Database Management Jobs

Are you energetic and passionate about enabling and supporting Carers?

We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles.

We are looking for a enthusiastic and creative individual to join our busy team, providing support to Asian Carers.

Administration, Reception & Asian Carers Support

21 hours per week £17,635 incl. of Inner London Weighting.

The successful applicant will be required to provide a full range of administrative support services to our small busy Centre.  You will need excellent reception and first point of contact skills, as well as a friendly and efficient approach and experience of reception and office systems. Experience of using Microsoft Office 365 and experience of using a cloud-based CRM database (desirable). The successful candidate will require Asian language skills, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and the ability to facilitate a Carers Support Group.

Are you an experienced administrator with a passion for using your skills to help improve the lives of older people? Join our team!

You would be at the heart of Care Rights UK’s work, supporting our small team to deliver our ambitious aims. You would manage the office to ensure smooth running of our processes and help us improve our efficiency. You would provide administrative support across our services, campaigns, research and policy work, helping us to raise our profile. You would support our members and Lived Experience Group, helping us to grow and diversify our reach.

You would be welcomed into our small, dedicated, friendly team. Working alongside colleagues who are experts in their field, there would be dedicated time for co-learning and sharing knowledge and skills.

The ideal candidate will be a positive, can-do person, with a passion for using their organisational and interpersonal skills to champion the rights of people needing care.

This is an exciting period of change for the charity, as we invest in growing our services and seek to diversify and increase our reach across the UK.

We value equality and diversity. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability, or carer status.

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Team Manager, with extensive experience of working with adults with a learning disability/autism and complex needs to join Outward.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager wanting to further utilise their skills in coaching and mentoring the staff team, and embedding high standards in the running of the service. You will be managing our Autism Outreach Service that provides support to people in seven London Boroughs, and who live at home with family or in supported living services. Therefore, the ability to promote positive working relationships with family and stakeholders is essential to this role. You will be responsible for managing and motivating your staff team to provide creative and flexible services that makes a positive difference to the lives of those we support, and enables them to thrive and enjoy a good quality of life as active and valued members of their community.

Outward’s autism outreach service has a strong reputation across North East London, where we support people to live the lives they choose to lead and to improve their quality of life. You will be supported by two deputy managers to lead a large team of community outreach support workers, to ensure a high standard of quality support to the people we support.

About the role

• You will assess new referrals, develop, and manage comprehensive support & risk management plans.
• You will be required to build and maintain strong relationships and partnership approach with families and professionals/stakeholders.
• You will develop, coach and mentor a positive and resilient team of support workers and deputies to deliver high quality and personalised support and embed a culture of positive behaviour support.
• You will be responsible for ensuring support is delivered innovatively, flexibly and on a person - centred basis to meet the needs and outcomes of the people supported.
• You will be responsible for delivering the service within budget and within expected performance indicators including delivering on outcomes for the people supported
• You will be responsible for ensuring the service is safe, effective, caring, well led, responsive and managed to meet CQC essential standards to a minimum of good service and with aim of achievement of outstanding.
• You will line manage and work with the deputy managers to meet the growth targets for the service
• You will be responsible to provide management support to Outreach services across a number of boroughs
• You will mentor and support the team to create support plans and risk assessments that reflect people’s needs, preferences and aspirations, ensuring that plans are actively implemented and reviewed.
• You will be able to translate policy into practice, including principles and practices of safeguarding adults at risk and the Mental Capacity Act

About You

• You will have significant management experience of working in a similar setting.

Ideally you will have as a minimum:

o 3 years’ experience of delivering person centred support to people with a learning disability/autism and complex needs including behaviours of concern. (E)

o A minimum of 1 years’ experience of managing a service for people with a learning disability/autism and complex needs including behaviours of concern. (E)

