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Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life.
Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK.
We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.
We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life. We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.
Responsibilities and Person Specification:
Working closely with the CEO, the Director of Policy and Influencing and the Head of Policy and Research, the Head of Influencing will lead a powerful influencing programme. They will ensure that our work is centred around the experiences of older people in poverty, and that we undertake strategic and sustained influencing activity to persuade key decision makers and persuaders to support and act on our policy recommendations across the nations. Alongside providing cross organisational media communications support. The Head of Influencing will provide effective, inspirational, transparent and compassionate leadership and line management to colleagues in the Influencing department. This is one of two new roles in our well established Policy and Influencing Directorate, building on our commitment to drive forward policy change that tackles poverty in later life.
You should have a passion to tackle poverty in later life, and significant experience leading the development and delivery of overarching influencing strategies across the nations to effectively target decision makers and secure support for our policy calls. It’s also essential to be an experienced line manager and team player, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across the nations to secure policy change.
For full details on the role and requirements, please read the job description and person specification. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9-day fortnight.
What it’s like to work at Independent Age:
We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.
We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.
We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.
You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on the careers page of our website.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do however include dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 12th August.
Interview Dates: Interviews to be held in person on 27th and 28th August.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Director of Finance and Operations is at the heart of Severn Wye’s programmes to tackle climate change and fuel poverty. By ensuring the effective management of the charity’s finances and core services you will guarantee all our programmes grow and have real impact.
The Director of Finance & Operations is responsible for the good financial management and smooth operations of Severn Wye. In turn ensuring Severn Wye projects and programmes are as effective and efficient as they can be in tackling Climate Change and Fuel poverty through the energy system. Responsibilities include finance management, budgeting, forecasting, reporting to the board of trustees, producing annual accounts, liaison with auditors and acting in the role of Company Secretary. The role manages a staff team responsible for HR, Health and Safety, GDPR, office management and legal compliance.
The role reports directly to the CEO and is a member of the executive team, sharing collective responsibility to deliver Severn Wye’s work and plan for its future.
The successful candidate will have substantial management and financial experience, with relevant accountancy qualifications, preferably with a proven track record in the charity sector.
In return for your skills and hard work we offer a competitive salary, training and a company pension scheme. If you’re looking to strengthen your career, broaden your experience and contribute to a sustainable future, we’d love to hear from you.
This role will include
- Organisational development and management:
- In partnership with the CEO, the executive team and Trustees, ensuring the development and implementation of the charity’s strategic plan.
- Being an active member of the charity’s leadership team and play a proactive role in the management of the charity.
- Being responsible for financial planning, budget setting and financial reporting.
- Ensuring operational support is effective, to review and develop organisational systems and ensure staff are well supported to be able to work effectively.
Finance:
- Developing and managing the charity’s financial processes, reviewing and developing policies, procedures and systems to ensure sound financial management and control.
- Being responsible for all financial reporting including preparing annual budget, quarterly reports for trustees, monthly management accounts and cashflow forecasting.
- Being responsible for all project fund reporting, income, budget planning, resources and staff planning.
- Preparing for and liaising re annual audit with the charity’s auditors, ensuring the preparation of the annual accounts for audit and ensure compliance with any audit recommendations.
- Overseeing effective financial record keeping and reporting, including to the Board and external stakeholders.
- Supporting the development team with bid writing including developing budgets and providing financial reports for bids or fundraising.
- Adhering to the Financial Regulations and to good financial practice.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Line management:
- Managing a team delivering day to day financial, HR, office management functions.
Operations:
- Overseeing all areas of the charities operational support including responsibility for:
- HR.
- H&S and Safeguarding.
- Office infrastructure,
- Policies & procedures.
- Ensuring compliance with employment, company and charity law.
- Ensuring Operational overhead expenditure is kept within budget.
Governance:
- Acting as Company Secretary, to attend Board meetings and providing secretariat support.
- Supporting the CEO and Trustees in all matters relating to the governance of the charity.
- Making the Annual Returns to Companies House and Charity Commission.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
We are looking for someone with
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant, ACA, CCAB or CIMA;
- Proven experience of organisational financial management;
- Proven ability to think strategically and lead on organisational improvement;
- Experience of managing the HR requirements of an organisation;
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, with an ability to communicate and translate complex financial matters to non-financial staff and stakeholders
Desirable skills and experience include
- Understanding of charity accounting, VAT, the charity SORP, the Charities Act, tax, payroll, National Insurance and pensions legislation
- Understanding of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
- Sound knowledge of regulation and legislation affecting charities including H&S, Safeguarding, GDPR.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Trustees, colleagues and external advisors
- Proven experience of leading continuous improvement in relation to finance, HR, IT, & relevant areas
- Experience of managing and developing staff
- Ability to demonstrate a positive approach and to champion organisational change
- Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously, take initiative and make recommendations to the management team
- Experience of using accounting software (we use Iplicit & Sage Payroll)
- Ability to implement and improve financial & HR management systems
- Excellent Excel skills in formulating and linking spreadsheets
- Commitment to Severn Wye’s charitable objectives, core values and strategic direction
Severn Wye Energy Agency is a charity working in Wales and England with a vision to live in a stable climate with energy for all.
We achieve this by working with people to overcome fuel poverty and act on climate change by putting energy at the heart of everything we do.
We work with residents and households to help them use energy more efficiently and lead healthier, more affordable lives. We work with businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. We work with communities to help them meet the challenges of the future, take control of their energy use and implement ideas that reduce fuel poverty and energy use. We work in research and development to pilot innovative renewable technologies. We work with local authorities, government departments and policymakers to promote environmental sustainability through renewable energy and low carbon development.
At Sadler’s Wells everyone is welcome.
Your strategic leadership skills and ability to approach business with a customer-led lens will be great assets for you at this exciting time of growth for Sadler’s Wells as we open our fourth venue.
Sadler's Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance in all its forms. Our mission is to make and share dance that inspires us all.
As Director of Operations, you’ll be responsible for providing strategy on all day-to-day management, safety, and security of Sadler’s Wells’ operations across all venues, as well as acting as the Responsible Person for Health & Safety (H&S). Having goals for environmental sustainability, your input here will help to drive the organisation’s objectives.
This is a new role which we anticipate will grow and evolve with you and the requirements of the organisation.
You’ll be part of the Senior Management Team, ensuring Sadler’s Wells can respond to the unexpected; embedding suitable plans to ensure business continuity, and the scope to exercise your specialist knowledge and experience.
We know that flexibility works both ways – We’re a supportive and hardworking team that values innovation and collaboration. We have a ‘smarter working’ approach and encourage both on-site and remote working.
Sadler’s Wells benefits include:
- Employee Assistance Programme, which includes counselling
- Complementary tickets and discounts
- Enhanced holiday and time off in lieu
- Additional pay for parental and family leave, subject to eligibility
- Extended carers’ leave
We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on 1 August 2024.
Interviews will take place, in person, on 8 August 2024. Second stage interviews are scheduled for 14 August 2024.
We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce. As a user of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in the Job Pack.
Sadler’s Wells also works collaboratively with Parents in Performing Arts (PiPA) in efforts to support parents and carers within the industry.
If you would like support or have any queries regarding the format or submission of the application, please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marketing & Communications Manager
Department: Marketing & Communications
Responsible to: Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications
Responsible for: Senior Communications Officer
Salary range: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
Hours of work: Full time 36 hours per week, majority on site. Also happy to consider applications from candidates looking to work 3 days a week on site.
Location: Putney, South West London
Closing date: Friday 26th July
Interview date(s): Friday 9th August
What we can offer you:
- 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
- Free on-site parking
- Continuous Professional Development
- Pension scheme
- Blue Light Card and Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Flexible working
- Yoga, Zumba running club and other Wellbeing Programmes
Situated within beautiful gardens and grounds, the RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services for people with complex neuro-disability and their families. We strive to empower our residents and patients to live their lives to the fullest thorough the delivery of outstanding care, clinical expertise and world leading research. Our care provision spans the entire pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care.
We are proud of our accreditation as ‘Leaders in Safeguarding’ and are on our journey to achieve the nursing accreditation ‘Pathway to Excellence’.
We pride ourselves on embedding our values throughout our organisational practices and celebrating our diverse culture with inclusive and sociable events such as London Pride and dedicated staff forums.
We have a passion for learning and development and supporting our staff through their career journey within the RHN.
About you
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Marketing and Communications Manager to be responsible for the marketing and external communication of all RHN services and charitable activity. This is a specialist marketing and communications role and your primary focus will be on developing and running marketing campaigns, producing promotional materials and identifying opportunities for growth. Specifically, the RHN wishes to increase growth and income through marketing to commissioners, referrers, families, clinical networks, partners, funders and all external media to maximise the impact of targeted marketing campaigns. The RHN has ambitious plans to grow its profile and a key part of achieving this is by targeting marketing collateral to key audiences.
With outstanding interpersonal and writing skills, we are looking for candidates with demonstrable experience of working in a marketing communications role and implementing effective marketing campaigns across a range of channels, ideally within a complex organisation or healthcare setting. Candidates must have experience of developing creative and innovative marketing and communications campaigns as well as have the ability to manage conflicting priorities and effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent problem solving skills are also essential along with strong organisational and planning skills, as well as experience of budget management.
This is a full-time position but we are also happy to consider applications from candidates looking to work a minimum of 3 days a week, ideally all 3 on site.
To Apply
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the RHN Resourcing team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Candidates applying for a role at the Royal Hospital for Neuro Disability are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and Influenza.
RHN is a care provider for vulnerable patients at extreme risk. In consequence, safeguarding patients will always be our highest priority.
RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities
The Director of Programmes, Policy and Advocacy is a senior leadership and strategic role within CIUK.A key member of CIUK Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with overall responsibility for the programmes, policy, and advocacy.The role is responsible for providing leadership to the directorate, contributing to the development and implementation of organisational Strategy, raising income from FCDO and other institutional donors, contract delivery and compliance, and safeguarding focal point on the leadership team. The postholder will provide expert support and advice to the CEO, the Board and the Impact and Transformation Sub-committee of the Board across programme, policy, and advocacy. Together with fellow SLT members the Director has collective responsibility for the delivery of the CIUK strategy, ensures effective cross organisational work to this end, and ensures CIUK becomes a great place to work, supporting an anti-racist, feminist, diverse and inclusive organisational culture.
Within the confederation, the post-holder is an important voice in shaping and influencing organisational thinking, policy, and operations within the CARE International confederation, being a member of the Global and European Programme Directors working groups.
CIUK’s restricted income from donors is significant and is CIUK’s largest income stream. As such, the post holder must be an expert in the delivery of restricted-funded programming and in particular in the ways of working of FCDO as a donor, and have the ability to influence senior donor counterparts. They must have significant experience of working for an INGO like CARE to deliver complex programming in challenging contexts. Our largest programmes are complex multi-partner consortia in fragile contexts with budgets of up to £60m.
As a leader of a large team, the role-holder requires strong people leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate strategy into action, motivate colleagues and demonstrate to team members how their role links to organisational strategy and objectives.
Why work for us?
The Programme, Policy and Advocacy Department is at the very centre of CARE International UK (CIUK) new strategy ‘Women leading change in times of crisis’, as it is the engine room for our programme impact. It is also driving the thought leadership around how to change our role to promote greater local leadership of CARE’s work, and support women’s voice and leadership in climate and humanitarian action.
Whilst our extremely capable permanent Director of Programme, Policy and Advocacy takes a break to welcome an addition to her family, we are seeking an exceptional leader to be part of the Senior Leadership Team of CARE International UK (CIUK).After a period of challenge and transition we are in a stronger position. You will be joining the UK team at an exciting time as we make real, and accelerate delivery of our new strategy, and build solid working relationships with the new Government.
About you
Your experience of leading a significant programme function within the international development and humanitarian sector is essential.You will also have experience of working with FCDO, growing institutional income, and overseeing a significant portfolio of grants and contracts.You will have deep knowledge of feminist and locally led approaches to development, some experience of advocacy and policy making, and a passion to put women and girls at the heart of development.Your strategic leadership, inspiring people, effective financial, and change management experience, will come together to make you a strong candidate to lead this circa 50 person team with over £200m under management. Previous experience within the CARE confederation would be welcomed.
About the role
The Director of Programme, Policy and Advocacy is a senior and strategic role and a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with overall responsibility for providing leadership to the directorate and contributing to the development and implementation of organisational strategy and effective cross-organisational work.
The role provides expert support to the CEO, the Board and the Impact and Transformation Sub-committee of the Board. Within the CARE confederation, the post-holder is an important voice in shaping and influencing organisational thinking, policy and operations within the CI confederation, being a member of the Global and European Programme Directors working groups.
CIUK’s restricted income from donors is significant and is CIUK’s largest income stream. As such, you must be an expert in the delivery of restricted-funded programming and in particular in the ways of working of FCDO as a donor and have the ability to influence senior donor counterparts. You must have significant experience of working for an INGO like CARE to deliver complex programming in challenging contexts. Our largest programmes are complex multi-partner consortia in fragile contexts with budgets of up to £60m.
As a leader of a large team, the role-holder requires strong people leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate strategy into action, motivate colleagues and demonstrate to team members how their role links to organisational strategy and objectives.
About CARE
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy and our Code of Conduct. They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.
Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:
- satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
- appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check).
By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Equality and Diversity
We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please contact CARE International UK.
We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.
Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role of Dose of Nature’s Development Manager is a permanent, high-level role which will continue to evolve as the work of Dose of Nature grows over the coming years. The post involves creating and implementing a fundraising strategy, supporting the Chief Executive with financial planning, and providing clear long-term direction to income generation.
The Development Manager will work directly with the Chief Executive to devise a long-term development strategy, identify and secure funding partners, and produce relevant and compelling funding proposals. Currently the main sources of funding are from trust and foundation grants and local council health care grants. Going forward the Development Manager will grow the funding stream from trusts and foundations and look to solidify the donations from locals. As the charity develops there will also be opportunities of securing funding from the corporate sector, helping to secure Dose of Nature’s future.
The role requires a focused and detail-oriented mindset, entrepreneurial flair, business development experience, excellent written communication and interpersonal skills, good time management and the ability to juggle several complicated tasks at once. It provides a fantastic opportunity for someone with a “can-do” attitude, someone who is passionate about supporting the aims of Dose of Nature and also who wants the freedom to make this role their own.
As with any small charity we hope to find someone who is multi-faceted in terms of their fundraising skill set, and within this, without being a communications specialist, we anticipate that the Development Manager will have experience of charity communications (although this is not the main focus of the role). Ideally the Development Manager will be able to help with creating a communications strategy, support communication tools such as newsletters and social media, and identify any opportunities that may help Dose of Nature grow.
Dose of Nature has an annual turnover of approximately £400,000, of which 75% is currently raised from trust and foundation grants along with donations from individuals. The Development Manager will be responsible for maintaining this income and also securing significant new funding during 2024-25. With a good network of local support, the Development Manager will have the advantage of having a database of supporters to work with and there is the potential to create an individual appeal or giving scheme. Currently the Chief Executive makes all funding applications to trusts and foundations and these relationships will be passed on to the Development Manager who will be expected to nurture these and secure grants from new sources.
Please see job descirption document for full details.
THE CHARITY
Unfold is led by the people we serve and we get people where they want to be. We’re a bold, agile and growing organization, with a friendly, energetic and welcoming team. As an established local charity (previously known as Westminster Befriend a Family), we’re powered by volunteers who support young people and families to identify and achieve goals that matter to them. We provide mentoring and peer support groups to people in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and the neighbouring boroughs.
We’re open to everyone, but we target those who face the most challenges: 93% of the people we work with describe themselves as coming from a racialized group, 85% of the families we support are single-parent households headed by a woman, and 75% of the children we support are eligible for free school meals. We also run specialized programmes of support for people seeking asylum and those with refugee status. Last year we provided one-to-one mentoring to over 246 people, and group support to a further 252 people. With increasing demand for our services, we expect to provide direct support to over 350 individuals in the coming year.
We have an ambitious growth plan, and we’re seeking a proactive, innovative fundraiser to help us establish a range of sustainable income streams. We’ve made incredible progress in both programme scale and quality, and we want someone to help us identify and articulate the change we make, so that we can keep improving and demonstrate the value we deliver.
JOB PURPOSE
Working with the Managing Director, you will support delivery of our fundraising and impact strategy, supporting us in identifying funding opportunities, submitting bids and ensuring reporting is completed. You will be responsible for maintaining all our communications channels, including social media, updating our website and creating copy and print materials for our programmes. You will help us to share our impact and tell the stories of the mentor and mentees. You will support us to use our data management system, Beacon, to track both our funding pipeline and commitments, as well as our programme impact data. You will analyse and use our data to tell stories that help us improve our work, expand our reach and increase our access to resources.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Funding
- Set up and manage funds on Beacon, our CRM system, tracking opportunities, applications, outcomes, reporting requirements and ensuring accurate record keeping.
- Support the delivery of our fundraising strategy, with specific focus on developing a portfolio of sustainable, multi-year grants, trusts and funds and service delivery contracts, while considering how we can expand individual giving, online fundraising and developing corporate relations.
- Income planning, including identifying, prioritising and scheduling funding opportunities.
- Liaising with programme teams to develop proposals for programme development, and gathering engaging information to demonstrate impact in reports.
- Supporting teams to manage monitoring and evaluation requirements for donor and internal purposes, developing and maintaining monitoring frameworks.
- Preparing and submitting proposals and tenders to donors, trusts and funds and government and local government contractors.
- Preparing and submitting timely donor reports in line with contractual requirements.
- Reviewing contracts and ensuring contract compliance.
Communications
- Attending monthly content planning meetings online
- Planning and developing content provided by Unfold staff and partners
- Sharing planned content for review and sign-off
- Keeping up to date with messages and followers on Unfold’s social media channels
- Keeping the team informed of updates on social media updates
- Design material for programme team to support with their work and outreach
- Create compelling stories from case studies and impact data
- Report every month on communications analysis so we can see trends on who is engaging with which platforms and to what type of contact.
- Build and develop our social media platforms with new brand and ensuring all communications meets the organisations brand guidelines.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
Participate in regular management supervision, team meetings and annual appraisal; help to identify your own job-related development and training needs.
Adhere to Unfold’s code of confidentiality, safeguarding, equal opportunities and all other policies.
Undertake your role in a professional manner and maintain a high-quality standard of work in accordance with aims, values and ethos of Unfold.
The above job description reflects the position at the time of writing; it is not intended to be a task list but indicates the general level of work involved. It is expected that duties will be reviewed and revised as required.
The role may involve out of hours working, for which time off in lieu will be granted.
ABOUT YOU
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good organiser – ability to manage multiple tasks
- Understanding of fundraising in the charity sector
- Experience of marketing/ external communications including managing social media
- Experience of creating communications material (in Canva or digital software) that fit within brand guidelines
- Great storyteller who can create compelling case studies
- Experience of running campaigns, using Mailchimp.
- Personable and positive
- People orientated
- Good listener
- Willing and able to work the occasional evenings and weekends
- Strong empathy skills
Desirable
- Understanding of the Charity Sector
- Experience of working with CRM systems and databases
- Understanding of how to create a comms plan and implement it
- Has knowledge or lived experience in the borough of Westminster or surrounding boroughs
WORKING AT UNFOLD
Holidays: 25 working days (along with additional Christmas closedown days)
Pension: We offer generous pension provision: New staff are automatically enrolled for a pension after three months, and after six months we will match your contribution up to a maximum of 8%.
Team working: We are a small but brilliant team: we're supportive, diverse and we help each other out. There are always opportunities to get involved in different aspects of the organisation, or lead on new initiatives.
Wellbeing: How we feel matters: Staff have access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, and our staff Wellbeing Champions are leading on the design and delivery of our wellbeing strategy, including the review of our quarterly wellbeing survey.
Flexible working: We're happy to consider flexible working arrangements in line with the requirements of the role.
Working Environment: We work in a beautiful, accessible, eco-friendly co-working space with a number of other charities, with plants, a leafy roof terrace and free hot and cold drinks. With comfortable spaces to read quietly or talk in a group, our workspace is somewhere you'll want to be. You can find out more about our on-site benefits online at fivefields.
Unfold supports families and young people in London, helping them get where they want to be through mentoring powered by volunteers and support groups
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Merton College looks for an outstanding candidate to be Deputy Development Director following the promotion of Milos Martinov to lead the Development team at St Cross. The successful candidate will join a vibrant team of seven others in the Development & Alumni Relations Office, a well-established component of this ancient College.
This is a senior position within the team, with the Deputy Development Director acting as a second Major Gifts Officer, supporting the Development Director and Warden of the College in this activity, as well as deputising for the Development Director and supporting the work on fundraising strategy for the College.
This is a role which looks for leadership qualities and favours someone with strong intuitive and innovative skills.
We offer excellent benefits, including membership of the University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme, private medical cover, 30 days’ holiday per year (excluding bank holidays) and free car parking. Meals in College are provided free of charge when on duty.
The duties and skills required are described in more detail in the further particulars on our website, which also contains information about how to apply.
Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 7 August 2024.
Merton College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
PLEASE NOTE AN APPLICATION FORM AND SHORT COVER LETTER WILL BE REQUIRED, AND THE CANDIDATE MUST HAVE A RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK
We are delighted to be recruiting for our next Director of Services, who'll manage our adult, family and youth services, supporting ADHD and Autistic people in NW London, their families, and the professionals who work with them. As a trusted member of our senior leadership team you will be driving impact for the more than 4,000 people we work with each year by:
- developing and implementing service strategies and plans
- acting as the designated safeguarding lead
- driving equity, diversity, and inclusion internally, and in the way we deliver our work
- collaborating on service evaluation, measurement and reporting
- liaising with funders and supporting fundraising efforts
- representing CAAS externally
The role will be based in our office in Eastcote for 3 days per week, with the possibility for home working for the remainder of the time.
Salary £50k FTE. Note the salary listed is a full time equivalent salary based on 35hrs per week, so actual salary will vary depending on hours agreed.
Hours: Part time 28hours per week. Potential for full time if additional facilitation or training work is taken on.
Terms: Permanent role
Additional project work may be available on an ad-hoc basis. Flexible hours, evening and weekend work may be required, and the work pattern may vary each week.
Job Summary
CAAS provide an ADHD and Autism Support Service for the 8 boroughs of NW London, from our base in Eastcote, with a team of Support Workers. Our work includes offering information, advice, and support to ADHD / autistic people, their families, and professionals in NW London, with the aim of improving quality of life and developing neurodiverse-aware communities. Some of the support is offered through one2one meetings, some of the support is provided through groups and courses which aim to increase understanding and awareness, and provide opportunities for peer support, and some of the support is offered through training and workshops to educate professionals and drive for accommodations to be made to services to allow greater access for our client group.
As Director of Services, you will work closely with the CEO, leading on the management of the Adult Services, Youth Services and Family Services workstreams within the charity, ensuring the high quality service provision for which we are known. The role sits within the senior leadership team at CAAS, alongside the Finance Director, and manages the Youth Services Manager, the Family Services Manager and the Adult Services Manager, who in turn manage around 20 staff between them.
The Director of Services provides a crucial role in ensuring the infrastructure and operational workings of the charity are effective for the more than 30 staff we employ, and the more than 11,000 instances of support we provide each year. Therefore, we are looking for a capable, calm, self-motivated, organised and hard-working Services professional who has worked in a management role directly responsible for service delivery in another charity.
The role requires strong organisation skills, excellent communication and relationship building skills, significant experience of operational service delivery, team leadership experience, the ability to articulate and drive our impact, and a good understanding of fundraising and monitoring requirements in a medium sized charity. Ultimately you will have the drive to ensure that everyone who works for us, and everyone who seeks support from us, has the best possible experience.
There is no requirement for any experience of delivering services that support ADHD / autistic individuals, as we will provide training, but it would be helpful to have a good understanding of the conditions, and the strengths and challenges they may bring. A genuine acceptance of diversity and a keenness to make an impact are essential.
Key Responsibilities – Strategic and Organisational
· To lead in the development and implementation of CAAS strategy in our work with service users, ensuring that all our services have a thoughtful strategic underpinning, and a measurable and significant positive impact for our clients. Represent the needs of our clients in strategic and planning decisions.
· To work with the CEO to understand the organisational risks facing the charity within the service provision it provides, and to develop and implement the necessary mitigations
· To be the designated safeguarding lead in the charity and ensure our safeguarding procedures, practices and policies are fit for purpose.
· Develop, review, and communicate safeguarding and client risk management policies, procedures and controls, and ensure mitigations and improvement plans are in place for any control weaknesses identified.
· Own our organisational equity, diversity and inclusion policy and practice, and ensure it is truly embedded within our organisation so that we can extend our reach to include those under-served clients who may not always have been able to access our services. To ensure in our communications, in our practice and in our culture that we are truly inclusive, and make accommodations so that all how need us can access us.
· Prepare and present service department reports and reviews for the Board of Trustees, and build up effective relationships with the Board so that our services and the client whom we serve have a ‘voice’ in Board meetings.
Key Responsibilities – Impact
· To work collaboratively with the CEO to develop and deliver clear methods of measuring the impact of services, and an appropriate Theory of Change model for our work, and use this information to continuously improve and articulate our service development.
· To develop and monitor a framework of key performance indicator targets and standards, to ensure all service managers are able to effectively appraise and improve where appropriate the service standards within their division.
· Evaluate the operational dashboards and reporting mechanisms to ensure trends are quickly identified and necessary changes put in place.
· To work with the communications team to maximize opportunities to ensure our services reach as many people as possible, as efficiently as possible and in a way that is appropriate within our branding guidelines.
· To provide impact data such that we can demonstrate to a wide audience the quality of the work that we perform, and the lasting impact that we have on those we reach
· Lead the Services Department in ensuring all projects are clearly documented, managed, reviewed and evaluated, and ensure a rolling programme of self-assessment and improvement is in place.
Key Responsibilities – Operational Management
· Manage the provision of high-quality services, in accordance with funder requirements and service specifications by leading and managing the Service Managers and by providing the necessary support and development in their roles. To be responsible for the support, management and development of all service staff, volunteers and freelancers.
· To support the Service Managers and the Head of Client Programmes with the planning and mobilisation of projects and contracts, ensuring services are delivered in line with funder requirements and timings. Have a willingness to ‘get into the detail’ as well as to provide more strategic leadership and direction within the delivery teams.
· Ensure overall service management across the different teams is complimentary and effective, that clients are triaged appropriately throughout the different service offer, that there are appropriate routes for clients to move through the different services, and that best practice is shared, and learnings incorporated right across our work.
· To ensure services are accessible to our clients, that projects are begun, maintained or stopped in a planned and thoughtful manner, and that the services we provide offer the very best support that is possible for our clients, taking into consideration latest research and understanding about the conditions, and about the people we wish to reach.
· To have specific responsibility for the risk management within services, for both clients and for projects. To review risk assessments, and ensure appropriate mitigations are developed and actioned.
· Participate in the recruitment and induction of all new services staff, and ensure that all service staff receive appropriate professional development plans and performance targets
· Ensure services staff and volunteers are focused on achieving CAAS’ mission, values and aims, and have the appropriate skills and management in order to deliver effective, efficient services.
· Work with the SLT to develop sustainable business models for the delivery of our services, and drive process improvements and efficiencies. Work with the Head of Client Programmes to develop our commercial trading services, ensuring a growth strategy that is profitable.
· Provide the management group with service quality and evaluation information to support them in planning their resource allocations, project delivery approach and funding requirements etc to ensure continuous development of improved practice.
Key Responsibilities - Financial
- To work collaboratively with the Finance Director, to support the development and use of effective management information systems, ensuring that all our services capture and report relevant monitoring data consistently and accurately.
- To have overall accountability for the service department budgets, to ensure CAAS works within agreed financial constraints, making best use of the funds available to us, including compliance with the financial reporting requirements to funders
- To support with financial planning, to ensure the continuation of our core programmes, and revise plans when financial targets require.
- To work collaboratively with fundraising colleagues, to identify new funding opportunities, and to develop new fundraising proposals and funding bids, which support and advance the work of the charity over the longer term.
- To write funding reports and outcome analyses, and prepare for and attend funding review and monitoring meetings.
- To understand the funding requirements of all projects, and ensure projects happen on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities - Relationship Building
- To represent CAAS on key bodies and groups externally, ensuring that CAAS position and views are clearly and professionally provided in the best interests of our service users
- To establish and maintain effective working relationships both inside and outside the charity, particularly with health and social care agencies, to enhance the presence of the charity within the local delivery offer.
- To systematically evaluate and improve all elements of service delivery and quality by consulting with services users, staff and external stakeholders and by planning and implementing the necessary changes with genuine involvement of those we serve. To lead our client voice projects across the different service lines, to share best practice, and develop a sense of shared goals and messages to ensure CAAS is able to strategically develop in a way which is truly user-led.
Other Responsibilities
To carry out other tasks appropriate to the post and as agreed with the CEO
To actively participate and undertake training and development of self and others.
To comply with the H&S, EDI, data protection and code of conduct standards expected within the organisation
Please note job descriptions only reflect 80% of a role and are not an exhaustive list of duties. You are expected to carry out other activities within the scope of the role.
Person Specification - Essential
· Services Management Experience: Experience of delivering services directly to clients and of managing service delivery projects and teams to a high standard with a broad reach.
· Excellent Organisational and Leadership Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with high attention to detail, crucial for handling a demanding workload and managing a busy team
· Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including funders, partners, and community organizations.
· Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of representing the organisation effectively both internally and externally, at all levels including developing a close relationship with the Safeguarding Trustee and other Board members, preparing reports for funders, communicating complex information to staff and offering insights to the management group.
· Tech Proficiency: Skilled in using computer software such as CRM systems, Finance systems, Microsoft Office Suite and Phone Management Systems as well as be able to manage IT onboarding and admin requirements around computer hardware
· Adaptability and Probity: Capable of adjusting to changing priorities and managing a variety of tasks efficiently. High level of personal integrity and commitment to ‘doing the right thing’.
· Interpersonal Skills: Warm and welcoming demeanour, capable of active listening and using neuro-affirmative language to support inclusive communication.
Person Specification - Desirable
· Senior Leader: previous experience of working within a senior leadership team, with responsibility for a department and for strategic input as well as operational management
· Experience or Knowledge of ADHD or Autism: Prior experience or knowledge of working with ADHD/autistic individuals or understanding of the challenges faced by ADHD/autistic people.
· Safeguarding Experience: Previous experience of being the DSL, or of managing safeguarding in an organistion, and of writing and implementing safeguarding policy, processes and practice.
· Co-Production Experience: Previous experience of bringing authentic voices into service delivery, and demonstrative commitment to listening to feedback in a cycle of continuous improvement.
· Impact Evaluation and Reporting: Experience in program evaluation, measuring impact, and reporting results to stakeholders.
· Flexibility: Willingness to work flexible hours if required to meet organisational needs.
· Commitment to Continuous Learning: Demonstrated interest in personal and professional development, particularly in areas relevant to the role.
Equal Opportunities
CAAS recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equity and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, including applications from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities, people who identify as having a disability, and LGB+, Trans and non-binary candidates.
We also recognise the value of flexible working, so will consider different types of flexibility (such as term time, annualised or compressed hours, and a minimum requirement of 60% working in the office for all staff), as well as the possibility of offering the role on a job share basis.
CAAS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure.
To Apply
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT ACCEPT CVS INSTEAD OF APPLICATION FORMS. TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE, YOU MUST FILL IN THE APPLICATION FORM ON THE VACANCIES PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE BY 10AM MONDAY 12TH AUGUST
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Director of Services
We are seeking an experienced Director of Services to work as part of the Senior Management Team to provide strategic leadership and direction for the organisation and deputise for the CEO as required.
You will be responsible for the Charity’s client-facing, free at point of access, service delivery operations, including Information, Advice and Advocacy, and Hospital and Community support services.
Position: Director of Services
Location: Hayes, London
Salary: £55,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time - 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Flexible Working, Hybrid Working, Compressed hours available, Job share considered/Part-time hours considered, Training and development, 5% pension contribution, Health plan with employee assistance and 24 hour support, 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 30 days, London Living Wage employer
Closing date: Midday, Monday 5th August 2024
About the role:
As Director of Services, you will be responsible for a wide range of services including Hospital services (A&E support, discharge and falls prevention), community services (activity groups, befriending, clubs), information and advice services (including benefits, housing, carers and statutory advocacy).
You will be responsible for ensuring all contracts and grants deliver to targets and provide services of the highest possible quality standards with demonstrable impact measures and feedback systems.
You will be a key member of our Senior Management Team (SMT), helping to develop and deliver on our new 5-year strategy, and contributing towards the annual business planning and budgeting processes.
Alongside our CEO you will be responsible for managing our external partnerships and third sector consortia. You will help to ensure we influence the priorities of our three local authorities and play a key role in the NHS transformation agenda across Northwest London. You will be based in a positive, creative and ambitious organisation, supported by a skilled SMT and responsible for a team of experienced managers.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Provide strategic leadership, direction and development of all Age UK HHB Services, contributing to organisational strategy and the annual business planning process.
- To work with the leadership team to identify and resource development opportunities, and to ensure our activity is providing optimum impact to improve the lives of older people in the borough
- Line Manage and develop Head of Services, Service Managers and other staff as appropriate, including setting targets and monitoring performance by ensuring that regular supervisions and appraisals are carried out, and tackling any performance issues in line with policies and procedures.
- Ensure Age UK HHB staff and volunteers are provided with up-to-date information sources, including any changes in national and local policy. To ensure services achieve external and internal quality frameworks and best practice guidance and to drive efficient working practices.
- Develop and oversee systems for feedback from service users to ensure the work, ethos and culture of Age UK HHB are informed by older people.
- To ensure quality data is captured for all service delivery allowing us to measure reach and impact for effective performance management, overseeing the provision of monitoring reports and dashboards for funders and board
- To work with the CEO, Managers and Trustees to develop annual budgets and to ensure services and projects are delivered to budget.
- Work closely with external partners and commissioning/funding agencies to ensure that Age UK HHB delivers the range of services that are required and/or contracted, on time and on budget.
About you:
To be successful in the role you will need to be able to operate effectively in challenging times and a constantly changing working environment. Experience in successful leadership, managing people, organisational change and improving business processes to support the charity’s strategy will be essential to this role.
Essential skills and experience include:
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent, or substantial successful senior management experience.
- Proven experience as an inspirational and successful leader of teams of staff and volunteers.
- Substantial experience in effective management of time, tasks and projects.
- Demonstrable experience of working within and/or influencing change in health and social care services.
- Experience in designing, planning, leading and mobilising new or remodelled services from concept through to business as usual.
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector and its ways of working with knowledge and understanding of user involvement and empowerment.
- Knowledge and understanding of local health and social care structures.
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
If you feel you have the necessary skills apply today!
The charity is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
About the organisation:
Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent provides a wide range of services for older people across the three boroughs of North West London. We employ 100 staff and are supported by 180 volunteers. Our turnover is in the region of £3.5 million.
Other roles you may have experience with could include: Deputy Service Manager, Service Coordinator, Services Coordinator, Service Lead, Social Care, Social Care Services, Health and Social Care, Programme Manager, Service Delivery Manager, Registered Manager, Registered Service Manager, Service Manager, Services Manager.
The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to the 40,000 plus people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk. In this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family. Alongside helping our beneficiaries we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.
Reporting directly to the Controller (Chief Executive) and as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, when required, the Associate Director of Strategy and Impact will have the responsibility to lead and manage the Research and Evaluation, Applications Development and Business Intelligence teams to ensure the Fund is a research led and enabled organisation. The role will require strong leadership to ensure all these facets continue to deliver innovative ways to support the Fund’s strategy and ambitions.
We are seeking someone with good attention to detail, the ability to prioritise and have a strong work ethic. You will also be able to understand and analyse complex business concepts and engage with the Fund to proactively support the delivery of strategic objectives. Being a good team player and having excellent written & verbal communication skills is crucial.
You will be able to build and develop various methods to influence and promote insights, including your experience in applying research and/or data to develop organisational change in order to help the Fund remain relative, competitive, and sustainable. In addition, you will bring your experience of dealing with complex problems and your proven ability to deliver change to this role.
The role is based in the London office, with the expectation to work a minimum of three days in the office. The successful candidate for this role will need to prove they have the right to work in the UK.
To apply, please send your cv together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and providing examples of how you meet the person specification to Pete Thompson, Head of HR.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 31st July at 5.00pm. Please note interviews will take place Wednesday 7th August 2024.
Creative Comms Lead
Working hours 40 hours per week (including at least 2 Sunday services per month)
Salary £32-34k per annum depending on experience
Why St Stephen’s?
We are growing resource church with over 500 people attending every week. Our vision at St Stephen’s is to Love God, Grow Disciples and Transform Communities. Sundays are central to how we do this, as we gather across four services (one online) to worship God together and learn from His Word. We are passionate about our ever-expanding youth, children’s and families' ministries; equipping each other to be Whole Life Disciples; enabling people to explore faith through Alpha; and transforming society through church planting, and various social transformation ministries. We are presently undertaking a new strategy process and are excited where God might lead us for the next few years.
Main Purpose of the Role
The Creative Communications Lead is a key role within the Creative Team. Working in collaboration with the Operations Team, the role holder has responsibility for the strategic oversight of internal and external communications and the practical ability to continue to develop the excellent design, social media and film content that enables and enhances St Stephen’s ministry. We are looking for someone with a passion for creative comms, practical skills to enable the delivery and strategic oversight to bring it all into being.
Key objectives
· To hold the ‘voice’ of St Stephens
· To ensure the ‘look’ of St Stephens reflects the ‘voice’ with clarity and consistency
· To strategically plan and implement the churches comms – to enable external and internal engagement
· To imagine ways to continually innovate and improve our communications
· To ensure that all St Stephens media and communications output is high quality, consistent, clear and compelling
· To support all ministry areas with design, media and communications needs
· To produce all key communications and publicity materials to support the ministry of St Stephens: across digital and physical platforms
· To develop and oversee systems which enable integration into the life of the church
Responsibilities
· Design and production of all video / visual media for Sundays, ad hoc events, social channels and St Stephen’s website
· Oversight and continued development of St Stephen’s social media channels
· Oversight and production of the church–wide monthly / weekly email
· Working closely with the Creative / Worship Team to enable the production of worship nights and other creative projects etc.
· To develop and manage the website including on-going updates
· Liaising with printers / external support as necessary
Competencies
Essentials
· Demonstrable passion for superior design and excellent communication
· Ability to plan strategically and implement efficiently
· Ability to prioritise and multitask
· Proven ability to be an innovative self-starter
· Experience in design
· Excellent digital media and production skills (including working knowledge print and digital software)
· Experience in film making / videography/ photography
· Experience in website design and management (Adobe Suite)
· Strong instincts for online content that will connect well with all generations
· Flexible and adaptable
Desirables
· Clear written communicator
Person Specification
· Servant hearted
· Someone who has a vision for how creative comms can be used to enable discipleship
· A committed Christian with a personal faith in Jesus which inspires their creativity*
· Is already, or is willing to become a worshipping, serving, giving member of St Stephen’s church
· Ability to manage a budget
· Excellent planning and organisational skills
· Flexible and adaptable
· Good interpersonal skills
· A desire to grow in leadership and to develop others
· A self-motivated, team player
· Doesn’t take themselves too seriously!
· Committed to safeguarding: understanding and personally applying the safeguarding policy and procedures & undertaking safeguarding training as required
· A commitment to health and safety
*N.B. There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GoR) for the successful applicant to be a Christian and this GoR applies under the Equality Act 2010.
The details
· £32-34K depending on experience
· 40 hours/5 days a week including at 1 Sunday morning service and 1 Sunday evening service per month to gather visual media content, to be worked flexibly to cover ministry needs
· Occasional evenings and Saturdays, Christmas and Easter services, with appropriate time off in lieu
· Full participation in the staff team (including attending staff worship, staff meetings and APCM)
· 25 days’ annual leave including up to 5 Sundays plus Bank Holidays and a day off on your birthday
· Opportunities for professional development and training as required.
· Church of England pension: 8% of salary of which 6.5% is paid by employer and 1.5% by employee
· Life Insurance
· 6-month probationary period
· Responsible to the Vicar
How to apply
Please complete the Application Form and submit it together with a supporting statement to Nicola Patel
Closing Date
30th July 2024
Interviews
Week commencing Monday 12th August 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an established and highly motivated Director of Finance to join our Senior Leadership Team, and who will be responsible for providing financial leadership, control and planning for the organisation.
Victim Support is the leading charity in England and Wales that supports people affected by crime and traumatic incidents. We provide personalised support to help people manage after crime and feel safer through a combination of dedicated specialist services as well as on-line support. We also ensure victims know their rights and we campaign to make them stronger.
Each year we offer information and support to almost 800,000 people and 153,000 received tailored support from our dedicated, skilled support workers and volunteers, Independent Domestic Abuse advisors and Independent Sexual Violence advisors. We are a truly independent organisation that delivers our services both through local teams embedded in the communities in which they live and work, as well as nationally through services such as the National Homicide Service, our 24/7 Support line, our live chat service and our on-line self-help platform, My Support Space.
This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. As we look ahead to the future, we will continue to deliver the highest quality services to those that need them. We will give victims a voice and a platform to create change and reform in a deeply broken criminal justice system. We will listen, adapt and improve, giving victims options and flexibility in how they access our support, reflecting the changing ways we all live our lives.
In order to achieve our vision we need a highly capable Director of Finance to build and improve on our high-performing finance function and to drive forward operational excellence.
Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our financial strategy, long-term financial planning, and developing commercial strategies to maximise income and operating contribution. You will also have responsibility of cash management, risk management and governance. You will be the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for the organisation and will lead on Property and Procurement.
This is a varied and exciting role which will provide you with the opportunity of leading a well-established team of professionals, reporting on the financial performance of the organisation together with providing analysis, advice and support to facilitate decision making to deliver sound financial management.
You will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:
· Proven experience in a leadership role;
· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Trustees and colleagues;
· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
You will be a confident, energetic and engaging individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of sustainable growth and excellent service delivery. You will have excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. A commitment to Victim Support’s purpose, vision, values and ethos is essential. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference.
If you believe you have the skills and qualities to provide the exceptional leadership we are seeking, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
We are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and backgrounds.
Recruitment timetable:
Application deadline: Sunday 18th August
Shortlisting: approx. Completed by 30th August
First stage interviews: 5 and 6th September
Second stage interviews: 10th and 11th September
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Sunday 18th August.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Bryony Thomas of Allen Lane via the agency website.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (no more than sides for the cover letter).
About Reprieve
Reprieve is a human rights NGO founded in 1999 which uses strategic interventions (using the law, policy work and public advocacy) to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.
Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society, as it is in their cases that human rights are most swiftly jettisoned and the rule of law is cast aside. We seek to promote and protect the rights of those facing the death penalty around the world, and those who are the victims of extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”, with a focus on arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial executions.
The Interim Deputy Executive Director will join the brilliant senior leadership team at Reprieve to help build and lead the work of the organization.
About this role
The Interim Deputy Executive Director will join the brilliant senior leadership team at Reprieve to help build and lead the work of the organization, in particular working closely with one of our Joint Executive Directors while the other is on parental leave.
Reprieve is a human rights NGO founded in 1999 which uses strategic interventions (using the law, policy work and public advocacy) to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.
The Interim Deputy Executive Director’s responsibilities will include managing senior staff at Reprieve, including the Directors of Casework, Advocacy and Policy, and working with the Joint Executive Director to oversee Reprieve’s Fundraising and Finances, its Governance and Board relationships, and its HR and Operations functions.
The ideal candidate will ideally have experience of leadership of a small to medium size human rights or similar charity, preferably with some international operations. They will have exceptionally strong management and people management skills, excellent judgment, proven ability to lead teams to achieve impact in their work, and an understanding of charity governance and finance issues.
Contract, location and salary
This is an interim, 12-month contract with the possibility of extension. This role is based in Reprieve’s London office. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work 2 days per week from the London office and the rest of the week from home.
The salary is £80,000 per annum plus up to 5% employee matched pension contribution.
Full details and how to apply
Please see the JD and person specification for full details. Candidates should submit the application attached and on our website as a word document by 23:59 BST on 04 August, 2024. We anticipate holding first round, online interviews on 14, 15 and 16 August and second round, in-person interviews during week commencing 19 August.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
St Michael’s Church, Chester Square is a collective of passionate worshippers and a warm sense of community, located a short walk from Victoria in central London.
We are looking for an Operations Director with enthusiasm, experience and a strong, personal Christian faith to lead the office team.
There is flexibility, we will consider applicants wishing to work part-time or full-time. If you wish to explore this, please mention it in your application.
The job description is available on the St Michael's website.
The deadline for applications is 12pm on Friday 9th August 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.