Centre Leader Jobs

The Director of Charity will play a key  role in developing a progressive and growing NHS charity onto the next steps of its journey to fulfil the Trust’s ambition to be the charity of choice in the region.

You must be an ambitious and innovative leader with senior management experience and an extensive knowledge of fundraising and marketing, to command the confidence of staff and peers, with strong diplomatic skills and determination.

As the most senior management role with corporate responsibility for the Charity, you will work closely with the Director of Communications and Engagement and the Corporate Trustee to provide leadership, and strategic and operational management of the work of the Charity.  You will manage the fundraising team and play a leadership role in soliciting and stewarding major and principal gifts in support of the strategic priorities of the Trust, as set out in the Trust’s Strategy.

Proven communication skills are critical as the role also requires a level of confidence in working with a wide range of stakeholders, including NHS Directors, including non-execs, senior management, senior clinicians, hospital staff, patients, key donors, celebrities, businesses, community supporters and volunteers.

Playing a central to the role, you will be responsible for increasing the Trust’s charitable income from the current circa £2.4m per annum to £5m over the next 3 years.

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the Charity is well managed and that there are clear strategic and operational plans that reflect charity best practice and can allow the Charity to deliver its full potential for charitable support of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. 

Overview

Job Title: Head of Youth Services
Reporting to: Director of Youth and Participation
Responsible for: Community Manager and Peer Support Team Leader
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Base: Hybrid, home and London office
Closing Date: Friday 22nd November 2024 (5pm). Please note that reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants, so encourage applying early.
Benefits:

• Enhanced policies including 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
• Company electronic devices;
• Remote and flexible working;
• Company Health Insurance;
• Excellent opportunities for training and career progression.

About The Mix 
The Mix is the UK’s leading digital charity for under 25s, reaching over 6 million young people each year. Whatever issue a young person is facing, The Mix is always there for them - via our website, over the phone or via social media. Our support is free, confidential, and anonymous and can be accessed wherever young people are.

Job purpose
To oversee the development and delivery of Peer Support services under The Mix brand, including its Peer Chat helpline and Online Community

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and planning

• Advise on the strategic development of all Peer Services under The Mix brand and the delivery of plans to achieve our ambitions
• Manage the Peer Services budget and forecast, reporting into the Director of Youth and Participation
• Create plans for future developments, including writing proposals, while responsible for the excellent day-to-day management of project work
• Work collaboratively with Income and Marketing teams to develop income generation opportunities as well as the effective promotion of our services

Service delivery

• Lead on the launch of The Mix’s new Peer Chat service
• Lead on the growth of The Mix’s Peer Chat, Community and Group Chat services
• Lead on the rostering and management of staff and volunteers within The Mix’s Peer Services
• Oversee quality-control initiatives, data protection and the delivery of the highest level of safeguarding within Peer Services, working with colleagues as appropriate
• Report on service performance to inform operational planning and monitoring
• Work with our Data and Insights Team to produce research and implement external surveys as required

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of managing one-to-one services, ideally within a local authority, NHS, social enterprise or charity setting
• Experience of applying new technologies and platforms within a services context
• Experience and passion for leading and developing teams and working with volunteers

Desirable

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, able to act as ambassador for Mental Health Innovations and The Mix
• Experience working at a similar level in a small organisation, or in a larger team looking to take the next step
• Good financial understanding, including the ability to shape and manage effective budgets
• Experience of delivering or overseeing clinical services
  Experience of working with young people
  Experience of managing safeguarding procedures and processes

Job Title: Family Finding Social Worker/Senior Practitioner

Contract: 6 months Fixed term with the possibility of extending.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: FTE £38,435.60 – £41,474.10 - Social Worker

FTE £42,590.80 - £46,065.60 - Senior Practitioner

Location: Hillingdon based in Civic Centre Uxbridge (Hybrid)

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

Coram Ambitious for Adoption Regional Adoption Agency [RAA] is a commissioned Voluntary Adoption Agency delivering statutory adoption support services and family finding for a number of local authority partners. The family finding post holder will be located in Hillingdon, as part of the wider RAA partnership located across London and surrounding areas. The hub services for the RAA include the recruitment, assessment and support of Coram approved adopters, which are located at the Coram Campus in London.