• You will hold a qualification in Positive Behaviour Support Coaching (BILD accredited), NAPPI level 2 (or equivalent) or a willingness to gain the qualifications within the first 3 months of employment.  (E)
• You will be an excellent communicator liaising effectively with key stakeholders including the multi-disciplinary and health professionals, family carers and people we support. (E)
• You will have experience of staff management and the ability to lead, motivate and develop a large team, ensuring staff are appropriately trained. You will be visible in the service and strive to model best practice and inspire support workers. (E)
• You will be able to think creatively and be adaptable in approaches, with experience of implementing emergency management guidance to support staff. (D)
• Experience of carrying out needs assessments and creating support and risk management plans for people with behaviours of concern. Be committed to include the person and their circle of support at all times. (E)
• The ability to deliver  a creative and flexible service that make a positive difference to people’s lives, in accordance with an individual support plans, the service specification and CQC requirements (D)
• A commitment to providing high quality, personalised active support (D)
• Leading by example, you will uphold the rights of people we support to be involved at all levels of decision making. (E)
• You will share our values and passion to engage, enable and empower people with autism or a learning disability to lead the lives they want. (E)
• Knowledge of managing a budget is desirable. (D)
• You will have the emotional and physical resilience to work in an environment that may be challenging at times. (D)

E – essential, D - Desirable

Employee Benefits

We value everything our staff do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:

• 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Computing Scheme
• Credit Union Scheme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care Vouchers
• Flu Jab Reimbursement
• Long Service Awards
• Pension Scheme
• Purchase Additional Annual Leave
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme
• Retirements
• Loans (including season tickets and parking permit loans)
• Blue Light Card

About Outward

Outward has been providing high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people for over 45 years. Set up by parents of children with a disability looking for alternatives to institutional care. Our aim is to support people to have genuine control over their lives, play an active role in the community, accept responsibilities and develop as individuals. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment. If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.

How to Apply

If you think you meet the requirements of the role then please submit an application by following the link below:

Closing Date for all Applications is Wednesday, 4th December 2024.

Interviews will be held week beginning 16th December 2024.

Outward is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As an employer, who aspire to become Disability Confident Committed, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Please indicate clearly at the beginning of your supporting statement if you have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you wish to be considered for an Offer Of an Interview (OOI)? Please note that the OOI is available to disabled candidates only. Regrettably, any false declaration of disability in order to secure an interview will impact on your overall application.

If you are an experienced administrator looking for a rewarding new role, Respond has an exciting opportunity for you. 

The Clinical Service Administrator supports the administrative and operational functions of the psychotherapy service. The role acts as the first point of contact for clients, families, external stakeholder and members of staff. It may also involve some administrative support for the wider team. Excellent administration abilities, strong IT skills, discretion and a warm, professional manner are essential.

Respond is entering its thirty third year as a charity and has grown from a small London based charity to a medium sized national charity in recent years.  Our mission is to reduce the impact of trauma in the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people, by developing trusting relationships, through psychotherapeutically informed services.  

Further information about Respond     

An important part of our work at Respond is working in a trauma-informed way. What this means for us is that we hold in mind the impact of trauma at all levels of the organisation, and all staff take part in reflective practice or team dynamics.     

We provide a range of trauma-informed services for children, young people, adults and professionals. These include psychotherapy, advocacy, campaigning, training and other support services. The work we do is generally long term in recognition of research that clients with autism and learning disabilities who have experienced abuse and trauma take longer to process their trauma and to recover. 

We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates including people with lived experience, who are both interested in working in partnership to provide support, as well as supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have experienced trauma.    

We are committed to the furthering of human rights, equality, and positive social change through our therapeutic and advocacy work and are committed to anti-racism and other forms of anti-discriminatory practice. We recognise that we need to continually keep this as a focus in our work and as an integral part of our organisational strategy.      

We celebrate diversity as an employer and as a provider of services to people who often experience multiple discriminations because of (but not limited to) being autistic or having a learning disability and experiences of trauma.   

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement in the person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable for this role.  You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles within the organisation. 

Respond Benefits package (all per financial year)

We offer a generous and comprehensive package of flexible benefits to all of our staff.

• Hybrid working model, which means that if you’re full time you make a commitment to be working in the office at least two days a week, with the remainder working from home.  Part time hours are altered accordingly.   

• Generous paid leave benefits including 28.5 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), with some to be taken between Christmas and New year.

• Up to 4 weeks paid sickness leave at full pay and a further 4 weeks at half pay,

• Discretionary study leave to support training relevant to your role. 

