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People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.
The Head of People and Operations oversees the development of systems and processes to ensure the organisation operates as effectively as possible with particular focus on People & Culture, Finance and Operations. They manage People’s Economy’s freelance bookkeeper.
Online Open House
Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.
You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious? This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.
Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration
Job Description
People & Culture
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Lead the review and development of HR policies and processes to ensure that they embody People’s Economy’s values, and support effective working and staff wellbeing, drawing in external expertise as necessary.
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Lead the development and implementation of recruitment processes for staff vacancies, ensuring compliance with People’s Economy’s recruitment policy and employment law.
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Lead the implementation of formal HR processes e.g. disciplinary processes, contract variations, and act as the key point of contact with People’s Economy’s external HR advisers.
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Contribute to the development of organisational culture and values and ensure that they are embedded, promoted and enacted throughout the organisation.
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Lead review and development of People’s Economy’s safeguarding policy, processes and practice including staff and trustee training.
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Lead the work to build and maintain staff health and safety and wellbeing, through developing appropriate systems, processes and practices.
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Undertake day-to-day HR administration, including leave booking and sickness absence recording.
Operations
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Develop policies, systems and processes to support the effective functioning of the organisation and (with support from the Programme Director) which support the implementation of programme and project delivery.
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Develop and maintain People’s Economy’s IT systems, including working with external providers to review IT security.
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Lead on regularly reviewing and updating People’s Economy’s remote and hybrid working policies and supporting colleagues to access suitable equipment and workspace to carry out their roles.
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Support the Programme Director set up and manage the operation of People’s Economy’s monitoring, evaluation and learning systems and their embedding across the organisation.
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Support the Executive Director to implement People’s Economy’s Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Oppression (DIAO) policy and lead the annual process of reviewing and updating the policy, and relevant organisational systems and processes to support the implementation of the policy.
Finance
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Lead People’s Economy’s financial management and control, including:
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Manage People’s Economy’s book-keeping and payroll providers to ensure that high quality records of income and expenditure are maintained and the smooth operation of supplier payments, invoicing, payroll and pensions contributions.
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Oversee the timely production of regular financial reporting including management accounts, cash forecasting and quarterly reporting to the Board. Scrutinise regular finance reports and work to resolve any issues identified.
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Liaise with People’s Economy’s accountant and manage the annual process of independent examination and producing year-end reports and accounts.
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Lead on financial planning, including the preparation of an annual organisational budget and lead on updating budget information throughout the year.
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Create systems and processes to support staff to develop and manage budgets for the programmes and projects that they are leading.
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With support from the Executive Director, lead the development of organisational business plans and monitoring of progress against them, including reporting on progress to the Trustee Board.
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Lead on maintaining robust and up-to-date information about the organisation’s income pipeline.
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Lead on fundraising administration:
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Track progress against income targets ensuring information is kept up to date and regularly updating the Executive Director on the position.
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Manage funder reporting and invoicing, working closely with colleagues leading funder relationships and with People’s Economy’s book-keeping provider.
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Governance and Legal
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Lead on compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements including data protection, employment law, health and safety, and charity law.
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Ensure that People’s Economy has appropriate insurance in place.
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Lead on Trustee Board administration and support the good functioning of the Board, including by managing trustee recruitment processes when required.
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Lead on maintaining the organisational risk register and reporting on it to the Trustee Board.
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Work with the Executive Director to ensure that there are effective mechanisms to ensure the robustness of external and internal controls (financial and non-financial).
Line Management
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Oversee People’s Economy’s book-keeping providers, and line manage possible future roles, supporting post-holders to carry out their roles effectively and to develop professionally.
For full role description and person specification see attached application pack
Working with communities across the UK experiencing economic injustice to reimagine, rebalance, and transform the economy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a Quality Assurance Administrator, you will be a critical function of our work to deliver externally accredited, industry led programmes against our Industrial Cadets framework, endorsed by HRH King Charles III.
You will also support and help refine our internal business processes, especially around our CRM platform, Hubspot. Moreover, you will be given ample opportunity and encouragement to contribute to continuous improvement projects and put forward your own ideas for internal transformation.
ABOUT EDT: EDT is a UK-wide charity with over 35 years of experience developing and delivering industry-linked STEM educational content. Our mission is to connect young people with industry and inspire STEM futures. Our programmes are designed to engage a wide range of young people and meet the needs of industry and education, through face-to-face and virtual delivery. Young people are at the heart of what we do and through providing industry informed, curriculum enhancing learning experiences, we help them develop personal and interpersonal skills, fulfil their potential, and make informed decisions about their future. We recognise their achievement through Industrial Cadet accreditation and awards, an industry-led quality benchmark. Our mission is to connect young people with industry and inspire STEM futures. Our core values include being 'passionate, collaborative, dynamic and showing respect'.
