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We have an exciting opportunity for an Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate (IDSVA) to join the team in London, working 37.5 hours a week. The role will be co-located three days a week with Sexual Health London at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and join our established IDVA team at the hospital trust.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period (pro-rata for part time roles)
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the Role:
This role involves both face to face and virtual support in a hybrid model of working. There is an expectation that you will do a mixture of working from home, our office in Old Street and in co-location at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
As a Hospital Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate you will:
- Implement effective ways of working with victims to increase safety & reduce harm
- Provide a high-quality, front-line service to victims of domestic and sexual abuse
- Work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC & local partnership responses to domestic and sexual abuse
- Run group training sessions & share your specialist knowledge with acute staff across the hospital
Please note that the successful applicant will be required to sign an honorary contract with the Hospital Trust in addition to their contract of employment. You will need:
- knowledge of help-seeking barriers and support needs of victims of domestic & sexual abuse
- an understanding of domestic & sexual abuse & it's impact
- knowledge of risk assessment, safety planning & risk management
- Understand safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues
- Experience of direct service delivery to vulnerable people
- Good communication, negotiation & advocacy skills, both written & verbal, able to interact with a range of agencies & individuals
- Strong crisis management skills & the ability to deal with stressful & difficult situations
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
John Lyon’s Charity is delighted to be recruiting for a Grants Manager to join its dynamic Grants Team. This is an exciting time to join the Charity as it embarks on a new chapter of our strategic objectives in grant giving. The Grants Manager will be responsible for their own portfolio of grants as well as supporting the Grants Directorate with the development and execution of the Charity’s strategic objectives to maximise the benefit of the Charity’s funding.
The Grants Manager will be responsible for end-to-end grant-making; assessing applications, making recommendations and monitoring of a portfolio of grants. The grants will be broad in range from smaller, single year grants under the School Holiday Activity Fund to multi-year, large grants within the Open Grants Programme. The role holder will work closely with other members of the Grants Team, including the Directors, to support learning, develop special initiatives and contribute to the creation of policy and processes. The role will suit someone with previous grant-making experience who is seeking to develop their expertise in place-based grant-making and/or the CYP sector. Given the nature of the existing portfolio, experience of working with cultural organisations and education settings would be a particular benefit.
We strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups which reflect the diversity of the Charity’s Beneficial Area and the young people we seek to support. This includes Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.
Salary: £37-39k DOE + generous pension contribution.
Location: Flexible working is available after successful completion of probation period. This role involves frequent visits to applicants and grantees and evening events, on occasion.
Deadline: 12noon Tuesday 1st October
First Round Interviews: Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th October
Second Round Interview: Wednesday 16th October
Cover Letter no longer than 2 pages
Education is at the heart of John Lyon’s Charity because it enables us to have the greatest possible impact on Children and Young People in our Benef
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an established and highly motivated Director of Finance to join our Senior Leadership Team, and who will be responsible for providing financial leadership, control and planning for the organisation.
Victim Support is the leading charity in England and Wales that supports people affected by crime and traumatic incidents. We provide personalised support to help people manage after crime and feel safer through a combination of dedicated specialist services as well as on-line support. We also ensure victims know their rights and we campaign to make them stronger.
Each year we offer information and support to almost 800,000 people and 153,000 received tailored support from our dedicated, skilled support workers and volunteers, Independent Domestic Abuse advisors and Independent Sexual Violence advisors. We are a truly independent organisation that delivers our services both through local teams embedded in the communities in which they live and work, as well as nationally through services such as the National Homicide Service, our 24/7 Support line, our live chat service and our on-line self-help platform, My Support Space.
This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. As we look ahead to the future, we will continue to deliver the highest quality services to those that need them. We will give victims a voice and a platform to create change and reform in a deeply broken criminal justice system. We will listen, adapt and improve, giving victims options and flexibility in how they access our support, reflecting the changing ways we all live our lives.
In order to achieve our vision we need a highly capable Director of Finance to build and improve on our high-performing finance function and to drive forward operational excellence.
Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our financial strategy, long-term financial planning, and developing commercial strategies to maximise income and operating contribution. You will also have responsibility of cash management, risk management and governance. You will be the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for the organisation and will lead on Property and Procurement.
This is a varied and exciting role which will provide you with the opportunity of leading a well-established team of professionals, reporting on the financial performance of the organisation together with providing analysis, advice and support to facilitate decision making to deliver sound financial management.
You will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:
· Proven experience in a leadership role;
· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Trustees and colleagues;
· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
You will be a confident, energetic and engaging individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of sustainable growth and excellent service delivery. You will have excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. A commitment to Victim Support’s purpose, vision, values and ethos is essential. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference.
If you believe you have the skills and qualities to provide the exceptional leadership we are seeking, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
We are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and backgrounds.
Recruitment timetable:
Application deadline: Sunday 13th October
Shortlisting: approx. Wednesday 16th October
First stage interviews: w/c 21st October
Second stage interviews: 2/c 4th November
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Sunday 13th October
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Rosemary Pini of Allen Lane via the agency website.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (no more than sides for the cover letter).
Schools Project Officer (Estates)
Canterbury, Kent
£29,767 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week
3 year fixed-term contract with possibility of extension
The Schools Project Officer is a crucial business administrative role at the Diocese, as you will act as the first point of contact for projects concerning the development and maintenance of school sites and buildings, from senior leaders, governors, parish officers or our professional advisers.
