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This is an excellent and interesting opportunity for a proactive and skilled Administrator to join the Learning Team at The Royal College of Radiologists’ (RCR). Within the Learning Projects Administrator role, you will have the opportunity to develop your existing administrative and customer services skills, taking part in projects with the aim of supporting the professional development of doctors.
The Learning Team’s core function is to deliver high-quality educational and learning activities, and products for doctors who treat cancer and make medical diagnosis through imaging. The Learning Projects Administrator will support the team to ensure the smooth running of its day-to-day business.
The Learning Projects Administrator will play a crucial customer facing role by providing excellent customer support to doctors accessing online learning content, acting as the first point of contact for queries. To be successful in this role you will be a strong multitasker with good communication skills. You will understand the importance of providing an excellent service to busy doctors and internal staff, taking pride in doing so. As part of this role, you will also have the unique opportunity to work alongside medical subject matter experts (SMEs) and develop your project management knowledge and skills.
What you’ll do:
- Provide customer-focused and responsive service to all inquiries about various opportunities to engage with RCR Learning.
- Co-manage phone lines and team email inboxes in line with Service Level Agreements.
- Become a proficient user of the Customer Relationship Management System (CRM), ensuring data is entered, updated and maintained accurately.
- Support the administrative aspects of developing and delivering educational programmes designed to engage doctors.
- Work with the Learning Technologist and SMEs to ensure that the content on our e-learning platform is logically organised, accessible and up to date.
- Alongside other team members, support implementation of end-to-end project management approach according to team principles and frameworks.
What you’ll need:
- Demonstrable organisational and administrative skills, with good attention to detail.
- Proven experience of providing high-quality customer service.
- Experience of undertaking general administrative tasks.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships.
- Experience working collaboratively as part of a team and with external stakeholders.
The Learning Projects Administrator is a role where you will make a meaningful impact to the life and professional development of key doctors and have a chance to develop your existing skill set in a friendly and supportive environment. If you are interested in using your skills and experience to achieve this we encourage you to find out more about the role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.
We are looking for an experienced, strategically minded and solutions focused Senior Operations Manager to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) as part of our Exams Team.
The RCR creates and delivers exams on the behalf of the General Medical Council (GMC) to assess doctors qualifying as Clinical Oncologists (cancer doctors) and Radiologists (doctors who diagnose through medical imaging). The Senior Operations Manager will oversee the work of the operational exam delivery team, working at a high level to realise our growth plans.
As a dynamic leader, you will create medium- and long-term plans to grow exam capacity, both domestically and globally, recognising that the number of candidates completing their exams directly impacts the growth of our specialties. This will include monitoring and responding to changes in demand for exams, optimising pricing models and identifying and delivering operational efficiencies. You will achieve this by motivating and enthusing your direct reports and the wider team, connecting them to the bigger picture and ensuring they are reaching high levels of performance.
To be successful in this role you will have a significant level of operational and financial management experience, including the ability to manage budgets within a complex financial picture and long-term strategic planning skills. You will also have the ability to identify and mitigate risks in delivery, ensuring that the RCR maintains its reputation as offering world class qualifications.
You will be a pivotal player within the exams team ensuring operational efficiency and an excellent service are part of the seamless delivery of our high-stakes exams. You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference and lead our exams operations to new heights.
What you’ll do:
- Strategic development of exam operations to deliver sufficient exams for the market/audience over the medium and long term.
- Leading the implementation of plans and initiatives for exams operations, securing and allocating resources, agreeing and managing the overall exams operations budget.
- Be an exceptional multi-team leader, providing direction and support to motivate and direct line reports in achieving exam function goals, ensuring outcomes are clear and progress is measurable.
- Responsible for operational reporting to internal Committees and other stakeholders, via written reports and in person.
- Develop and maintain product ownership of the Exams Candidate Management System (EMS) to ensure it is fit for purpose and working effectively to support strategic objectives.
- Actively participate as a member of the exams management team.
What you’ll need:
- Strong service delivery and financial management background including managing operations within exams, education or events.
- Experience of delivering growth which features value for money, operational and service improvement and efficiency savings.
- Experience of developing and managing a high performing operational team.
- Excellent people management skills with the ability to motivate and effectively manage a team delivering a variety of activities.
- Ability to provide support and build and sustain effective working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, partners and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong strategic analytical and evaluative skills, including ability to understand and analyse complex issues and problems.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. Please find out more about the Senior Operations Manager role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
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Purpose of the job
The primary purpose of this newly-created role of Events and Office Manager is to deliver in-person and online events and experiences for children, young people and registered leaders in the London District area.