The post holder will be employed by Coram, a service with a long track record of serving children well and outstanding ratings from Ofsted. The task for the Regional Adoption Agency is to ensure that all children who have a plan for adoption are given every chance to have that ambition realised and when placed in a permanent family receive the relevant support as their needs change and develop.

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic Family Finding Social Worker or Senior Practitioner wishing to play an active role in the delivery and development of a high-quality family finding service for the London Borough of Hillingdon, for children with a plan for adoption.

The post holder will be one of two professionals responsible for family finding for children with a care plan of adoption within the local area.

The post holder will be part of a small and very supportive team to develop practise and skills in this area. The post holder will also be able to have access resources and services within Hillingdon to support this role and be part of a bigger network of support from colleagues from across the RAA. This role will function as 6 month fixed contract with the possibility of an extension to offer continuity to the children we are family finding for.

To arrange an informal discussion – please contact, Hellan Timothy-James –  Service Manager for Hillingdon and Harrow.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Monday 25th November 2024 at 23:59

Interview date: TBC

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBTQ+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Unseen is working towards a world without slavery. We provide safehouses and support in the community for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. We also run the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline and work with individuals, communities, businesses, governments, other charities, and statutory agencies to stamp out slavery for good. 

Purpose of the role:

• Delivering training to a variety of people from different sectors and backgrounds
• Designing, launching and maintaining eLearning modules
• Designing and organising trainings requested by clients and proactively launching new training programs
• Critically reviewing and improving our current processes for creating and delivering training internally
• Working across our Business Service team to support Business Engagement Managers with clients who have requested training
• Researching and proposing new training ideas based on events, market trends or client feedback
• Being the leader on training in Business Services, providing insights, support and ideas to the wider team

To apply: 

• Please complete Unseen’s application form for the role which includes a personal statement of 500 words outlining your suitability for the role, some personal details and equal opportunities questions, and;
• Please send a copy of your CV to jobs @ unseenuk. org with reference to the job title.

Details:

• Salary: £30,900 per annum (pro-rated for part-time hours).
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week (part-time may be considered).
• Location: Unseen’s head office in Bristol – Hybrid approach with some working from home days. A degree of flexibility will be required. Includes regular travel to Unseen’s Head Office in Bristol and to client offices across the UK.

The deadline for applications is 1 December 2024.

Interviews will likely be held during the week of the 9 December 2024.

As an organisation focused on equality and diversity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and all backgrounds, including those with a lived experience of modern slavery, those from ethnic minority groups, those with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community. 

 Any questions, please contact jobs @ unseenuk. org.

Earlier this year, we launched our new Regional Clinical Lead roles across England. We are now recruiting 2 more Regional Clinical Leads to join the Excellence Network and lead their regional network in the South West and East of England.

Last month, the Excellence Network moved to a new regional model in England and introduced the 7 newly-formed Parkinson’s Excellence Network (PEN) regions in England, with the boundaries aligned to the 7 NHS England regions. Click here to read more about the new model. 

The regional model in the devolved nations remains the same: there are 3 regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 region in Northern Ireland.

To help us deliver this new regional model, we are gradually recruiting the consultancy services of Regional Clinical Leads in each of the 7 regions in England. So far, we have appointed 2 Regional Clinical Leads in the North West of England and in the North East and Yorkshire.

We currently have vacancies in the following regions in England:

• South West
• East of England

Who can apply?

Any UK-based healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with an interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also encouraged to apply.

You’ll have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

Time commitment: 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.

Remuneration: monthly rate based on skills and experience.

Term of consultancy services: 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend for a further 3 years. You can then re-apply for the role if you wish.

View the full role description here.

How to apply

For further details about the role, please email us.

Your application will be by a CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined in the role description above. Please state the geographical area you’re based in when you apply.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a 1-hour virtual interview.

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 17 November.

The Early Intervention Administrator role requires an individual who is relational, hard-working, pro-active, and can use their initiative on a day-today basis. The role is central to TLG sustaining and achieving positive impact through TLG’s volunteer programmes and church partner network. Passionate about supporting vulnerable children and their families, the church and TLG’s vision, the post-holder will lead up, across and down within the organisation, so to ensure that key outcomes are achieved within stated deadlines

The successful candidate will be well-organised, collaborative and flexible in their approach to work. With strong customer-focus, he/she will support church partners and staff team members effectively, with an eye for detail and a personable approach. To support the ongoing growth in our church partnerships network, the post-holder will collaborate with team members to lead in the development and maintenance of the online platforms and processes surrounding the Early Intervention programme, and our CRM system. With a creative approach to work and a hunger for personal and professional development, this is a role for an ambitious administrator who thrives in a fast-paced working environment that requires creative problem-solving, focused on constantly improving ways to serve our partner churches and the children and families they support.

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Initial Interview Date (Online): 9th December 2024

Final Interview Date (In Person): 12th December 2024

Closing Date: 4th December 

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Mental Health Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Hammersmith & Fulham.

£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
As a Support Worker, you will play a key role in supporting our residents to help them to enhance life skills and increase independence and manage their health. This also includes tenancy management and other life skills.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

What you'll bring:

Essential:
- NVQ Level 2/3 or transferable skills in customer centred roles

Desirable:
- Experience working in mental health sector
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Head of Public Affairs 

Salary: Up to £50,000  

Location: Fully remote with regular travel to London  

Full time: 35 hours per week  

Permanent  

Closing date for applications: 15th November 2024  

First interview: 3rd December 2024  

Second interview: 6th December 2024 

About Us 

The Wildlife Trusts are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have 900,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. We are at an exciting moment in our 110-year history, with the development of an ambitious new strategy, setting out a vision for nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes, creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive. 

Wildlife Trusts have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. Collectively we manage more than 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. We undertake research, we stand up for wildlife and wild places under threat, and we help people access nature. 

The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities. 

What we are trying to achieve: The twin crises of nature and climate emergencies have forced the Wildlife Trusts to rethink their role. Collectively, we have set out the new and ambitious Strategy 2030. Goal 1 of that strategy is to get nature into recovery with the Wildlife Trusts providing the leadership required to achieve 30 by 30: 30% of seas and land in nature’s recovery by 2030. 

Nature’s recovery rests on five critical interventions: (1) the development of a nature recovery network; (2) creating landscape recovery areas at a scale where natural processes can operate to drive up species abundance; (3) regenerative agriculture; (4) green infrastructure threading through our towns, cities and countryside and, (5) at sea, an effective network of highly protected marine areas. 

We are entering a new era where Labour are now the government with a very clear majority and mandate for their 5 missions that they have clearly prioritised. We have already seen that the Labour government are going to make significant changes to the planning system and are establishing GB Energy. In the short term, we need to ensure that our environmental legislation is not weakened through and that we maintain high environmental standards. 

About You 

We are looking for someone with the drive, and experience of high-level advocacy and facilitation skills to lead generating and implementing appropriate policies that will drive change. This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, capable, and passionate leader who understands both nature and people. You will need to be able to inspire politicians, funders, the media, developers and communities 

You will need to enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be organised and resourceful, have excellent attention to written detail as well as confidence in public speaking. We need these skills to come through in your clear passion for our cause. You will be part of a tight and dedicated central policy team. You will need to have excellent collaboration and facilitation skills and always strive to ensure that everyone can come together effectively across the movement of The Wildlife Trusts to achieve our new and exciting vision 

You will need knowledge of the workings of Westminster and experience of working in the third sector. We are interested in someone who is able to demonstrate experience of working with political adversaries and has no fear of engaging in robust discussions on the future of environmental law and a reverse in the destruction of our biodiversity 

We are particularly interested in someone who has experience of working with the House of Commons and House of Lords, backbenchers, and the shadow front bench 

The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities 

The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts takes our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. RSWT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible. 

RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment. 

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. 

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications. 

Earlier this year, we launched our new Regional Clinical Lead roles across England. We are now recruiting 2 more Regional Clinical Leads to join the Excellence Network and lead their regional network in the South West and East of England.

Last month, the Excellence Network moved to a new regional model in England and introduced the 7 newly-formed Parkinson’s Excellence Network (PEN) regions in England, with the boundaries aligned to the 7 NHS England regions. Click here to read more about the new model. 