Reporting to the Schools Officer and working within the Children, Young People and Education team, you will support the oversight of related grant funding and manage other bespoke projects such as promoting decarbonisation initiatives for church schools and organising land registrations. You will also advise school leaders and governors in relation to school organisation and the use or development of land and buildings.
As Schools Project Officer, you will act as facilitator between various internal and external teams, providing support through monitoring projects relating to school estates (building developments, maintenance and repairs), whilst making proactive enquiries and interventions to sustain progress against recorded timescales.
You will also take responsibility for managing grants held by the Diocese and liaising with schools regarding suitable projects and available funding, helping schools to prioritise projects for effective estate management.
A crucial part of our strategy is to assess the environmental impact of the Diocese’s church schools, planning for and supporting schools to advance decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects. As Schools Project Officer you will regularly update and signpost church schools to banks of practical materials and resources for decarbonisation campaigns, toolkits and projects, building case studies of best practice.
With an understanding of or experience in business administration, estate management or project support, you should be capable of supporting projects and have the ability to apply understanding to tasks. Capable of summarising complex information clearly, you should be able to explain the progress of projects to those with no specialist understanding.
Forward thinking, adaptable and responsive to a varied work programme, you should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have evidence of recent study, training or development and a willingness to learn new knowledge and technical skills.
It is essential for you to be supportive of the vision of the CYPE team and to be sympathetic to the contribution of Church of England schools to Christian mission.
The ability to travel and a willingness to attend occasional evening and weekend meetings and events is essential.
An understanding and awareness of Church of England structures and knowledge of the current educational landscape within the context of church schools, along with experience of budget management or creating financial reports would be desirable.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.
Canterbury Diocese is the oldest diocese in England, stretching from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to the Romney Marsh. We have 350 miles of coastline with historic ports and seaside resorts, alongside rural communities, market towns and commuter-belt urban developments. Affluent areas often sit alongside pockets of major deprivation, offering an exciting and challenging mission context.
At the heart of all we do is a vision of transformation for ourselves and our communities: no one can encounter God and remain unchanged. In the Diocese of Canterbury, we want to increasingly become a Christian community transformed through encounter with Christ, growing and overflowing to transform and bless the families, homes and communities we serve: Changed Lives, Changing Lives.
Closing date: 30 September 2024.
About the role
As a People & Culture Partner, you'll play a key role in providing day-to-day support to our people managers and driving organisational initiatives. You’ll be both a trusted advisor and a champion of our culture, offering insights through meaningful conversations and data analysis. From managing employee relations to leading HR system improvements, your work will enable us to support even more children in need.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide knowledgeable, personable support to people managers, offering guidance on employee relations, absence management, and HR policies.
- Act as the in-house expert on our HR systems, ensuring accurate data management and reporting.
- Champion organisational initiatives, such as wellbeing and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging strategies.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with managers to support effective team leadership.
- Promote Compassion’s Christian ethos, fostering an environment where faith is nurtured and lived out in our work.
The successful candidate will be:
- A heart for Compassion’s mission to release children from poverty in Jesus' name.
- At least 3-5 years of HR/People & Culture experience, including a strong grasp of UK employment law.
- Exceptional communication skills, able to explain complex concepts clearly and coach managers effectively.
- Strong analytical abilities, using data to inform decisions and drive organisational improvement.
- The ablility to juggle multiple priorities with ease, be flexible and adaptable.
- A CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) qualification.
- There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, in order to promote Compassion’s ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of our work. (You can read more about this in our Policy on Posts to be Held by Christians.)
Why work for us?
At Compassion UK, you’re not just part of a team—you’re part of a mission. Our work is built on faith, and we offer an environment where your Christian values can thrive alongside your professional skills.
This is an opportunity to make a difference, both within our organisation and for the children whose lives we touch. If you are passionate about people and ready to bring your skills to a mission-driven organisation, we would love to hear from you.
Location, hours and benefits:
Office-based
*Hybrid working is offered as a benefit. You may work up to 60% of your hours from home and the office is closed on Fridays. However, we reserve the right to vary those arrangements in future.
Hours
Full time | 35 hours per week
In return, you will get
- Flexible and sociable working environment
- Free parking
- Access to Compassion House gym with shower facilities
- Time in Lieu offered
- Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
- Income Protection & Group Life cover
- Private Medical & Dental cover
- Celebrating life milestones such as, birthdays, newcomers, weddings, babies etc
- Tea and Treat Tuesday
- Fully equipped kitchen area, with lunch and break out areas
- Hot-desking, sit where you want, when you want
- Weekly team prayers and devotionals
- Compassion updates and worship events
- Casual dress code
How to Apply:
If this sounds like you, apply today and help us release even more children from poverty in Jesus’ name.
Apply by 10am on Monday, 14 October 2024
Interviews are expected to be held on Thursday, 24 October 2024
*Please submit your application as early as possible as Compassion UK reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Applications will be reviewed on application prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if a suitable applicant applies.
Please note that we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK.
We work in 29 countries partnering with 8,600 local churches within communities experiencing poverty.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Battersea’s Finance and Corporate Services incorporates a range of functions that support the rest of the organisation, working strategically and collaboratively to ensure that Battersea can be here for every dog and cat.