Reporting to: Quality Assurance Manager
Salary: Band A, up to £27,800 p.a., depending on skills and experience. Permanent Contract
Benefits: 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays; pension (up to 10% employer contribution); life insurance (3 times annual salary); hybrid and flexible working; well-being support.
Location: Hybrid working, with travel to one of our regional offices as and when required. The preference is to be based close to our Manchester office, however applicants within commutable distance to one of our other offices (Glasgow, Birmingham, Welwyn Garden City, Southampton and Plymouth) will be considered.
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week).
Job Description
Quality Assurance
- Deal with external and internal enquiries
- Work closely with Industry Engagement and Partnership team to deliver industry-led (external) accreditation in a timely manner
- Lead the materials ordering process, including the distribution of certificates and badges to regional offices and external partners
- Take the lead on external partner feedback surveys, student data requests and observation reports, working with partners to ensure their completion and return
- Manage Quality Assurance data dashboards and work with the Head of Impact to provide evaluation and impact statistics for external Industrial Cadets accreditations
- Liaise with the Marketing team to update Industrial Cadets and Quality Assurance partner materials (such as certificates and information packs) on a periodic basis
- Perform an internal Quality Assurance moderation process three times a year to ensure consistency of delivery from internal teams and escalate any feedback where appropriate
CRM Support
- Be a Hubspot ‘super-admin’, acting as an initial point of contact for internal staff queries, making changes to the system and escalating queries internally and to external partners where appropriate
- Manage the support ticketing process for Hubspot queries
- Support, and eventually lead, weekly online Hubspot drop-in sessions for internal staff enquiries
- Perform data quality audits on Hubspot, ensuring data is entered consistently by teams in accordance with their processes, cleansing data where appropriate
Business Improvement
- Actively support the Quality Assurance Manager and Operations Director on continuous improvement projects, including supporting with team requirement gathering and process documentation
- Proactively identify opportunities to streamline internal processes or potential new initiatives, communicating this to the Quality Assurance Manager
Person specification
Essential
- Professional and proactive, with real pride in the quality of work
- Ability to take initiative and proactively investigate solutions to current and potential issues
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A team worker who can liaise and collaborate with colleagues and other stakeholders
- Organised - can manage workload and deadlines and demonstrate effective time management
- Attention to detail and analytical skills
- Very confident IT user, in particular with CRM systems and Microsoft Office
- Positive and resilient attitude
Desirable
- Experience of the charity or education sector
- Experience of Hubspot and Microsoft Power Automate
Special conditions: The successful candidate will be required to fulfil an enhanced DBS/PVG check.
Closing date: Friday 1st November 2024
Interview date: W/C. Monday 4th November 2024
Start date: ASAP
Our mission is to connect young people with STEM and inspire STEM futures.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. We will close applications and move to the interview stage when we have a pool of strong applicants to interview, likely towards the end of October.
People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.
The Movement Collaboration Lead or Senior Movement Collaboration Lead (depending on experience) will work closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team to lead the development and delivery of an exciting emerging programme of work building collaboration for economic system change between grassroots groups and new economy organisations.
We are looking for people who are: passionate about addressing economic injustice, are excited about the role of collaboration in creating systems change and capable of creating partnerships and strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
The first twelve months of this programme will take an action inquiry approach to facilitate a mixed group of new economy organisations and grassroots groups through a collaborative process that will develop shared knowledge and practice about how we can effectively and equitably collaborate on economic systems change work through practical experiments, facilitated dialogue and collaborative research.
The role will involve responsibilities for project managing and delivering this work including programme development and delivery, developing partnerships, changemaker recruitment and support, conducting desk research and interviews, managing and running events, supporting project related fundraising, conducting project learning and evaluation and writing a learning report about the project.
Following this first year we plan to scale work on supporting collaboration between grassroots groups and new economy organisations, subject to funding we hope this could become a permanent role.
All programme roles in the People’s Economy team support work across the programme team and we see a postholder likely working on the Action Inquiry for 0.4 FTE and supporting other work strands depending on their relevant skills, experiences and interests for 0.2 FTE.
Online Open House
Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.
You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious? This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.
Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration
Job Description
Project Development
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, lead the translation of existing strategic thinking, planning and relationship building into a project plan.
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, contribute to business planning and fundraising for future development of the action inquiry beyond the first year.
- Working closely with Programme Director lead outreach and relationship building with new economy organisations, funders and other relevant stakeholders.
- Working closely with the Head of Community, lead outreach and relationship building with changemakers and grassroots groups for the action inquiry.
- Working closely with the Programme Director, develop a plan for learning and evaluation of the project.
Project Delivery
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the delivery of the action inquiry.