These events will include activity days, competitions, learning and development sessions and awards and recognition events. Their successful delivery relies on team working with key volunteers and trustees, creative and careful planning, effective communication, and efficient administration and engagement with suppliers and participants.
About The Boys’ Brigade in London
The Boys’ Brigade London District is comprised of 70 companies (local groups) located from Slough in the West to Margate in the East, Hoddesdon in the North to Tonbridge in the South. The area includes the companies located in the whole of Greater London as well as all the companies in Kent.
The companies within the District are organised into seven Battalions of varying sizes. The Boys’ Brigade in London has faith in young people and supports Companies & Battalions, to provide them with opportunities to learn, grow and discover in a safe, fun and caring environment that is rooted in the Christian faith. It will do this through workstreams that connect, equip, enable & engage, a mission which aligns with The Boys’ Brigade UK & ROI Vision, Mission & Values.
Key responsibilities
The jobholder will:
- Work with volunteer teams (sub committees) to create a calendar of events for children, young people and registered leaders for each session (academic year).
- Drive forward and support volunteer teams to plan, organise and deliver the agreed calendar of events.
- Develop and execute a simple communications plan to advertise events to the right people, using and appropriate mix of email, social media and paper.
- Be responsible for systems to register participants and collect payments.
- Liaise with external suppliers and venues and handle payments in line with London District’s agreed policies for financial management.
- Ensure that safeguarding, health and safety risks are managed according to national Boys’ Brigade policies and guidance, and prevailing legislation.
- Lead or be part of events teams that ensure the smooth delivery on the day.
- Support the administration of grant funds (including the Jack Petchey Award Scheme) within the District.
About you (person specification)
Essential. You will:
- have GCSE maths and English at grade 4 or above (or equivalent)
- be able to self-motivate and work without close supervision.
- be sympathetic to the object of The Boys’ Brigade.
- have a proven track record – professionally or as a volunteer – of successfully delivering events.
- have experience of working with volunteers with different backgrounds, skills and time to offer.
- be capable of accurate administration, including of financial transactions, and courteous customer service.
Desirable
- You will be familiar with The Boys’ Brigade operating model, or that of other organised Christian youth work.
- Understanding and experience of supporting charity governance, in either a voluntary or paid capacity.
Pay and benefits
£30,000 per annum pro-rated plus reasonable travel and office expenses. Overtime payments may be available.
Location
Homeworking with occasional travel to events in London. Applications are welcome from beyond the London District area but travel costs will only be met within the District area. Home office equipment (laptop, phone, printer etc) will be provided.
Working pattern
This is a part-time role requiring an average of 18 hours per week.
London District are open to considering a range of working patterns for this role, including a regular pattern of mornings and afternoons, or a more flexible approach across a month or term. The role would also be suitable for term-time only working.
Within that overall flexibility, the role will require some evening working (on average four to six times a month) for example to meet with key volunteers, or to facilitate training and events. The role will also require working specified weekends to be part of event teams for key London District events (up to 6 times a year).
Recruitment process
Applications should be submitted by 23.59 on Friday 13 September. Interviews will be held in October in central London. Your application should comprise:
- A covering letter (maximum 3 sides of A4) outlining how you meet the person specification and
- Your CV (maximum 2 sides)
Short-listed candidates will be asked to provide two referees.
Candidates will be subject to a DBS check before they can be appointed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Location: Bethnal Green, office-based
Salary: £27,500
Permanent, Full-time
Application deadline: Wednesday 18th September, 09.00am (We interview on a rolling basis and may close the role early if we find the right candidate)
Application pack: Have a look at our Lead Coach Application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo
Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.
We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Bethnal Green - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.
You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 10,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.
Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]
- Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme
- Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room
- Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively
- Handling safeguarding
- Taking a lead on rating the work readiness of the trainees and making sure data is inputted and used correctly on salesforce
- Tracking trainee progress on the dashboards
- Liaising with volunteers for key programme engagement events such as mock interviews and external panels. Leading on briefings and communications with these volunteers
Delivery of Spear Career [20%]
- Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees
Training the Graduate Coach [10%]
- Contributing towards the training and developing of the Graduate Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback
Trainee recruitment [10%]
- Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics
Continuous professional development
- Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and possibly supporting on leading internal training such as Grad Coach Training
Active participation in and support for church team and mission
- As the Spear programme is run in partnership with a local church partner, you will establish a strong personal connection with the church to develop the engagement and backing of church members and help build a strong network of supporters for the Spear programme. As part of this you may be asked to speak at church/events and contribute to prayer meetings as per Resurgo’s Christian ethos and the mission of the church
This role will suit you if:
- You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith
- You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
- You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
- You are confident in giving feedback and having crucial conversations
- Able to lead others effectively
- You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
- You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities
- You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk
- Emotional resilience and good self-leadership in this area. You have a sense of humour and want to have fun at work
- Strong administrative skills, competent and accurate and efficient in typing and work methods
You’ll be employed by St Peter’s Church, who partner closely with Resurgo to deliver the Spear Programme in Bethnal Green
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
- Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team.
- Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
- This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
- In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.
Resurgo is a charity with a mission to transform society, of which the Spear Programme is just one part. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip other organisations to cultivate change. Find out more about our work here.
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Community Fundraising Regional Manager
Full time (35 hours pw) - hybrid
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,200 employees and over 29500 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response and Night Time Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
Job Summary
Through the management of a high performing team you will drive the recruitment of new fundraising volunteers and provide a high standards of supporter stewardship through In Aid Of fundraising, increasing income and long-term commitment and support. You will recruit, retain and manage members of the community fundraising team, geographically dispersed throughout England and ensure the team are providing best practice advice on legal requirements, policies and alignment to the Fundraising regulations.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Experience of achieving income targets via community fundraising income streams
- A proven track record of growing net income through establishing, developing and nurturing volunteer fundraisers and fundraising groups including senior volunteers
- Experience of developing and implementing new fundraising ideas
- Experience of line management of a community focused and dispersed team
- Experience of managing, prioritising and planning resources against a portfolio of projects/work
About the Role
- Implementing fundraising plans for identified St John Ambulance fundraising volunteers/groups in order to deliver the community fundraising strategy, key products/campaigns and messages
- Managing all community fundraising supporter relationships to agreed budgets, deadlines and stewardship levels
- Analysing and proactively managing fundraising group development in order to achieve agreed targets
- Work closely with other teams in your area to optimise the impact of engagement in your communities
- Manage, recruit, induct, training/coaching, retaining and rewarding volunteers in line with the volunteer strategy
- Delivering leads and developing prospects to support the community fundraising strategy
- Monitoring and feeding back intelligence relating to identified St John Ambulance markets and competitors in order to inform future product development
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
Job Title: Family Finding Worker
Salary: £16,043 per annum (£15,593 per annum salary + £450 per annum Homeworking Allowance)
Hours & Contract: 21 Hours per week - Permanent Role
Location: Homebased in Yorkshire and the Noth East
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.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly-motivated individual with experience in administration within the social care field to work with us as a Family Finding Worker. This role is homebased and it will cover placements for our Yorkshire and North East areas.
The Family Finding Worker is responsible for receiving placement requests for children who need to be looked after and matching them to our foster carer in cooperation with the Duty Social Worker. The role requires exceptional communication skills and discretion, sensitivity and the capability to deal with conflicting priorities at times.
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 Duties of the Family Finding Worker will include:
- Processing referrals recieved from the Local Authority requesting a place for a child
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with Local Authority Placement Teams
- Liasing with appropriate parties regarding discussion of potential matches
- Reviewing sensitive and confidential documents
- Establishing professional relationships with colleagues, carers and the children they look after to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people in our care
You will be suited to this role if you have…
- Experience in a social care & health setting
- Experience of working with children/young people
- Knowledge of current safeguarding procedures.
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to build a rapport and a positive working relationship with external partners.
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays (pro rate for part time employees).
- 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 at 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 Family Finding Worker will be homebased within the Yorkshire and North East area but will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings, 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: Sunday 22nd September 2024
- Interview Date: Tuesday 1st October 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.
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HMP Peterborough
Job Summary
Are you a dynamic, collaborative and compassionate individual with a proven track record as a caseworker delivering gender specific and trauma responsive interventions which support resettlement and rehabilitation of female adults in the criminal justice system, whether in the community or in prisons.
If so, St Giles and the Wise Group are looking for a Women’s Wellbeing Coach to be an integral part of a multi-agency team providing person-centred support, where you will deliver holistic and trauma informed Women’s services to females on remand or unsentenced.
Who are we?
The Wise Group and St Giles came together a few years ago to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. To date we have been awarded more than 20 contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing, Finance, Benefit & Debt and Women’s Services across England and Wales.
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise which is proud to be making a difference to people’s lives. We’re proud because we help people to find jobs, provide advice to people struggling to heat their homes and support people to find their feet following time in prison. To do this, the Wise Group works in partnership with everyone from large businesses to national and local government and third sector organisations who provide essential specialist support to our customers. Together, we’re greater than the sum of our parts.
St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work, putting people with lived experience at the centre of delivery, design, and evaluation of support and services across the UK.
