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Associate Director of Finance & Operations
Job title: Associate Director of Finance & Operations
Purpose: Provide leadership to ensure the efficient and effective management of operations, people, finance, security, and compliance, ensuring excellence across these areas.
Responsible to: CEO
Responsible for: HR Business Partner, Operations Officer, Finance Officer (Part-time), Finance Lead (Part-time)
Working with: Senior management team, programmes team, colleagues in other departments and stakeholders as necessary.
Grade and Salary: GBP 65,000
Location: London, UK (Hybrid with at least 2 days in the London office)
Post: Full-time
Period: Permanent
REDR UK AND THE WORK WE DO
RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that develops capacity and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to crises within humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding contexts. Our work builds resilience, primarily in low and lower middle-income countries worldwide. We have 40 years’ experience responding to natural and manmade disasters.
We are an HPass Certified Learning Provider, meaning we meet the Humanitarian Learning Standards. RedR UK is committed to the Humanitarian Charter, the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief and the Core Humanitarian Standard.
RedR UK has offices in London and Amman and maintains a large pool of highly qualified trainers and experts who go through a rigorous certification and selection process.
RedR UK is committed to a strong, positive culture, with benefits for staff and those with whom we work. Our culture is also important to us in terms of our ethic of humanitarian impartiality and neutrality and our compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and other professional codes of conduct.
Our values are vitally important to us as individuals, teams and to RedR UK as a whole. We are committed to a continuous process of strengthening our culture, maintaining the high standards required to work together effectively, and delivering first class advice and service to those with whom we work.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Associate Director to join RedR and its Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to oversee the efficient and effective functioning of our organisation's key operational areas, including Operations, People Management, Finance, Security and Compliance. The Associate Director will play a pivotal role as part of the SLT in ensuring the smooth implementation of our humanitarian programmes while upholding the highest standards of excellence, accountability, integrity, collaboration and lifelong learning.
You will have a deep understanding of how to deliver programmes in a humanitarian context in a safe, secure and compliant manner. You will enhance delivery through standard operating procedures across the organisation and lead by doing.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Management
You will lead a finance team of 2 (both part-time), responsible for excellent financial management, controls, reporting, budgeting, and auditing (both internal and external) including:
- Maintaining up-to-date financial records, including processing invoices, payments, and managing accounts payable and receivable.
- Month-end and year-end closing procedures.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes, managing cashflow.
- Oversee payroll processing and reimbursement procedures.
- Analysis of financial data and preparation of reports for leadership review.
- Set standards for programme staff on financial budgeting and reporting
- Stay informed about changes in accounting regulations and best practices.
- Lead the improvement of finance and accounting processes and systems.
- Prepare consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with Charity SORP FRS 102.
- Lead on external audits to ensure that all external audit requirements are met in the UK and Jordan and associated statutory reporting (e.g. to HMRC).
- Lead on regular internal audits and apply learnings in improving systems.
- Lead on fraud and corruption prevention and response, and cyber security.
- Work with SLT and business teams to prepare UK and overseas regulatory annual reporting.
- Actively engage in the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee meetings, leading on behalf of the SLT.
Operational Delivery
You will systematically enhance, streamline and optimise operational processes and systems to enhance delivery and security of people. You will lead on efficiency, quality, and scalability while availing technological advancement. This includes systems, IT, CRM, facilities and vendor management. You will be supported by an operations officer to deliver this role:
- Provide administrative support to the Operations, IT functions of the organisation.
- Leading process improvement and renewals (e.g. insurance) across Operations, (e.g. IT, security).
- Enhancing adherence to organisational systems, e.g. Office 365, Sharepoint, Salesforce, ensuring the organisation becomes more efficient and effective in how it works.
- Lead any country registration, reporting, resourcing requirements, ensuring compliance and adherence to RedR policies.
- Lead on policy review, updates and roll out.
- Maintain RedR’s risk register and ensure its regular review throughout the organisation.
- Leading a robust approach to data security.
- Ensure the delivery of best practice security management through risk management, situational analysis, assessment, plan implementation, monitoring and evaluation, continuity and crisis planning and leadership. Lead the delivery of security management standard operating practice, protocols and procedures to support programmes and staff in the field.
- Actively engage in the Senior Leadership Team.
- Lead the preparation of monthly All Hands and Quarterly Team Meetings; and preparation for Board meetings.
People & Culture
- You will lead the People & Culture function at RedR and be supported in that coordination by a HR business partner.
- Implement HR policies and procedures to support a diverse workforce including employees, consultants and Associate trainers and members.
- Supporting a positive and healthy working culture across the organisation.
- Enshrine best practice people processes including in recruitment, onboarding, professional development and performance management.