The regional model in the devolved nations remains the same: there are 3 regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 region in Northern Ireland.

To help us deliver this new regional model, we are gradually recruiting the consultancy services of Regional Clinical Leads in each of the 7 regions in England. So far, we have appointed 2 Regional Clinical Leads in the North West of England and in the North East and Yorkshire.

We currently have vacancies in the following regions in England:

• South West
• East of England

Who can apply?

Any UK-based healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with an interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also encouraged to apply.

You’ll have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

Time commitment: 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.

Remuneration: monthly rate based on skills and experience.

Term of consultancy services: 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend for a further 3 years. You can then re-apply for the role if you wish.

View the full role description on our website.

How to apply

For further details about the role, please email us.

Your application will be by a CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined in the role description above. Please state the geographical area you’re based in when you apply.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a 1-hour virtual interview.

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 17 November.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Enhanced Support Worker to join our Homelessness service in Kensington & Chelsea.

£28,531.36 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.

The Heaney Cluster an intensively supported housing scheme for the most challenging customers in the borough. The majority of the customers come with a history of entrenched rough sleeping; often coupled with enduring mental health difficulties. The aim is to offer a home to those who would have difficulty finding accommodation because of their lifestyle choices involving extreme drug and alcohol misuse. The high support hostel caters for eleven service users with complex needs and is staffed 24 hours a day with the minimum of three staff on duty. The medium support services are staffed from 9am to 9pm where the customers present with varying degrees of mental health issues.
Enhanced Support Workers will devise person centered support plans with customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet their needs and goals. This will include sign posting them to the local drug and alcohol services to address substance misuse issues. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do:

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager.
Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
Develop knowledge around the local mental health system to ensure customers receive the best treatment available
Lead on an area of specialism (e.g. ETE, health and wellbeing) and build partnerships and develop internal and external opportunities for service-users in this area
Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

About you:

* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
* Approachable and open behaviour
* Prefers working as part of a group or team
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Flexible
* Open to feedback and self development
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
* Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
* Is essentially customer-focused
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

What you'll bring:

Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:

- Experience of working with complex needs/ street homeless

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Mass Participation Lead

We are seeking an experienced leader to drive forward the development and implementation of the events and mass participation fundraising strategy.

This is an exciting new role that has been developed to lead our ambitious vision for this area of our team and offers home and flexible working.

Position: CE332 Mass Participation Lead

Location: Home-based, UK, Nationwide. However, extensive travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £47,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance with where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 29 November 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview Date: 9 and 10 December 2024

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

Worth currently £2m annually we are looking to rapidly grow our income from third party and owned products and events. You will provide strategic leadership to the Mass Participation team (2 direct reports and accountability for a further 6) as well as playing an active leadership role across the Mass Engagement department, contributing to the wider directorate goals and objectives.

You will oversee a customer-centric approach where supporters receive an outstanding experience and feel proud of their continued contribution.

Key responsibilities will include:

· Developing strategy for events and mass participation products

· New fundraising product development

· Strategic leadership of a geographically dispersed team, embedding a culture of high performance

· Setting meaningful income and expenditure budgets and being able to accurately re-forecast putting action plans in place to mitigate shortfalls.

About You

You will be an innovative thinker with the ability to review our existing programme, the wider market environment and identify opportunities for supporter acquisition, engagement, and retention.

You will have experience of:

· Delivering targets with successful outcomes.

· Project planning and problem solving.

· Delivering formal presentations and public speaking.

· Budget development, planning and forecasting and an understanding of risk, mitigation and contingency planning.

· Achieving annual income and expenditure targets.

· Recruiting, managing, motivating, developing and training staff and/or volunteers.

· Analysing and interpreting data.

To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further

information on the role.

Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

Stroke Association

Finding strength through support

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke. 

We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It’s only thanks to the generosity of our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our people. We know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for all those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke, and those from under-represented communities. 

You may also have experience in areas such as Mass Participation,  Mass Participation Fundraising, Mass Participation Fundraiser, Mass Participation Lead, Events Fundraiser, Events Fundraising, Events Fundraising Officer, Events Fundraising Lead, Challenge Events.