About this exciting opportunity
As Women’s Wellbeing Coach, you will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users, who will be female adults aged 18 years and above on remand and unsentenced within HMP Peterborough. This role will involve completing Trauma Informed assessments and developing, in collaboration with each service user, action plans which will result in timely and prescribed outcomes being achieved.
We will also rely on you to create a safe and trusting environment, using trauma informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users and to deliver a range of interventions which contribute towards achieving pre-determined targets. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies and working towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales are both essential aspects of the role, as is providing updates and reports, where required, using a range of formats.
What we are looking for
- Experience of working with females and supporting them to achieve positive outcomes.
- Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people.
- Proven record of delivering one-to-one and group coaching solutions.
- To have a relevant qualification to a good standard or be working towards one.
- Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) qualification or willingness to be trained to the required level.
- Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload.
- The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, person-led support.
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult Workforce only.
Previous applicants need not re-apply.
This role is subject to prison vetting.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage ) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
To apply, please email via this advert and request an application form.
Closing: 08th Sept 2024. 11:00pm Interviews: 16th Sept 2024
Please email us to request an application pack.
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Job Title: Volunteer & Pro Bono OR Manager
Reports to: Head of Professional Services
Contract: Permanent, 80% FTE (4 days per week), hybrid (minimum one day per week in Birmingham Office)
Salary: £32-35k
Benefits: 11% pension contributions, 25 days annual leave (plus Public holidays), additional paid time off between Christmas and New Year, optional compressed 9 day fortnight
Who are we?
The OR Society is a dynamic member-led organisation supporting professional operational researchers across industry and academia. We promote the knowledge, understanding and use of operational research in all areas of life, including industry, business, government, health, and education. The society is a registered charity which does everything from helping OR specialists push the boundaries of the discipline through publications and events to undertaking outreach work aimed at helping everyone from business leaders to schoolchildren find out about the benefits of OR.
Main Purpose of the Role
The Volunteer & Pro Bono OR Manager will lead and drive forward the Pro Bono OR programme. This provides third sector organisations with free operational research (OR) support via volunteer led projects.
Pro Bono OR Responsibilities
Operate the Pro Bono OR scheme:
· Oversee Pro Bono OR projects, including matching volunteers to users and/or projects. Ensure the smooth running of projects, with prompt communication to both volunteers and users. Provide support to volunteers and users and resolve issues as needed.
· Monitor project progress, evaluate outputs and outcomes. Ensure relevant data is collected and stored appropriately. Collect relevant data to prepare an annual report for The OR Society’s Board.
· Maintain a list of Pro Bono OR volunteers and provide support to them, including providing resources, training, and recognition to volunteers.
· Review and maintain the scheme’s processes and procedures.
· With the Steering Group chair, coordinate Pro Bono OR Steering Group meetings, ensuring minutes and meeting papers are prepared and archived.
Grow the impact of the Pro Bono OR scheme:
· Promote Pro Bono OR to potential users and volunteers, including giving presentations and speaking at conferences, writing articles and newsletters, using social media and maintaining webpages.
· Maintain existing relationships and build new relationships with partners in third sector, identifying areas of mutual interest and seeking opportunities for collaboration.
· Identify potential third sector users and be the first point of contact for them.
· Identify potential volunteers and keep them engaged, explore additional ways volunteers can support Pro Bono OR in addition to undertaking projects.
· Maintain a link with the Third Sector Special Interest Group, support them and the member of staff with responsibility for Special Interest Groups where required.
· Oversee the Pro Bono OR webinar programme.
Essential Experience/skills
· Project management experience; exceptional project administration abilities.
· Volunteer management experience.
· Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills; able to build effective networks and relate to people at all levels.
· Previous experience of the third sector.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills.
· Good strategic planning; able to create a strategic vision and execute it.
· Strong organisational skills.
· Ability to research, collate and summarise facts and views in good English.
· Self-motivated; able to manage time effectively and monitor performance against deadlines and milestones with excellent attention to detail.
· Ability to work well as part of a team, gaining clear commitment and agreement from others both internally and externally.
· Responds flexibly to changing circumstances, demonstrating openness to changing work priorities and deadlines.
· Supports other members of staff when required.
· Knowledge of and ability to use IT, including web conferencing software such as Zoom.
· Prepared to travel around the UK when required.
· A degree in a numerate subject.
Desirable Person Skills/Competencies
· Understanding of OR and its benefits, an interest in applying OR in the third sector.
· Experience working in the membership sector.
· Hosting and supporting online webinars.
· Confident user of social media.
· Full, clean UK Driving Licence.
Equality and Diversity
The OR Society is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and we will ensure there is no unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.
How to apply
The closing date for applications will be 23:30 on 19 September 2024. We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we find a suitable candidate.
Please apply online with your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the job description and person specification. Please explain your reasons for applying to work in this role at The OR Society. Both the CV and covering letter should be no more than two sides of A4.
If you have any queries or would like a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Carol McLaughlin, Head of Professional Services, at carol[dot]mclaughlin[at]theorsociety[dot]com
For detailed information on how we process your personal data, please review our privacy policy on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 18 hours per week
Vision Rehabilitation Specialist
We’re looking for a qualified Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (ROVI) to work for an important charity offering a wide variety of services to vision-impaired people across Cheshire, Halton, and North Wales.
Position: Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (ROVI)
Location: Home based with regular travel across Wrexham, with the requirement to work from the Council Offices and company offices on occasion
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £33,977.84 - £35,246.40 per annum
Closing date: 19th September 2024
Benefits of working for the organisation: Full 2 week induction where you will meet the teams and experience each service, access to a training suite and regular reviews of any required training, annual team building days and regular staff socials, 26 days’ holiday increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ services (plus bank holidays) and access to an employee assistance programme which includes free 24/7 counselling, legal and information line.
About the role:
As Vision Rehabilitation Specialist, you will identify, deliver and evaluate professional rehabilitation interventions to vision impaired people to enhance their skills and confidence to maximise their independence.
You will provide a person-centred outcome-focussed approach to rehabilitation; supporting people to identify measurable outcomes, carry out assessments and develop a plan that will support each person to achieve their outcomes and meet their needs, reducing risks and lessening the impact of their VI.
The Vision Rehabilitation Specialist will work collaboratively with other services within the organisation to ensure individuals are receiving support whilst waiting for assessment and rehabilitation.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Triage – To carry out an initial conversation, in line with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act, to identify further actions, and risk factors, refer and signpost to the organisation’s wider services and other organisations to meet the individuals’ desired outcomes.
- Assessment - To undertake specialist VI assessments with the person to identify their needs and aspirations to promote independent living.
- Plan – To agree a plan with the person about how their needs can be met, through other services, equipment and rehabilitation.
- Rehabilitation and service provision – To implement, evaluate and review rehabilitative services to the vision-impaired person aimed at maximising and maintaining independence, safety, dignity, and choice. Rehabilitation may include, but not be restricted to:
- Daily Living Skills – to include the teaching of new skills or adapted practice for all aspects of daily living, home management, employment and leisure.
- Communication Skills – to include all forms of access to communication including but not limited to print, Braille, Moon, audio description, ICT, telephones, Deafblind manual and block alphabet.
- Mobility training – To develop planned programmes of training to develop independence in indoor and outdoor mobility environments, including training in guiding skills, pre-cane, long cane, orientation (including specialist equipment) and route planning techniques.
- Low vision - To provide training/therapy in coordination with local NHS low vision services that help individuals make the best use of functional vision.
- Risk –To identify, assess and mitigate risk throughout the rehabilitation provision.
- To work with vision-impaired people who have additional complex needs.
- To assess and recommend minor works of adaptation and liaise with all relevant parties in line with appropriate budgets and policies.
- To provide statistical information to feed into quarterly contract monitoring reports.
- To enable the Local Authority to maintain their Partially Sighted/Sight Impaired and Blind/Severely Sight Impaired Registers.
Key skills required for this role:
- Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.
- Ability to develop clear plans and communicate these to service users and other staff.
- Recognised rehabilitation work qualification (or currently working towards it)
- Proven experience in performing rehabilitation assessments with visually impaired people and providing mobility, communication and daily living skills training.
- Working knowledge of good practice relating to safeguarding.
- Ability to deliver training/advice sessions to individuals or groups of service users, carers and other organisations.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, including lone worker policies.
- Ability to travel and work in all areas of Flintshire and Wrexham.
- Strong personal organisation/time management.
- Proven track record of maintaining and updating personal records for clients.
- Ability to record service management statistics.
- Be calm and deal sensitively with people and be open-minded to all cultures and ways of life.
- Work on own initiative, whilst exercising discretion and confidentiality.
- Be a team player.
- Be willing to work flexibly (outlook, work hours, work location).
- Able to implement programmes in partnership with other agencies.
About the organisation:
The employer is a well-established organisation with a strong history of promoting independence and support to people with vision impairments (VI). Offering a wide variety of services for vision-impaired people across Cheshire, Halton and North Wales, including counselling, digital skills, financial wellbeing and benefits advice, home visiting, community outreach, and peer support. These services complement rehabilitation to create a wraparound service for our clients.