We are looking for someone to join our team as a Risk Manager, to manage and improve Battersea’s existing enterprise risk management approach at a strategic and operational level.
To be successful in this role, you will have strong experience of being a risk leader, a comprehensive understanding of enterprise risk management, and practical application of risk management across a similarly sized organisation, with significant analytical skills.
More about Battersea:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love and expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them.
All the knowledge we gather in our centres helps us to improve the lives of the animals we’ll never meet, through our work with other rescue organisations and charities. We also help people make informed choices when getting a pet, we provide training and welfare advice, and we campaign for changes in the law when we see that dogs and cats or their owners deserve better.
Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
What we can offer you:
We offer our employees a wide range of benefits to reward them for the value that they bring to Battersea, to support them in their work, to help improve their health and wellbeing, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Life insurance
- Support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, a wide range of tools and resources, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working policy:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause. In addition to this, our offices are in a great location within London, have modern facilities, offer great employee socialising spaces and a discounted café. Best of all, coming on site offers you the opportunity to meet our lovely rescues with lunchtime cat socialising and the occasional office dog!
Equality, diversity and inclusion at Battersea:
At Battersea, we are committed to providing equality of opportunity, and developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from members of minority ethnic communities, who we know are currently under-represented at Battersea.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we're happy to discuss any support or personalisation you may need during your application and/or interview process as part of our workplace adjustments.
Closing date: 2nd October 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 7th October 2024; w/c 14th October 2024
If you think you’re a good fit for the role, and you’re passionate about dogs, cats and our work, then we’d like to hear from you.
For full details, please download our recruitment pack.
To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Age UK's National Advice Line is recruiting for Information & Advice Advisors.
Our team provide a vital service available to older people and anyone seeking advice to support an older person in need. Our team of trained Advisors are dedicated to providing accurate, impartial and comprehensive information and advice to help support those in later life.
Many older people are concerned about the cost of rising energy bills, poor housing, accessibility to health and social care services. This is where our Information and Advice Advisers play a vital role in raising awareness and empowering older people to access the support they need, and to understand their statutory rights. Due to the growing demand of this fantastic service, we are recruiting for Information and Advice Advisors to join this friendly and supportive team.
If you are looking for an exciting and fulfilling career with a large National Charity that challenges injustice and makes a real difference to older people across the country, then we would love to hear from you!
The successful post holder will have excellent communications skills with the ability to provide accurate, often complex information in a clear and empathic way, offering advice over the phone and by email.
In this role you will receive several weeks of extensive specialist training based on the current legislation relevant to older people's rights and welfare, enabling you to offer an in-depth advice service to phone and email enquirers from across England. You will help them to understand and implement their legislative rights in areas such as community care, housing, income and benefits and many other issues related to later life.
This role offers hybrid working between home and either our Blackpool office, surrounded by excellent amenities or our Ashburton office, situated on the edge of the beautiful Dartmoor National Park. Our team work from the office at least 1 day a week, but that can be more if you prefer. You will need to live within an easily commutable distance of the office either by car or public transport, we suggest up to an hour's commute. During the probation and training period you will be required to come into the office at least 2 days a week.
Must haves:
* Excellent active listening
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Proficient in the use of IT e.g., Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint
* Previous experience of using multiple IT systems including CRM and other applications at the same time
* Ability to handle and present clearly and concisely large amounts of subject knowledge, often of a complex nature, both orally and in writing
* Accurate and attentive to detail
* Calm, empathic, compassionate
* Committed to providing a high-quality service
* Committed to a team working approach.
Great to haves:
* Experience of providing information and advice on the telephone or face to face
* Experience of working with older peoples' issues
* Experience of working with social care/benefits
* An academic qualification at degree level.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Join The Bell Foundation as the new Head of Programmes and lead its work to break down language barriers, drive system change, and ensure that individuals who speak English as a second or additional language have increased opportunities to participate in the labour market and in the community.
Who we are.
The Bell Foundation is a UK-based charity focused on changing lives and overcoming exclusion through language education. Established in 2012, the Foundation works with children and adults who use English as an Additional Language (EAL). Its key programmes aim to improve educational outcomes for learners facing language barriers, support educators, and influence policy and practice to create a more inclusive society.
The Foundation collaborates with schools, policymakers, partners and other organisations to provide training, resources, and research.
About the role
This senior management position is key to driving and implementing the strategy for The Bell Foundation’s ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)Programme, overseeing the programme team and the budget.
You’ll lead on implementing the ESOL Programme and partnership strategies while collaborating closely with the Head of Training and Resources on the EALProgramme.
You’ll work with a dedicated team, including the Director, Communications staff, the Strategic Education Advisor, and external experts, to support the Foundation’s external policy and influencing work.
Who we are looking for.
We are looking for a dynamic, confident and credible individual who can ‘hit the ground running’ and lead the ESOL Programme into the future.
As an established leader, you will have the communication skills to engage with stakeholders and develop new partnerships at a senior level and the management skills to lead a small, highly skilled team of staff and external consultants.
We welcome applications from candidates with programme experience from a range of backgrounds. Prior experience of ESOL is not essential. What is more important is that you bring significant experience in achieving strategic change and impact through partnerships and programmes at all levels and have a deep connection to the Bell Foundation’s vision, mission, and values.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the ESOL Programme and bring meaningful change in ESOL delivery, working with a dedicated staff team and a high-functioning, ambitious board at a beautiful green site in Cambridge.
Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 14th October.
At Social Finance, we work to improve the lives of people and communities in the UK and across the world. Our mission is to take innovation to scale – shifting the way whole systems work to achieve lasting and widespread change. We are all united in our passion for making the world a fairer place.
Since we started in 2007, Social Finance has helped to pioneer programmes that improve outcomes in complex and enduring issues in society. Our innovations, including the social impact bond model, have mobilised more than £500 million globally. We have sister organisations in the US, Israel, the Netherlands and India and a network of partners across the world.
We are recruiting a new Chief Financial Officer to join our leadership team, working closely with our Board and leadership team colleagues to provide ongoing advice and insights on the financial health and sustainability of the organisation, ensuring that we are best placed as an ambitious non-profit enterprise to take advantage of new opportunities that become available to us in the future. Overseeing a small team, you will drive continuous improvement of our finance function, as well as work across the organisation to build even greater financial awareness and accountability as we continue to grow. As CFO, you will also contribute to the wider business strategy, as well as having oversight of our risk management, IT and Information Governance functions.
To be successful in this role, you will be a chartered accountant with excellent strategic finance skills gained at a leadership level, including substantial prior experience in P&L management, financial modelling and project accounting in a fast-paced environment. You will also bring strong controls and governance experience, with an understanding of what good looks like in finance. With exceptional relationship building skills, you will be a trusted advisor to staff at all levels and confident in presenting to influential internal and external stakeholders. While we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, we are particularly interested in those who bring blended sector experience across commercial and social enterprise or charity settings. Experience of working in a project-based or consulting environment is also beneficial, especially with organisations that work closely with the public sector.
We are passionate about building a diverse, inclusive team and we particularly welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds who are committed to putting equity, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our ways of working internally and externally. We value inclusive, inspiring leaders who bring high degrees of diplomacy, empathy and compassion to their work, with an appreciation of how to empower others.
To download a full copy of the candidate brief and learn more about the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button, where you will be redirected to the website of our recruitment partner, Tall Roots. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Mark Crowley or Natalie Sanders at Tall Roots.
We have the exciting opportunity for a full time Caseworker (known internally as an Independent Victim Advisor- IVA) to join the team in North Yorkshire.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your Birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role is based in Scarborough, supporting victims living in the North Yorkshire area
As an IVA you will:
- Work directly with adults and children who have been impacted by crime, assessing support needs and completing risk assessments, providing immediate and ongoing support and advocacy including home visits
- Provide information to the victim about their rights as outlined in the Victim's Code of Practice
- Explain processes and act as single point of contact throughout the victims journey in the criminal justice system
- Develop relationships with other organisations who support victims of crime
You will be:
- a self-starter with good organisational & time management skills
- an excellent communicator
- able to work across teams & with external agencies to achieve goals
- comfortable working in a digital environment & be able to use a range of IT equipment & programs.
- have an understanding of crime & the impact it has on individuals & communities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
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Send My Friend to School Campaign Manager
This is a full time post, based in central London Salary: £40,291
The coalition
Send My Friend to School is a UK civil society coalition of international development NGOs, teachers’ unions and charities.
It brings together young people, politicians, teachers, civil society and the media in joint campaigning to demand quality education for all children across the globe. Each year thousands of schools and young people take part in the campaign, teaching young people the power and importance of using their voices in chorus with others across the globe to create positive change.
Send My Friend to School is the UK coalition of the Global Campaign for Education movement which is present in over 90 countries around the world.
Location
This role will be employed by Send My Friend to School Steering Group member Results UK, on behalf of the Send My Friend to School coalition, and will be based in Results UK’s office near Waterloo. Hybrid working is in place whereby staff are required to work from the office at least 2 days a week.
Terms & Conditions
This is a full time (35 hours per week), permanent post, with a 3 month probation period. There is likely to be occasional evening and weekend work involved, for which time off in lieu will be received. Holidays are 25 days pro rata per year plus bank holidays. Results UK’s terms and conditions of employment will apply.
Line Management
Although working solely on Send My Friend to School coalition activities the Campaign Manager will be employed as part of the Results UK team. Consequently, they will be formally managed by the Results UK Head of Parliamentary Advocacy in terms of workplace-related and employment issues.
The postholder’s work objectives will be agreed and monitored by the Steering Group and the postholder will report to the Steering Group on work priorities, objectives and outcomes.