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

Acorns Children’s Hospice provides specialist care and support for babies, children and young people who are life limited or life threatened. When time is short, every moment is precious. Acorns helps children and families fill the time they have together with love, fun and laughter to create lasting memories.

Palliative care for children aged 0-18 is delivered at Acorns’ hospices in Birmingham, Worcester, and Walsall, as well as in family homes or elsewhere in the community. Their holistic, tailored approach meets each child’s clinical, emotional, cultural, religious, and spiritual needs. Supporting over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families annually, Acorns is a vital lifeline for families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire during unimaginably difficult times.

Over the past 18 months, Acorns’ leadership team has enhanced collaboration and innovation across the charity and focused on embedding an organisation-wide fundraising culture, deepening internal relationships, and harnessing data analysis to drive performance. With this strong foundation in place, they are seeking a Director of Income Generation to play a key role in shaping the organisation’s strategic direction while leading and integrating fundraising and retail operations.

About the role

As a key member of Acorns’ Executive Directorate, you will play a central role in shaping the organisation’s leadership and strategy. You’ll develop and implement innovative strategies to maximise fundraising income across individual giving, corporate partnerships, community fundraising, trusts, and legacies. In addition, you will oversee the performance and continued success of Acorns’ retail operation, strategically supporting the Retail Director in driving growth across a portfolio of c.50 shops.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior fundraiser seeking a strategic leadership role with a broad scope in a collaborative and positive culture. Under the leadership of a CEO who deeply values fundraising, Acorns is committed to investing in bold ideas and developing your team, setting the stage for future growth and long-term success.

As Director of Income Generation, you will: 

• Join a high-functioning Executive Director team to effectively govern and lead the organisation’s strategic development
• Provide strategic direction, inspiration and leadership to the fundraising and retail teams, ensuring alignment with Acorns’ mission and values
• Develop and implement a comprehensive and innovative income generation strategy to meet ambitious financial targets
• Work closely with the Director of Retail to lead the strategy and operational management of 43 high street shops and 4 superstores, driving sales growth and profitability
• Build collaborative relationships across the organisation, contributing to a culture of cross-function working
• Explore new opportunities, including prize-led giving and digital fundraising, to keep Acorns at the forefront of fundraising innovation
• Act as an ambassador for Acorns, including addressing prospective donors and partners at events

About you

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Extensive experience in fundraising leadership across multiple income streams
• A track record of creating and implementing innovative fundraising strategies
• A skilled leader with experience managing high-performing teams, providing guidance and support to maximise the strengths of staff
• Proven ability to think creatively, offering fresh approaches to fundraising that are both innovative and practical
• Ability to use data insights to drive strategy and decision-making, including tapping into demographic insights and donor behaviour to inform innovative fundraising strategies
• Strong public speaking and networking skills, including representing organisations at high-profile events, conferences, and other functions
• Passion for Acorns’ mission of supporting children and families and a willingness to learn and adapt to the hospice sector

Acorns Children's Hospice is partnering with Ed Cherry at QuarterFive for this appointment. 

The applicant pack below contains further details of the organisation, role, opportunities and person specification. For suitable applicants, a full brief will be shared, with guidance and support for formal applications (via CV and cover letter), which are to be submitted by Thursday 14th November.

We have been lucky enough to secure funding from the National Lottery Communities Fund and Swire Charitable Trust to deliver of a three year Wilder Watford programme of community organising and support with the aim to create more space for nature in Watford.

About the role

The Wilder Communities Officer will inspire and support community-led action for wildlife in Watford, and empower local people to create more wildlife rich spaces on their doorstep.  Working with colleagues across the Trust, the Officer will help to build a wilder future through local community action for nature.

For a further details and our person specification please see our recuitment pack.

How do we support you?

We offer an excellent benefits package, ranging from office perks, generous leave entitlements and financial benefits. You can find out more on our website. 

About the Trust

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a local nature conservation charity.

We believe that wildlife should have space to thrive alongside our everyday lives and that everyone benefits from having access to nature.

Our staff team is enthusiastic, friendly and committed to making a difference.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the recruitment early. Closing date 18th November 2024 at 9am.

