Development Director Jobs in Lambeth, Greater London

Job Opportunity: Technical Project Manager

Thank you for your interest in joining the Sortition Foundation. We hope this document encourages and inspires you as you consider this opportunity.

Location: This is a home-based remote position open to applicants globally. We currently employ people based in Hungary, the UK and Australia and we value the diverse perspective that candidates from different geographies can bring to our team. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of location, and are committed to finding the best fit for our team.

Salary: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that considers the cost of living in the country of employment. The UK salary for this role will be £50,608.89 per year (Band B) pro rata based on our Global Salary Scale adjusted for cost of living according to your location and paid in your local currency.

Benefits: We also offer 40 days of leave per year (including national holidays), an equipment and furniture allowance, two in-person team days per year, and much more.

Hours: 35 hours/week (we welcome applications from individuals interested in part-time work or job-sharing). We operate on a flexible schedule; you will work your hours whenever you’d like, whilst also accounting for in-time virtual meetings.

Contract length: 1 year fixed term contract, with possibility of extension, subject to funding availability and performance in the role

Reporting to: Director of Sortition Services

Management Responsibilities: None

Application deadline: 09.00am (UK time) 21 October 2024. Details of how to apply at the end of this job description.

About the organisation

The Sortition Foundation is a not-for-profit company that exists to transform politics and upgrade democracy. We recruit people from all walks of life for citizens’ assemblies in the UK, Australia, Europe, and around the world, with clients including national governments, local governments, cultural, technology and other organisations. The surplus generated from this work funds our campaigning for the institutionalisation of these assemblies at local and regional/national level. We are structured as a workers co-operative and our core values are to be caring, courageous and curious. We have a small and growing team across the UK and Australia and a subsidiary organisation, Sortition Europe, based in Hungary.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced project manager interested in the deliberative democracy field to deliver selection and stratification services to clients, to enable randomly selected processes to take place at all levels of government & society. As a project manager, you will be responsible for ensuring a smooth journey for our clients and a high quality of service delivery. 

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients to manage selection and stratification services

• Co-ordinate the design, printing and postage of invitation materials, including the random selection of addresses for the invitations to be sent to

• Developing web-pages (using a CMS) for clients to enable registration for randomly selected events

• Developing spreadsheets and back-end processes to enable random selection for events

• Co-ordinating the confirmation of selected participants and replacing those who drop out

• Preparing reports for clients

• Working closely with other members of the delivery team to support each other

• Keeping abreast of best practice in sortition and deliberative democracy

Essential skills and experience

• Experience in managing projects independently

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, facilitating clear and effective exchanges

• Expertise in spreadsheets, including advanced functions and formulas

• Technical fluency in simple coding in any of the following: python, javascript, Google Apps script, and HTML/CSS

• Ability to understand demographics and statistics and large data sets

• An ability to self-start, work flexibly and on your own initiative

• An ability to demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Sortition Foundation that guide our goals: Collective Wisdom and Social Justice.

• An ability to demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Sortition Foundation that guide our culture: Curious, Caring and Courageous.

Desirable Skills:

Optionally, there are some additional skill sets that we would be interested in identifying in applicants, but which do not form the core part of the project manager role and are therefore not essential: 

• An understanding of sortition and deliberative democracy

• Technical skills in software systems development and maintenance and experience with NationBuilder (liquid, and templates)

• Ability to strategically expand and leverage networks to benefit the organisation and advance business objectives

• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and industry peers

• Attend conferences and networking events

• Business development and sales

• Write papers and give talks at conferences and events

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues efficiently

• Experience with integrating coding solutions and spreadsheet tools to streamline workflows and enhance productivity

The successful candidate will be highly organised, self-motivated and independent; everyone works from home with substantial freedom to choose their own hours.

Benefits:

• Holiday allowance: 40 days of annual leave including public holidays (pro rata)

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours and the option to work remotely

• Pension Contributions: 3% employer contribution to your pension (if you’re UK-based)

• Sick Leave: 20 days of sick leave per year (pro rata)

• Social Events: Regular social events and in-person gatherings

To apply, please email your CV and a short covering letter with the subject line, “Technical Project Manager Application.” The closing date for all applications is 09.00am 21 October 2024 (UK time). If you require additional time, please contact us by 14 October 2024 at the above email address and we will do our best to accommodate.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. If you would like to request any adjustments, please contact us. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

If you would like to discuss the role or have any questions, please do email us.

Our intention is to hold interviews (virtually) on 5 and 6 November 2024. We will share the questions with you two days prior to your interview. Should you be offered the role, we will ask for two references from you.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other categories protected by law. 

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You’ll be responsible for arranging and confirming bookings for Theatre in Education play performances within schools, coordinating DSMF events and working with the existing Bookings Administrator to support our ever-growing delivery of drug education workshops withing schools. A key aspect of your work will be developing effective professional relationships with the theatre companies commissioned to deliver the performances, and with the schools we work with. 

N.B. We won't accept just a CV so please fill in the application form attached. 

Off the Record is an award-winning young people’s mental health charity offering a range of support services for children and young people across the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and Merton. Our vision is to offer huge amounts of compassion and professional insight to children and young people living in these areas.

We’re currently recruiting one full-time Charity Administrator. The post is office based and offers great opportunity for a varied role in a forward-facing young people’s mental health charity.

To be successful in the role you must:

• Have an interest in and empathy for young people
• Be able to respond sensitively to young people in distress on the phone, in person, via email and text
• Have a professional telephone manner and excellent interpersonal skills
• Be highly computer literate and confident using Office 365
• Have very good organisational, administration and time management skills
• An ability to work within organisational frameworks and structures 
• A commitment to operating within the policies of the charity including confidentiality and Equality and Diversity

In return we offer a salary of £29,507 p.a., inclusive of Outer London Weighting. Staff have access to regular internal and external training opportunities and to benefits including a company pension, an Employee Assistance Programme, store and event ticket discounts.

Closing date for applications - Midday Monday 28th October 2024

About Women in Prison

Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation. We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.

Job Description:

Duties and Key Responsibilities:

1. Client Care: provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy and emotional and practical support to women in contact with, or at risk of being in contact with the criminal justice system
2. Monitoring and Evaluation: accurately document all client interaction on Women in Prison’s case management database, working in line with Women in Prison’s case management policy at all times
3. Communication: develop and utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with women using our services, colleagues, external organisations, stakeholders and the general public