Role Description
The purpose of this role is:
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Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the Send My Friend to School campaign
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Coordinate the Send My Friend to School coalition, engaging the membership, managing the finances and coalition communications, and offering support to the working groups
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Line manage the Send My Friend to School Campaigns Officer
Key Responsibilities
Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the Send My Friend to School campaign
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Lead the development of a collaborative campaign strategy on a selected theme under the umbrella of Sustainable Development Goal 4
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Develop a campaign narrative based on the selected theme) which our schools audience can readily engage with and be motivated by
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Manage the design and production of schools materials and learning resources, including sourcing suppliers, story gathering in conjunction with coalition partners, content production and editing
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Oversee the development and promotion of a creative action which is appropriate for a schools audience, is highly innovative and allows for varied levels of engagement and activity: work with coalition colleagues in devising and promoting the campaign through member organisations’ networks and more widely through additional education channels, social media and websites, to ensure mass participation
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Manage the development and promotion of the Send My Friend to School website, social media, e-communications to supporters and writing and editing engaging digital communications
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Be accountable for the coalitions’ youth work activities (Campaign Champions Programme and Young Ambassadors Network) that are managed by the Campaigns Officer
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Coordinate monitoring, evaluation and learning for the campaign
Coordinate the Send My Friend coalition
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Manage internal communications for the coalition and undertake engagement work with coalition member representatives to ensure active participation in coalition activities, good information flows, and to help ensure that activities across the coalition are well aligned and strategic
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Be the first point of contact for existing and potential coalition members and developing new partnerships, for instance with other campaigning organisations working on education for all
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Organise Joint Working Group and Steering Group meetings, ensuring that minutes are written up (by Campaigns Officer) and action points are taken forward
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Manage the coalition budget and financial reporting to the Steering Group, and undertake an annual fundraising drive from coalition members
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Maintain and update the website with news, publications and relevant content and ensure member lists and email groups are kept up to date
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Act as the UK link person with GCE International – the primary point of contact for GCE regionally (Europe and North America) as well as internationally/globally - researching and compiling coalition updates where required, participating in international conference calls, fielding appropriate information to coalition members and collating feedback as necessary
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Collaborate with working group members and the APPG secretariat on planning and delivery of activities including policy papers, launch events or meetings with parliamentarians
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Support coalition colleagues in gathering and collating inputs on policy documents, meetings, events, campaign plans and activities
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Where fundraising opportunities exist engage the coalition to increase and diversify its funding base and enable expansion of the schools campaigning activities
Line Management
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Line management of the part-time Send My Friend Campaigns Officer
Other responsibilities
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Undertake any other duties, appropriate to the post, as requested by the Steering Group
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Work out-of-hours and at weekends as necessary to provide effective support when needed, for example during party conferences or parliamentary events
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Demonstrated skill and effectiveness in building partnerships or coalitions
Proven experience of developing and delivering change campaigning
Complex project management involving multiple stakeholders
Management of budgets and financial reporting
Experience of measuring impact, tracking response and implementing improvements
A good understanding of the UK schools market / working with young people
Knowledge and experience of advocacy and campaigning work
Experience of using website content management systems, email marketing providers and social media
Desirable
Knowledge of global education challenges and debates
An understanding of the rights-based approach to international development
Strategic knowledge of advocacy and influencing.
Fundraising and grant management experience
Line management experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Excellent interpersonal skills and behaviours, including relationship building and effective negotiation
Ability to think creatively and involve others in the process of campaign development
Ability to work fast and maintain accuracy: must be able to meet task deadlines quickly and well, working under pressure.
Ability to manage and prioritise own workload – must be able to think ahead and schedule tasks amid conflicting demands.
Ability to work independently and proactively with minimum supervision.
Accuracy and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Here are a few of the benefits of joining us, in addition to the salary, pension and annual leave outlined at the top of this document.
Work-life balance
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We offer flexible working so you can manage work around your own needs. Due to the part time nature of this role we are happy to discuss a range of different options on how to manage this role including school hours or term time only.
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Hybrid working means you don’t have to be trapped in a long commute every day and don’t have to be London based.
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Staff members have their birthdays off as a bonus day of leave and we close the office between Christmas and new year so you don’t need to take leave.
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We subscribe to the Bupa employee advice line – free confidential access to financial and legal advisors as well as telephone and online counselling sessions.
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In addition we run training on mental health at work and have named mental health first aiders who can be contacted in confidence if you would like help finding support.
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All staff have the opportunity to join working groups outside of their work areas according to their interests. Our staff wellbeing team explores how we can improve our staff wellbeing - most recently publishing a comprehensive guide - and reviews what we have done to date.
Anti-oppression
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We offer half a day’s anti-oppression learning leave each year
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As well as making reasonable adjustments, we support our staff in making applications to the Access to Work scheme to get. additional equipment where needed.
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We offer disability leave for disabled colleagues to manage specific needs they may have without having to give up their holidays.
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We have a staff working group on anti-oppression which helps to develop our work on anti-oppression and identify gaps in our current work.
Partnerships
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Results UK hosts 3 other organisations working on specific aspects of global health and education, so you benefit from other perspectives and get an in-depth understanding of other work going on in the sector.
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We are part of the ACTION global health partnership which brings together CSOs from around the world to share learning and coordinate advocacy.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Results UK, we believe in equality, diversity and inclusion, and that it should be the norm. As well as this being an issue of equality and fairness, we recognise that diverse and inclusive organisations are some of the most productive and impactful.
As an organisation, we are aware of the underrepresentation of certain groups and communities in our sector. These include - but are certainly not limited to - people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, refugees, people with disabilities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
We want to change this and are committed to playing our part as an organisation. As a committed equal opportunities employer, we actively welcome applications from people of a wide range of backgrounds, skills and abilities, recognising the value that these different perspectives bring to our organisation.
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Are you committed to working in partnership to empower people with learning disabilities and autistic people to work through trauma and find justice?
We are seeking 2 Specialist ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) to join our Advocacy team at Respond. The role includes providing pro-active emotional, practical and advocacy support for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people with complex or multiple needs who have experienced any form of sexual violence and are engaging, (or considering engaging) with the criminal justice system. The ISVA will work across London to provide non-judgmental, trauma-informed emotional support, working in partnership with other London sexual violence support services.