- Lead on organising the logistics and resources required to effectively deliver the action inquiry
- Working closely with the Programme Team, recruit and onboard changemakers to the project
- With support from the Head of Training, contribute to the delivery of learning and skills sessions as part of the inquiry
- Manage and execute the delivery of events as part of the action inquiry
- Maintain relationships with changemakers while they are involved in the project and act as a key point of contact
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the monitoring, evaluation and learning of the project
- With input from the Programme Team and relevant project partners write a learning report at the end of the first year of the action inquiry.
- Plan and deliver a research element of the project aimed at gathering learnings from other sectors on equitable and effective collaboration.
- Working with the Programme team develop a communications plan to raise the profile of the project and share learnings throughout the year.
Supporting other work strands
- Manage (or contribute to) other projects that contribute to achieving People’s Economy’s goals, as agreed with the Programme Director
- Work collaboratively with the Programme Team to ensure a joined-up approach across People’s Economy’s work
- These areas will be discussed and identified depending on the appointed candidates' relevant skills, experience and expertise - examples include providing programme management support of our migrant justice programme or supporting the development of our regional work in London.
Financial management and income generation
- With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for the action inquiry
- With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders
For full role description and person specification see attached application pack
Working with communities across the UK experiencing economic injustice to reimagine, rebalance, and transform the economy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Purpose of the role
Are you passionate about providing grants to ground-breaking environmental charities around the world? This role offers the chance to develop and manage a portfolio of grants dedicated to this subject area. The broad themes of the programme are: the regulation and reduction of harmful chemicals and pollution; Protecting human health and biodiversity in environmental planning (including though promoting good environmental governance) and regulating harmful impacts of business and development projects. The Environment programme has a budget of approximately £7m in 2024.
Relationships and reporting lines
The Programme Officer will report to the Environment Programme Manager and will work closely with members of the Environment programme team, as well as the Executive and Deputy Executive Directors on matters of strategy. Additional key relationships include interaction with the Trustees, as well as collaboration with the Trust’s other programme officers and operations staff.
Working for the Trust
The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development of grant makers. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the thematic and philanthropic fields.
The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are continuously reviewing staff benefits.
Main duties and responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to manage all stages of the grant making process, from invitation to application, award and reporting.
Programme Officer Duties:
- Making a contribution to the vision for and strategic direction of the Trust’s environmental grant-making portfolio;
- Identifying potential grant applicants by researching organisations in fields of interest to the Trust, networking and attending relevant events;
- Reviewing submitted applications, interviewing potential grantees, undertaking due diligence and preparing analytical reports and recommendations for Trustees;
- Reviewing reports submitted by grantees, evaluating and reporting on the impact of grants and signing off on grant payments;
- Managing the grant making pipeline to ensure efficiency of processes and an appropriate balance of recommendations across the Trust’s grant making meetings;
- Maintaining relationships and regular communication with grantees, including site visits and attendance at grantee events;
- Keeping informed of relevant developments including civil society activity, the regulatory environment and academic literature;
- Developing relationships with other donors and stakeholders in the field; and
- Representing the Trust externally at national and international conferences.
Other Duties:
- Carrying out similar duties for other programme areas as needed;
- Conducting research into particular thematic or funding related issues relevant for the Trust as needed;
- Such other duties as the Trust may reasonably require.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet. It was created in 2006 with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. There are B Labs across the globe (forming the B Global Network) including Australia, East Africa, mainland Europe and North and South America. B Lab UK is a charity that launched in 2015.
B Lab UK is going through a period of rapid growth. The B Corp movement is growing exponentially; the B Corp community doubled in the last year, with now over 2,000 companies using business as a force for good.
B Lab UK
Director of Technology and Transformation
London
£81,830 per annum
Reporting to: Executive Director
Direct reports: 4
The Director of Technology and Transformation is a newly created position which will play a vital role in shaping B Lab UK’s future.
The Director will lead essential work to devise and deliver our strategies for technology and data, and they will lead the development and implementation of business processes that will be essential for B Lab UK to deliver its new long-term strategy in the coming years. The Director will play an important role on the Senior Leadership Team, helping to shape this fast-growing organisation in pursuit of our exciting and important mission.
To be successful in the role, you will need;
- Experience of developing and implementing strategic solutions to improve technology and business process within a rapid growth environment.
- Experience of leading change, building organisational capability and driving performance in a people-positive manner.
- Highly developed analytical skills, combined with a strong commercial acumen.
- Ability to lead on internal function areas including IT, Data, Technology and Business processes.
- Experience of leading and fostering high performing teams and an impact orientated organisational culture.
- Strong influencing skills - ability to collaborate and influence key stakeholders.
- Able to operate collaboratively as part of the Senior Leadership Team working closely with the Executive Director and Director of Finance and Operations.
Deadline for applications: 27th October
Interviews with Prospectus (online): 31 October - 7 November
Final interviews with B Lab UK: w/c 18 November
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors, Emily Hayman or Awais Parvaiz at Prospectus.
Are you a passionate advocate for 18–30-year-old entrepreneurs? Do you have what it takes to help them bring their business dreams to life? The Prince’s Trust is calling for someone just like you to join our dynamic team and make a real impact.
At the Prince's Trust, we're on a mission to empower young people and foster the next generation of business leaders. We believe in turning dreams into reality and providing unwavering support to young entrepreneurs.
As a Youth Development Lead – Enterprise, your mission is to be the driving force behind young entrepreneurs' success stories. The Enterprise programme’s aim is to support young people interested in self-employment to explore and test their ideas, write business plans and start their own businesses or achieve alternative outcomes in education, training, volunteering or work.
You'll be the guiding light for a caseload of young people, helping them successfully launch their business ideas and work towards those vital business start targets. We also won’t have you sitting still as travel will be required, exploring your local area to assist in the programme delivery of our Exploring Enterprise course as needed. The delivery can be a mix of online, in-centre or out in the community.
Crafting robust and viable business plans will be your forte. Cash flow forecasts, personal survival budgets, and sector-specific insights are all part of your toolkit. Plus, your knack for providing positive and constructive feedback will help these ideas flourish. Funding applications? You've got it covered!
Attention to detail is your superpower and you’ll be passionate about inspiring change. At The Trust, we're strong advocates for fostering an inclusive workplace, and it would be fantastic if you share that passion too.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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NJC Point 23 – 25 - £32,076 - £33,945 per annum
Fixed Term initial 12 months contract (continuation subject to further funding)
37.5 hours per week (core hours between 8-6 Monday to Friday, although this role will require some evenings and weekend work, in line with the role. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you would like further details).
Eccles, Salford
The purpose of the post is to work with a wide range of partners and volunteers to build active, more connected and resilient communities within the city of Salford. This includes recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and VCSE organisations to engage in civil contingencies and humanitarian responses within the city, and more broadly supporting the development of our volunteering work across multiple services.
Salford CVS delivers a range of projects and services that build resilient communities and encourage local people to be active citizens.
The postholder will primarily work on our Volunteering and Emergency Response activity, including the development and delivery of Salford CVS’s own volunteering programmes. We anticipate that, while it will fluctuate throughout the year, the postholder will spend roughly half their time on Emergency Response related work, and half their time on volunteering related work (although both areas overlap).
Overall, we are looking for someone who:
- Can work at various levels, including operationally on the ground
- Is willing to be flexible and able to work outside office hours when we are called to respond to emergencies
- Enjoys and is good at coordinating and multi-tasking in a sometimes-challenging working environment
- Enjoys proactively developing things, bringing new ideas to the table
- Will enjoy working within a team of dedicated, friendly people who believe in making a difference
- Will engage and build relationships with our volunteers, VCSE organisations and partners to further develop our work
- Is passionate about the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; in particular, the role it plays in supporting people and communities to become more resilient and active
- Someone who loves the city of Salford and the people who live and work here – a person who wants to make a difference every day
If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
The Benefits of Working for Salford CVS
- 28 days’ holiday - rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
- A compassionate approach to dependants leave and compassionate leave - to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
- Pension scheme - with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities - we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture - we respect and support one another to do the best we can
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd October at 12 noon
Interview date: Tuesday 5th November 2024
We reserve the right to review applications before the closing date should we get sufficient applications.
Please note late applications will not be accepted.
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To run the next rounds of our 2½-years old Grantmaking Training program, we are looking for a Philanthropic Programs Director to continue finding, training, and advising funders in setting up their grantmaking for maximum impact. In addition, you will provide strategic oversight and guidance to the funders in our five funding circles, collectively distributing $5-10 million annually.
IMPORTANT: This is a summarised version of the job advert for CharityJob's purposes. Clicking 'Apply' will take you to the complete and detailed version on our website, where you'll also be able to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Philanthropic Programs Director, you will lead and keep developing AIM's Impactful Grantmaking training program and oversee our five funding circles. Your primary responsibility will be outreach, program facilitation, and hands-on philanthropic advising for the twice-annual 9-week cohorts of funders giving over $1M annually.
This is a fairly senior position with high stakes, a lot of potential for development, and outstandingly high potential for impact, and thus best suited to an individual with at a minimum 3-5 years of experience and some deep prior expertise in the philanthropic sector.
You will work closely with the Philanthropic Programs Manager in a two-person program team. You will decide collaboratively at the start of your tenure how to divide and/or share responsibilities in the categories below, as well as how to take care of operations and ad hoc tasks and projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Facilitation (~40%)
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Deliver program content in an engaging and accessible manner
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Develop weekly lesson plans and discussion topics for a 9-week program Zoom calls
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Conduct thought-provoking and productive 1:1 coaching sessions with participants for 30 minutes weekly throughout the program.
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Prepare for and run the weekly group calls going through topics covered in our foundation handbook
Outreach and Public-Facing Work (~30%)
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Conduct regular calls with philanthropists, advisors, and other philanthropic professionals to maintain a strong presence in the sector
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Serve as the initial point of contact for new funders interested in or referred to the program, effectively communicating its value without being overly sales-oriented
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Scope and test the best ways to find new prospective participants who would benefit from our program and cause a large amount of impact
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Ensure each cohort has a minimum of 5 participants contributing an average of $1M+ each annually
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Maintain visibility of the program in philanthropic circles through activities such as article writing and regular engagement on philanthropy listservs
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Represent the AIM Grantmaking program at a minimum of two conferences annually and at local philanthropic events in your area
Community Engagement (~15%)
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Foster relationships with our community of 30+ alumni and extended network of funders
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Provide strategic oversight and guidance to funding circle co-chairs, serving as a valuable resource and goal-setter
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Organise regular alumni catch-up calls for the entire community
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Collaborate on planning the grantmaker meetup component of annual AIM network in-person gatherings
Grantmaking (~0-10%)
- For the right candidate, there could be an opportunity to be personally responsible for regranting a sizable amount of money via our five funding circles across some of their five cause areas (global health & development, meta charity, mental health, animal welfare, and AIM seed network)
Program Operations Support (~10%)
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Contribute to iterative improvement of program content, adapting based on feedback, evaluation, and tailoring for the upcoming cohort composition
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Collaborate on revising the program handbook to better serve future cohorts and benefit the broader philanthropic sector
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Ensure the Philanthropic Programs Manager receives adequate management, support, and oversight to maintain program momentum
FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES
This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:
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Becoming an expert in understanding the philanthropic landscapes in different cause areas, from central funding bodies, key stakeholders and actors, to core methodologies and strategic issues in the space and its related communities
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Becoming adept at small group and individual-focused (U)HNWI teaching, coaching, and advising, acquiring experience working with a wide range of individuals with different backgrounds, interests, approaches, and cause areas
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Focusing on building out a strong philanthropic network to find program participants, being able to bridge and connect a wide range of individuals and organisations across interest areas and geographies and enabling them to strategically increase their impact
ABOUT YOU
We're seeking a versatile professional capable of delivering high-quality work across a diverse range of tasks in high-stakes contexts. The ideal candidate will bring existing expertise in some areas while demonstrating a willingness to learn and excel in less familiar domains. You should consider yourself a philanthropy generalist to some extent, with the ability to quickly adapt and improve in new areas of responsibility.
The ideal candidate is a people-oriented mid-level to senior-stage professional (3-5+ years of experience) with extensive knowledge of philanthropy and a deep alignment with AIM's vision for a thriving, collaborative, effectiveness-focused philanthropic sector.
Strong and even ideal candidates will meet many (but not necessarily all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested applicants.
A strong candidate is:
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A natural people person: Thrives on interpersonal interactions, both in-person and via digital platforms like Zoom. Naturally engages and excites conversation partners and knows when to speak and when to listen.
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Ideal - prior experience in people-facing roles like advising, consulting, or management
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A passionate philanthropic change-maker: Prior experience with the philanthropic sector, dedicated to improving its impact, and finding fulfilment in helping funders achieve their desired goals. Keen to learn the specific features of multiple cause areas of grantmaking.
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Ideal - prior experience in a relevant profession, such as (U)HNW advising, grantmaking, or research; prior experience with grantmaking in the evidence-based philanthropic landscape, such as in international development, the farmed animal welfare movement, and/or in the effective altruism community.
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A quick and flexible multi-context thinker: Capable of quick, agile thinking when faced with challenging questions, responding confidently and persuasively to inspire participant action. Able to consider multiple perspectives and navigate different worldviews.
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Ideal - prior experience interacting with key decision-makers in high-stakes contexts, either as a peer or in an advisory capacity. For example, this could be in a consulting, fundraising, or grantmaking capacity with HNWIs or C-level executives
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A skilled facilitator: Able to create and communicate content in engaging and effective ways. Notices when a participant is less engaged and bring them into the conversation, while able to smoothly direct conversations towards topics that are the most productive for the group and is confident interrupting people when needed.
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Ideal - someone with experience in teaching, facilitation, or educating, particularly in semi-formal settings
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An altruistic team player: Enjoys collaborative project work and is adept at both giving and receiving constructive feedback. AIM and our programs and funding circles are all cooperative environments that place impartial impact above individual success.
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Ideal - proven motivation to work in philanthropic, non-profit, or social domains, i.e., prior work or engagement with spaces aimed at improving the world
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Willingness to work in person from London (visa sponsorship and moving costs support provided)
WHAT WE OFFER
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A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff
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High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job
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An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community
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Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals
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A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density
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Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel
BENEFITS
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A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave
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UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London
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An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements
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A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals
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Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes
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A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension
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We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.
Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:
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Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),
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A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,
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An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,
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A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,
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A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.
We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.
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Campaign for Better Transport is looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with strong leadership credentials and a personal style that inspires staff and partners to work with them. The CEO takes the lead in representing the organisation to a range of external stakeholders, policy makers and influencers and in seeking opportunities to expand and promote the role of the organisation. The CEO is responsible for ensuring the organisation delivers on its long-term strategy and annual business plans and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial health of the organisation.
Job description
- £80,000
- 35 hours per week
- Hybrid working from home and office in central London
Person specification
The candidate should have a strong commitment to Campaign for Better Transport’s mission and values, and the development of sustainable transport. This is a senior role, suitable for a candidate with significant demonstrable experience in a related field. The role will be particularly attractive to those that are able to demonstrate success in charity income generation and product development.
- Strategic leadership: Proven track record in leadership roles within the nonprofit, political, or public sectors operating at a board level
- Fundraising: Demonstrable success in fundraising, donor management, and financial oversight
- External relations and advocacy: Track record of engagement with diverse stakeholders, from leaders and corporates to politicians and grassroots groups
- People and culture leadership: Ability to inspire, empower and lead teams toward ambitious goals
- Political acumen: Strong understanding of the political environment, both at a local and national level.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
METRO is an equality, diversity and inclusion charity that runs health, community and youth services across London and the south-east. The Director of Services' key role is to ensure a meaningful and valuable experience for service users, staff, volunteers and funders. The Director of Services must ensure the cross-organisational influence and impact that the role oversees makes a positive difference to service users and communities. This role is for 35 hours a week, based across our three London offices in Woolwich, New Cross and Lambeth.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Working with the Trust Lead (CEO), our Director of Finance and Operations will lead on all areas of finance and operations to help move the Trust and each school forward.
We have an annual income of just over £10,000,000.
Every day will be different. You will lead and be supported by a motivated and industrious team.
Our ideal candidate will inspire confidence and motivate others with strong interpersonal skills and effective team leadership. You will have ambition and drive. You will maintain high levels of integrity and attention to detail in all you do.
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA) and you will share The Corinium Education Trust’s values. You will bring a passion for improving the learning and life chances of children and young people in the South Cotswolds and a determination to be the best we can be every day.
Key skills needed:
· Experience in financial and operational leadership;
· Adept at building strong, positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders;
· Able to foster respect and trust easily;
· Responsive and proactive in the context of our strategic priorities;
· Commercially astute and have excellent communication and negotiation skills;
· Able to present complex information succinctly to a variety of audiences;
· Able to adapt to new areas, multi-task and work flexibly;
· Able to help our Trust operate with tight budgets, navigating polices to ensure adherence to legislation and regulation.
Owing to the complexities of this sector, it would be beneficial if you have worked in the education sector or a similarly regulated environment.
As Director of Finance and Operations, you will
· Provide clear financial and commercial strategy and direction;
· Embed all the relevant business, operational and legislative frameworks, policies and working practices necessary for our Trust to thrive, including those associated with compliance, HR, IT, estates, health and safety, marketing and development;
· Ensure sound and appropriate financial governance and risk management arrangements are in place, prepare forecasts and monitor budgets and deliver annual accounts in accordance with the Academies Handbook, ESFA guidelines and all statutory requirements;
· Be responsible for the statutory accounts, financial returns and reports to the Trust board, ESFA, DfE and other statutory bodies in line with guidance and externally determined deadlines;
· Advise our Trust Lead (CEO), Trust Board on strategic financial information and school leaders on all matters relating to the Trust’s resources and assets to enable informed decision making;
· Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of our financial and other operational support services, including the management of the Trust’s finance system and internal controls;
· Provide strategic leadership and management of the Trust’s finance and operations teams, including HR, IT, Estates and governance;
· Be the primary point of contact for all aspects of funding and financial returns, HR, IT and Estates;
· Keep up to date with all funding and legislative changes that apply to the education sector, specifically multi academy trusts;
· Provide the Trust board with regular updates pertaining to the responsibilities of the role.
Our benefits package includes:
· Enrolment on the LGPS pension scheme;
· A holiday entitlement that starts at 6.4 weeks (32 days holiday including Bank Holidays rising to 7.4 weeks after 5 years’ service;
· The reassurance of generous sick pay;
· The offer of adjusted working hours to accommodate your day-to-day life and continuing professional development.
Closing date: Monday 20 October 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 5 November 2024
For nearly 25 years, Ashden has partnered with enterprises and organisations in the UK and Global South to scale solutions to the climate crisis. We help bring clean energy to farms, villages, and refugee camps, while also driving greener schools, warmer homes, and climate action in UK towns and cities. By shining a spotlight on innovators and connecting them with partners, funders and policymakers, we inspire change, support green jobs, and work toward healthier, fairer societies.
Ashden is a well-regarded and well-connected organisation with a strong track record of building meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals across philanthropy, finance and business. However we must aim higher to tackle the climate emergency. To accelerate our efforts, we're recruiting a new leader for Major Donor fundraising to help reinvigorate and scale our fundraising success in this area.
This pivotal role will lead our Changemakers campaign, securing mission-aligned donations of five figures and more from high net worth individuals. You will also collaborate with the Director of Business Development to secure six- and seven-figure gifts to drive transformational solutions to the climate crisis.
We’re seeking an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing major gifts and building strong relationships with high-net-worth individuals. While climate or environmental exposure is not essential, alignment with Ashden's values and passion for driving systems change is crucial. You’ll be supported by a collaborative team, including senior leadership and the Chair of Trustees, and will have key strategic and operational input into the success of our fundraising, the growth of the team, and the broader impact of our charity.
To read more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below.
Closing Date: 31 October 2024
People Beyond Profit Conversations: 1-6 November 2024
Ashden Interviews: 13 November (online) and W/c 18 November (in person).
Director of Finance & Operations
Job Title: Director of Finance & Operations
Salary: Circa £85,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-time with hybrid working arrangement; flexible working options available (minimum 4 days per week, 40% in the office).
Location: Hybrid working blending home working with our locations in Chelsea or Harefield Hospital, with a minimum of 40% time spent in the office.
Are you an experienced senior leader, passionate about finance and operations, eager to drive strategic success and make a real impact? Do you want to help advance care for people with heart and lung diseases? If so, you could be the perfect candidate for our Director of Finance & Operations role.
This is a pivotal role within our charity, leading the finance and operations teams and supporting the Charity’s strategic direction. Reporting directly to our CEO, the Director of Finance & Operations is responsible for overseeing our finances and core services, including HR and IT, and acting as Company Secretary. You will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Board of Trustees, and external stakeholders to ensure the charity is well-run, financially resilient, and operationally effective.
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic Oversight: Develop and execute strategies for Finance & Operations to ensure the charity’s assets and infrastructure provide maximum impact for beneficiaries.
• Senior Leadership Contribution: Play an active role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, providing collective leadership, contributing to strategic decision-making, and supporting the CEO in leading the organisation.
• Financial Management: Lead the finance function, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and statutory accounts for an annual income of around £11m.
• Governance: Act as Company Secretary, supporting the Board of Trustees and ensuring compliance with corporate governance requirements.
• Investments: Monitor and report on the charity’s investments, working closely with investment advisors and providing strategic recommendations (strategic reserves of £130m+).
• Operational Oversight: Lead the development of a technology strategy, ensuring IT infrastructure via our outsourced provider supports the charity’s needs and enhances user experience.
• People & Culture: Collaborate with our HR Business Partner to develop a People Strategy that fosters a culture of ambition, agility, and continuous learning, whilst ensuring operational HR support and systems are effective.
A summary of what we’re looking for:
• A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CCAB, or CIMA) with significant experience in leading finance functions, ideally within the not-for-profit sector.
• Proven track record of managing financial and operational teams, with expertise in charity governance and accounting, investments, and strategic planning.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire teams and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex data to inform decision-making.
• A deep understanding of compliance, risk management, and regulatory requirements within the charity sector.
The ideal candidate will have experience within a charity finance & operational role, with the corresponding knowledge and understanding of investment oversight, charity governance, and the HR & IT functions. An understanding of the healthcare context is also beneficial.
About the Organisation:
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of people with serious heart and lung disease. We fund life-changing projects, support cutting-edge research, and enhance the hospital environment for patients and staff. Our team is passionate, skilled, and committed to making a difference.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should click through to the application page to download the full job description and person specification. We will be using anonymised CV technology to support an inclusive recruitment process – full details on the process are included on the job description.
Closing Date: 9am Monday 21st October 2024.
Interview Dates: First round interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 4th November, with final interviews taking place towards mid-November.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthens our work and helps us better serve our patients, families, and communities. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those who bring unique insights through lived experiences of disability, neurodiversity, diverse cultural or socio-economic backgrounds, or a deep understanding of the communities we serve. We strive to create a supportive and accessible environment where all staff can thrive and make a meaningful impact. You can read more about our approach to inclusive recruitment in the full job description.
If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
(Click the document in the box on the right-hand side of the screen for the full details of the role and application process.)
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Shell Foundation (SF) is a UK-registered charity that aims to empower underserved populations in Africa and Asia with access to clean energy products and services.
A unique foundation on the global stage, SF uses grant, debt and equity funding to support commercially sustainable solutions at the intersection of inclusive growth and a clean energy transition. Our work has already improved the lives of 229 million people.
Shell Foundation
Financial Solutions Director
London, Kenya or Nigeria
Salary – London £90- £100k; Nigeria/Kenya – based on experience, in line with local market
The Financial Solutions (FS) Director will be part of a specialist unit within Shell Foundation (SF) that builds working relationships with a range of private and public investors to mobilise capital into innovative solutions created/supported by SF.
The role will bring additional expertise and capacity, particularly in relation to carbon markets, to the existing Financial Solutions and wider SF team in order to support SF’s ongoing investments into vehicles that mobilise substantial capital toward solutions that benefit SF customer groups.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates who have strong experience investing in businesses/funds in Africa and/or India that serve low-income customers, along with:
- Significant experience/expertise in venture capital/impact investing/management consulting, with a strong focus on climate finance.
- Specific expertise working in climate finance/carbon markets, with practical experience working with/and or structuring instruments, vehicles, bonds etc that are climate focused and/or have significant carbon component.
- Strong experience working on the structuring and underwriting of innovative financial funds and products, including blended finance vehicles, impact monetization, credit enhancement products
- A proven and demonstrated interest, supported by practical experience, of sustainable development/ social investment.
At SF, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities and encourage individuals from underrepresented communities to apply.
This position offers flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to work remotely with regular travel (c20% of time). We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and take safeguarding seriously. All offers of engagement or employment will be subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks and references.
Deadline for applications: Wednesday 23rd October 2024
Interviews with Prospectus: 24th – 29th October 2024
Interviews with Shell Foundation: 4th – 15th November 2024
Sightsavers is looking for a Deputy Technical Director, Economic Empowerment - a key role to provide technical expertise.
Salary: UK: £66,237 - £77,926 Other locations: local terms and conditions apply
Locations: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, West Sussex when required and international travel, Kenya or US
Contract: UK: Permanent, Other locations: Two-year fixed-term contract
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working
Our vision is a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where people with disabilities can participate equally in society. Our Economic Empower programmes within labour and financial market systems in Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe help support people with disabilities to access pathways that increase their confidence and capabilities to achieve their employment, entrepreneurship and financial aspirations. We work to change regulatory frameworks so that barriers to inclusion are removed and people with disabilities are valued for their participation at work.
We are looking for an Economic Empowerment expert to lead on and ensure that Sightsavers' work in this area is strategically driven, technically-sound, at appropriate scale, and effectively implemented. The role will also provide strategic direction and oversee technical support to country-specific programmes and ensure that the overall portfolio of programmes is aligned with the organisational strategies. Read more about those by following the application link and reading the attached documents
Key duties will include
- leading on the operationalization of the Economic Empowerment work as defined within our social inclusion strategy
- providing leadership across the organisation to ensure programme teams are working towards common objectives
- to lead the Economic Empowerment team providing oversight of the technical leadership and expertise in this area to guide the development and delivery of effective programmes
- to strengthen collaboration across the organisation through working closely with thematic experts in other teams
- to lead in the identification of new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches in Economic Empowerment
- to undertake senior level representation of Sightsavers as a thematic/technical expert with external stakeholders, including with key partners and global networks
- to manage administrative, budgetary, compliance and reporting requirements
Please read the job description for further details
To succeed in this role you will need:
- Extensive experience in a relevant field, e.g., international development, business administration, international public policy or economics.
- Significant experience in economic empowerment/ livelihoods in the government, non-governmental or private sector organisations
- Experience of working with the private sector and in building innovative, impactful public-private partnerships
- Significant experience leading and developing programmes in Economic Empowerment.
- Experience in programme management and programme innovation
- Understanding of theories and practice of management in organisations
- Significant experience in managing diverse teams
- Experience of working in partnership with diverse organisations and partners including government ministries, professional bodies, the private sector, civil society organisations and bilateral and multilateral development organisations.
- Proven experience in understanding and responding to the complexities of working across multiple countries and continents in an international development organisation.
- Experience in developing and disseminating good practice guidance
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- The ability to travel internationally for at least 12 weeks per year
- The ability to communicate in French and/ or Portuguese would be desirable
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) and that extensive international travel is also required.
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place in early November and the evaluation process will include a written assessment to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.
Closing date: 3 November 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.