• Paid leave to employees who may need to take one day off a year when a religious festival falls on a workday.

• Up to 5 days paid time off for dependents per financial year.

• Opportunity to apply for up to 2 days (14 hours) paid leave per year to participate in volunteering activities relevant to the role.      

• Access to a workplace pension scheme, administered by NEST, with a minimum 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution from commencement of employment. 

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes 24/7 telephone service and counselling.     

Note all of the above days per annum stated are pro rata’d for part time employees.   

If you’d like to find out more about this role, please read through the job description and our person specification. When you apply, please send a CV and address the points in the person specification in an accompanying supporting statement.   Your statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4. 

Deadline for applications – 11th December 2024 

Interviews  - From 12th December 2024 

Start date – January 2025 

Events Manager
Leatherhead, Surrey​
Up to £40,000 per annum + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)

About the role:

We are looking to appoint an Events Manager who will be responsible for leading the events programme. This will include developing, promoting and delivering a range of events that maximise income, drives supporter engagement and raises our profile.

Reporting to the Head of Communication, the Events Manager will work closely with the organisation senior stakeholders and the fundraising teams to develop a strategy for special events that drives major funder engagement, cultivates opportunities, and maximises income.

You will manage event committees, nurture relationships with key individuals and positively influence their engagement and contributions to the Rainbow Trust special events and sports programme.

What we’re looking for:

• Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused – outgoing, warm and friendly, you quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships.

• A motivating and persuasive communicator – your communication style will provide the information needed in an informal manner.

• Knowledge of the principles that underpin good customer care – you adhere to established guidelines, policies and procedures, and provide excellent customer service.

• You thrive working in a busy environment on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.

• Confident use of MSOffice and some experience of using a database – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.

• Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have experience of Events– working to secure new events with an understanding of Special Events Committees and networks.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:

• Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
• Access to the Blue Light Discount Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
• Time off in lieu
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes
• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
• Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)
• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping
• A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.

Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.

Registered Charity No: 1070532

Bring your environmental passion for rivers to life!

Are you an enthusiastic finance professional who prides themselves on their attention to detail and excellence?  Would you like to work with the finance team for a charity who is invested in improving and making a real difference to our rivers here within the south east of England, which hosts some of the rarest Chalk streams on the planet?

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join the South East Rivers Trust's Finance and Operations Team.  We are a small dynamic team, sitting at the heart of the organisation. The role reports directly to the Finance Manager and will provide support in administering all financial controls and processing for the organisation.  The successful applicant will come from a financial background with a strong understanding of financial principles, an accounting qualification and proficiency in Excel.  They will have experience in bookkeeping, reconciling accounts as well as dealing with banking, grant applications and expenses. 

The role would suit an individual, who is approachable and organised, with excellent attention to detail, able to work on their own or as part of a team.  The role involves liaising and following up with all teams to ensure the data provided is accurate and timely, to support grant applications, payments and audit requirements.

To be successful, they will need to be able to multitask, be proactive and have excellent communication skills, following up and advising staff across all teams.  They will need to have a positive attitude, and willingness to assist the whole team with other administrative tasks as and when required.  This role is predominantly working from home, with at least one day per week working in the office in Leatherhead.

This is a part time position (0.6 FTE) to include Monday and Thursday.  There may be a requirement to pick up additional hours to support with busy periods.

About Us

The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the south east are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:

• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;

• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.

Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you. 

If you are interested in applying for this role please visit our website for more information, a full job description and application form.

How to apply:

Please apply via our website and send the following documents:

· Your CV

· a completed Application for Employment

· Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional)

The deadline for application is 11:59pm on Wednesday 4th December 2024.  We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.

Interviews will take place week commencing 9th December 2024.

Interested?

Please click the apply button to be taken to our website, where you can download the Job Application form and complete your application.

Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not sponsor applicants from overseas.

Growing Well is a farm-based mental health charity originating on Low Sizergh Farm near Kendal and recently expanding to a second site at Tebay Services (Northbound), and a third in Egremont, West Cumbria.

The horticultural context is key to our charity as it provides a safe, supportive working environment to nurture mental health recovery. Growing Well works with people on a weekly basis to help rebuild a sense of purpose, to engage in meaningful and fulfilling activity and to build hope for the future.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Manager for Growing Well's site at Tebay Services (Northbound) in the Eden Valley, on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

The role of the Manager (Tebay) is to:

• Manage the day-to-day operations at Growing Well’s 1.5-acre Tebay site and ensure that at all times our site is safe, productive, excellently maintained and efficiently run. This includes:
  • Safe and efficient service delivery
  • Effective delivery of annual crop plan and supply chain management
  • Financial management of the Tebay enterprise
  • Legal and Health and Safety management of the site
• Manage the delivery of therapeutic activity, skills development and support for up to 100 Volunteers (beneficiaries) per week.
• Line manage Tebay staff team (5 direct reports).
• Manage local fundraising and marketing initiatives with support from Growing Well Development Team colleagues.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to create a culture of respect, inclusion and security.

This is a 12-month contract commencing January 2025, but there is some flexibility on start dates for the right person.

Deadline for applications is Friday 29th November with interviews taking place on Monday 2nd December.

Chickenshed Theatre seeks a dynamic Head of Theatre Management to oversee the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and security of our premises. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, upkeep, and functional integrity of Chickenshed’s buildings and grounds. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant, creative environment.

If you're ready to take on a leadership role in maintaining and enhancing our theatre’s infrastructure, while contributing to a creative and collaborative culture, we’d love to hear from you.

Application Deadline:  1 December 2024.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cornwall Community Foundation as Fundraising Manager, based in Cornwall and able to attend the CCF office in Bodmin weekly.

Salary: £31,000-£34,000 FTE depending on experience

At the Cornwall Community Foundation, we want Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to be a great place to live for everyone. Our mission is to raise sustainable funds from individuals and businesses and distribute them to community and grassroots non-profit organisations who are changing people’s lives across the county.

As Fundraising Manager you will be responsible for managing relationships with trust funds, including bid-writing, and supporting the stewardship of donors, including through our membership schemes. The suitable candidate will undertake a wide variety of duties and must have the ability to work to tight deadlines.

If you have a strong customer relationship or client management background – possibly from major donor fundraising, we want to hear from you. We offer a friendly environment to work in and you'll be joining a team who really are making a difference in Cornwall.

To apply for this post please read the application pack on our website.

Closing date Thursday 5th December 2024.

Circa £45,000 per annum

Fixed Term – 6 months

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Data Integrations Developer.

As a Data Integrations Developer, you will be at the forefront of designing and building a range of data integrations. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders to agree on the scope, data involved, and endpoints while aligning with our overarching UNICEF UK data architecture and methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

· Design and develop automated data integrations tailored to our strategic objectives.

· Collaborate with teams to define integration scope, identifying key data sources and endpoints.

· Implement best practices in data integration, including automation and effective alerting.

· Reduce key person dependencies and mitigate risks associated with data processes.

· Rapidly troubleshoot and resolve data issues to ensure smooth operations.

We seek a technically proficient candidate who has a track record and can demonstrate their ability to integrate data into data platforms such as Snowflake or Salesforce from a variety of sources. Additionally, you will possess a collaborative spirit and be passionate about leveraging data to drive organisational success.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 9am, Thursday 5 December 2024.

First Round Interview dates: Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8, Thursday 9, Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 January 2025 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, and disabled candidates, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

The Katie Piper Foundation are seeking a passionate and proactive Fundraising Relationships Manager to lead our supporter-led fundraising and corporate partnerships, while also supporting events and major donor stewardship. This role offers a unique opportunity to build and nurture impactful relationships, helping us grow our sustainable income to expand our reach and support for survivors.

You will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing, as well as our Communications Lead, to maximise our fundraising potential and amplify the charity's message. This is a part-time, dynamic role within a small, dedicated team where no two days are the same!

Key Responsibilities

• Relationship Building: Recruit, support, and manage relationships with individual supporters, corporate partners, and community groups, helping them reach their fundraising potential.
• Corporate Partnerships: Identify and secure new corporate partnerships, including charity of the year opportunities, sponsorships, and collaborative fundraising initiatives.
• Community Engagement: Develop supporter-led fundraising activities, encourage survivor involvement, and foster a diverse community of supporters dedicated to our mission.
• Event and Campaign Support: Play a key role in planning and supporting charity-organised and third-party fundraising events.
• Major Donor Stewardship: Collaborate with the team to engage and steward major donors, building long-term relationships that sustain our mission.

About You

You are a natural relationship builder with a creative and strategic approach to fundraising. You are highly organised, proactive, and able to inspire supporters and partners to achieve their fundraising ambitions. You’re comfortable working independently and as part of a small, collaborative team, bringing passion and commitment to each project.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven experience in fundraising, relationship management, or a related field
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work creatively and strategically to achieve fundraising goals
• Experience with corporate partnerships and community fundraising is desirable
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Passionate about making a difference for survivors of life-altering burns and scars

Why Join Us?

The Katie Piper Foundation is dedicated to supporting survivors of life-altering burns and scars, empowering them to rebuild their lives with confidence. We provide life-changing, personalised burns rehabilitation, advocacy, and support to help survivors thrive. Join us in making a lasting difference!

• Opportunity to make a real impact in a unique and rewarding role
• Part of a supportive, close-knit team with a shared purpose
• Flexible, part-time hours in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

How to Apply

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you! Applications require CV and supporting statement.

Join us and help transform the lives of survivors of burns and scars. Together, we can make a real difference!

The Role:

Hackney has a longstanding reputation of being open and welcoming to refugees, migrants and asylum seekers - both as a Council and a community. The London Borough of Hackney is committed to ensuring people arriving in Hackney feel welcome and safe, and can access the support that is available. The Council has passed a motion to become a Borough of Sanctuary, and the Welcome Hackney service plays a key role in achieving this.

This role sits within the Welcome Hackney team. Welcome Hackney supports residents who are currently seeking asylum, have refugee status, or arrived in the borough via the Homes for Ukraine or resettlement schemes. The team also supports migrant residents with no/insecure status who face additional barriers to accessing services.

The purpose of the role will be to set up and manage services which ensure that refugees, migrants and asylum-seeking residents can access the support they need, as well as influencing systems to ensure services are available and accessible. The role will identify any gaps in service provision, working with residents and the voluntary and community sector towards creating a welcoming environment for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Eden Munro, Programme Manager, Welcome Hackney.

Skills & experience:

· Strong project management, organised with excellent use of project plans - proactive and work independently to ensure that key project milestones are completed on time and a high standard and projects are progressing within scope, time and resource constraints.

· Strong stakeholder management, good at relationship building, cross sector working, influencing and working collaboratively.

· Established experience of working with refugees, asylum seekers or migrants (people with lived experience are particularly welcome)

· Solutions focussed with a can-do approach. Proactively and independently finding solutions to barriers.

There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.

We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.

This application process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 8 December 2024 (22:59).

Interview date: January 2025

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available.

Closing date: 8 December 2024.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the
world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology,
bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories.
For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights
and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health
Organization and consultative status with the United Nations.
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women
and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to
advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We
pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy
and capacity building with our member societies.

As a proactive member of the Communications, Membership and Education
team, the Membership Engagement Manager delivers high quality,
professional services to FIGO’s members to increase satisfaction, deepen
engagement and improve the FIGO membership experience.

As the Senior MEL Officer in the MEL team, you will support the Head of Impact & Learning and the MEL Manager, as well as the Programmes & Impact department and wider team, to measure and analyse the quality and impact of our programming. You’ll use your strong organisation skills, experience in data collection and analysis, and ability to identify key trends and impact in our work. You will also work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that our impact and expertise in working with women entrepreneurs is measured and communicated accurately and effectively to our Board of Trustees and external stakeholders.

Department purpose

This role sits within the Programmes & Impact department, which is responsible for the development and delivery of our programmes and services, ensuring they are delivered to a high quality, remain responsive to women entrepreneurs’ needs and have demonstrable impact. The department is divided into three teams: Entrepreneurship, which is responsible for delivery of services such as HerVenture and the four ‘Road to’ programmes, Mentoring, which is responsible for development and delivery of the Mentoring Women in Business programme, and MEL, which is responsible for quality impact measurement, analysis and research.

Key responsibilities

Main obligations

• Support the development and implementation of MEL systems and tools across Mentoring and Entrepreneurship projects, providing the Foundation with the necessary information to understand our impact and inform programme improvements.
• Support in collection and analysis of organisational KPIs and provide overall operational support for the MEL team.

Specific responsibilities

• Programme Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
• Ensure up-to-date programme monitoring and evaluation materials (surveys, data collection tools and theoretical frameworks) are in place for existing programmes as well as those that are in development.
• In collaboration with colleagues in the Mentoring and Entrepreneurship teams, execute the annual calendar of programme and partner surveys, including uploading and testing the surveys.
• Develop analysis plans aligned to key research questions, programme goals and logical frameworks.
• Collect, clean and analyse quantitative and qualitative programme data aligned to programme goals, logical frameworks, organisational KPIs, and general summaries of findings.
• Collaborate with colleagues on the Mentoring and Entrepreneurship teams to support dissemination of programme findings and cross-site trends internally and externally.

Research and Evaluation

• Provide administrative, logistical and analytical support for programme evaluation and in-country data collection.
• Conduct desk research to support programme implementation and/or provide background and context for research and evaluation findings.
• Collect, clean and analyse data for Foundation-led or commissioned research and evaluations.
• Support development of tools and protocols for qualitative data collection, and conduct remote and in-country fieldwork, as needed.
• Project management and administration
• Attend and document monthly MEL meetings with colleagues in the Entrepreneurship and Mentoring teams.
• Support drafting internal and external reports to donors and in-country partners sharing programme outcomes and recommendations.
• Provide administrative support to the MEL team to organise and archive programme data, and anonymise PII in accordance with GDPR, under the direction of the MEL Manager.
• Maintain MEL data storage systems, including an organised library of accessible data collection tools and a database of vetted survey questions.
• aintain workplans for projects and workstreams (e.g. survey or reporting cycles).
• Provide cross-departmental support and advisory for using data
• Maintain and enhance the resources available on the MEL workspace and act as first responder to assigned data requests from other departments.
• Update slides, one-pagers and other resources describing programme reach and impact for use by the Partnerships team and others.

Other responsibilities

• Administrative support for the MEL team as needed, e.g., calendars, travel, agendas, record management.
• Ad hoc support to Chief Operating Officer in data collection and analysis, organisational and board reporting and dashboards.
• Work to protect and enhance the reputation of the Foundation, seeking opportunities to expand and promote awareness of the Foundation’s work.
• Ensure all people are treated with respect, compassion, justice and trust in the course of their work, thereby promoting the Foundation’s core values.
• Be familiar with and adhere to the Foundation’s policies and procedures.
• Other responsibilities may be added in line with experience and programme requirements.

 Person specification

• All applicants should already have the right to work in the UK. The Foundation does not offer sponsorship at this time.
• Essential criteria
• Two or more years of experience working in MEL, ideally related to international development.
• Experience with MEL tools and approaches for qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, including survey design and implementation, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and outcome harvesting.
• Good skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint and SurveyMonkey (or other survey tools such as Kobo Toolbox or Google Forms).
• Data collection, storage, analysis, and visualisation skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and able to juggle competing priorities while maintaining a meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to develop a clear narrative from data, pitched at an appropriate level for the target audience, and to develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Motivated to expand MEL knowledge and skills, proactively identifying skill gaps and seeking opportunities for training, coaching and development.
• Ability to solicit and integrate feedback into work products and incorporate learning into future work.
• Ability to excel in a collaborative environment, working within and across teams.

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of data collection challenges in low and middle income countries.
• Understanding of GDPR legislation and its application to MEL.
• Project or programme management experience.
• Basic understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics and one or more statistical packages such as SPSS, SAS, Strata or R.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams (or other project management/collaborative software) and Google open source suite of programmes, including Forms.
• Experience living and/or working in a low or middle income country.
• Understanding of key issues in women’s economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, and of gender and development.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally.