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Action for Conservation is a grassroots charity using pioneering approaches to inspire and empower young people from diverse backgrounds, between the ages of 12 and 24, to become the next generation of environmental leaders. We're looking to appoint a Senior Programmes Manager - North West (Maternity cover) to help us shape and manage our programmes for young people nationally and lead our work in the North West.
 

Key terms

Start date: as soon as possible
Starting salary: £36,749.45 - £40,773.98 depending on location and experience
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months, with possibility to extend this if needed
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Evening and weekend work: Regular evening and weekend work, including residential work, will be required. Time off in lieu (TOIL) can be taken for overtime worked.  
Location: Remote or Manchester/London/Bristol (hybrid) - to be agreed with the successful candidate 
Travel: Regular travel to Manchester and the North West of England will be required where this is not the jobholder’s usual place of work, as well as occasional national travel for meetings

About the role

This opportunity comes at a unique and exciting time in the evolution of our charity, as we look at how we continue to grow our work sustainably and deepen the connections between our youth and land-based work streams.

As Senior Programme Manager, you will have the opportunity to shape our work nationally as well as lead our programmes in the North West of England, enabling us to grow our reach, deepen our impact and ultimately deliver our mission. Your work will ensure that across our programmes we offer young people meaningful and impactful opportunities to take action for people and the planet and have a voice in shaping the future of our landscapes. 

You will work closely with and report to the Head of Impact and Programme Operations. You will also line manage the other regional Programme Managers and a team of two Programme Coordinators in the North West, and will collaborate with the Land-Based Projects and Policy Lead and the Land-based Project Coordinator at the intersection of our youth programmes and land-based work.

With support from your manager and in consultation with the other regional Programme Managers, you will translate our annual programme strategy into a robust cross-regional implementation plan covering both programme design and operations and make tangible improvements to enhance efficiency and impact across our regions. You will also be responsible for ensuring that our programmes are delivered as planned, to a high standard in line with best practice and cohesively across regions, and that regional objectives and targets in the North West are achieved.

The ideal candidate will be a highly capable and experienced project/programmes manager and team leader with a proven track record of motivating and supporting others to achieve the best possible outcomes for your team and your programmes. 

Key responsibilities

• Lead Action for Conservation’s work in the North West, ensuring that regional targets and objectives are achieved and supporting the expansion of our programmes and projects in line with our organisational strategy.

• Support the cross-regional planning and management of our programmes to ensure that programmes are delivered on time and to budget, to a high standard and cohesively across regions. 

• Line manage the other regional Programme Manager and the North West Programme Coordinators, providing leadership, guidance and support as needed.

For a full job description and person specification please see the Recruitment Pack.

Why work with us?

You’ll be joining a young, mission-driven team who truly love what they do. Working with young people is always rewarding, sometimes challenging and never boring, and you’ll get to experience first-hand the positive impact that your work has. We work hard whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance and spend lots of time outdoors. In 2023, we were recognised by Escape the City as one of the top progressive places to work from over 13,000 nominations, after a rigorous assessment across six criteria, including Mission, Impact, People, Planet and Innovation.

Some of the benefits of working at Action for Conservation include:

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays, plus one additional day for each year served up to a maximum of 30 days
• Up to 5 days of professional development leave and up to 4 paid volunteer days each year
• A workplace pension with 3% employer contributions
• Access to flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Regular team and organisational away days in the great outdoors
• Joining a growing organisation with the possibility to progress within the team as opportunities arise
• A robust training package and a bespoke development plan to support your progression and career aims  
• Opportunities to share your voice and shape the direction of our work, ensuring that our content is relevant and reflective of your interests and the issues facing your community
• Seeing the impact of what you do, as you transform young people's lives

Our commitment to diversity

Diversity is one of our core values as an organisation and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We also recognise that the climate and ecological crisis disproportionately impacts minority and/or marginalised communities – yet these voices are largely underrepresented in the sector. Currently, the environmental sector is the second least diverse in the UK, with just 4.8% of employees from ethnic minority backgrounds. If the environmental movement is to succeed in creating a greener future that supports society as a whole, we need diverse voices at the heart of our programmes. We therefore encourage people from demographics that are currently underrepresented in the environmental movement to apply. 

Guaranteed interview scheme

We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds or living with a disability or long-term health conditions. We will offer an interview to any candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds or living with a disability who opt into our Guaranteed Interview Scheme when applying and who meet the essential criteria for this role.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is Sunday 10 November 2024 at midnight. Please click on 'Apply' to complete the online application form.

If you would like further information, support with access requirements, such as an adjustment to the application or interview process, or an informal chat, please contact us by email.

Job Title: Senior Administration Officer

Salary: £22,567 per annum + £750 Home Working Allowance p.a. + £4082 London Weighting p.a. (if eligible)

Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent

Location: Homebased in East, North or West London, Herts or Essex with travel to in person events required at least once a month

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.

As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults,  as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.  