Our ideal candidate will have a friendly and relational approach to working with clients. You will have the ability to build trusting relationships, work in an empowering and inclusive way and support clients to heal following sexual abuse and develop coping capacity. You will be a self-motivated individual who will engage with a wider range of people who have experience sexual violence, and other barriers to justice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an inclusive and passionate team, and you will be supported by the ISVA Service Manager in your ongoing development. Respond values and encourages working in a collaborative and compassionate way, as we support each other to address one of the most enduring injustices; of the experience of trauma to autistic people and people with learning disabilities and their families.
This post is exempt under Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and is only open to women.
Background information about Respond
Respond started in 1991 and has grown from a small London based charity to a medium sized national charity in recent years. Our mission is to reduce the impact of trauma in the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people, by developing trusting relationships, through psychotherapeutically informed services.
An important part of our work at Respond is working in a trauma-informed way. What this means for us is that we hold in mind the impact of trauma at all levels of the organisation, and all staff take part in reflective practice or team dynamics.
We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates including people with lived experience, who are both interested in working in partnership to provide advocacy support, as well as supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have experienced trauma.
We are committed to the furthering of human rights, equality, and positive social change through our therapeutic and advocacy work and are committed to anti-racism and other forms of anti-discriminatory practice. We recognise that we need to continually keep this as a focus in our work and as an integral part of our organisational strategy.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re resilient and passionate about advocacy, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement in the person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable for this role. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles within the organisation.
Respond Benefits package (all per financial year)
We offer a generous and comprehensive package of flexible benefits to all of our staff.
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Hybrid working model, which means that if you’re full time you make a commitment to be working in the office at least two days a week, with the remainder working from home. Part time hours are altered accordingly.
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Generous paid leave benefits including 28.5 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), with some to be taken between Christmas and New year.
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Up to 4 weeks paid sickness leave at full pay and a further 4 weeks at half pay,
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Discretionary study leave to support training relevant to your role.
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Paid leave to employees who may need to take one day off a year when a religious festival falls on a workday.
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Up to 5 days paid time off for dependents per financial year.
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Opportunity to apply for up to 2 days (14 hours) paid leave per year to participate in volunteering activities relevant to the role.
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Access to a workplace pension scheme, administered by NEST, with a minimum 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution from commencement of employment.
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Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes 24/7 telephone service and counselling.
Note all of the above days per annum stated are pro rata’d for part time employees.
If you’d like to find out more about this role, please read through the job description and our person specification. When you apply, please send a CV and address the points in the person specification in an accompanying supporting statement. Your statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and we may close applications early.
Deadline for all applications: Friday 11th October 2024
When you apply, please send a CV and address the points in the person specification in an accompanying supporting statement. Your statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Energy Programme Manager
Company: Gorta T/A Self Help Africa
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Contract type: International/National 2-year fixed term contract, full time
Reports to: DCD Programmes
Organisation overview:
In late 2021 Self Help Africa (SHA) and United Purpose (UP) merged, with our Global Office in Dublin, Ireland and a UP office in Cardiff, Wales. In early 2023 we launched a new five-year organisational strategy, which defines our shared mission as the alleviation of hunger, poverty, social inequality and the impact of climate change through community-led, market-based and enterprise-focused approaches, so that people can have access to nutritious food, clean water, decent employment and incomes, while sustaining natural resources.
Our three values are:
- Impact: We are accountable, ambitious and committed to systemic change
- Innovation: We are agile, creative and enterprising in an ever-changing world
- Community: We are inclusive, honest and have integrity in our relationship
We require a team ready to live up to our values to encourage initiative and valuing of partnerships, thus requiring a Country Director who can model our values, and be able to build on the strengths of our teams.
We are in the process of transitioning country registrations from United Purpose to Self Help Africa in The Gambia and Senegal and these two countries form an integral part of the West Africa programme along with Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Self Help Africa is now registered in The Gambia.
Job Purpose:
The Energy Programme Manager will provide strategic and technical leadership in the delivery and development of the SHA Energy programme in Malawi. They will be expected to oversee the implementation of SHA’s existing portfolio of Energy projects in Malawi, provide technical input to the team and sector in Malawi, continue to develop programme approaches based on evolving best practice and the changing landscape, and mobilise resources for continued growth of the programme.
The position will report to the Malawi Deputy Country Director- Programmes and there will be regular meetings between the Energy Programme Manager, other Programme Managers and Management Team in Malawi and technical advisors from SHA’s Global Office. The role will also involve capacity building of national staff in Malawi to take increased ownership of the programme and enable its continued growth. The Energy Programme Manager will leverage their technical and contextualised knowledge to provide expert advice and advocacy to Malawi’s energy sector (particularly in the areas of cleaner cooking, carbon finance and off-grid electrification) and maintain the programme’s close and productive relationships with its donors and stakeholders to expand the reach, sustainability and impact of our work.
Key Responsibilities:
1.Programme Management and Oversight
1.1 Quality Assurance
- Ensure the programme portfolio is delivered in line with good practice and quality benchmarks in line with sector-based standard operating standards and GESI tools etc
- Ensure an adaptive management approach is taken
- Work with the Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Working Group through National MEAL Manager to ensure that we are documenting learning and integrating it into programme design and delivery.