- Manage any organisational change management processes and ensure that RedR UK’s culture and values are embedded across the organisation.
- Analyse resource requirements and utilisation across programmes, providing insights and recommendations; collaborate with programmes to develop strategies for optimising resource allocation and utilisation. Establish mechanisms for ongoing monitoring of resource allocation and utilisation across programmes.
- Foster collaboration across teams for effectiveness and efficiency, to avoid duplication, achieve a consistent approach and to improve quality.
RedR UK Leadership
- Provide direction and leadership to the organisation's finance, operational and people functions, aligning them with the overall mission and objectives.
- Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team in delivering RedR UK’s 2025-27 strategy.
- Lead on change management and strategic initiatives for RedR.
- Manage a process of regular and effective communication and reporting across RedR, where lessons are learned, analysed, and applied.
- Work with other RedR organisations to develop the RedR family as a global brand, investigating synergies and economies of scale between the organisations.
- Foster a positive and resilient team culture that embraces and adapts to change, promoting innovation and continuous improvement.
Key competencies
Achieving Results:
- Operationalises strategy decisions to make significant gains.
- Leads major initiatives to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and ensure best practice.
- Drives the adoption of best practices, constantly seeking ways to improve operational excellence.
- Considers wider implications of decisions to ensure comprehensive results.
Engaging with Stakeholders:
- Cultivates strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to achieve shared goals and foster a culture of cooperation.
- Manages stakeholder expectations effectively, resolving conflicts and building consensus around operational changes.
- Senior representation of the organisation with stakeholders.
Humanitarian Learning Principles and Practices:
- Advocates for the importance of key humanitarian principles within the organisation and among stakeholders.
- Promotes a culture of continuous learning and adaptation within the organisation.
- Promotes a culture of well-being and duty of care.
Managing Projects:
- Thinks ahead to long-term goals while maintaining focus on present tasks.
- Leads the planning, analyses, implementation, and evaluation of projects and initiatives.
- Creates and supports flexibility through quick adaptation to change.
Demonstrating Leadership:
- Inspires and motivates staff to perform at their best, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, accountability, and integrity.
- Leads by example, demonstrating ethical leadership and a commitment to the organisation's mission and values.
- Provides mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to staff, empowering them to grow and succeed.
Technical Expertise:
- Masters comprehensive technical expertise.
- Directs integration of technical skills.
- Applies rigorous technical standards ensuring exceptional quality.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
- Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of RedR UK and a deep understanding of key humanitarian principles.
- Proven track record of senior management expertise in a humanitarian context specific to finance, operations, and people.
- Proficiency in data analysis with a keen understanding of performance and operational metrics.
- Extensive experience in and security management within the humanitarian sector across fragile and conflict affected states.
- Experience with procurement, contracting and compliance requirements of key donors including USAID, FCDO and UN agencies.
- Familiarity with systems including Salesforce, QuickBooks, Dext, Sharepoint, and Excel.
- Ability to navigate and thrive within a dynamic environment, exhibiting flexibility and resilience within a small organisation.
- Exceptional people management skills in international contexts.
Expected Interview Dates
First Interview: Week of 25 November 2024
Second Interview: Week of 2 December 2024
What We Offer: Your well-being, our priority
At RedR UK, we are dedicated to creating a supportive work environment that values and nurtures our team. Our benefits package is designed to foster a balanced and fulfilling career, supporting both your professional growth and personal well-being. Benefits include:
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23 days annual leave, increasing by one day each year up to 28 days (excluding public holidays). Plus, one day birthday leave.
- 5% employer pension contribution involving dependants
- 3 paid days annually to volunteer for causes you care about
- 5 days of paid study leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental Pay at 100% for 12 weeks for employees with over two years of service.
- Life assurance coverage equalling four times your salary.
- Up to 10 days compassionate leave for family emergencies, 5 days dependent leave.
Our benefits are integral to RedR UK’s commitment to valuing, developing, and caring for our people as we work together to make an impact in the humanitarian sector. If you believe you can make difference, please join us.
Could this be you?
Please send your CV and one-page cover letter. We will be hiring on rolling basis.
Closing Date: 10 November 2024
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for someone to join us for a Maternity Cover as our Fundraising Marketing Manager (DRTV).
We are keen to hear from highly motivated individuals with proven track-record of delivering effective individual-marketing campaigns across direct response TV or other online video channels who are looking for an exciting opportunity where you will be able to shape and deliver the strategy for our Direct Response TV campaigns which are pivotal to our fundraising acquisition programme.
About Us
We are Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they're in danger, and have the chance to learn.