RC’s Technical Excellence team is comprised of five teams or sector “Units” which have deep expertise in their respective fields: Education, Economic Wellbeing, Governance, Health, and Violence Prevention and Response, as well as teams which provide measurement and finance/grant management support. Technical teams are also matrixed with a team that focuses on the quality and content of cross-sectoral programming in emergency responses.

IRC’s Technical Excellence teams offer five core services to IRC country programs and the wider organization:

1. Program Design: We support country and regional teams to design state of the art programming, incorporating the best available evidence, cost data, and expertise of what has worked elsewhere, with the knowledge that country teams, partner organizations and our clients bring to the table.

2. Quality Assurance: We partner with our measurement teams to design and drive the use of indicators to measure progress towards outcomes; we partner with regional and country teams to review program delivery progress and help address implementation challenges and adapt interventions to changed circumstances.

3. Business Development: We partner within and outside the IRC to design winning bids and identify winning consortia; we deploy technical expertise in public events and private meetings to position IRC as a partner of choice.

4. Research & Learning: We partner with our research lab to design cutting edge research to fill evidence gaps, and with country teams to learn from implementation such that we continuously improve our future design and delivery.

5. External Influence: We showcase the IRC’s programs, technical insights and learning in order to influence and improve the humanitarian sector’s policy and practice.

Technical Excellence is currently going through a change process called "Regional and Technical Alignment." We are doing this to ensure that the impact of our programs and the influence of our ideas create meaningful change for people affected by crisis. This next phase of IRC's commitment to program quality will more deliberately resource and link global thought leadership with practice on the ground. Updated Technical Unit structures will have new roles with clearer mandates. The Global Practice Lead is a new leadership role introduced by this change process.

Economic Recovery and Development Technical Unit (ERD TU)

The ERD TU is a dynamic team of more than 30 professionals responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and monitoring of client-centered economic wellbeing (EWB) programs. These include, but not limited to, cash and voucher assistance (CVA), agricultural & climate-resilient livelihoods, financial inclusion, and employment (including self-employment) promotion across emergency, recovery and resilience programming contexts. The TU’s technical assistance to this wide variety of programs ensures quality and use of evidence-based practices; promotes innovation, diversity, equity, and inclusion; and drives data-based management and decision making, with a focus on promoting local partnerships, to achieve positive change in people’s lives.

Job Overview 

The Global Practice Lead (GPL) in Economic Inclusion is the organizational leader for enterprise development, employment and financial inclusion programming for the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development (CRRD) department and is a core member of the ERD TU’s leadership team. They are responsible for devising and leading strategies to raise the quality, impact, and scale of IRC’s EI programming. 

The GPL will ensure the scope, quality and relevance of global technical standards, including the generation and promotion of evidence in their technical area. The GPL will closely collaborate with Regional Leads, Technical Advisors, and Technical Coordinators in promoting technical best practice in CRRD programming. They will facilitate TU-led and high-impact strategic business development by providing excellent technical insights and developing and maintaining strategic relationships and networks. In line with the Economic Wellbeing (EWB) strategy, the GPL will lead strategic planning for the Economic Inclusion practice area. The GPL reports into the Senior Director, ERD TU, and will manage highly specialized enterprise development, employment and financial inclusion experts/specialists to lead the generation and use of evidence and best practices in TU-led strategic projects.

Major Responsibilities 

Strategy, Program Design and Business Development

• Act as the organizational leader for CRRD in Economic Inclusion (EI) programming internally and externally

• Lead strategic direction and Delivery Planning for EI programming in line with the EWB strategy

• Responsible for identifying global areas of programmatic risk in EI programming and elevating issues to Regional Leads and TU leadership 

• Collaborate with other GPLs to promote integrated program designs within ERD and across all IRC sectors that increase scale and deepen impact

• Lead Technical Unit led global business development for EI programming and support strategic project level proposals

• Lead coordination with AMU to drive fundraising from Public and Institutional donors and with ER to drive fundraising from Private donors to meet strategic priorities related to EI programming at IRC.

• Oversee TU-led strategic EI awards, working closely with regional Technical Advisors as applicable and the Grant Operations and Analytics Team

• Line manage global enterprise development, employment and financial inclusion specialists, TU-led Project Directors as applicable, and co-manage any shared staff with other GPLs. 

Global Practice Implementation Support

• Responsible for drawing on evidence-based best practice to provide technical oversight of IRC’s global EI technical standards, methodologies, and tools 

• Accountable for the development of a limited number of high-value tools and methodologies to better integrate cross-cutting issues into EI programs (e.g., gender equality, diversity and inclusion, climate adaptation, etc.).

• Accountable for establishing information and knowledge management systems that support Regional Leads and Technical Advisors stay up to date on global technical standards, methodologies, and tools

• Establish competency framework for EI and work closely with Regional Leads to identify competency gaps and drive capacity strengthening

• Accountable for ensuring Technical Advisors and Technical Coordinators have the tools and resources that are needed to measure EI programming

• Support Technical Advisors and Technical Coordinators with thorny technical problems, career planning support, and mentorship, as appropriate

Research, Data, Knowledge Management, and Organizational Learning

• Accountable for establishing and maintaining a Community of Practice and other channels for the EI practice area to ensure pro-active and inclusive management with sustained learning, development, innovation, and best practice sharing 

• Coordinate with Regional Leads and Technical Advisors to lift up program learning for cross-sharing and incorporation into global best practice

• Guide research and evidence use efforts for EI, working closely with colleagues and leaders in Airbel, ERD TU, other technical units, and regional colleagues

• Provide technical inputs to EI-specific MEAL tools and methodologies, and support data interpretation in learning routines

External Influence, Relationships and Representation

• Act as a key strategic advisor to Policy & Advocacy, Research & Innovation, and External Relations teams on advocacy campaigns and priority policy and practice shifts related to EI programming

• Responsible for identification, development, and maintenance of strategic relationships and global partnerships with relevant stakeholders (e.g. donors, UN agencies, NGOs, research and educational institutions, private sector actors) in the EI space. 

• Responsible for representing IRC in global enterprise development, employment and financial inclusion coordination mechanisms. 

Key Working Relationships 

• Position Reports to: Senior Director, ERD TU, CRRD Technical Excellence

• Member of ERD TU’s Leadership Team

• Direct Reports: 1-2 Technical Specialists, 1-2 MIPs with other Global Practice Leads

Key Internal Relationships: 

• ERD TU Senior Management Team

• ERD TU’s Deputy Director, Enabling Areas Leads (Research, MEAL, Policy & Advocacy) and other Global Practice Leads

• ERD Regional Leadership team across 6 regions, and regional Technical Advisors

• Policy Solutions, Advocacy Influence, and Systems Change Global Teams

• CRRD Senior Management Team and Leadership Group; Regional Leadership Teams

• Global leaders in Heath, Education, Violence Prevention & Response, and Governance Units

• Global HQ and AMU, EHAU, Airbel, IPP

• Key External Relationships: INGO counterparts; UN Agencies, Public and Private Donors

Desired Experience and Skills 

• Established or growing recognition as an expert, at regional or global level, with a minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience of designing, leading and implementing programs, with 7+ years in enterprise development, employment and financial inclusion programming

• Demonstrated experience leading programs in fragile/humanitarian settings and across the humanitarian development nexus.

• Strong track record of driving uptake of evidence-based practice

• Demonstrated experience in sectoral strategy design and planning

• Experience with sectoral policy and advocacy efforts and campaigns for change (as relevant)

• Excellent communication, influencing, and storytelling skills 

• Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management

• Demonstrated ability to identify and convert business development opportunities for self and staff 

• Demonstrated ability to influence across a wide range of diverse stakeholders internally and externally

• Demonstrated ability to shape the vision and agenda within the domain area they are working

• Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; outstanding business acumen, critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills required

• Superb inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments 

• Track record of scaled innovations preferred

• Fluency in English required; Arabic, French and/or Spanish also strongly preferred 

• Ability to travel globally up to 25% of the time, occasionally on short notice

Education: Master’s degree in social, economics, or development studies and/or related fields or an equivalent professional experience background is required. Sound training on the use of data and research evidence for programmatic decisions and rigorous analytic skills are an advantage.

Compensation:

Posted pay ranges apply to UK-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirement