbers, have a high degree of accuracy, and a great eye for detail
- Confident using MS Office applications, particularly Word, Excel & Outlook and familiar with Power BI.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent telephone manner, and able to build good working relationships. You should also be comfortable using your influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisation skills, able to prioritise tasks, with the ability to work as a team and on your own initiative.
- Willingness to learn, a flexible and adaptable approach, and a commitment to our values & behaviours. Ability to work within Mind Retail's policies and procedures.
Desirable (But Not Essential)
- Retail sector experience.
- Experience with using Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016.
Our Commitment
We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring. We want our staff and volunteers to be authentic and bring their whole selves to work. We want Mind to be a workplace that truly reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the people we support. Where everyone is appreciated - regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.
Registered Charity
Mind Retail are a network of over 170 Mind charity shops across England and Wales.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.