The organisation delivers the vision rehabilitation contracts to four local authorities across Northeast Wales. The team are managed and led by qualified and experienced Vision Rehabilitation Specialists (VRS), ensuring the best support from people who understand the role. You would be a part of a wider team of VRSs, meeting regularly to share learning and to give and receive support.
The employer understands the importance for all their staff to receive additional training as needed and support from the wider sector, so RWPN registration and membership fees are covered for the VRS team by the organisation. The organisation is also represented in the Wales Rehabilitation Officers Forum (WROF) and the Wales Vision Forum, to ensure that we are up to date with any changes affecting VRS working in Wales. VRS are also able to meet with other VRS more widely than Wales through the organisation’s membership of Visionary.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is a social enterprise and registered charity, and one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world but particularly in Africa and Asia. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
About the Department
The Legal, Safeguarding and Donor Compliance (LSDC) team is made up of 12 individuals from a range of countries including 4 based in Africa and works across MSI’s locations. It has a broad role both in the UK and in dealing with the legal and administrative complexities of providing sexual and reproductive healthcare across Africa and Asia. It runs MSI’s anti-fraud, safeguarding, data privacy and carbon reduction processes, and deals with global government and other large donor funding requirements.
The “objective” of the team is to develop and advise on effective MSI policies and processes, and provide quality advice to the organisation, so that decisions are transparent and well-informed, and decision-makers are accountable.
About the Role
This exciting opportunity requires the successful candidate to manage the administrative requirements of the team and maximize its productivity and efficiency. The role has a broad remit, with the opportunity to work with team members in more than 30 countries, enabling the most efficient yet comprehensive outcomes, ensuring informed decisions and identifying and escalating potential risks. Legal, governance or compliance experience is beneficial but not essential as the LSDC Team will offer extensive training on these matters. We are really looking for a super-efficient EA or team manager who we can involve in multiple projects and team activities across the world, however to get the best candidate we would consider someone who in their future is considering looking for a period of recognised legal training leading to the successful candidate taking the SQE.
About You
We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Very high attention to detail
- Proven critical thinking skills to think through requests and respond effectively
- Great organisation skills
- Significant coordination skills, able to coordinate global events
- Advanced demonstrable skill in using the full Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Project management skills and experience
- Demonstrable fast typing skills (60 WPM or above)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:
- Strong and demonstrable experience in a Senior EA, Legal Assistant, Legal secretarial or similar administrative function, with a high degree of organization, logic and order, a proactive approach to process improvement and strong problem-solving abilities.
- Legal, governance or compliance experience is useful but not essential
Formal education/qualification
- Degree educated/company secretarial qualification/recognised legal secretarial qualification or qualified by significant experience
Personal Attributes:
We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
Please view the job framework on our website.
Location: London Support Office (hybrid working - 2 days per week working from the office).
Full-time: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £34,200 - £42,750 per annum for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits.
Salary band: BG 7
Closing date: 9th September 2024 (midnight BST). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will appl
About CAT
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK, based near Machynlleth in Mid Wales.
CAT provides inspiration, education and training in solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency.
Key activities include a visitor centre where people can see solutions in action, residential short courses, vocational training and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of sustainability-related topics, with online courses and events offered alongside in-person learning.
Job details:
MCO240805
Area of Responsibility:
Promotion of CAT’s activities through marketing and communications
Responsible to:
Co-Heads of Marketing and Communications
Responsible for:
No line management responsibilities
Contract type: Permanent
Responsibility Grade: 4
Location: Regularly working at CAT’s eco centre, Machynlleth, Mid Wales with opportunity for some flexible home working
Hours: Full-time: 37.5 hours per week.
Working Days: Normally Monday to Friday, with occasional evening/ weekend working
Salary and employee benefits:
£24,174.50 p.a.
CAT offers a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days p.a., plus bank holidays (usually 7- 9 days), plus additional allowance at Christmas (usually 3 days), plus 1 extra day for every year worked (up to 5 days).
CAT also offers an attractive package of employee benefits, including:
· a free cooked lunch and free hot drinks from the café whenever working from the CAT eco centre
· 40% discount on retail goods purchased from CAT
· Opportunities for CPD training, qualifications & professional memberships to be funded by CAT
· Opportunity to take 2 CAT short courses per year free-of-charge
· the opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
· a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme (planned)
· 5% pension contribution
· generous maternity and paternity entitlement and Death In Service benefit
· 2 hours per month for general health & wellbeing & 2 hours per month for Welsh language tuition.
Work remotely: See Location
Application deadline: 9am 16 September 2024
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 23/30 September 2024 (on site)
Expected start date: As soon as possible
Overview of Role:
The Marketing and Communications Officer will focus on producing high quality bilingual written and visual content across a range of media, including social media, web content, promotional emails, printed materials, press releases and feature articles.
Working within the marketing and communications team, you will be confident in translating CAT’s marketing and communications strategy and plan into written content for different platforms and publications. The role will provide support for the promotion of all areas of CAT’s work, including helping with online listings and other advertising, assisting with events at CAT and elsewhere.
You will have experience in copywriting and editing, with a demonstrable ability to adapt your copy to suit different platforms and audiences, as well as being a strong proofreader with a good eye for detail.
We often work to tight deadlines so you will be happy to work quickly and effectively to produce strong, impactful content in support of the marketing and communications strategy.
This is a key role in helping to support and promote CAT’s mission to inspire, inform and enable humanity to respond to the climate and biodiversity emergency.
Main Responsibilities
General duties
· Contribution to marketing and communications strategy and planning.
· Contribution to CAT-wide media and marketing work as required.
· Provision of assistance and cover for others in the team as required.
· Assistance with administrative duties including invoice coding, timesheets and all other paperwork.
· Any other appropriate duties as defined by the departmental managers.
Duties specific to Marketing and Communications Officer
· Sourcing and production of high-quality content in support of communications and marketing plans.
· Writing, copyediting and proofreading content including blogs for CAT’s website and CAT’s in-house supporter magazine, Clean Slate and other key communications from across the organisation.
· Working with the Digital Marketing Officer and Co-Heads of Marketing and Communications to plan out, write and edit social media content, including copy for multimedia formats.
· Plan and capture video and photo content from CAT’s activities for the purposes of promotion and communications.
· Support all aspects of CAT’s promotion, including attending events and fairs, placing adverts and updating online listings, and promotion through external mailing lists, flyers, posters and writing presentations.
· Work with CAT’s graphic designer to help produce print advertising.
· Regularly checking that on-site promotional materials are available and up-to-date.
· Carrying out market research and analysis to inform promotion strategies.
· Keeping up to date with environmental issues and solutions.
· Undertake daily administrative tasks to support the department’s activities.
Applications should be forwarded to vacancy email address by the deadline stating the job title in the Subject line.
Any queries should be addressed to vacancy email address
Applications are required, CVs will not be accepted.
Working together on the climate and biodiversity crisis
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Job title: Community Engagement Officer
Reporting to: Community Engagement Manager
Based: Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Permanent remote working in the UK is possible and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK.
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, with the possibility for extension. Requests for flexible working will be considered
Salary: £28,600 - £34,424 per annum
About the role
The British Science Association's mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science. We want more people, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in science, to feel that science is relevant to their lives. The BSA’s community engagement programmes focus on reaching these groups.
The Community Engagement Officer will provide support in delivering the BSA’s community engagement programmes. This role would suit someone with experience of supporting community engagement programmes.
Key responsibilities: Community Engagement programmes
The main responsibilities are to:
- Support the delivery of the British Science Week Community Grant Scheme and the creation/dissemination of the British Science Week Community Activity Pack
- Provide support for the delivery of the Community Buddies programme, the Community Lead Research Pilot and a Community Grants scheme for a new funder.
- Manage the BSA Communities social media accounts, working with Communications team colleagues
- Coordinate and help to grow the Community Engagement Network
- Manage communications for, and support development of, the Community Engagement Network members including writing newsletters, email updates and working with Comms colleagues to develop blog content
- Support with writing of funding proposals that lead to the growth of the community engagement portfolio
- Support projects delivered by other BSA teams as needed and undertake other duties as reasonably required by the line manager
Benefits:
- Agile Working policy enabling you to work at home or in another UK location up to 4 days per week, if office-based, and to vary your working hours outside our 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm core hours, subject to the needs of the BSA;
- 27 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees);
- Up to two days paid leave per year for significant voluntary commitments in support of professional and personal development, such as being a trustee of a charity or a school governor;
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme (4% paid by employer) after 3 months in role;
- Up to five days’ unpaid leave per year (this is down to the Manager’s decision and ensuring it does not affect work);
- Life assurance for death in service benefit from your first day, (subject to scheme rules). Complementary access to 24/7 online GP service;
- Occupational sick pay: up to six weeks’ full pay per year (pro-rata for part-time employees);
- Confidential telephone counselling service, offered by our legal insurance;
- Interest-free loan for season ticket, bike to work, and assisted study;
- Discounts may be offered on Science Museum tickets and in the shop.
The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 15th September 2024.
First interviews are due to take place 30 September and 2 October.
You will be informed as soon as possible after the application deadline whether you have been selected for interview.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled* applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.
If you wish to apply under the guaranteed interview scheme, you will be asked to indicate this when you submit your application by selecting ‘yes’ in the relevant box when asked during the application process. Applicants do not need to state any further information or declare their disability at the application stage.
Whether you are applying under the scheme or not, if you are successful in being shortlisted, we will ask candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions to let us know if they need any adjustments during the recruitment process.
Terms & conditions
From time to time the job entails working extended hours and occasional weekends, for which no overtime payments are made. The BSA operates a time off in lieu policy for weekend working and some other out-of-hours instances.
Only applicants who have a legal right to work within the UK will be considered. You will be asked to bring along proof of nationality and/or proof of ability to work in the UK.
You will also be asked to declare any previous convictions in line with your rights under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975.
This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. It is the practice of the Association to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are reasonably required, in discussion with the postholder.
It is the policy of the BSA to offer starting salaries at the bottom end of the salary band where appropriate.
A copy of our Privacy Notice is available on the vacancies page of our website.
*The Disability Confident scheme’s definition of disability is in line with the Equalities Act 2010: “a physical or mental condition which has a long-term and substantial effect on your daily life”.
Further information about our Disability Confident commitments can be found on the Disability Confident page of our website.
No agencies please.
Job Title: Senior Supervising Social Worker
Salary: £35,893 per annum (increasing to £39,880 after 18 months) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance
Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent Role
Location: Homebased - West Midlands. Applicants should be able to travel across the West Midlands for home visits to support carers and children. Travel will include areas such as, Coventry, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Telford and Shropshire. Travel also requires the postholder to attend staff meetings and team away days.
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.
As a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker with TACT West Midlands, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT West Midlands team.
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 Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Up-to-date registration with Social Work England
- A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in fostering/family placements or other childcare settings
- Experience in supporting and supervising 10-12 foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
- Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations including the Children's Act and NMS Fostering Standards.
- Experience of working with/supporting looked after children and their foster carers.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
- Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus 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.
An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Sunday 15th September 2024
- Interview Date: Monday 30th September 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.
We're looking for two experienced bid and/or fundraising professionals to join our team as Development Manager on a permanent basis.
You'll be responsible for the development of a portfolio of donor relationships and will work across all parts of the proposal process from prospect research all the way through to submissions. As Development Manager, you'll work alongside the Associate Directors of Development to support their work in leading small (up to £100,000), medium (£100,000-£500,000) and large (£500,000+) funding opportunities. This includes central government contracts, local authority bids, corporate partnerships, and grants from trusts and foundations.
This is an exciting time for the Development team, as we are looking to diversify our income streams to support Ambition Institute’s mission in tackling educational disadvantage through evidence-based, high-quality professional development for teachers and leaders across the country. We are ambitious about what we can achieve over the coming years and how the team can fund Ambition’s work.
Who are Ambition Institute?
A great teacher changes the future every day. Especially for children who have had a tough start in life, a teacher can be the critical factor in their success.
At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time.
That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.
- We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
- We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
- We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement.
We would like you to:
- Contribute to and deliver successful strategies for securing funding opportunities, pinpointing key differentiators, understanding funders’ specific requirements and ensuring those are met
- Support the Associate Directors to develop, maintain and manage the pipeline, using research, analysis and planning skills.
- Formulate and script high-quality bid responses and create high-quality proposal documents
- Work cross-organisationally to identify and assemble a team of SMEs (internal and external) to scope, define and capture the information required to prepare funding proposals
Working in a hybrid way, you’ll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to the Associate Director, Development. In line with our current ways of working, you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
To succeed in this role you'll have a good understanding of funding/proposal preparation processes and proven experience in securing funding opportunities in the range of £50k-£100k.
The successful candidate will demonstrate experience of successfully cultivating relationships with funders such as trust, foundations, local authorities, corporates and major donors.
Whilst experience of securing funding from research institutions and knowledge of England's education and charity sectors are desirable, it is not essential for applying to this role.
If you can demonstrate team leadership skills and the ability to work flexibly in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple competing priorities and a complex workload whilst meeting deadlines effectively, we welcome an application from you.
What’s in it for you….?
- Competitive annual salary
- Professional development for all staff
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January
- Employer pension contribution of 11%
- Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
- Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
- Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
- Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service
- Shared parental leave package
- Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
- Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
- Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
- Interest free season ticket / bike loans
We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:
You should apply for this role if:
- You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
- You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
- You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
- You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
- You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
- You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
- You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact
You'll love working at Ambition if…
- You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
- You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
- You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
- You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
- Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.
How to apply…
Applications will be considered for all office locations.
All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 13 September 2024. Please note when you click apply, you'll be taken to the Birmingham posting of the role. You can still apply via this posting as it won't determine your location if successful.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.