Director Of Development Jobs

Programme Manager, Sustainable Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have a fantastic opportunity for two Programme Managers to join our small new team focussed on green and sustainable chemistry. The positions are for a fixed-term period of three years.

You will be joining the RSC at an exciting time as we develop our next organisational strategy. You will help shape how we build on and connect across recent work in areas like Sustainable Labs, Digital Futures, Future Workforce & Educational Pathways, Chemicals Waste & Pollution and the 25th anniversary celebration of our journal Green Chemistry.

Reporting initially to our Head of Science & Sustainability Strategy Lead, your programmes will enable us to explore and prioritise opportunities to maximise our immediate and long-term impacts in everything from sustainability conferences and communities to tools, professional development and beyond.

In this role, you will:

• Scope and prioritise RSC Sustainable Chemistry programmes e.g. convening, conferencing, developing tools, resources, standards & metrics, training and professional development, new communities.
• Work in partnership with colleagues to identify, evaluate & prioritise opportunities and impacts e.g. collaborating with Publishing, Membership, Science & Communities, Professional Development, Communications, Marketing, Data Science & Insights, Product Management and Business Development.
• Build partnerships in the UK and internationally with organisations that share our commitment to driving and supporting sustainability in science e.g. research funders, sister societies, sustainability-focussed for- and not-for-profits, universities, chemistry-using businesses, and their suppliers.
• Develop effective relationships with our member and journal communities to align with their passion and expertise in achieving green & sustainable chemistry goals.
• Develop and deliver Sustainable Chemistry projects and programmes
• Track and report impacts, and contribute to a culture of continual improvement and innovation

At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office a minimum of average two days per week initially, with some travel for meetings and events. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.

What we are looking for:

• PhD or equivalent in chemistry or a broadly related science and engineering area, or equivalent experience working in science labs or on science-related projects, publishing, funding or community engagement.
• Passion for science and for sustainability with some specific sustainability-related experience, ideally in a science R&D context.
• Ability to leverage quantitative and qualitative data to make informed product & programme decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Initiative to seek knowledge and input when that will deliver the best results.
• Can-do, flexible attitude with a focus on solutions and progress, including listening to others and taking the initiative in ambiguous and changing situations.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Open-ness to learning about technical areas of science and sustainability as well as about new approaches or fields from expert colleagues and collaborators.
• Experience working on and managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to balance and prioritise across multiple projects, tasks and deadlines.
• Experience of facilitation or organisation of networks, meetings and workshops.
• Experience writing reports, proposals or business documents.

If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills/ expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description.

About the RSC

We are a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving community including over 60,000 members, an international publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.

Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.

At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.

As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

No agencies, please. All recruitment enquiries from third-party recruiters will not be considered.

Apply for this job online

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £47,472 - £52,746 per annum plus benefits
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time

Closing Date: 04/08/2024

You may also have experience in the following: Programme Leader, Programme Director, Programme Coordinator, Head of Entrepreneur Development Programme, Programme Delivery Manager, Chemistry, Science, etc.

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Our Fundraising & Marketing team here at The Trust are looking for someone who’s passionate about raising vital funds to become the new Philanthropy Manager focused on Mid-Level Giving (MLG), working with donors from across the UK.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Lead on the creation and delivery of the supporter experience strategy for £5k - £25k donors.
• Work closely with other sub-teams, prospect research and Individual Giving to uplift donors across products to maximise giving.
• Lead on research for and writing of ‘Impact Reports’ for supporters on their MLG donor journey.
• Collaborate to ensure consistent stewardship through tailored written communications, bespoke digital assets, and engaging events to enable repeat or uplift giving. 
• Manage an Executive to further build the MLG portfolio and provide consistency across the donor portfolio

We have a hybrid way of working, and you will be expected to be in one of our fantastic offices 2-3 days a week.

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving lasting, positive change in communities across the West of England?

Do you have the vision and experience to lead a passionate team, and help connect local people who want to give money, to local causes they care about?

In light of the recent departure of their CEO, Suzanne Rolt, Quartet Community Foundation are looking for a Chief Executive who can build on successes and deliver the organisation’s collective ambition - making the West of England a better place for all.

Quartet is the local community foundation for the West of England. They are proud to have awarded almost 900 grants to voluntary and community sector organisations, to a value of £4.7m in the last 12 months. While the West of England is, in many respects, a prosperous and beautiful place to live, many parts of the region continue to suffer from acute deprivation. Quartet is helping drive deep-rooted change, transforming the West of England into a more equitable place for all.

Through working with a broad range of individuals, families and businesses who feel passionately about philanthropic giving, the Charity has grown their endowment fund over many years. As a result of extensive knowledge and research, they are recognised as an authoritative source of information and advice on local social needs across the West of England. Together with managing flow-through funds on behalf of public sector funding, Quartet aims to find creative solutions, convene local partnerships, and deliver funds to the thousands of extraordinary voluntary and community organisations who improve local lives and communities.

If you are an enthusiastic, dynamic, and experienced CEO who can lead this organisation into their next phase of development, this role could be for you.

Quartet Community Foundation has appointed Moon Executive Search as our retained Search Partner for this campaign and as such we are unable to accept direct applications. All CVs received will be passed to Moon Executive Search for consideration.

To apply please quote job reference ‘JO2451’:

NB: The closing date for applications is 12noon, Friday 30th August 2024.

Moon Executive Search is an equal opportunities employer and on behalf of Quartet Community Foundation welcomes applications from all areas of society. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, contact us and apply as early as possible.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Head of Intelligence

£40,595 – £43,123 per annum

London-based, hybrid-style and flexible working

We are looking for an individual with an intelligence background who has a passion for preventing modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT), creating and delivering intelligence products, has human rights, ESG, and/or financial crime knowledge. Our prevention program team also regularly interacts with individuals at high risk of being trafficked and therefore robust safeguarding is essential.

Our Intelligence Team research and produce our Exploitation Analytics service – a suite of reports containing actionable insight that our clients utilise to find potential bad actors operating within their transaction monitoring systems. We also offer a Business Resilience package to help companies mitigate the risk of potential exploitation within supply chains and operations through intelligence sharing and practical guidance.

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who will build partner and client relationships, develop our current team members, and continue to innovate our offering to better prevent and disrupt human trafficking

Responsibilities:

· Leading our work to develop strategic and tactical insights that will enable a spectrum of actors (business, banks, law enforcement) to prevent MSHT. This may include safeguarding potential victims or victims.

· Providing expertise to support our team of managers who deliver the above reporting and consulting to commercial organisations.

· Effectively pitching our products and services to secure new clients and increase our impact.

· Nurturing and developing existing commercial relationships and collaborations.

· Ability to manage and set targets, and report on progress regularly.

· Developing new offerings that increase the effectiveness and impact of our work, turning intelligence into relevant actionable insight for commercial clients.

· Supporting our internal MEL lead to document and evidence the impact of our intelligence services.

· Participating in public-facing events to promote STOP THE TRAFFIK and engage different audiences in this fight.

· Working alongside the Senior Leadership Team and Executive Team to strategically develop our organisation and drive sustainable growth.

· Direct line management and leadership of Intelligence Managers.

· Promoting collaborations across all teams in an agile manner.

Benefits:

· A friendly, supportive team

· Opportunity to work directly with global brands and experts around the world

· Encouragement and autonomy to present new ideas and lead on solutions

· The opportunity to join a cash benefit healthcare scheme for low monthly contributions, which can also cover your partner and children

· A corporate eye-care scheme

· Life insurance

· A non-contributory Grouped Personal Pension Scheme, where we pay a 7% contribution of your gross salary into your pension pot (you can choose to personally contribute if you wish)

· Life insurance

· An annual leave allowance of 27 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), rising to 1 day annually up to 33 days

· Cycle to Work scheme

· Season Ticket Loan Ability to switch 2 bank holidays to better suit your needs

· Employment policies, including flexible working policy which reflect the needs of our staff In-house and external training opportunities

Further details about STOP THE TRAFFIK can be found on our website.

If you have the relevant experience, are highly resourceful, adaptable, pro-active, and a critical thinker able to work in a fast-paced environment, please send in a CV and short cover letter that evidences your ability to be successful in this role.

Only applications sent via email will be considered to ensure an equitable review process. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

We cannot sponsor applicants at this time.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1127321

We are looking for a talented Communication and Marketing Assistant to join our fantastic team – and to help us continue to grow so we can change more lives across Wales.

This is a new role that will support the growth of Community Foundation Wales and the implementation of our marketing and communications strategy.

You will assist in creating compelling content and capturing diverse and compelling stories from our grantees and donors, helping the Head of Communication and Marketing to communicate the importance of our work and share its impact to help grow the reach and brand awareness of Community Foundation Wales.

From research to creation to publishing, you will work with the Head of Communication and Marketing to produce engaging and inspiring content and stories that will engage Community Foundation Wales’s key audiences.

You will help organise events and external meetings with our stakeholders that will help us to connect and build our supporter base.

This post requires someone who is eager to take on a degree of responsibility and wants to develop their creative skills. The ideal candidate will enjoy variety and be a self-starter with excellent organisational skills who is keen to learn.

You will ideally be able to work in English and in Welsh, helping us to share stories and communicate with supporters across all of Wales.

Key Skills and Experience

Essential

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience working in a communications, marketing or digital marketing role.
• Experience of using social media in a professional context and working knowledge of the different types of social media and their best use.
• Experience of editing websites, using content management systems such as WordPress.
• Creative, with an eye for design and layout.
• A high level of IT competency.
• A great communicator and writer, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise.
• Appetite and willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

• The ability to speak and write in Welsh. We are a bilingual organisation and the ability to work in Welsh would be a strong advantage for a candidate with all the skills and experience we are seeking.
• Experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience of using design platforms such as Canva to produce digital assets.
• Basic video editing skills using apps such as CapCut.
• Experience of using e-newsletter software such as Mailchimp, or equivalent.
• Experience of working in the third sector.

Rydym yn chwilio am Gynorthwyydd Cyfathrebu a Marchnata talentog i ymuno â’n tîm gwych – ac i’n helpu i barhau i dyfu fel y gallwn newid mwy o fywydau ledled Cymru.

Mae hon yn rôl newydd a fydd yn cefnogi twf Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru a gweithredu ein strategaeth farchnata a chyfathrebu.

Byddwch yn cynorthwyo i greu cynnwys cymhellol a chasglu straeon amrywiol gan ein grantïon a’n rhoddwyr, gan helpu’r Pennaeth Cyfathrebu a Marchnata i gyfleu pwysigrwydd ein gwaith a rhannu ei effaith i helpu i dyfu cyrhaeddiad ac ymwybyddiaeth brand o Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru.

O ymchwil, i greu, i gyhoeddi, byddwch yn gweithio gyda’r Pennaeth Cyfathrebu a Marchnata i gynhyrchu cynnwys a straeon diddorol ac ysbrydoledig a fydd yn ennyn diddordeb cynulleidfaoedd allweddol Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru.

Byddwch yn helpu i drefnu digwyddiadau a chyfarfodydd allanol gyda’n rhanddeiliaid a fydd yn ein helpu i gysylltu ac adeiladu cefnogaeth.
Mae’r swydd hon yn gofyn am rywun sy’n awyddus i ysgwyddo rhywfaint o gyfrifoldeb ac sydd eisiau datblygu eu sgiliau creadigol. Bydd yr ymgeisydd delfrydol yn mwynhau amrywiaeth ac yn hunan-ddechreuwr gyda sgiliau sefydliadol rhagorol sy’n awyddus i ddysgu.

Yn ddelfrydol, byddwch yn gallu gweithio yn Saesneg ac yn Gymraeg, gan ein helpu i rannu straeon a chyfathrebu â chefnogwyr ledled Cymru gyfan.

Y person yr ydym yn chwilio amdano:

Profiad, gwybodaeth a sgiliau hanfodol

• Addysgwyd i lefel gradd, neu brofiad cyfatebol yn gweithio mewn rôl cyfathrebu, marchnata neu farchnata ddigidol.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio'r cyfryngau cymdeithasol mewn cyd-destun proffesiynol a gwybodaeth weithredol am y gwahanol fathau o gyfryngau cymdeithasol a'u defnydd gorau.
• Profiad o olygu gwefannau, gan ddefnyddio systemau rheoli cynnwys fel WordPress.
• Creadigol, gyda llygad am ddylunio a chynllun.
• Lefel uchel o gymhwysedd TG.
• Cyfathrebwr ac awdur gwych, gyda lefel uchel o sylw i fanylion.
• Sgiliau trefnu ardderchog gyda'r gallu i flaenoriaethu.
• Parodrwydd a pharodrwydd i ddysgu sgiliau newydd.
• Y gallu i weithio'n annibynnol ac fel rhan o dîm.

Profiad, gwybodaeth a sgiliau dymunol

• Y gallu i siarad ac ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg. Rydym yn sefydliad dwyieithog a byddai'r gallu i weithio yn y Gymraeg yn fantais gref i ymgeisydd gyda'r holl sgiliau a phrofiad rydym yn chwilio amdanynt.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio llwyfannau dylunio fel Canva i gynhyrchu asedau digidol.
• Sgiliau golygu fideo sylfaenol gan ddefnyddio apiau fel CapCut.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio meddalwedd e-gylchlythyr fel Mailchimp, neu gyfwerth.
• Profiad o weithio yn y trydydd sector.

Head of Legal and Assurance

£75,000 - £83,000 pa

City of London E1 8QS and we are a hybrid working organisation

This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week.

Purpose of job:

The Head of Legal & Assurance will provide expert advice, and hold overall responsibility on all legal, risk, assurance, fraud, safeguarding and compliance matters. The postholder will lead the Legal & Assurance team and work closely with the Executive Leadership and the Board of Comic Relief.

The postholder will report to the Executive Director of Operations and work closely with them and all Directors and function leads across the organisation to ensure that Comic Relief complies with laws and regulations, effectively manages legal and contractual risks and operates in line with the agreed risk appetite set by the Board. Policies and processes will be set to ensure compliance whilst allowing the organisation to flex and adapt to achieve its strategy in a financially sustainable manner.

Key responsibilities:

Legal Counsel

· Provide accurate, relevant, and timely end-to-end legal advice for the organisation, including managing resource (internal & external) to ensure effective, timely delivery of legal services.

· Provide legal input into organisational strategy and ensuring legally effective implementation of agreed strategy.

· Lead on identifying, advising on and mitigating legal risks arising from the charity’s operations to protect the charity’s reputation and assets, in particular around contracts, intellectual property, data protection, marketing and advertising, charity, fundraising and company laws.

· Implement and apply appropriate policies and processes for legal and contractual matters across the organisation to ensure our practices and use of legal resource are risk-based, efficient and effective.

· Employ legal protocols, templates, guidance, training and toolkits for staff as necessary to ensure our practices comply with the law and are efficient and effective.

· Provide legal support to management, the Legal & Assurance team and staff to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

· Ensure the organisation maintains effective record keeping for legal matters including for contract management and data protection compliance.

· Essential stakeholder in organisation’s Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) initiative, oversight and lead on achieving Comic Relief’s net zero target.

Information governance & Compliance

· Oversight and leadership of organisational information governance and data protection, including serving as Data Protection Officer.

· Ensure that our practices and processes relating to compliance with applicable laws, regulations and relevant industry codes are fit for purpose. This includes information governance and data protection; and fundraising requirements.

· Support and, where appropriate, supervise the Risk & Compliance Lead with day-to-day responsibility for compliance in respect of these areas.

Risk and Assurance

· Oversight and management of the internal audit function and internal audit providers.

· Oversight of all compliance, fraud related, safeguarding and regulatory investigations.

· Ensure that our practices and processes around fraud and safeguarding prevention, detection and response are up to date,robust and in line with the organisational risk appetite and funding practice.

· Support the organisation and management to ensure they have a full picture of Comic Relief’s risks and that there are appropriate plans in place to mitigate and manage these risks in such a way as to safely facilitate the objectives of the charity.

· Ensure that safeguarding is at the heart of all our activities, that the Safeguarding Framework is adhered to and good practice embodied by all our staff and partners.

· Contribute at Board, Committees and other meetings, and liaise with regulators, government and other third parties as required.

· Ensure that our practices and processes that underpin compliance with all relevant regulations including data protection laws and fundraising laws are fit-for-purpose.

People management

· Create a strong team with the confidence to embrace change and foster a culture of partnership, consistent delivery and operational excellence.

· Proactively undertake business planning, prioritise activities and ensure clear and realistic objectives based on capacity, expertise and aspirations are set across the Legal & Assurance team.

· Provide balanced, constructive feedback, undertake effective performance management to embed accountability and proactively support the professional development and growth of staff within Legal & Assurance.

· Maintain regular two-way communication and dialogue with direct reports, ensuring information is cascaded and escalated as needed.

· Model an enabling, inclusive and empowering leadership style that builds a values-based culture throughout the charity.

Operational Leadership

· As part of the Operations Leadership Team, provide Comic Relief with visible and responsive operational leadership, ensuring teams are collaborating and co-operating with each other

· Ensure there is quality management information for your area that enables knowledge sharing and proactive decision making.

· ·Build a strong, effective and well-led enabling department, with the necessary capability, expertise, systems and processes to deliver the organisation’s strategic and annual plans.

Person specification

Essential criteria

· Solid experience of high-level relationship development with institutional donors and/or global foundation

· Proven experience of negotiating and managing £multimillion, multi-faceted funding partnerships in the voluntary sector 

· A knowledge of the NGO funding landscape 

· Exceptional communication, networking, influencing and persuading skills.

· Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally 

Desirable criteria 

· Experience of securing partnerships with institutions and/or large global foundations 

· Experience of developing funding propositions with impact and funding teams 

· Knowledge of the impact of poverty on vulnerable people in the UK and around the world

Perks and benefits:

· Flexible working hours

· Work from home option

· Wellness programs

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

· Paid emergency leave

· Sabbatical Opportunities

· Professional development

· Mentoring/coaching

· Paid volunteer days

· Payroll giving

· Team social events

· Extracurricular clubs

· Cycle to work scheme

· Free fruit

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing: 11:59pm, 22nd Jul 2024 BST

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief 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 qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London,

There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work.

Disability Confident Employer

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV and application questions.

Are you an influential leader looking for a new challenge? Would you like the opportunity to shape the next decade of this leading charity’s future?

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is looking for a new CEO, someone who will be able to build on the success of the past but influence a new future - could this be you?

CHSF provides vital funding and resources to support the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit in providing life-saving medical equipment, parent accommodation for families and essential ward resources. At CHSF they recognise that caring for people with congenital heart disease involves so much more than just treating the heart itself, which is why they care for the heart, mind, family and future.

The Role

The CEO will be responsible for providing leadership, direction and overall management of Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, ensuring the charity delivers its mission, strategies and charitable objectives. Duties will include:

• Producing clear strategic and annual plans to determine the development and future direction of the charity in close collaboration with the Board of Trustees and staff team.
• Leading the charity’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and developing and maintaining an inclusive culture where CHSF staff feel valued, motivated.
• Building strong relationships and work in partnership with the hospital and other charity partners that complement and support CHSF current and future objectives
• Overseeing the management and coordination of service delivery and quality standards
• Leading on the overall fundraising strategy, identifying growth targets and quarterly income projections and leading on the appropriate use of reserves

The Person

We are looking for a visionary leader! An adaptable, charismatic and influential individual who is passionate about the values, ethos and mission of the charity. The skills and experience we are looking for include:

• A demonstrable track record of working in a senior strategic leadership role within a charitable context
• Evidence of working with staff teams and board members to ensure strong and effective financial management
• Strong networking and influencing skills with an expertise in building and leading successful strategic partnerships
• Strong and clear communication skills and a competence with public speaking, along with an ability to deliver messages to a variety of audiences
• A deeply rooted motivation to support patients and families with congenital heart disease.

This position offers a competitive benefits package and although Leeds based, offers the opportunity for hybrid working.

If you believe that you could be the right person shape the next decade of the charity’s future then get in touch for more information, or apply here before COB on Monday 5th August. Interviews have been scheduled for 19th, 20th and 21st August.

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that Charity Horizons use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

The Powell Family Foundation (TPFF) provides grants to support children and young people who are vision impaired. We are a small charity but well-resourced and very passionate about improving the lives of children and young people who live with a vision impairment.

We award grants to both individuals and charitable organisations to help improve children and young people’s emotional and physical wellbeing, increase their knowledge and skills, promote their independence and enjoy a safe, active and fulfilled life. 

The Grants Officer is a new role and you will be joining TPFF at an exciting time as we develop and build on a highly successful first year.

The Grants Officer will be involved throughout the grant process from initial enquiry, to supporting people with the application process, to assessing the applications, monitoring and reporting. This new role will be key to the success of TPFF’s grant programme.

The NGSN Communications and Partnerships Manager role is crucial to the successful coordination and delivery of the communications for GambleAware and the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN). The role will sit within the GambleAware communications team and will work in collaboration with the System’s Commissioning team, focused on building relationships with the National Gambling Support Network providers and act as an interface between the providers and GambleAware Communications team.

The Partnerships Manager will:

•  be the main point of contact for the NGSN providers on the day-to-day development and delivery of communications 
• be responsible for understanding the communications needs across the NGSN, working alongside the wider Communications team to address these needs, developing and delivering against a communications plan 
• encourage the uptake of communications assets and materials across the wider partnership network. 
• be responsible for upskilling providers in partnership activity and take a collaborative approach to working with those across the Network.

We're looking for an experienced and skilled individual who has a track record of delivering in partnership with a range of stakeholders. Who is confident in delivering communications across multiple channels in different styles and to a range of audiences. Someone who knows, from experience what it's like managing in-kind partnerships and who can show that they can build, manage and facilitate new relationships.

GambleAware offers a range of benefits that support employee wellbeing and that make GambleAware a great place to work. 

Please note this is a fixed term role. You must have the righ to work in the UK at least until 31 March 2026 to apply.

Are you ready to make a monumental impact on the lives of those affected by a rare disease? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your leadership can ignite change? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

We are a Colchester-based charity looking to appoint a full-time, permanent CEO to lead our small but passionate team.

We support a rapidly growing global community of patients and carers living with eosinophilic-associated diseases and have a network of healthcare and research professionals reaching 43 countries.

As our CEO, you will be at the helm of our mission, guiding our organisation to new heights of success. You will lead with vision and determination, leveraging your expertise to strategise, innovate, and propel our initiatives forward.

You will help to change the lives of people across the world who live with these rare and often isolating diseases and help to fight for awareness, understanding and collaboration among the medical community.

The Role: CEO

Your responsibilities will include:

· Strategic Leadership and Management: Develop and execute strategic plans to advance our mission and objectives, ensuring alignment with our core values and priorities. To be responsible for the management and administration of the charity within the strategic, policy and accountability frameworks laid down by the board of trustees

· Team Empowerment: Inspire and empower our small but dedicated team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

· Partnership Building: Cultivate and nurture strategic partnerships with stakeholders, including patients, caregivers, researchers, key opinion-leading healthcare professionals, and industry leaders.

· Advocacy and Awareness: Be a powerful advocate for eosinophilic-associated disease patients, raising awareness, driving policy change, and amplifying their voices on local, national, and international stages.

·  Transforming clinical practice: influencing national and international treatment guidelines from professional bodies

· Fundraising and Sustainability: Drive fundraising efforts and diversify revenue streams to ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of our organisation.

The CIAG role supports offenders in prison to enhance employment and learning opportunities. If you have experience of working with offenders or other disadvantaged people and you want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

The job will involve working with people in custody to engage them in learning, training and employment opportunities within prison and on release, either through one-to-one or group work. You’ll need to be proactive, a good communicator and effective at working with partner organisations to ensure the best results for our participants. Recording of accurate information on participant plans is an important part of the job, so you’ll need to be comfortable working on databases and systems and have a strong attention to detail.

We are especially looking for applicants who can connect with people to help move them forward, embrace the quality and compliance requirements of working on a contract and have the skills to work towards individual performance targets.

We’ll give you all the training you need to do the CIAG role and provide you with support to get established. We are particularly interested in applicants who hold a Level 4 or above in IAG.

The contract requires a 37.5h working week and we also offer flexitime, so when we ask our staff to do extra, we always make sure they’ve got those hours to take back another time. It’s a great benefit of working for Career Connect.

CIAG advisers are paid on a scale between £26,485 and £30,012 and you will be reimbursed for any additional travel, beyond your main base of work. Our holidays start at 25 days + Bank Holidays and we give up to an extra 6 days a year for staff with longer service.

A full job description can be downloaded from here

Please send your CV and covering letter illustrating how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the job,by clicking on the link   by  12 noon on 26th July 2024. 

The interviews will take place on 2nd August 2024.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding the vacancy, please contact:

Head of Finance

Up to £70,000 p/a + excellent benefits including attractive annual leave and hybrid / flexible working

Permanent

Halesworth, Suffolk

Hays Senior Finance is proud to be working in partnership with World Land Trust (WLT) who are looking to appoint a Head of Finance. This is a pivotal appointment where you will lead and deliver on financial aspects of their ambitious plans.

WLT is an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats and species. Their mission is to help people across the world protect and restore their land to safeguard biodiversity and the climate.  Working through a network of partner organisations around the world, WLT funds the creation of reserves and provides permanent protection for habitats and wildlife. Partnerships are developed with established and highly respected local organisations who engage support and commitment among the local community.​ 

Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, the Head of Finance will provide a stable and flexible finance function to support the charity at an exciting time of growth and development. Working with teams across the organisation, this role is critical to maximising impact through excellent financial management. You will need to communicate with all levels to promote understanding of the finances of the charity, including preparing information to trustees and finance audit and risk committee, as well as being an advisor to the COO and wider Executive team in contributing to forward planning and strategy.

You will be responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary. This role will include overseeing and finalising the production of financial management information, leading on the production of budgets, forecasts and financial planning and analysis. The role will take on the main contact for relevant external stakeholders such as bankers, auditors and investment managers and will work closely with, and support, the COO on strategic planning to deliver organisational growth.

WLT has an ambitious growth strategy and is committed to investing in improved systems across the organisation to enhance their delivery. You will play an integral part in the management and delivery of WLT’s programmes, especially relating to cash management, budgeting and financial sustainability.

The ideal candidate will be a finance professional and be ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA qualified or equivalent, with previous experience of leading a finance team within a Charity or similar organisation. With a strong degree of financial acumen, you will have. the ability to liaise and communicate with high level key stakeholders, and create insightful financial information that will direct business planning and performance. You will be an effective team manager who is able to communicate professionally at all levels within the organisation and with proven experience in leading and developing finance teams to be organisational business partners in line with WLT’s stewardship model.

WLT has a collaborative and supportive team culture, so it is essential that you have the ability to “roll up your sleeves” and be involved in the day-to-day operations. In addition, a key element of the role will be leading and influencing others to continue to innovate and improve their financial processes.

This is an exciting time to join World Land Trust, so if you feel you have the drive, passion and enthusiasm to help achieve their mission and vision, WLT can offer you a role that is not only hugely satisfying, but brings great benefits and a stimulating and supportive working environment.

In return, WLT are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits such as attractive annual leave and life cover.

Flexible and agile working arrangements including working from home will also be considered. The majority of their full-time staff are working on a 9-day fortnight basis, with one day off every fortnight,

For more information about the role and organisation please contact Senan Pierce, Senior Business Director at Hays Senior Finance who is the retained consultant working in partnership with World Land Trust.

Closing date for all applications: Sunday 11th August 2024.

Interviews will take place: Week commencing 26th August, 2024.

 

All third party & direct applicants will be forwarded directly to Senan Pierce at Hays Senior Finance to be screened as part of the recruitment process.

Our Brand and Marketing team are looking for a strategic and technical expert to develop and lead our integrated social media and digital strategy to improve engagement as our Social Media and Digital Marketing Lead.

You will help streamline our social media planning, community management and reporting, championing best practice across the department, and apply deep understanding and technical know-how to elevate The Trust’s pay-per-click and SEO activity to support brand, fundraising and youth recruitment priorities.

The role is ideal if you have project and campaign management skills; adept at building senior stakeholder relationships to secure buy-in and manage expectations; are comfortable using performance reports and trends data to influence decisions; and agile to leverage reactive social and digital opportunities to advance The Trust’s goals.

What happens next?  

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. 

Why do we need Social Media & Digital Marketing Leads? 

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Social Media & Digital Marketing Leads! 

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

Equal Opportunities 

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. 

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.  

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBTQIA+ Network). 

Safeguarding 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. 

Are you a qualified Accountant looking for a role that will have a direct impact on the future of a not-for-profit social housing organisation and positively influence customers lives? As our client’s Financial Planning Manager, you’ll support the strategic direction of their business through the development and maintenance of the long-term business plan and agile modelling. 

About the role and person:

35 hours per week
Permanent

As their Financial Planning Manager, you’ll use your Brixx modelling experience to model scenarios that will develop and maintain their 30-year business plan to enable the business to make informed decisions about their future financial health and growth potential. Key aspects of this role include treasury management and cashflow forecasting. You’ll support the liquidity strategy through the provision of accurate and timely cashflow data, sector specific and market insight information. You’ll use your knowledge of the business and markets to assess risks and opportunities. 

Do you have what it takes to be their Financial Planning Manager?

You’ll have:

- Fully qualified accountant.
- Experience of using Housing Brixx.
- Treasury management experience.
- Awareness of cashflow management.
- Advanced spreadsheet modelling skills. 
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. 
- Positive attitude and commitment to delivering great customer service. 

Location

The successful candidate will be contracted to their Bradford office. Colleagues are required to attend the office once a month for team meetings and become immersed in their culture but are encouraged to work from the office once a week. 

They’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage the use of working from home, as long as they meet their customer’s needs.

They’ll provide you with the equipment and software that you’ll need for the purpose of your role however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space to work from as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.

Salary

The spot salary for this post is £61,253 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants, who do not meet all the requirements of the post, will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.  

What will you get from them?

In addition to a competitive salary, they also have a focus on employees’ development. They support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.

You’ll also receive:

- 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata excluding bank holidays) per year rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
- A choice of Pension Schemes including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution and 4% employer contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance Cover.
- Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- "Hapi" Benefits App with multiple discounts. 
- Cycle to work scheme.

Who is our client?

They own around 20,400 houses across the North, East and South of the country. They are home to over 41,000 customers. They exist to improve lives, providing people with high quality homes, affordably. Whatever their housing need, whether family, single, older or more vulnerable – their customers come first. They are always at the very heart of their business. 

If you feel great about putting customers first, then they feel great about you joining their team.
And they are a team. They live and breathe their values – they are Smart, they are Driven, they are Caring and they are Inclusive – are you? If you can do what’s right and challenge what you think is wrong, relish the opportunity to work with some fabulous colleagues to improve the customer experience and make sure they keep to their promises, then you are the person they are looking for.

If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of their recruitment process, please let us know and they will ensure requirements are met. 

Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or they receive a high volume of applications, they may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.

For further information about the role please get in touch with us.

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, our client does not currently hold a sponsorship licence.

Join them and start your own journey with our client. They aim to be number one, and you could help them get there. 

You may also have experience in the following: Financial Planner, Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Group Controller, Management Accountant, Chief Accountant, Finance Director, Finance Controller, Company Accountant, Group Accountant, Finance Accountant, Financial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Legal Finance, etc.

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