- Ensure MEAL data collected is in line with national MEAL framework through participatory M&E approaches and integrating feedback from staff, partners and project participants.
- Liaise with relevant organisation technical advisors and incorporate learning and global expertise in the programme cycle
- Ensure value for money and efficiency across the programme cycle
- Conduct field visits to monitor project progress.
1.2 Compliance & Risk
- Oversee the development and timely submission of high-quality donor technical and financial reports, in collaboration with projects and operations colleagues
- Ensure that processes are in place to allow for systematic and inclusive feedback to communities and stakeholders on all programme reports and evaluations undertaken
- Working with Project Managers to ensure all projects develop annual, quarterly and monthly plans and that these are actioned and reported against
- Deliver a consolidated risk assessment for the programme portfolio every month and ensure mitigation measures are actioned and followed
- Ensure that internal audit is adequately budgeted across the portfolio
- Ensure that internal audit findings and recommendations are followed up on and actioned as per agreed timelines
- Ensure that every project in the portfolio has a grant opening and closing meeting and that these are filed
- Ensure that every project has monthly review process
- Ensure adequate oversight on all financial transactions and project activities to reduce the risk of non-compliance with policies and risk of fraud
- Ensure annual procurement planning and that all project procurement is cost effective in line with donor and organisational policy
- Ensure that project implementation is complying to donor driven policy and direction, such as the DSA policy, and engaging in communication and advocacy through the MT where donor direction is not in line with the Malawi 2063 or the organisation’s vision and mission.
1.3 Finance
- Oversee internal monthly financial reports and project budgets and cashflow forecasts
- Ensure full project spend without disallowance
- Authorise all project related expenditure in line with SHAs Delegation of Authority framework
- Support and oversee project related procurements.
1.4 Safeguarding
- Ensure that all projects have an active trained safeguarding focal point who can effectively disseminate the reporting channels and policy
- Ensure that all project have a safeguarding plan and report against this during monthly meetings
- Ensure that reporting channels are promoted and visible across all projects in the portfolio
- Ensure that all colleagues within your portfolio have undergone safeguarding training and signed the global code of conduct
- Ensure all staff, partners and stakeholders sign, comply and promote the SHA Safeguarding policy and code of conduct.
1.5 People Management
- Manage teams of staff across all projects in your portfolio and provide line management to Project Managers
- Incubate and enhance skills development of staff across the programme, encouraging learning and development, identifying opportunities for professional development and upward mobility within the organisation
- Ensure all staff members in your portfolio have completed an induction, have passed probation and that annual PDRs are conducted
- Ensure the portfolio has the right team in place in line with the strategy and the values of the organisation
- Ensure that the portfolio can retain and attract skilled and experienced gender balanced teams
- Ensure that you are promoting wellbeing across your team and that staff are encouraged to take their leave entitlements and access training and wellbeing opportunities provided by the organisation
- Cultivate a culture of accountability, adherence to group policies, and prioritization of staff welfare and security.
2.Strategy and Programme Development
- Ensure we are working in line with the locally-led development approach
- Provide technical support to programme implementation for Malawi Energy programme staff to deliver consistently high quality, innovative programmes in both the energy and carbon finance sectors.
- Working within the Malawi Country strategy, and working with other Programme Managers, towards the delivery of our Strategic Objectives and ensuring integration across our work
- Feed into the development of new Country Programme policies and position papers
- Keep up to date with global good practice, technology, approaches and emerging trends, as well as innovative ideas, translating them to the Malawi context
- Capture learning and adapt programming accordingly to maximise impact for communities
- Feed into and promote our Community-Led programming policy work. Maintain long term local and international donor relations to ensure continuation and growth of existing funding
- Keep abreast of new funding opportunities and oversee the development of high-quality proposals for existing and new funders based on organisational learning. Diversify funding sources and secure funding for existing and new areas of focus in line with the CP strategy including carbon finance and impact investment.
- Foster establishment and growth in SHA’s sustainable energy social enterprise
- Where requested by other Country Programs, to provide remote technical advice to assist in the delivery of their projects.
3. Partnership, Representation and Advocacy
- Act as a thought leader in the energy sector in Malawi providing technical support and strategic direction to a wide range of stakeholders across private and public sectors, and civil society.
- Support the National Cookstove Steering Committee (NCSC) as a key member of the coordination group for which SHA is the secretariat. This includes leading the organisation of the annual Cleaner Cooking Conference and quarterly coordination group meetings.
- Maintain, strengthen and build networks and alliances at national level with government, academia, donors and local organisations
- Maintain, strengthen and build partnerships with companies and entrepreneurs to augment the programme’s reach and sustainability of impacts through market-based approaches.
- Ensure active engagement of the programme at district level with all relevant government structures
- Act as the primary focal point for all donors that fund the programme portfolio
- Liaise with Government of Malawi counterparts (national and district) and ensure we are visible and working in line with Government needs and priorities
- Represent SHA at workshops and conferences, ensuring our organisation and work is visible
- Maintain and expand our partnerships across Government, academia, private sector, NGOs and wider civil society, working in coordination with our Partnerships Manager
- Proactively engage in relevant fora and working groups to achieve systemic change within the sector
- Ensure all programme learning is shared internally and externally.
