Children And Youth Development Officer Jobs in BD13 5FD

We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you’re ready for anything nothing can hold you back.

We are looking for a Head of Governance and Risk to lead our corporate governance and risk management functions.

As a trusted advisor, you will support the ELT and Trustees Board and its sub committees on all issues relating to corporate governance, compliance and risk management.

You will define, implement and continuously improve Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE)’s Governance Framework in line with the Charity Governance Code. You will also ensure DofE’s risk management strategy and framework is embedded and effective. 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced governance and risk management professional looking for their next challenge.

 What we are looking for:

You will have substantial experience in strategic leadership and day-to-day management across governance, risk management and assurance, or information governance and data protection.

A thorough understanding of corporate governance in the charity sector is essential, along with experience in advising Boards of Trustees and Executive Leaders on governance matters.

You will also bring expertise in risk management and assurance, including the development and oversight of risk management frameworks, supporting processes and procedures, and handling internal audit reviews

You will have a high level of personal integrity and an ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality with a can-do attitude. 

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.

From day one you’ll have access to a generous pension scheme and an employee assistance programme, flexible working, volunteering days and Healthcare cash plan, plus many more.

Closing date: 28th November – Midnight

First interview date: 4th & 5th December to be held via Teams

Second interview date: Week commencing 9th December

If you would like to access the application form  in a different format or if you would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.

The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.   All successful applicants will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar), including references covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.

**The geographical allowance is based on a member of staff having a home or office-based postcode within 30 miles (as the crow flies) from Charing Cross, WC2N 5HS. The allowance is 7% capped at £4,000 per annum.

Job Title: Trusts & Foundations Officer
Reporting To: Head of Trusts and Philanthropy
Manages: N/a
Location: Home-based (some travel across UK when necessary, including the Leicester office
Contract: Fixed-Term Contract for 1 year.
Salary: £28,160 (FTE)
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week). Flexible working options available.

About Home-Start UK

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.

About The Role

Home-Start UK is looking for an experienced Trusts & Foundations Officer to join the Trusts and Philanthropy Home-Start UK team. A highly motivated and results-focused fundraiser your role will be pivotal in helping raise funds for our work with parents and children across the UK.

Home-Start UK has a wide portfolio of grant funders, who support our work with grants and donations of around £2m each year. This income funds brilliant projects right across the Home-Start movement, from groups for army families, to volunteer perinatal mental health training, to large-scale initiatives to increase volunteer numbers. Our Trusts and Statutory Income team is central to the delivery and development of great support for families, and for ensuring Home-Start UK has the capacity it needs to deliver high quality services and support to our network. No two days here are the same, and we work closely with colleagues right across the organisation.

We are looking for someone who is organised and details-oriented, with a love of writing and who can build strong relationships with funders and colleagues. As the Trusts & Foundations Officer you will manage key funder relationships, submit compelling applications, develop end-of-grant reports and gather inspiring real-life stories from our network of Home-Start charities. 

You will be part of the Trusts & Philanthropy team and be managed by our Head of Trusts and Philanthropy who is keen to support your development in this role.

Closing date for applications is Friday 6th December at 5pm.

Interviews will take place virtually on the 16th and 17th December 2024.

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.

Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.

Candidates will also be sent the interview questions ahead of their interview so that they may fully prepare. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.

No agencies please.

Fundraising Manager

Are you a seasoned fundraiser looking for your next challenge? Do you thrive on building relationships and telling compelling stories? 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to join the charity’s Senior Management Team.

Join a small and friendly mission driven team as a Fundraising Manager and be part of the vision to change the lives of children, young people and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges, and their families.

Position: Fundraising Manager
Location: Remote or hybrid (office is in Kent)
Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours per week (flexible working available)
Salary: £35k per annum
Contract: Permanent

Closing Date:  Friday 13th December 

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

The Role
Funding from Trusts and Foundations is critical to the sustainability of the charity. The Fundraising Manager as a member of the Senior Management Team, will lead on ensuring sufficient funding for the sustainability of the charity and its core activities by maintaining and developing current relationships with funders as well as generating additional income to meet targets.