About The Team
As Public Income and Engagement, we set the standard for brilliant, effective marketing across owned, and bought and earned channels. Working in squads with colleagues in Fundraising & Marketing, and across Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns, we deliver campaigns in line with our marketing plan that build awareness, 2 change minds and opinions, prompt people to act, and build deep relationships with supporters. We aim to sustainably increase the quality and value of our Individual Giving programme by continually testing, learning and innovating.
About the Role
The Marketing Manager (Acquisition) will plan and deliver effective direct response campaigns across paid channels, to build consideration, prompt action and drive income through the acquisition of new individual donors.
A key part of this role will be to lead on the day-to-day management and development of direct response TV (DRTV) and online video which are pivotal channels within our acquisition programme. By identifying the right supporters to target and inspiring them to commit to a regular monthly donation, you'll be a key driver of our Individual Giving supporter base growth and income.
Working within multi-disciplinary teams, you'll build strong relationships and cut through boundaries, in a fast-moving and dynamic environment. Leveraging agile principles, you'll flex and adapt - learning rapidly and responding to change, while keeping our supporters at the heart of everything you do.
In this role, you will:
• Plan and execute direct response TV and online video marketing campaigns, across a range of channels (e.g. direct response TV, bVOD, CTV), with a focus on audience, to drive ambitious income targets.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to attract new supporters – using insight and data to understand our audience's needs and motivations to build long term relationships.
• Work closely with our media buying agency to approve, buy and optimise media. Manage and monitor budgets, analyse daily results and metrics to drive change as needed to ensure marketing performance against KPIs.
• Collaborate cross-squad and with partner media agency to align DRTV and online video with the broader multi-channel paid media plan and integration with our Brand campaign where appropriate.
• Plan and collaborate with in-house and/or external creative and production agencies on the development of new DRTV creative, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• Develop and execute creative testing strategies to inspire audience engagement and action.
• Regularly analyse and report on performance across DRTV and online video channels and audiences, providing expertise to optimise results and deliver growth.
• Support and assist with training and supervision of Marketing Executives within the team. Manage, develop and motivate members to retain, and develop capacity, creative capability and talent to provide for succession and ensure delivery of business objectives.
• Partner with Analyst squad members to assess marketing effectiveness, using data-driven insights to foster a test-and-learn approach and ensure learnings are effectively shared across the team, and recommendations implemented.
• Work with Senior Marketing Managers to manage budgets, including planning, reporting, and reforecasting.
• Partner with CRO Specialist and others, to create a seamless supporter experience by ensuring consistency across all touchpoints, driving engagement, conversion and lifetime value.
• Keeping abreast of changes within the direct response TV and online video marketplace, and ensure learnings feed into quarterly planning.
• Collaborate with Save the Children International and other member countries, sharing best practices and insights on the trends of the various activities under its responsibility and helping drive the global production of new content for TV and online video.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering marketing campaigns across direct response TV or other online video channels.
• Experience in direct response marketing including developing marketing campaigns, data analysis and audience planning.
• Project management experience with a proven ability to plan and manage activity that delivers complex projects on time and to budget.
• Experience of effectively managing external partners to drive performance and continual improvement, such as working with media agencies to plan, buy and optimise media, creative and production agencies.
• Experience of developing fundraising and/or marketing assets to drive action.
• Experience of effective management of campaign budgets, implementing most effective investment decisions in real time.
• Strong numerical and critical thinking skills, specifically the ability to analyse complex data and translate it into tangible information for strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrable expertise in managing budgets efficiently.
• An understanding of attribution and the different models that can be used.
• Strong understanding of the fundraising DRTV media landscape.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
LOCATION - Remote with travel required across the UK
Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding new role in 2024? Apply for the Digital Content & Campaigns Manager role at homelessness charity Emmaus UK.
About Emmaus
Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 30 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. There are also 3 Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
About the role
The newly-created role of Digital Content & Campaigns Manager will sit within the National Communications Team to support the delivery of key charity and federation-wide objectives.
As part of our mission to empower people affected by homelessness and poverty, the role will work to harness the potential of multimedia content to demonstrate the breadth of our activities and impact, but also raise the voices of people who have experienced homelessness
The role will be instrumental in the implementation of an evolved Emmaus brand language and visuals across websites, social media and other digital channels, and will work to embed measurement and monitoring processes to grow our reach.
Working with the National Communications Manager, the role will be central to the delivery of communications, fundraising and influence objectives with a strategic focus, while being hands-on in delivering standout content.
Who are we looking for?
Emmaus UK is looking for a team player who will lead our digital activities to shout louder about the transformative work of Emmaus UK and the wider Emmaus federation, by engaging existing audiences through powerful storytelling..
What we offer
· £37,878 pro rata (based on a standard working week of 37.5 hours)
· Working hours: 4 or 5 days a week, Monday to Friday
· Contract: Permanent
· Pension: Stakeholder pension with employer contribution
· Annual leave: 25 days + Bank Holidays + 3 concessionary days leave
· Training & development: Individually tailored induction. Ongoing training and development
· Volunteering: 2 days allowance each year
· Employee assistance: 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available
· Flexible working: Options available, subject to the requirements of the role
· Life assurance: Death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
To apply
To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us by 9am on Friday 15 November 2024.
Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.
Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams week commencing Monday 25 November.
If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us.
Equal Opportunities
Emmaus UK provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristic, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for our roles, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB TITLE: OASES Junior Project Officer (Sustainability)
DURATION: 1 year contract with a view to extend, subject to funding.
WORKING PATTERN: Full-time (37 hours per week). The role can be office-based or hybrid working.
LOCATION: The EWE Centre, Esh Winning Primary School, Co. Durham, DH7 9BE
SALARY: £22,000 - £24,000
Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (OASES) are looking to recruit a full-time (37 hours per week) Junior Project Officer to work as part of the OASES team.
This is an exciting time to join the OASES Team as we grow and develop our work, reach and impact. We are a friendly team, passionate about sustainability and the benefits of engaging with the natural world. We are looking for a Junior Project Officer who shares our vision to ‘Create a more sustainable world where all children can thrive’.
The post holder will deliver a broad range of projects and training that focuses upon sustainability education and learning outside the classroom with schools, focussing on OASES’ flagship project ‘Climate Friendly Schools’.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience of working with children and young people, preferably within a school setting. The ideal candidate will have experience of working on energy and broader sustainability initiatives and/or learning outside of the classroom related projects, ideally with schools
Your background and qualifications should be in the area(s) of: education; environmental sciences; sustainable development; energy conservation. Enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.
Closing Date: 8th November 2024, 9am.
Interviews / Practical: 20th and 21st November 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Project Assistant
Leicester Cathedral is looking to appoint a Project Assistant, as part of the Leicester Cathedral Revealed (LCR) project.
Following the ‘soft launch’ of the Cathedral in November 2023, we are working towards the full re-opening – including the new Heritage & Learning Centre – and a new inspiring phase of activity to include a full and stimulating programme of events for all audiences, whilst maintaining the Cathedral’s core purpose of worship, welcome, and witness.
As Project Assistant you will play a key role in supporting the Cathedral and the Visitor Experience team through this exciting phase of development.
The role will provide administrative support for the LCR project, in particular covering areas such as
- Bookings
- Data collation
- Finance support
- Dealing with enquiries
The successful candidates for this role will have administrative experience and work well independently and as part of a team. They will be willing to use their initiative and provide support for all members of the Visitor Experience team.
Salary: £23,214 (pro rata)
Tenure: 2.5 years
Hours: 21 hours per week
This role has received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
You will be redirected to our website on clicking apply and to access the application pack.
Application Deadline: 5.00pm, Monday 25 November 2024
Interview Date: Monday 9 December 2024
Do you imagine yourself organising a programme of engagement with parliamentary audiences for a leading human rights charity? Do you want to use your skills and experience to build and maintain relationships across the House of Lords? Have you got knowledge and understanding of parliamentary procedures? If this is you, then apply to join us as Senior Parliamentary Officer – House of Lords at Stonewall.
Stonewall is a human rights charity. We stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. We imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and we can live our lives to the full.
Over the last 30 years, we have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Our campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. We ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout our lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on us, whether we're learning, working, praying or playing sport.
As Senior Parliamentary Officer – House of Lords, you would be a key part of a team of driven, passionate people who are working together to deliver our Free to Be Strategy (2021-25). For this role we are looking for an excellent relationship builder who can engage effectively with Peers from across parties to advocate for LGBTQ+ communities. You'll also have experience in drafting timely and accurate policy briefings, a good awareness and understanding of current political issues in the House of Lords, and the ability to mobilise Peers on key issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities and present our priorities effectively.
Our people make up a vibrant, dynamic community. Lots our staff have a personal investment in the work we do, and we come from a wide range of backgrounds. We're proud of this diversity, and of our support for one another – in our teams, our network groups, and our friendships.
Location: London
Salary: £37,535 inside London, £36,035 outside London
Hours: Full time
Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 4 November 2024
You may also have experience in the following: Senior Engagement, Engagement Officer Programme Engagement, Engagement Manager, Project Manager, Stakeholder Management, Programme Manager, Project Officer, Project Support Officer, Finance, etc.
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This role is a core part of Pecan’s senior leadership team (SLT), working to develop strategic direction and playing a play a key role in the organisation’s aim to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
You will enable Pecan’s frontline team to deliver the highest possible standards of service. You will have responsibility for developing a strategy and vision for all community food activities and developments within Pecan. You will focus on ensuring the programmes have dignity at their heart and work towards seeing an end to foodbanks. You will work with the projects to support them to collaborate and work together. You will play a key role in the organisations aim of transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.
Main Responsibilities:
- Line manage and appraise staff in line with Pecan’s procedures: Foodbank Manager, Pantry Manager, Operations Manager, and the Development Manager Community Food Programmes.
- Demonstrates strong financial literacy and business acumen.
- Develop and oversee food strategy for Pecan’s food services, implementing the vision to end the need for food banks, re‑imagining the food services offer and including a cash-first approach.
- Develop and manage partnerships with authorities, corporates, churches, community groups and networks to support the successful development of programmes.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Strong experience of managing multiple projects.
- Experience of managing staff and volunteer teams.
- A strong understanding of community food programmes.
- Demonstratable history in achieving targets.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- An effective networker.
- Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
- Experience of working across a spectrum of church cultures and types.
- Experience of organisational development.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024, 9am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 11th November 2024, Details TBC.
Start Date: December 2024 or January 2025
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Community Engagement Department enables our student community leaders to gain the knowledge, skills and connections for themselves and their student communities to thrive.
Working with staff across the Community Engagement Department, the Training Coordinator works closely with the Training Manager to support staff to design and deliver high quality, impactful training for our 3000 student community leaders across 400+ student groups, 1000 student representatives, and our 6 full-time elected Student Officers, among other student communities.
The Training Coordinator will support specialist staff across KCLSU to design and deliver a range of training spanning the breadth of community leadership, including but not limited to: student group management, event management, facilitation skills, volunteer management, project management, assessing impact, health & safety and safeguarding, effective representation, influencing & campaigning, community organising, protecting student rights, inclusion & accessibility, among others.
This role forms a crucial element of the KCLSU and KCL Leadership Learning Initiative, a joint project designed to foster leadership skills among students, particularly those from under-represented backgrounds.
Job Specification
Student-facing Training
- Lead the operational planning and delivery of our student-facing training programmes, including training our student group leaders, our elected sabbatical officers and our academic representatives, among others
- Work with relevant staff across KCLSU to implement the KCLSU Training Strategy and share and promote best practice across the organisation
- Work with relevant KCLSU teams to ensure consistency across student-facing training and ongoing guidance and support through the Community Development Framework and the Services Framework, and ensuring consistency with policy and compliance
Training Design & Development
- Develop best practice guidance for training design and delivery in line with the KCLSU Training Strategy.
- With oversight of all training content, work with the Training Manager to ensure we are utilising efficient and effective methods of delivery.
- Apply a process for assessing learner needs to ensure training is accessible for all, implementing adaptive approaches to training that mitigate barriers to engagement
- Ensure our training content is engaging and reflective of our diverse student membership.
- Maintain a keen understanding of training trends, developments and best practices
Service Development
- Develop the annual operating plans for the Community Engagement Department's Training, ensuring ongoing quality improvement of our training provision in line with KCLSU's strategic plan.
- Review and improve processes, using staff resources effectively and implementing efficient, sustainable and robust working practices.
- Monitor key performance indicators, managing processes for measuring and reporting on impact and outcomes.
- Develop mechanisms for service feedback, consultation and user insight, understanding user needs and perspectives to inform service development.
Stakeholder Management and Partnerships
- Work with key partners at KCL, including the Students and Education Directorate (SED), Dr Michael Flavin and KCL Careers & Employability
- Identify and cultivate key relationships and partnerships across KCL; students’ unions; higher education organisations, the National Union of Students and other relevant partners
Candidate Specification
Qualifications
- (Desirable) A good standard of general education, ideally to graduate level or equivalent
- (Desirable) Relevant L&D/Training qualifications
Experience
- Experience developing and implementing training programmes
- Experience delivering large-scale events
- Experience supporting others to become effective trainers and facilitators
- (Desirable) Experience of working with young people/education or similar
- (Desirable) Professional experience as a trainer
Knowledge
- Knowledge of various training methods including coaching, workshops, classroom training, mentoring, e-learning programmes and workbooks
- Understand the barriers to accessing and participating in training for different student communities
- (Desirable) Understanding of project management techniques
- (Desirable) Knowledge of e-learning platforms
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong organisation, planning and time management skills
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively with both internal and external audiences
- Ability to manage working time effectively, and prioritise projects appropriately
Aptitude:
- Flexible and hardworking with a proactive work style
- A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity
- Enthusiasm for working in a student environment
- A desire to empower and develop young people to become community leaders
- Able and willing to demonstrate KCLSU values (Inclusive, Open, Collaborative, Brave)
The list above is not exhaustive. For further details, please review our Job Pack.
You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
- Discounts at KCLSU venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- Death in Service
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
About Reprieve
Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society. Our aim is simple: to consign the death penalty and abuses carried out in the name of “counter-terrorism” or “national security” to history, drawing public and political attention to these past harms with a view to preventing them from occurring again.
In our view, you can best judge a society by how it treats prisoners, criminal defendants, and the far-flung targets of an ever-changing counter-terror policy. To us, the rule of law means little if we selectively apply it to people we agree with. It is for all of us. Liberty is always eroded at the margins.
Reprieve’s staff is made up of courageous and committed human rights defenders. Founded in 1999, we provide free legal and investigative support to people facing the death penalty and those victimised by states’ abusive counter-terror policies – rendition, torture, arbitrary detention and extrajudicial killing.
We fight our clients’ cases in courts around the world; investigate their mistreatment; and advocate on their behalf, encouraging public and political debate of human rights issues.
About the role:
The Head of Operations will oversee the day-to-day running of the global operations of Reprieve UK and Reprieve US and our work around the globe.
They will be responsible for assisting with planning, implementing, overseeing, and evaluating the systems, processes and relationships that enable caseworkers, fellows, and consultants to do the challenging work that they do as efficiently, safely and effectively as possible. They will help devise creative solutions to build a flexible and supportive environment in which staff can carry out their work.
The Head of Operations will work closely with and supervise the work of the HR Operations Manager and the Office and Executive Support Officer. Reporting to a member of the Senior Management Team, they will provide support to the Joint Executive Directors as well as broader staff team, Fellows and consultants.
About you:
You will be someone who is confident in overseeing a wide remit including:
- Human Resources
- Security Risk Management incl. Health and Safety and Duty of Care
- Insurance
- Office & Budget Management
- Information Technology & Cyber Security
- General Operations
This role also oversees accounts payable and the annual audit for our sister organisation Reprieve US (working with our US based US qualified accountant).
You are a positive person with a can-do attitude, extensive experience in operations management and security risk management, experience of managing or supervising individuals and teams, proven ability to manage conflicting priorities and a strong problem solver.
The Operations team is a small team that works collaboratively to ensure all areas are covered at all times. As such, you will be willing to chip in and take on tasks of other team members if urgent matters arise or when providing holiday cover.
Further information
This role is based in Reprieve’s London office. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work 40% per week from the London office and the rest of the week from home. You will also be available outside of office hours in the event of an emergency and when required as part of the security risk management framework (for example to monitor extreme risk trips).
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK currently and for the duration of the contract, which will be checked prior to interview.
How to apply:
Please click on “Apply via website” to download our candidate pack for the full job description, person specification, and the application form. Only applications made by use of the application form can be accepted.
Application deadline: 23:59 GMT 03 November 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you imagine yourself organising a programme of engagement with parliamentary audiences for a leading human rights charity? Do you want to use your skills and experience to build and maintain relationships across the House of Commons? Have you got knowledge and understanding of parliamentary procedures? If this is you, then apply to join us as Senior Parliamentary Officer – House of Commons at Stonewall.
Stonewall is a human rights charity. We stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. We imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and we can live our lives to the full.
Over the last 30 years, we have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Our campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. We ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout our lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on us, whether we're learning, working, praying or playing sport.
As Senior Parliamentary Officer – House of Commons, you would be a key part of a team of driven, passionate people who are working together to deliver our Free to Be Strategy (2021-25). For this role we are looking for an excellent relationship builder who can engage effectively with politicians from across parties to advocate for LGBTQ+ communities. You'll also have experience in drafting timely and accurate policy briefings, a good awareness and understanding of current political issues in the House of Commons, and the ability to mobilise MPs on key issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities and present our priorities effectively.
Our people make up a vibrant, dynamic community. Lots our staff have a personal investment in the work we do, and we come from a wide range of backgrounds. We're proud of this diversity, and of our support for one another – in our teams, our network groups, and our friendships.
Location: London
Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full time
Salary: £37,535 inside London, £36,035 outside London
Closing Date:4 November 2024
You may also have experience in the following: Senior Engagement, Engagement Officer Programme Engagement, Engagement Manager, Project Manager, Stakeholder Management, Programme Manager, Project Officer, Project Support Officer, Finance, etc.
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KCLSU is looking for a Student Voice Coordinator work within the Student Voice team to coordinate the development and delivery of representation practices, and embed these processes across KCLSU’s Community Engagement Department and our student voice partnership work with King’s College London. This will be focused on Student Futures, a large-scale transformation portfolio King’s College London is undertaking.
Student Futures aims to improve student experiences in key areas across the next three years. These areas include improving core processes and systems for education delivery; ensuring the university is able to provide proactive and personalised support for student wellbeing; and delivering a distinct, valuable extra and co-curricular student experience.
At times, the post-holder will also be required to support other King’s Transformation Office programmes, such as Campus Futures, which is overseeing the development of King’s campus spaces and facilities in the next few years.
This role is funded for the next three years, the planned timeline of the Student Futures portfolio, and is offered as a 3-year fixed-term contract.
Job Specification
ENHANCING REPRESENTATIVE PROCESSES
• Act as central point of contact for colleagues across King’s and KCLSU for centralising and sharing information about student voice and representation structures related to Transformation Office projects;
• Set up and oversee systems for the management of student representative data between KCLSU and various King’s project teams;
• Ensure that all areas of student representative recruitment, induction, and support are conducted smoothly;
• Record student attendance and other participation data to support evaluation processes and ensure appropriate remuneration;
• Support the payment of remuneration and/or incentives to student participants where required, working with the KCLSU Finance and relevant King’s teams to ensure this is appropriately administered and recorded.
ORGANISING REPRESENTATION PRACTICES
• Lead on the practical organisation of Student Futures representation practices – calendar management, room booking, procuring materials, etc.;
• Liaise with KCLSU and King’s College London colleagues across a range of teams to ensure smooth operational delivery;
• Provide support with other Transformation Office representation practices where necessary.
DATA & COMMUNICATIONS
• Support the Policy & Research Coordinator with the capture and analysis of datasets relating to the student experience, including data from relevant representation practices;
• Contribute to the scrutiny of evidence, trends, and datasets to identify to identify insight relevant to key Student Futures projects;
• Contribute to student-facing communications related to Student Futures and other Transformation Office programmes as relevant, including updating KCLSU webpages
• Contribute to the delivery of training, guidance, and ongoing support for Student Officers and other student representatives across KCLSU, equipping students with the knowledge and skills that enable them to thrive in their roles and feel empowered to grow as leaders.
GENERAL
• Operate in accordance with health and safety regulations;
• Ensure compliance with GDPR in handling student and any other personal data;
• Undertake any other task appropriate for the grade and responsibilities of the post that may from time to time be reasonably requested.
Candidate Specification
KNOWLEDGE:
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• (Desired) Basic understanding of representation systems and practices in universities and students’ unions
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience of working with people via email, audio or video call, and face-to-face
• Experience of providing administrative support
• Experience of working with data
• Experience working as part of a busy team
• (Desired) Experience of working with young people, students, or similar
• (Desired) Experience of working in successful partnership with a range of stakeholders
• (Desired) Experience of using customer relationship management (CRM) or membership management systems
SKILLS:
• Organised and methodical, with strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to explain processes or provide instructions clearly and succinctly
• Ability to work in collaboration with others and use initiative and creativity to resolve problems
• Ability to manage working time effectively, prioritise appropriately, and ask for help when necessary
• (Desired) Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce insights
• (Desired) Competent IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
APTITUDE:
• Proactive working style with a commitment to learning, development, and innovation
• A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity
The list above is not exhaustive. For further details, please review our Job Pack.
Application Process
If this is you, please apply by providing a supporting statement and addressing each key requirements of the role.
You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
- Discounts at KCLSU venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- Death in Service
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
Role: Senior Regional Coordinator (Francophone Africa)
Salary: Location specific, based on global equity scales, Senegal $57,209, Chad $61,976, Niger $59,252, for other locations please enquire
Contract: Permanent full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal or Togo
Prospectus is delighted to be working with a UK-based charity that operates globally, to recruit for a Senior Regional Coordinator (Francophone Africa), building relationships with a range of stakeholders to support regional advocacy initiatives.
Building on two decades of work on extractive industries transparency and accountability, the organisation's network of over a thousand organisations from more than 50 countries is campaigning for a just transition to a fairer, cleaner energy future. The organisation's global strategy, Vision 2025, lays out a roadmap for a powerful and connected global network that can challenge the vested interests of oil, gas and mining companies.
Reporting to the Director of Member Engagement, the Senior Regional Coordinator (Francophone Africa) will build relationships to advance regional advocacy initiatives to foster movement building, member growth and diversity. The postholder will lead consultations with members and partners throughout the region, identifying strategic priorities, managing sub-granting and regional fund-raising. The successful candidate will map and coordinate members’ engagement in regional advocacy, and implement monitoring, evaluation and learning practices to inform strategic planning.
To be successful, you will be fluent in both English and French (written and spoken), with excellent relationship building and advocacy skills. You will have experience working with civil society on capacity building and/or natural resource governance and have familiarity with global extractive industry transparency. You will have experience of working with networks or coalitions, with knowledge of the political contact and stakeholder landscape in Francophone Africa.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
In order to apply please, submit your CV and Covering Letter. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role.
All CVs and Covering Letters must be in English to be considered.
Location: Remote, with regular meetings in London, UK
Hours: 2.5 days per week
Sustainability First is a leading UK think tank and charity that acts as a critical friend to businesses, regulators, governments, and civil society, to create more sustainable energy and water sectors in the UK. We work tirelessly to advocate for policies that support environmental and consumer protection and to engage the public through accessible and impactful communication. We believe that it is possible to create a thriving economy that respects environmental limits and enables social equity.
Role overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Advocacy and Communications Officer to join our team. This new role is integral to amplifying our voice with decision-makers, including business leaders, senior officials in central government and regulatory bodies, and amongst politicians. You will help to shape public policy and drive our communications strategy.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in advocacy, excellent communication skills, and a shared commitment to our values. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a core role in our charity, as well as make a tangible impact on the environment and social equity in the UK. We will also be rolling out a refreshed brand and updated website – you will have the opportunity to help us make the most of our new branding.
What we offer:
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- The chance to make a tangible impact on environmental and public policy, and public awareness
- Flexible working hours including remote working
- 25 days' annual leave, pro-rata.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.
Closing date: Sunday 3rd November 2024.
Sustainability First is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
InCommon is a charity bringing generations together. We create opportunities for young people and older people to learn from one another, fostering mutual inspiration, growth, and a stronger sense of community.
We're looking for a Programme Manager to develop our Empower programme. In this role, you'll be supporting grassroots intergenerational projects across the country to start and flourish through an online platform and support offer.
You’ll match up schools and retirement homes, build relationships with key stakeholders and support them to use the platform to coordinate intergenerational projects. Your efficient, thoughtful and professional approach will build trust and lead to close working relationships.
This is a really exciting new stage of the programme’s development and has the potential for you to build the Empower team. You’ll also be joining InCommon at an exciting stage of our evolution, with lots of opportunity to add value and guide the direction of a growing charity.
This is the perfect role for you if:
- You’re reliable, trustworthy and authentic
- You take responsibility and deliver results
- You’re a collaborative team player and great communicator
- You’re creative and excited by digital design
- You’re flexible, self-motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
- You can lead collaboratively and have experience of line management
Opportunities for young people and older people to learn from one another, fostering mutual inspiration, growth, and a stronger sense of community
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic social researcher to join our fantastic Surrey Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) team.
Based with Good Company, a local anti-poverty charity, the Community Researcher role would design and conduct research on wider determinants of health (e.g., poverty, food insecurity) and their impacts on health inequalities, with a particular focus on co-production and other forms of participatory research. The wider determinants of health are a diverse range of social, economic and environmental factors which influence people’s mental and physical health. Systematic variation in these factors constitutes social inequality, an important driver of the health inequalities.
In addition, this role would seek to increase the capacity of local voluntary sector organisations to carry out their own participatory research, as well as supporting the HDRC programme team in promoting participatory research methods across Surrey and building the local evidence base on the wider determinants of health.
There will be a second Community Researcher post based with Reigate & Banstead Council which will focus on building the participatory research capacity within the local authority.
About Surrey Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC):
This role would form part of the new and innovative Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) programme funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). The Surrey HDRC programme is delivered by Surrey County Council, University of Surrey (UoS), alongside local partners Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, Good Company and Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum (SMEF).
Surrey HDRC is designed to boost the capacity of Surrey County Council to do research, together with our communities, with the aim of improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities in Surrey communities. Surrey HDRC will develop a sustainable research culture, build research capacity and capability, and increase our local evidence-base on wider determinants of health.
About this role:
The post holder will be based at Good Company and will work as part of the Surrey HDRC programme team, leading on participatory research and co-production. The role includes:
· Developing a programme of research on wider determinants of health inequalities, with a particular focus on co-production and other forms of participatory research.
· Strengthening the participatory and co-production research capacity across Surrey, with a particular focus on the Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector.
· Actively supporting the wider Surrey HDRC team in promoting the value of participatory research and co-production across Surrey County Council and its partners and building the local evidence-base on the social and wider determinants of health.
The post holder should have demonstrable skills in qualitative research methods, including experience of conducting participatory research. Ideally, they will have an understanding of health inequalities and the social and wider determinants of health. Experience of working or volunteering within a community setting would also be desirable.
Applications will not be accepted without a covering letter that covers how their skills and experience meet the role.
Interviews will be in Epsom & Ewell, Surrey on Tuesday 12th November.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.