The Senior Administration Officer will be a key member of an effective and experienced admin team, and will bring an existing strong administration skill set. The Senior Administrative Officer will contribute to the work of a growing number of social workers to and foster carers in this area, making a difference to the outcomes for the children in our care. With a specific responsibility for all aspects of servicing the Fostering Panel Committee Meetings, the ideal candidate will have experience of administrating a regulated committee or board, and understand the need for excellent record keeping, minute taking, attention to detail with discretion and exceptional time management and organisational skills.

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.  

Overall Requirements of the Senior Administrative Officer role will include:

• Excellent familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite - Word/Excel/PowerPoint/MS Teams
• Substantial administration experience - including systematic servicing of committees and minuting meetings
• Excellent attention to detail alongside excellent communication skills both online, in person and in writing
• Experience in administration of events - including negotiating arrangements with venues and similar third party providers
• Adept at working as part of a remote team, providing support and cover, while being self-motivated and able to work flexibly according to the business needs
• Skilled at dealing with sensitive information with empathy, discretion and confidence and having excellent customer service abilities
• Willingness to travel to face to face events such as team meetings, training and local events

TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
• Family friendly policies.
• Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
• Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
• An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
• Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.

The Senior Administration Officer may be homebased East, North or West London, Herts or Essex, and will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings in the East London area at least once a month and on other occasions for training and team wellbeing events.

A Standard DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 17th November 2024

Interview Date: Monday 25th November 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.

Trusts and Fundraising Officer

We are looking for a tenacious, methodical, and organised person who can deliver sustainable income growth from trusts for the organisation. This role offers hybrid or remote working.

Position: Trusts and Fundraising Officer

Location: Hybrid (home and office in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) or Remote

Hours: Full-Time (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,000-£30,000

Closing date: Friday 15th November 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 26th November (First interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams)

About the Role

We want someone who shares the organisations core values of being child focussed, sparky, empowering, resourceful and kind and who can live by the ethos of who Roald Dahl was and what he is delivering through his legacy. We also need someone who is flexible and can react positively to a post- Coronavirus fundraising world.

The role’s main task is to maximise income from trusts by the creation of high-quality applications and

reports to funders, and by providing excellent account management and cross-team collaboration.

Supported by the Head of Development and the rest of the team, key responsibilities include:

· Trusts research - you will proactively identify trusts and research them for suitability.

· Trust applications – you will be able to gather project information, curate it, and write it up into informative, engaging, high quality applications, giving trusts the opportunity to fund the work.

· Trust relationships – you will communicate and will build relationships with funders through emails, letters, telephone calls, service visits and face to face engagements.

· Provide high quality account management - maximising income generation and relationship longevity.

· Reporting – you will gather the necessary information to compile reports that give funders real insight into what they have achieved.

· Support the rest of the team – to gain experience and maximise fundraising opportunities

· Building and maintaining team processes

About You

You will have experience working or volunteering for a charity and in writing successful bids and securing income, ideally from trusts.

You will have:

· The ability to take complex information and translate this into persuasive written communication which leads to action.

· Solid research skills, which can be applied to identification of suitable new prospects for a funding pipeline.

· Ability to operate in a highly cohesive, high performing team based on the principles of trust, mutual respect, and empowerment.

· Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting workloads successfully.

· A high level of competence in using Microsoft Office software notably Excel, Word and generic databases.

About the Organisation

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity provides specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children. Our vision is that every seriously ill child deserves a Roald Dahl Nurse and fundraising is core to achieving this. Our vision is that every seriously ill child has a Nurse to help them to lead a more marvellous life. Our mission is to provide specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong conditions.

As a charity that works in partnership with the NHS, we find innovative ways to ensure that children and families have the care and support they need. We do this through improving the healthcare outcomes and resilience of children and families, and we focus on complex, lifelong conditions that are underfunded and under-resourced. The outcomes we are aiming to achieve are:

· Improved quality of care

· Improved experience of care

· Improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care

· Improved resilience of seriously ill children and their families

You may also have experience in areas such as Trust, Trust, Trust Fundraising, Trust Fundrasiser, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants, Trusts Officer, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Legacy.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Early applications are strongly encouraged as interviews will be scheduled on an ongoing basis and this role may be filled before the advertised closing date.

This role is based in the UK on a remote homeworking contract or based in our London office. If the role is based in the London office, you will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days.

London Salary from: £45,307- 49,140

Remote Salary from: £40,566 - 44,400

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don't have to be Christian to work here - we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we're open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

Learn about our vision, mission and values

About the role

The Senior Developer (Full-stack) plays a key role in developing and enhancing user-centric digital products at Christian Aid. This position focuses on delivering high-quality front-end (70%) and back-end (30%) solutions on the Drupal CMS, ensuring seamless and intuitive user experiences.

Working closely with the Technical Lead, you'll address complex challenges identified by stakeholders and user feedback, providing strategic direction and innovative solutions. This role is crucial to the success of our digital initiatives, requiring a blend of technical expertise, creativity, and strategic thinking.

Your responsibilities include developing and maintaining digital products, ensuring they meet user needs, adhering to accessibility standards, and maintaining brand integrity. Your work will be instrumental in creating engaging, user-friendly experiences that align with our organisational goals.

About you

You have extensive experience in front-end development, complemented by a solid understanding of back-end technologies. Your passion lies in creating products that prioritise user experience, and you excel at crafting intuitive, visually engaging interfaces. As a strong communicator, you can effectively translate technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You're a forward-thinking developer who embraces new technologies and methodologies, staying up-to-date with industry trends and continually seeking to enhance your skills. You're a proactive problem solver, adept at navigating complex technical challenges and finding innovative solutions that align with business goals and user needs. Your user-centric approach ensures that the products you develop not only meet but exceed expectations, delivering exceptional digital experiences.

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

CSW is a dedicated team of people working to advance the right of freedom and justice in countries across the world. We are confident in our identity as a Christian human rights organisation that works for freedom of religion or belief for all people, regardless of religion, belief, or non-belief.

The latest internal pulse survey illustrated that CSW is a great place to work: 97% are proud to work for CSW; 97% of staff feel CSW really allows them to make a positive difference, and whilst there is always room for improvement, we couldn’t be prouder of our efforts to curate a healthy culture where every individual is valued and championed.

The Role

This role is all about people – connecting with church leaders and other individuals within church communities, sharing your passion for freedom of religion or belief through sermons, presentations and conversations to inspire others to take action. You’ll be a natural networker and someone entrepreneurial who takes initiative and comes up with your own ideas for how best to reach busy church leaders and congregations. You will be self-motivated and able to work collaboratively.

Key responsibilities (full responsibilities listed in the application pack):

• Proactively source speaking engagements in churches across the UK and fulfil these engagements, both by deploying a network of staff and volunteer speakers and by speaking yourself.
• Develop a plan to reach new and lapsed churches for CSW
• Use the CRM, as well as your own connections, to identify key church stakeholders to approach about partnering with CSW
• Build meaningful relationships with new and existing church partners, with the view to supporting churches in learning about justice and religious freedom issues and establishing or renewing support through prayer, campaigning and giving

Essential criteria (full criteria listed in the application pack):

• Proven experience of church engagement for a charity with demonstrable outcomes
• Experience of public speaking, preferably in churches
• A minimum of two years’ experience of account management or managing relationships with customers/ supporters

We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 50,000 young people each year at its 43 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take up a fixed-term role as Centre Leader at our IntoUniversity centre in Kennington. You will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including managing your team, planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery. A substantial element of this role is delivering our education programme to children and young people aged 7-18, so you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people, including leading a class of 30 from the front, working with small teams of children and providing one-to-one support. 

Location: IntoUniversity Kennington
Contract: Full-time, fixed-term until June 2025
Applications close: 9am Monday 4th November 2024
Start date: January 2025

Salary

£38,100 per annum (inclusive of £2,600 London contribution)

Eligibility for the role

In order to be eligible for the Centre Leader role, applicants will:

• Have completed an undergraduate degree to a 2.2 or higher.
• Have achieved a grade C/ grade 4 or higher in GCSE Maths and English/ achieved National 5s or Standard Grade at Credit level (grades 1-2) in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Have EITHER a minimum of 18 months full-time paid experience working in a delivery role at IntoUniversity; OR a minimum of 2 years full-time paid or voluntary experience working with children and young people, either at IntoUniversity, or external organisations, or a combination of both. Please note that we will not take part-time, seasonal or ad-hoc work into account when calculating the length of full-time experience.
• Have the right to work in the UK (please note that as a charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
• Be able to apply knowledge of F.E. and H.E. (e.g. UCAS applications) to help young people decide about their futures; and have knowledge of national developments in H.E. and their impact on young people traditionally underrepresented in H.E.
• Have experience of confidently negotiating with a variety of stakeholders, for example: head teachers, funders, universities.

What will my main dutires be?

To lead the staff team at the centre, generating a positive and inclusive working environment and ethos and ensuring that the team are well motivated, are managing their workloads effectively, and are providing a high quality service.

You will initially be involved in the set up of this brand new centre, including developing local school relationships and we anticipate that delivery of the IntoUniversity programmes will begin in the 2024 summer term.

To ensure that the ethos and values of the charity are maintained in the IntoUniversity centre.

To act as the Centre’s Designated Safeguarding Officer (full training and support will be provided to become the Designated Safeguarding Officer). To create and oversee relationships with local education providers.

To oversee the successful delivery of our educational programme at the centre using positive behaviour management and adhering to the IntoUniversity safeguarding policy. 

Please note: that there will be times throughout the year when you will be required to travel to London for meetings.

Job title: Counsellor/Psychotherapist/Psychologist

Salary: £32,076

Hours of work: 5 days

Duration of contract: March 2025

Accountable to: Senior Counselling Psychologist

IKWRO - Women’s Rights Organisation is a registered charity (number 1151507) which supports Middle Eastern women and girls living in the UK who are facing “honour” based violence, forced marriage, domestic violence or female genital mutilation.

As well as providing support to individual women and girls, we run training for professionals and campaigns for better laws and policies to protect women’s rights.

We are recruiting a counsellor that speaks either Farsi, Dari, Kurdish, Turkish or Arabic, who is able to model skills in safely engaging women based on mutual collaboration, trust and empowerment.

Above post is open to women only and are exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act 7(2) (d) and (e) and the Race Relations Act 5(2) (d) 1976. No agencies please. 

Closing date: 03/11/2024

Interview: Week commencing of 04/11/2024

Prospectus is excited to be working exclusively with Lupus UK in their search for a Finance and Resources Manager to take lead responsibility for the effective and efficient day to day operation of the organisation's finances. This is a part-time (4-days a week), permanent role offered remotely, hybrid or office based.

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease which is uncommon, complex and poorly understood. It affects the immune system and can cause lasting damage to the kidneys, skin, heart, lungs and/or brain. Lupus disproportionately affects women and people from Black African, Caribbean, and Asian ancestries. Around 50,000 people in the UK are thought to have lupus (approximately 1 in 1000).

LUPUS UK is the only national charity supporting people living with lupus and those that care for them. We hold an ambition for a world where people with lupus can live full and active lives. We work hard to empower people by providing information about lupus and offering support, so their voices are heard and their condition diagnosed and managed effectively.

Reporting to the CEO, the Finance and Resources Manager will ensure the effective, accurate and efficient day-to-day management of all financial matters, including preparing monthly management accounts and cashflow forecasts. The postholder will be responsible for providing strategic financial advice and analysis to the CEO and Board by preparing and presenting finance papers. Additionally, the postholder will lead on the relationship with Landlord, HR, IT and legal service provides. The Finance and Resources Manager will play a full role in the senior leadership team, contributing to the overall development of organisational capacity.

To be successful, you will have considerable experience of day-to-day financial management in a comparable role. You will have detailed knowledge of accounting principles and proficiently in accounting, with an accounting qualification beneficial, but by no means essential. You will have demonstrable charity sector experience, including strong knowledge of Charity SORP, gift aid claims and restricted/unrestricted charity funds. You will have excellent communication skills, able to be a strong team player and contribute to the overall development of the organisation.

To discuss this role further, in the first instance please apply with your CV only.  Strong candidates will be contacted for a more in-depth conversation and the full job description.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 

Are you an inspiring and compassionate leader who wants to make a tangible difference to people affected by rare bone marrow failure? The Aplastic Anaemia Trust (AAT) is seeking a dynamic CEO to guide our organisation into its next chapter, deepening our impact and driving progress towards a cure for aplastic anaemia.

About Us

The Aplastic Anaemia Trust is the UK’s only charity focused on aplastic anaemia and related rare bone marrow disorders. Aplastic anaemia is a rare, serious blood disorder where the bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells. This can lead to fatigue, infections, and excessive bleeding, requiring urgent medical treatment. Our mission is to enable life-saving research, provide expert support, and build community networks for those affected. We are small but ambitious, working closely with clinicians, researchers, and patients to ensure people can live fulfilling lives despite their condition.

The Role

As CEO, you will lead our dedicated team, oversee the delivery of our strategic goals, and act as the public face of the charity. You will work directly with the Board of Trustees, the clinical community, and key partners to shape the future of the AAT. From leading high-level strategy to engaging with our warm and passionate patient community, this role offers both challenge and reward.

Key details:

• Role: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Aplastic Anaemia Trust

• Salary: £65,000 per annum

• Contract: permanent, full time

• Location: Remote (UK-based)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of AAT’s strategic plan and business objectives.

• Foster relationships with clinicians, researchers, donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries.

• Serve as an ambassador for AAT, representing the charity across healthcare, research, and fundraising sectors.

• Provide leadership to a small but expert remote-working team, ensuring effective collaboration and empowerment.

• Drive sustainable growth and innovation, ensuring financial health and strategic impact.

About You

We are looking for someone with strong leadership experience, ideally from the charity, health, or social care sectors, but most importantly, a passion for our mission. You will have:

• A proven track record in leadership and strategy development.

• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.

• Experience in fundraising, organisational growth, and stakeholder management.

• An understanding of or lived experience with serious or rare diseases is a bonus, but not essential.

What We Offer

• Salary: £65k per annum

• 34 days annual leave, including bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)

• Remote working with bi-annual in-person staff events

• Pension contribution up to 5% and Death in Service insurance

• A supportive, inclusive work culture that values flexibility and work-life balance

If you’re ready to lead a dedicated charity that’s making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. To receive an Information Pack for this CEO role with full details, including how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, executive at harrishill co uk. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to talk.

Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 14th November 2024.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

About Impetus

Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.

We find, fund and build the most promising charities working with these young people, providing core funding and working shoulder-to-shoulder with their leaders over the long term to help them become stronger organisations.

At Impetus we focus on the critical factors that influence the education and employment outcomes for disadvantaged young people in the UK, working with charities that have the potential for impact at scale, helping their leaders to deliver lifechanging, benchmark-beating, sustained outcomes.

We provide these charities with the funding and the tools to grow and deliver on their promises to the young people they serve. We also seek to influence government and the wider sector to back effective support for young people and invest with other like-minded organisations to tackle the most difficult and under-supported challenges. We are resolutely focused on outcomes and impact, driven by quality evidence.

Impetus is a registered charity and our charity number is 1152262.

About the Investment Team

The Investment Team is responsible for selecting charity partners, managing our charity investments and supporting our charity partners to improve and scale their impact.

The Investment Team also leads the Impetus Leadership Academy, a leadership development programme to support talent from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK youth sector to progress into senior leadership roles.

The team is made up of 18 people, including former teachers, charity chief executives, charity impact leads, management consultants, social investment portfolio managers and impact consultants.

The team is led by a Portfolio Director who sits on the Senior Management Team. The Portfolio Director has 5 direct reports: a Deputy Portfolio Director, three Sector Leads (who lead our work in School engagement, School attainment and Employment Sectors) and an Impact Lead. Sector Leads line manage 6 Investment Directors. Investment Directors line manage Investment Managers (currently 5). Investment Directors and Investment Managers tend to primarily focus on a sector but might have mixed portfolios, depending on need, experience and interest.

The Investment Team has a good track record of role progression. All four Leads and a number of our Investment Directors were promoted from within the team.

The team is passionate, rigorous, determined, creative and warm. We come from a range of backgrounds and bring a broad mix of perspectives.  We care deeply for our colleagues, our charity partners and the young people we serve.

Job description – Investment Director

The Investment Director (ID) is a key member of the Investment Team, playing a leading role in identifying, assessing, and supporting portfolio partner charities and other non-profit organisations to deepen their impact and scale their outcomes. This role works closely with other Investment Directors and Investment Managers to deliver external facing support to portfolio partners as well as internal projects to support the development of the investment model and portfolio strategy.

Investment Directors use strategic thinking, analytical rigour, and senior relationship skills to support a portfolio of amazing organisations that, together, will help shift the life chances and outcomes of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the UK.

Key responsibilities

Finding high potential charities and non-profit partners for our portfolio

• Identifying potential charitable organisations for investment.
• Leading in-depth due diligence process to assess and build partnership foundations with potential partners – covering leadership and governance, and their impact, scale, and partnership potential.
• Modelling from first contact of origination, our approach to engaged and trust-based investment management support.
• Developing and championing high quality investment propositions to our Investment Committee.

Managing partnerships with portfolio partners

• Managing relationships with partner Chairs and CEOs 
• Agreeing Service Funding Agreements, including appropriate annual investment milestones to allow for a clear assessment of re-investment potential at end of phase 
• Regularly monitoring and assessing partner progress / risks against milestones and making recommendations for progression or exit
• Escalating key risks on performance, leadership and safeguarding
• Conducting annual partnership review with Sector Leads and partner CEOs
• Working with Impetus Finance colleagues to ensure timely distribution of grant payments, in line with Service Funding Agreements.

Supporting portfolio partners

• Providing direct support to CEOs and senior colleagues on key strategic topics, using a mix of at least monthly one-to-one meetings and group facilitation to:
  • clarify theory of change
  • define long term ambition
  • develop growth strategy
  • achieve a step change in the delivery and performance management of outcomes
  • strengthen leadership (individual and collective) and governance capabilities
  • develop path to scale
  • build financial resilience
• Scoping and project managing pro bono capacity-building projects (in addition to providing direct management support). Ensure projects are delivered to a high standard and contribute to charity progression
• Identifying engagement opportunities for our donors and supporters with charity partners that are aligned with the charity’s activities and do not distract or undermine their core work
• Collaborating with Impetus philanthropy team to develop new funding streams (additional to direct Impetus grant funding) that support our partners’ ability to deliver impact at scale
• Effectively leveraging the support of investment managers to advance the objectives developed for each charity partner that is managed by an Investment Director
• Identifying engagement opportunities for our donors and supporters with charity partners that are aligned with the charity’s activities and do not distract or undermine their core work
• Collaborating with Impetus Philanthropy team to develop new funding streams (additional to direct Impetus grant funding) that support our partners’ ability to deliver impact at scale
• Effectively leveraging the support of investment managers to advance the objectives developed for each charity partner that is managed by an Investment Director. 

Support to Impetus

• Developing expertise about “what works” in the sector through cultivation and use of expert input and engagement as well as investigation into key research and evaluative literature
• Working closely with team colleagues to use learnings from our work and domain expertise to inform our strategy, our model and delivery over time
• Leading on and contributing to internal topics, such as team strategy development, digital transformation, or equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Contribute towards Impetus’ public affairs and philanthropy objectives through input into case studies, research and policy campaigns, donor reports and fundraising events
• Sharing the learning from our work across the team, across the organisation and externally working within Impetus strategy, policies and procedures
• Engaging in Impetus pro bono, communications, and advocacy events, and engage charity partners appropriately in these events
• Where appropriate, line-managing and supporting Investment Managers on the team to grow and develop, and achieve their project, role and team objectives.

Person specification

The successful candidate will need to show evidence that they meet many of the following skills, capabilities and experience.

Essential

• A commitment to Impetus’ mission
• Senior level responsibility and a strong track record of building trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders, advising them on key strategic decisions, and challenging them in a respectful and collaborative manner
• A talent for strategic thinking around complex issues
• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills
• Understanding of impact measurement and evaluation fundamentals
• Tenacity and initiative
• Ability to flex personal style to needs of charity and leadership
• Growth mind-set to seek out and act on feedback
• Proven ability to work independently, and to exercise good judgment
• Strong planning and time management skills
• Interest in partnering closely with charities that are doing what it takes to get better
• A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

If you don't tick all these boxes, but still feel that you fit the profile, please apply anyway.

Desirable

• Experience in the non-profit (charity or social enterprise) sector, through work, as a pro-bono volunteer or Trustee capacity 
• Experience in consulting, investment management, senior charity management, or other in-depth grant making and advisory work
• Knowledge and expertise in UK education or youth employability sectors
• Board experience in private, public or third sector
• Understanding of or experience with commissioning impact evaluations.

How to apply

• Complete the online form (including the equal opportunities monitoring form)
• Upload a comprehensive CV and supporting statement

The supporting statement should be no more than two sides of A4 and should address the criteria in the person specification.

You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission.

As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.

The deadline for applications is 11.59pm Sunday 10 November 2024.

Interviews

First round interviews and an assessment task will take place on 18 and 19 November 2024.

Second round interviews will take place on 27 November 2024.

You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more open, creative and gets better results.

We want our team at Impetus to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our team to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

We want to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need in order to be successful.

Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation or marital status. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Personal Data

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

Trees for Cities is the only national charity dedicated to improve lives by planting, protecting and promoting urban trees. We do this by working closely with communities, landowners, partners and funders to deliver transformational change in towns and cities across the UK and overseas. We plant trees in schools, streets, estates, parks and open spaces to create nature-rich urban woodland, hedgerows, orchards, avenues and playgrounds. 

The charity is experiencing an exciting period of growth and development, with expansion in both their programme activities and income. As we adapt to this growth, we are also enhancing our internal operations by strengthening systems and improving efficiencies. We are in the process of shaping our latest organisational wide strategy, set to launch in April 2025, which will focus on broadening our reach and impact across the UK.

In addition to leading a small team and overseeing day-to-day financial management, this role will contribute to key initiatives such as enhancing our fund accounting and management reporting, refining project cost modelling, and reviewing finance policies and processes. As a business partner to budget holders, the role will provide leaders with the knowledge, insights, and tools to strengthen budget management and forecasting, building on the supportive and engaged relationship the finance team already fosters across the organisation. You will work closely with the Director of Finance and Operations on finance strategy and change management projects.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for someone eager to make a lasting impact within the finance function and wider organisation. It offers the chance to develop your strategic and leadership capabilities while advancing your career. Ideal candidates will be fully qualified accountants who bring strong technical accounting expertise and project management skills, ideally gained in practice navigating complex financial accounting management and reporting. A passion for proactive collaboration with staff in leadership and advisory roles is essential, as is an interest in the vision and mission of the charity.

To learn more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below, which also outlines how to apply.

POLICY ADVISORS (HEALTH AND SCIENCE)

Salary: £36,225 per annum

Reports to: Senior Policy Manager (Science) and Policy Manager (Health)

Department: Policy, Information and Communications

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (we are open to Compressed Hours in this role)

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to further discussion around flexibility for the successful candidate.

Closing date: Sunday 3 November 2024, 23:55

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are looking for two Policy Advisors:

• Policy Advisor (Science): this role will work on science and research policy, including a focus on improving the environment for research in the health service and clinical trials.

• Policy Advisor (Health): this role will work on health policy, focused on influencing to improve cancer care for patients across the UK.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading cancer charity, dedicated to saving lives through research. CRUK's vision is to bring about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer - by preventing more cancers, detecting and diagnosing cancers more quickly, and treating them in more effective, kinder and targeted ways. To achieve this, it is essential that we keep cancer high on the political agenda in the UK and beyond.

We are looking for two Policy Advisors to monitor the external policy environment and identify, research and develop key public policy positions on issues related to the relevant policy area alongside opportunities to support work across the team. Further to this, you'll advise on and communicate the charity's positions to Government, policy-makers and other stakeholders, including the public, through responses to consultations, published reports, external representation, online and social media.

What will I be doing?

• Identifying, researching and developing positions on policy issues important to Cancer Research UK

• Communicating the charity's position on policy issues to government, policymakers and other stakeholders, for example through written reports, briefings, responses to consultations and policy statements

• Developing and contributing specialist expertise in issues relevant to your policy area

• Ensuring that relevant internal audiences are kept up-to-date with policy developments and feed in to the work of the policy team

• Building links with policy, healthcare professionals and research communities to assist with the development of evidence-based policy positions and research proposals

• Acting as a representative of Cancer Research UK to a range of external stakeholders, including Government, academics, think tanks, charities and professional bodies

• Keeping up to date with policy developments, support the influencing of policy and identify policy issues that have the potential to form the basis of advocacy campaigning

• Working across the Policy and Public Affairs Teams to ensure integrated policy and public affairs activity, working closely with the public affairs and campaigning teams.

What skills will I need?

• Proven ability to identify and solve a range of problems with minimal guidance

• Proven ability to work autonomously; the post holder will receive a moderate level of supervision and direction from the Policy Managers

• Ability to manage workload and prioritise day-to-day tasks to meet deadlines

• Excellent writing skills with an ability to produce high quality briefings in a short period of time, as well as longer more detailed pieces of work

• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate to internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will need to explain information clearly and encourage colleagues to understand different points of view.

• Proven ability to contribute to the development of strategy

• Understanding of the UK's political system, Government departments, arms-length bodies and the policy environment

• Strong analytical and research skills

• Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

We are recruiting a Policy and Campaigns Manager to take forward our work on household debt. This role plays a key part in our campaign to end the UK’s household debt crisis.

Over ten million people in the UK are now ‘overindebted’, meaning they are behind on bills or are finding their debt repayments a heavy financial burden. The crisis has been growing over the last decade but has increased dramatically because of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. More and more people are now borrowing to cover bills and essentials.

Our campaign combines community organising with national level campaigning and advocacy work to bring the voices of those most affected by the debt crisis to the fore in debates on policy solutions. You will use your policy and campaigning expertise to help ensure the people most impacted by problem household debt have a say in influencing the policies that affect them. You will work on issues such as the growth in council tax debt and bailiff use, the huge build up in energy debt as a result of the cost of living crisis and making insolvency policy and practice fairer and more accessible so more people can get out of debt.

You will be a key member of our household debt project team, working alongside the Head of Campaigns, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Digital Campaigner and Lead  Organiser.

We are looking for someone with great policy analysis and advocacy skills, a strong campaigning mindset, and a passion for social justice. We are not expecting you to already be an expert in all aspects of the role or in household debt policy but are looking for someone with the potential to develop quickly. Crucially, you will also need to appreciate why taking a community organising approach and building the power of people affected by debt is important, though you do not need to have experience in community organising.

This role will require some evening and weekend working, though this will be infrequent.

We strongly value diversity and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We would particularly like to encourage applications from women and non-binary people, people of colour, people who identify as LGTBQIA+ and people who identify as working class or have done in the past. If you have a question about location or any other aspect of the role, please do get in touch.

Our prior Program Manager has moved up to the role of Chief Programs Officer on our executive team. As such, we are looking for a deeply impact-motivated Program Manager to run our flagship Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. In this role, you will train, advise, and pair exceptional potential founders through a twice-annual, two-month training program. This culminates in supporting the founders through a seed fundraising round and the launch of new charities delivering exceptionally cost-effective programs at scale across global development.

Our program has incubated more than 40 new charities over the past five years, with many receiving recognition from charity evaluators such as GiveWell and Animal Charity Evaluators as field-leading organisations.

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

The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a twice-a-year intensive training program enabling cohorts of 8-16 exceptionally talented international entrepreneurs and nonprofit professionals to launch outstandingly cost-effective, evidence-based new nonprofits in the space of two months. 

The program chiefly consists of a twice-annual sequence.

• Preparing the upcoming cohort and running the initial book club where participants deep dive into our handbook and the recommended idea reports

• The two-month program itself, which includes a 2+ week in-person section and consists of training and coaching participants to select co-founders and ideas

• Post-program support to the new founders, providing ongoing guidance and facilitating connections with our networks of mentors and alumni.

• Evaluation and improvement work for the program itself,  and the post-program support and evaluation plus improvements period. In between, the team 

The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program team chiefly consists of ~two FTE preparing and running the program and  interacting regularly with the recruitment team (for finding and selecting the ideal program candidates), the research team (for selecting and adapting the ideal charity ideas for the program participants), and the operations team (for supporting the incubated projects immediately upon launch through the program). This role reports to Samantha, our Chief Programs Officer, and works closely together with Steve, the second Program Manager who focuses mostly on participant training and coaching.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

The exact %s of these will depend on what will be most impactful and the interests and skill areas of the successful candidate, but will likely look something like this:

Direct Program Management - 40%

• During the preparation phase:

  • Clearly and proactively managing timelines and communications with internal staff, external partners, and program participants

  • Improving systems such that running the program becomes more efficient and effective round over round

• During the program phase for 8 weeks twice a year (February to March and August to September):

  • Facilitating training sessions  - discussions, presentations, workshops - with participantsbased on best practices

  • Providing key feedback on participant project work on short timelines, including on materials such as cost-effectiveness analyses, geographic assessments, theories of change, budgets, pilot plans etc.

  • Mentoring participants directly in 1:1 calls and chats

  • Guiding participants through two intense in-person weeks in our London office, including in their co-founder and charity idea testing and decisions

• Towards the end and immediately following the program:

  • Helping participants develop our raw researched top nonprofit ideas into organisations ready to implement a first pilot within mere months of graduating

  • Advising participants on key decisions regarding their charity and providing encouragement and support to get their project proposals across the finish line in time for the seed network funding circle to award seed grants

  • Connecting graduates with suitable mentors from our network and identifying, engaging, and onboarding new mentors

Alumni/Community Management & Development - 40%

• Identifying, championing, and, where suitable, delegating post-program support initiatives that would improve charity outcomes (e.g., speed, likelihood, and size of impact)

• Creating opportunities for connection, collaboration, and cross-learning of our growing alumni and extended community

• Managing a growing extended community of mentors, advisors, and service providers that could support our charities at different stages of their development (e.g., seed, pilot, scale-up, external evaluation)

• Managing shared digital knowledge and communication bases like our resource hub and 300+ member slack community

• Evaluating opportunities and focusing on the most impactful ones

Program Improvement / M&E - 20%

• Carrying out and improving our internal program monitoring & evaluation:

  • Collecting and assessing feedback from participants and alumni

  • Prioritising areas for improvement

  • Brainstorming and deciding on solutions

  • Implementing or delegating improvements

• Identifying priority gaps in program curriculum and structure based on M&E, proactive research, and later charity outcomes

• Designing or adapting existing content, including applied projects, workshops, or written material, to support program goals

FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES

This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:

• Focusing on charity strategy development and advising: a hire with more experience and expertise in launching, piloting, and scaling could play a more active hand in revamping our content and mentoring charities on their strategies from the outset; i.e. advising closely on plans, giving more feedback on early project plans, mentoring directly post-program, etc.

• Leaning into building out a thriving alumni ecosystem: optimising our post-program coordination, expanding our partnership work, spending more work on post-program content and community, coordinating our networks of alumni and mentors, creating digital/in-person events, and other strategies to help our charities and their staff reach & expand their potential

• Becoming an expert in M&E: playing a heavier role in the impact assessment & optimisation of Charity Entrepreneurship as the key impact arm of AIM. This would involve more collaboration with our research and recruitment teams to improve our systems and feedback loops, and/or our M&E specialist working to create early internal evaluations of our charities and later external evaluations

• (At some point) going through our Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program themselves as a participant, bringing all the built skills and expertise to bear in their own nonprofit

ABOUT YOU

The role is most suitable for a mid-level professional (3-5+ years of experience) with a background in running programs or nonprofit organisations. An ideal candidate may bring experience in launching and implementing new or early-stage programs or in conducting earlier stage intervention research or monitoring & evaluation work, particularly in LMIC contexts. The applied experience will be invaluable in training, pairing, and advising the next generations of incubatees who are aiming to launch some of the most impactful nonprofits in the world.

We expect excellent candidates will meet many (but not 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 readers from applying.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Personality traits:

  • Conscientious and organised

  • Has a bias toward action

  • High emotional intelligence

  • Calm under pressure when others around them may feel stressed out (i.e. program participants making important decisions)

  • High standards and a constant desire to improve

  • Excited to ruthlessly focus on only the most effective tasks

  • Highly collaborative, low personal ego

  • Keen to give and receive feedback

  • Quick and self-driven learner

  • Excited to advise and learn across a range of cause areas and interventions (global health & development, animal welfare, policy…)

• Competencies / abilities:

  • Highly organised and autonomous, able to run projects with many moving and constantly changing parts from start to finish and call in external input or support where needed

  • Generalist, with a good balance of “people” and “project” skills

  • Can sensitively deliver critical feedback and nudge participants into more impactful directions while leaving them feeling optimistic and motivated

  • High cultural sensitivity (our participants are from all over the world) and ability to flexibly communicate with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g., potential candidates, mentors, funders)

  • Able to analyse and synthesise information from a range of quantitative and qualitative sources (e.g., putting together ideal co-founder pairings on the basis of numerical information from surveys and program project performance ratings plus qualitative information from 1 on 1s)

• Experience / technical skills:

  • Interest in and knowledge about the charity sector and a sense of key factors that make organisations successful

  • Deeply results-focused and impact-minded

  • Some prior experience with interventions and sectors from our key cause areas of global health & development, animal welfare, and policy, or occasional exploratory cause areas (e.g., biosecurity and meta charities)

  • Has some basic familiarity with a range of sources of (especially empirical, quantitative) evidence and can (learn to) both teach and advise on them

Desirable Skills and Experience Include:

• Experience delivering programs in nonprofit or government settings, ideally in LMICs

• Experience in founding or working at early-stage organisations

• Foundational (empirical, nonprofit) research literacy

• Basic quantitative and spreadsheet skills

• Knowledge of Global Health & Development and/or Animal Welfare and/or the EA space and an existing network in one or more of these

WHAT WE OFFER

• 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

• High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job

• 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

• Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals

• A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density

• Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel

BENEFITS

• A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave

• UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London

• An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements

• A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals 

• Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes

• 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

• 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:

1. Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),

2. A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,

3. An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,

4. A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,

5. 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.