You will also be the lead for the communication strategy, and line manage the Communications Officer, to enhance the charity’s visibility and engagement with donors and other audiences. The role is weighted towards income generation.

About You
You will be an experienced fundraiser, able to develop and deliver a comprehensive fundraising strategy with knowledge and experience of Trusts and Foundations fundraising.  You will have proven experience of writing successful grant applications, meeting targets and managing relationships with funders.

You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to craft compelling and persuasive proposals and reports and the ability to produce high quality written materials tailored to different audiences.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! 

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K. 

About the Organisation
This is a varied role in a friendly and supportive small national charity focussed specifically on the needs of children, young people and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges, and their families. There is no statutory funding and the organisation relies on voluntary income to fund its work.  Income is sourced primarily from Trusts and Foundations to maintain independence. Benefits include 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays) and an Employee Assistance Programme.

As an equal opportunity employer, the organisation would particularly welcome applications from people with an ethnic minority background or those with a disability, as they are currently underrepresented in the workforce.

This role requires a Basic Disclosure Check. We politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales

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Please note NFP People are advertising this role on behalf of our client.   

A fantastic opportunity as Director of Advocacy and Influence. This innovative role will play a pivotal part in bringing the non-profits’ five new strategic goals to life through targeted advocacy work; made possible through strong campaigning, influential communications activity and effective partnership building with key stakeholders. 

As they embark on the next phase of their evolution, they are looking for a strategic influencer and advocacy expert and a senior leader with a background in campaigns and/or communications who can play a hands-on role in turning strategy into action via strong project management, delivery and organisational skills. The role reports directly to the CEO and manages a team of 4.

The organisation:

We are a non-profit organisation with a strong commitment to our vision: a future in which humanity co-exists in harmony with nature, recognises and respects ecological boundaries, and prospers on a healthy planet. One in which future generations of children grow up in a regenerating, wildlife-rich world, sustained by resilient, thriving ecosystems.

We foreground human rights, women’s empowerment and global justice. We are informed by experts with input from our Expert Advisory Group, our Patrons and other key stakeholders and partners.

Your experience (essential):

• Senior leadership of an integrated advocacy/campaigns and communications strategy and team working alongside other senior experts and advising the CEO and the Board
• Experience in leading, motivating and developing a high performing team
• Experience of designing and delivering effective and successful advocacy strategies that had impact and have delivered change in policy and/or practice in the UK or internationally 
• Experience of networking and lobbying, advocacy communications to generate public mobilisation in an international development or environmental context
• Good knowledge of UK politics and international affairs
• How digital channels can transform organisational delivery and stakeholder engagement
• A talented communicator who can pull different strategic levers to attract a variety of audiences and stakeholders from grassroots communities to international politicians.

If you are passionate about making a tangible difference in the world and shaping the future of our planet, we invite you to consider joining the team. Together, we can drive positive action towards a sustainable future.

• Location- Home-based/ remote in the UK, with travel to the London office as required (approx twice a month).
• Salary- £60,000- £65,000
• Permanent role, full-time hours, open to flexible working styles.

Please get in touch for more details. Firm deadline 9am Friday 29th November.

Interviews: 1st stage online 5th December, 2nd stage in person Tuesday 17th December.

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

The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.

CLAPA supports people affected by cleft to take control of their journey, connect with others, and use their voices to impact the future of care. Our vision is that no one affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom will go through their journey alone.

We are seeking a Head of Communications and Marketing to lead on the charity's communications strategy.

The Head of Communications and Marketing is a strategically important post in the organisation with lead responsibility for overseeing communications, marketing and PR for the UK’s only national cleft lip and palate support charity. The role involves managing all aspects of internal and external communications including media relations, digital content and brand strategy. 

The role reports directly to the Chief Executive, is a member of the Senior Management Team and works closely with the CLAPA Board of Trustees to ensure that we maximise all opportunities to promote the work of the charity.  The post holder also has responsibility for the direct line management of the Communications and Marketing team.

How to Apply

Please read the Recruitment Pack in full and then complete the online Application Form linked within. For safeguarding reasons, we are not able to accept CVs.

Applications close: 9am on Monday 9th December 2024

Interviews – 1st stage: Thursday 12th December 2024

Interviews – 2nd stage: Tuesday 17th December 2024

Start date: As soon as possible – to be agreed

Fundraising is still a relatively new activity for DFN Project SEARCH and this role presents the opportunity to play a key part in its expansion to support the further growth of the charity and enable young adults with a learning disability to lead healthier, happier, and more independent lives.   

This role will support the Director of Development in implementing DFN Project SEARCH’s fundraising strategy. To date the strategy has focused on securing a small number of larger gifts from philanthropic sources, such as trusts and foundations. We are now evolving the strategy to include growing income from high-net-worth individuals, companies, and individual giving.

This role will lead on the development and implementation of the strategy to secure income from high-net-worth individuals (between five and potentially seven figures) and will also work with the Director of Development and the Development Officer on securing income from, and stewarding, trusts, foundations, and statutory funders. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team there is also the opportunity to input to the wider strategy and development of the charity and support the Director of Development in their role as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

The team is currently made up of the Director of Development, Corporate Partnership Manager (reporting to the Director of Development), and the Development Officer (reporting to this new role).

Prospectus is excited to be working with the charity for single parents to appoint an Interim Head of Income Generation to take the fundraising team and strategy through a time of review and transition. THe organisation has supported and championed single parents since 1918. They have worked for over 100 years to make sure that single parents are not forgotten.

This organisation operates a 4-day working week with a salary of £60,000 - £65,000. The charity has an open approach to flexible working requests and currently operate a hybrid working environment (London, SE1). For this role there is a minimum expectation of being in the office every two weeks.

As the Interim Head of Income Generation, you will be part of the Senior Management Team and work closely with the CEO, to set the strategic direction for the charity and oversee all Fundraising. You will lead a team of four fundraisers and together, deliver the income generation strategy across a range of income streams including individual giving, corporate, major donor and Trusts and Foundations.

Ideally, you will have experience of working in a charity of a similar size and whilst understanding that Trusts and Foundations fundraising is central for the organisation, you will also have experience of growing corporate and individual giving income streams. Whilst you do not need experience as an Interim Head of Income Generation previously, it is important that you can adapt easily to new situations and be a confident fundraiser, team leader and strategist.

Eligibility to work in the UK is required.

How to Apply

Prospectus encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity status. If you meet some of the criteria but not all, you are still encouraged to inquire and learn more, as Prospectus can guide you through each aspect of the role and support your application.

Prospectus is dedicated to supporting candidates throughout the application process. To apply, please submit your CV initially and begin preparing your supporting statement. If your experience is suitable, you will receive the full job description, and a call or meeting will be arranged to brief you on the role, ensuring you have all the information needed to formally apply. We look forward to connecting with you soon.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation is the international charity that drives and encourages the Award’s growth, access and impact across the globe. Working in partnership with organisations and governing bodies, we oversee the licensing of Award operators – including schools, youth groups, employers and custodial institutions – in more than 120 countries and territories. With our guidance, operators deliver the globally-recognised Award, which provides opportunities for 14 to 24-year-olds of all backgrounds, locations, cultures and abilities, to develop their interests, skills and life aspirations. 

The Communications Manager leads the development of our brand and public-facing messaging to engage our audiences in the global impact of the Award. You will articulate our story through a wide range of content, helping build our voice as global advocates on the value of non-formal education and learning.

You will lead the delivery the Foundation’s communications activity, including content, channel strategy, and building communications and marketing capacity among our global family of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award operators. This includes ownership and strategic development of the Foundation’s public communications channels (website, social media) and strategic support for platforms managed by other teams.

You will partner with teams across the Foundation to advise and support delivery of marketing assets and strategies to support Award operators across the world, including leading the Communications Working Group and developing and delivering marketing capacity-building training to colleagues around the world.

The role oversees our organisational communications calendar and provides the lead communications and marketing support on events activity, acting as the key conduit between the Communications and Events teams and ensuring that all online and offline events receive the communications support and collateral they require, in line with agreed budget and resources.

The role works closely with National Award Operators and the Royal Communications team on royal visits attended by the Award’s patron and Chair, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, including media and social media plans.

You will have sound understanding of reputation management and be confident in briefing the wider Foundation staff team, as well as the global Association, on communications queries and activities.

DFN Project SEARCH is delivering transformative change, supporting, and helping young people with learning disabilities and autism into the world of work. Nationally only 4.8% of people with special educational needs and disabilities gain permanent paid employment in the UK yet 70 percent of DFN Project SEARCH graduates gain jobs, 60 percent of them achieving full-time permanent roles.

You will be required to improve the quality and outcomes of existing DFN Project SEARCH programmes across a geographical area. This is with the aim of supporting the organisations to ensure that every intern has the best possible chance to gain full-time paid employment. The focus of this role is to ensure continuous improvement across all sites, relating to model fidelity and outcomes. This relates particularly to sites achieving less than 60% employment outcomes. 

Our model means that our regional Programme Specialists form new partnerships and develop new DFN Project SEARCH sites, supporting them through to year one of delivery. These sites will then be passed to our Programme Impact Co-ordinator team where you will then be required to continue to nurture these strong partnerships and provide ongoing training and support to colleagues within your region. You may also be required to support colleagues by promoting DFN Project SEARCH in other areas and contribute to the development of relevant new focussed materials and resources.

HEAD OF TREATMENT SERVICES (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 8B)

Reporting to: Clinical Lead

Location of Work: Home/Remote working with some travel for meetings and events.

About Trauma Treatment International

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is a registered charity in the UK. Our focus and expertise is in providing evidence-based psychological treatment and support to victims of collective violence around the world. As well as providing treatment for victims directly, we also support organisations that are trauma-exposed through their work to uphold human rights, in order to mitigate the impact of trauma in the workforce.

This is a highly rewarding role and an exciting opportunity to join our small and experienced clinical team, to directly support individuals working to tackle collective violence and adults affected by torture, trafficking, slavery, persecution and war. The role offers the potential to work creatively and flexibly internationally, network with fantastic organisations and help to influence and shape TTI’s clinical strategy and activities in this pivotal time in the organisation’s development.

KEY SUMMARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical Supervision

● Oversee all services involving individual clinical work (treatment) for TTI in line with the delivery of TTI’s overarching operations, projects and priorities.

● Be responsible for recruitment, line management and clinical supervision of clinical staff and associate and associated management responsibilities

● Contribute to the development of TTI’s strategic vision and annual delivery planning, models of service delivery, standards and clinical governance.

● Input into key organisational policies and procedures

Supervision and Team Development

● Promote clinical and counselling psychology/ trauma treatment as a career

● Develop and implement strategies to actively promote diversity in the clinical team and champion culturally sensitive approaches to trauma treatment through research, partnerships and new projects.

● Identify opportunities to develop Quality Improvement Projects.

● Oversee performance management and CPD opportunity development of direct reports

Operational Delivery

● Hold an individual caseload at all times.

● Review and maintain quality assurance of clinical services, providing data for monitoring, evaluation and learning and reporting processes.

● Ensure a partnership approach to clinical practice.

● Deliver robust service  agreements with client organisations and referral partners

 Key Required Experience:

● HCPC registered psychologist who has completed Post Graduate doctoral level training in counselling or clinical psychology.

● Minimum 5 years post registration experience working within mental health services.

● Up to date knowledge and experience of working with clients with PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociative symptoms, anxiety and / or depression.

For full details of the role responsibilities and the person specification please refer to the Full Job Description attached.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

● 31 days annual leave pro rata to reflect contractual hours (including bank holidays and 3 mandatory days for Christmas)

● 3% Employer Pension contribution

● Commitment to staff wellbeing as a trauma informed organisation

● Commitment to personal and professional development

How to apply

To apply for this position please submit a full CV and supporting statement of no more than one side of A4 outlining your suitability and motivation for the role

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is committed to supporting you with your application. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more.  We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

If you have any questions, or any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the selection process then please contact Jenny George 

The Girls’ Network is looking for an experienced finance professional to take both a strategic view and play a ‘hands-on’, day-to-day function as Interim Finance & Operations Manager. The charity is looking for someone with the rigour and attention to detail needed to grow and manage our financial and operational infrastructure, supporting our continued growth and allowing us to reach more girls and young women across the country.

The role is part-time and will suit those looking to work flexibly. We are open to applications from those with experience of working in small organisations, or those with experience of a larger organisation and looking for a change. 

Finance responsibilities

• Day to day management of the accounts, payroll and reporting using Xero accounting software (with support from external book keeper and payroll provider)
• Production of timely and accurate monthly management accounts and quarterly financial reports with commentary for the Board of Trustees
• Oversight of financial controls across the organisation
• Deliver the budget process and oversee quarterly re-forecasting, revised budgets as required
• Provide analysis and financial support to CEO and the Senior Leadership Team
• Work with the CEO and the Senior Leadership Team in the development and delivery of Strategic and Operational Plans
• Lead the auditing process and manage relationship with the auditor
• Prepare Annual Accounts / Annual Review in conjunction with the Head of Fundraising and Communications
• Responsible for ensuring the Charity has adequate insurance cover

Operational Responsibilities

Policies, Compliance and Legal

• Ensure the Charity is compliant with all aspects of Charity Law
• Assist Senior Leadership Team in developing policies, procedures and systems
• Ensure organisational compliance with internal policies
• Ensure organisational compliance with external policies and legal entities
• Working with the CEO & SLT, to lead on risk management monitoring and reporting

Data management

• Overall management of Salesforce (our CRM system) in conjunction with external technical support
• Ensure data management policies are followed across the organisation
• Oversee GDPR compliance across the organisation, and ensure the charity is in line with the latest guidance and laws

Technology and Office

• Assess technology needs and recommend the solutions as and when needed
• Manage existing technology platforms and subscriptions, including Google drive, Office 365 and Slack

Staff management responsibility

• Managing MERL (Monitoring Evaluation, Research and Learning) Manager, ensuring we are appropriately measuring the impact of our programmes
• Managing the People and Culture Manager to deliver on all aspects of HR - both operational and strategic

Wider Role

• Member of the Senior Leadership Team
• Responsible to the Board of Trustees for all matters relating to financial probity and solvency
• Attendance at, and presenting of figures and papers in, Audit and Risk Committee and full Board meetings
• Participate in the day-to-day work of the organisation – such as reporting, attending team and Board meetings as required, and taking a flexible approach to general administrative and support tasks.
• Advocate and promote The Girls’ Network at every opportunity - for example, through local media, PR activities and social media

Essential skills, knowledge and attributes

• A relevant financial qualification
• Working knowledge of technology platforms and enabling IT infrastructure
• A high level of attention to detail
• Ability to write reports accurately and clearly
• Flexibility and an ability to work at both a strategic and ‘grassroots’ level: you will be posting daily bookkeeping transactions, as well as helping to shape the long-term direction of the charity
• Good communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and on a variety of tasks

Desirable skills, knowledge and attributes

• Experience of working with Xero accounting software
• Knowledge and experience of managing CRM systems (we use Salesforce)
• People management experience, particularly in a remote environment

Our benefits

We want to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives and in their wider career, so that they feel proud of the part they play at The Girls' Network. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment and to developing working practices and policies that support work-life balance.

• Pension scheme; employer contribution of 5% and employee of 3%
• 27 holiday days per year, plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Extended and comprehensive sick pay policy
• Enhanced Family Leave pay policy

Learning & Development

• Annual training budget upon completion of your probation period
• Professional development support and allocated time off for training
• Continual learning and development through team days and whole staff training.

The Way We Work

• Flexible working policy: we respect that people have commitments and provide flexible working hours through discussion
• A positive and supportive team culture, regular check-ins and optional social events
• Working from home allowance to support you with essential tech needs
• We support you with a Girls’ Network buddy who you can reach out to beyond the induction period.

For more details about this role and our organisation, please visit our website for the candidate pack.