Knowledge, Experience and Other Requirements:
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree level qualification in energy, development, environment or other relevant discipline (post-graduate preferred)
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar position in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on green energy access
Essential
- Demonstrated strategic judgement, planning, co-ordination and prioritisation skills
Demonstrated project and programme design and proven ability to secure funding from a variety of donors including international development agencies, impact investors and the private sector - Demonstrated project/programme management skills including managing a portfolio of simultaneous projects, monitoring and compliance, budget management, and line managing a team of employees
- Demonstrated communication, partnership building and advocacy skills with a wide range of stakeholders including from private and public sector, and civil society
- Demonstrated understanding of energy in the Global South including improved cooking and off-grid electricity (solar mini-grid and productive uses of energy in particular)
- Experience of developing and monitoring carbon finance projects, particularly improved cooking
- A strong understanding and appreciation of safeguarding principles
- Self-starter, capable of innovatively developing the programme
- Attention to details and flexible approach to work
- Demonstrated cross cultural communication skills and ability to build institutional capacity and provide mentorship to staff
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience in programme strategy design
- Ability to pilot innovations and scale-up effective programming initiatives, through an entrepreneurial mindset
- Experience living in Malawi and/or Sub-Saharan Africa and working in the energy sector
How to apply:
To apply for this role, please upload your completed application form (available to download from our website), CV and cover letter via the careers page on our website.
Only applications submitted via our website will be considered for this role.
Any candidate offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
Specific roles may require Police/DBS/Garda vetting.
Self Help Africa strives to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
There has never been a greater need for Independent Age’s work. More than two million older people are in poverty, with millions more living with precarious finances. At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, our goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people. Our information and advice, grant-making, partnership activity, policy work, and campaigning increases the financial well-being of older people, enabling them to have greater choice and independence in wider areas of life.
As Director of Services and Grants, you will be responsible for ensuring that our multi-channel services and grants programme serve and improve the lives of older people, reach those who are most likely to be in poverty, and have the maximum impact. You will help us grow our capacity, build our network of charity and commercial partnerships, develop our external training offer, and reach more people including those groups most likely to experience financial hardship.
Having operated at a senior level, ideally as part of a Senior Leadership Team, you will be an inspiring leader with a demonstrable passion for our cause. Experienced in successfully managing service transformation and development, including in a contact centre environment, you will also have an understanding of grants programmes, and of building strategic partnerships and national networks. With an understanding of demonstrating and reporting on impact, experience of supporting fundraising for services and bidding for contracts, you will ideally also have knowledge of developing an external training offer.
Please review our candidate pack, linked below, for further information. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days a week or a 9-day fortnight.
What it’s like to work at Independent Age:
We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.
We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits. We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard. But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.
You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age by visiting the careers page on our website.
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to submit a curriculum vitae and a supporting statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the job description and person specification. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format.
To support our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion we use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement, and please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. Please do not omit dates of employment.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.
Closing date for applications: Monday 7 October 2024 at 23:59pm
First interviews: to be held virtually week commencing 21 October 2024.
Final interviews: to be held in person on Wednesday 6 November 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Vacancy
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.
IRW is recruiting for the position of ‘Director of People & Culture' to join its dynamic People and Culture Division based in its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation is operating to hybrid working model.
The purpose of the role is to:
•Deliver a focused HR service to provide strategic direction and leadership to support the organisation-wide HR planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that the overall organisational objectives are achieved.
•Strengthen IRW’s relations with the wider community to consolidate and develop the visibility and image of the organisation.
•Facilitate professional and systematic communication and cooperation between the different parts of the IRW family to ensure maximum impact of the organisation’s work.
•Lead on the development, implementation and regular review of the divisional strategy, policies & procedures, processes, work plans and systems to achieve the agreed divisional objectives.
•Lead, manage and develop staff in order to ensure that the divisional is capable of fully achieving its agreed targets, and to provide HR specialist and strategic advice to partners as and when required.
The successful candidate must have or be:
•CIPD membership at Chartered or Fellow level or equivalent experience
•Sound understanding of UK employment law is essential
•Sound understanding and proven experience of HR processes, including but not limited to, change management, organisational development, ER case work, resourcing, compensation and benefits, policy development
•Proven experience of HR business partnering and substantial skills and experience of HR management at a senior level within in a large organisation
•A good understanding, commitment and sympathy with Islamic Relief’s Values, principles and mission
•Proven ability and experience in people and activity management as well as delegating roles and authority in a way in which enables teams to reach their targets/objectives
•Proven experience of developing and implementing strategies and work plans which help to deliver the wider organisational objectives
•Ability to guide staff development towards achieving key performance indicators
•Demonstrable experience in consultative team approaches to decision-making and innovation which motivates and drives teams forward
•Proven ability and experience in analysing data which enables sound conclusions and recommendations to be drawn to work in a way which always considers long-term goals whilst maintaining an overview of its immediate situation
•Track record of working in partnership with senior leadership teams, based on a coaching approach
• Up-to-date knowledge of current employment legislation, awareness of forthcoming employment legislation
•High level of competence in all aspects of managing employee relations
•Sound financial and time management which enables strategic goals to be achieved within budgetary constraints
•Ability and motivation to travel within UK and internationally if required
For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.
If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
- This post is classed as Social Media Profile Level One (Senior Ambassador) under IRW’s Personal Social Media Policy. The postholder must disclose their social media accounts and must represent IRW in an acceptable way online, in accordance with the policy.
Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.