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An exciting opportunity to join the Rank Foundation team in London or Penrith as Alumni Development Officer through the Time to Shine leadership programme. This new post has been created to support the development and implementation of a range of activities to engage and connect with the Rank Fellows to foster long lasting relationships. The postholder will play a pivotal role in strengthening relationships between the Foundation and its alumni community.

The position is offered on a 12-month, full time basis, and the postholder must be able to join early January.  The post-holder will be part of the Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine (T2S) leadership programme. As part of the Time to Shine 2025 Cohort, you will be supported through learning conferences, leadership days, action learning and will have access to career relevant training and qualifications.

Please download the Recruitment Pack for the full description of the post and further information on the Time to Shine Programme.

Key accountabilities:

Alumni Programme Research & Development:

- To assist with the identification of and engagement with the wider alumni community

- To implement a range of activities to engage with Rank’s alumni community;

- To design, plan and deliver Fellowship events, webinars, and other programmes that promote networking and professional development opportunities among Fellows/alumni;

- To create and develop relationships with the Fellows/alumni to increase involvement in the Foundation’s activities;

- To administer the mentoring programme connecting older Fellows with younger ones at the beginning of their professional careers;

- To liaise with the Comms team to raise the social media profile of the Rank Fellowship Alumni Network;

- To serve as the primary point of contact for alumni inquiries, communications, and requests;

- To be the secretariat for the Fellows Leadership Team, drafting agendas, minute taking, and following up on actions

- To design, plan and deliver School Leadership events with support from the Finance & Operations Officer

Data & Reporting:

- Manage the Fellowship database, ensuring it is kept up to date

- Send out digital surveys, monitor and track key deliverables;

- Collect achievements and contributions from Fellows to showcase impact;

- Collate and prepare reports based on survey outcomes to assess the effectiveness of the programme.

About CoppaFeel!

CoppaFeel! are the UK’s only youth focused breast cancer awareness charity, and we’re on a mission to get every 18-24 year old checking their chest. We educate people on the signs of breast cancer and encourage them to check their chests monthly, so that if they notice something unusual they are empowered to contact their GP and advocate for themselves.

We do this because when diagnosed early, breast cancer treatments are more effective and survival rates are higher. Early detection can save lives.

Breast cancer does not need to be detected late, and as long as we are here and continue to be supported by people like you, we will do all we can to make sure this doesn’t continue to happen.

About the role

We are seeking a talented Database Officer to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about data to play a key role in supporting the charity's mission through data management and analysis.

As a Database Officer, you will help support the final stages of the implementation of Beacon, and then will be responsible for ensuring the effective management and maintenance of the CRM moving forward. You’ll collaborate across departments, manage data imports, ensure data accuracy, and provide valuable insights to improve our engagement with supporters and donors. Your work will contribute to the growth of the charity by enabling data-driven decision-making.

The Database officer will sit within the CoppaFeel! Operations Team and will work closely with the Data and Compliance Manager and the Director of Operations to support the organisation with the roll out of Beacon.

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will attend the London office 2 days per week. You will be required to attend the office for quarterly team meetings, department meetings and in person training, we will provide plenty of notice for when you are required to be in for these purposes.

You will report into The Data and Compliance Manager and sit within the Operations Team.

The Role

Duties & Responsibilities

Database Management:

• Maintain and update the charity's CRM database Beacon, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Manage records, ensuring data is up-to-date and compliant with GDPR regulations.
• Conduct regular data cleaning, deduplication, and quality checks.
• Support integrations between the database and other systems (e.g., email marketing, online donation platforms)

Data Imports and Exports:

• Process and import data from various sources, including fundraising platforms, events, and direct marketing campaigns.
• Extract and segment data for use in fundraising campaigns, communications, and reporting.
• Process and reconcile donations and assist with direct debit and gift aid claims

Reporting and Analysis:

• Generate reports for teams across the charity, including fundraising, marketing, and senior management, using tools such as Excel or CRM reporting functions.
• Provide data analysis and insights to help optimise fundraising and supporter engagement strategies

Data Compliance:

• Ensure all data processing activities are in line with GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations.
• Maintain and manage consent on the CRM ensuring GDPR compliance

Training and Support:

• Provide database training and support to colleagues, helping them to utilise the CRM effectively.
• Assist with the development and documentation of database procedures and best practices

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Proven experience working in a database officer or similar role, ideally within the charity or non-profit sector
• Strong knowledge of CRM systems (e.g., Beacon, Raiser's Edge, Salesforce, Donorfy, or equivalent)
• Proficient in performing data imports, exports, and segmentation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail
• Familiarity with GDPR and data protection legislation, with practical experience in ensuring compliance
• Ability to communicate complex data insights clearly and effectively to non-technical colleagues
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across the organisation
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Desirable

• Experience working with Beacon
• Experience working with Mailchimp
• Experience in managing donor or supporter data in a charity context
• Experience in managing donor or supporter data in a charity context
• Understanding of charity fundraising processes, including regular giving, direct marketing, and event fundraising
• Experience working with data visualisation tools such as Power BI
• Passion for the charity sector and the role data plays in driving mission impact

Application information

Applications will close on 20th November with the aim to commence interviews on W/C 25th November 2024. CoppaFeel! reserves the right to close the vacancy early in the event that we receive a high number of applications before the closing date.

Main benefits, Terms & Conditions

Annual Leave: 22 days pro rata (plus public holidays). Additional Leave: 1 day of leave on our Founder’s Cancerversary, birthday leave, plus office closure over Christmas.

A hybrid of office and flexible, working Daily Flexi Time: starting anytime between 8am and 10am. Working from home up to 3 days per week (pro rata).

Training: We have a budget each year for employees training and development plans.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At CoppaFeel!, we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.

SOS Children’s Villages UK is part of a global federation, founded in 1949. SOS Children’s Villages exists to ensure that each child and young person grows up with the healthy relationships they need to become their strongest selves. Working in over 130 countries, we are the world’s largest non-governmental organisation focused on supporting children and young people who don’t have, or who are at risk of losing, parental care.

We are now recruiting for a new role of Advocacy and External Relations Manager reflecting our ambitions to use our voice and expertise to ensure children and young people without, or at risk of losing, parental care around the world are more visible, better supported and their rights protected.

This exciting and strategically important new role is pivotal in helping SOS Children’s Villages UK achieve our advocacy objectives as part of our new 2025-2030 strategy. A confident and proactive advocacy professional, the Advocacy and External Relations Manager will plan and carry out a broad range of activities, identifying and pursuing opportunities to further our advocacy aims.

This individual will:

• develop both internal (SOS Children’s Villages Federation) and external peer and UK government relationships
• engage in relevant spaces to ensure that the needs of children and young people without parental care are reflected, and that SOS Children's Villages’ profile and reputation is enhanced.
• devise and lead advocacy campaigns and create persuasive and engaging advocacy content and materials.
• work alongside two other new colleagues, as a key part of delivering a new knowledge ‘Hub’.
• help to develop new partnerships and relationships, and use the insights and evidence gained through the ‘Hub’ to craft advocacy recommendations, connecting with policy makers and other relevant stakeholders, to influence changes to policies and approaches around the protection of children.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual, who combines exceptional networking and relationship-building skills with strong organisational ability, and deep knowledge of the UK political landscape and advocacy tactics and approaches, ideally within an international development setting.

If you are a dynamic advocacy professional who is looking for an exciting new challenge within a friendly team, then this could be for you!

To Apply

Please read the full job description within the Candidate Pack, and submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 17th November at 17.00 UK time. We reserve the right to close the application process early if a successful candidate is found.

Please note: The post-holder must be UK-based. We are unable to provide employment sponsorship if required and unfortunately cannot progress applications without the required right to live and work in the UK on a permanent contract.

Summary

Reports to: Director, Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI

Department: Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI

Salary range: £40,000 - £45,000 based on skills and experience

Location: Hybrid (Home/London office)

Contract: Full time

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About

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The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is the world’s oldest, and the UK’s leading independent think tank engaged in cutting edge research in defence and security. Its mission is to inform, influence and enhance public debate on a safer and more stable world. RUSI is a research-led institute, producing independent, practical and innovative analysis to address today’s complex challenges.

The Centre for Finance & Security (CFS) at RUSI is a leading authority on the intersection of finance and security. Its research aims to advance the integrity of the financial system by equipping the international community with the knowledge tools and ideas to understand, identify and disrupt the threats of illicit finance. 

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Main purpose of the post

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CFS places great importance on the professionalism of its operations.The ideal person for this role will therefore be a skilled administrator who will partner with different members of the team to ensure the smooth and effective running of our team.This will include working with the Director to ensure robust team operations, managing events, and producing our social media and podcast outputs to support our mission to maximise the impact of CFS’ research and other activities.

The team has grown significantly in recent years and thus – at the time of our ten-year anniversary – an experienced programme manager is now required.

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Key tasks

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Reporting to the CFS Director, the Programme Manager will have the following responsibilities:

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• Team administration
  • Oversee general administration (note the team has a dedicated finance manager) and support the operational efficiency of the team.
  • Coordinate improved use by the team of the RUSI Client Relationship Management (CRM) system.
     
• Event production
  • Working with RUSI’s central events team to support the delivery of events related to the ten-year anniversary of CFS, including the flagship conference in February 2025.
  • Support the delivery of roundtables and events (for example research-related workshops, offers to host leading figures from the finance and security world that are visiting London, or business development events).Tasks would include developing curated participation, identifying speakers and preparing and managing invitations.
  • Manage CFS stakeholder social events including our Christmas party and other functions.
     
• CFS Team external communications
  • Work with the team to continuously build and improve CFS communication strategy and our share of voice (SOV).
  • Manage social media channels and CFS content on the RUSI website.
  • Lead production of the CFS Suspicious Transaction Report podcast series.
  • Manage and produce CFS team monthly newsletter and media impact report.
  • ​Follow the news agenda to identify opportunities to promote CFS content.

• Track and log CFS team impact
  • Monitor media mentions and produce monthly report.
  • Gather examples of impact (e.g. Parliamentary appearances and hosting high-level guests) to feed into our stakeholder reporting.
  • Work with team members to identify opportunities to create impact with their activities and outputs

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The above list of duties is not exhaustive. The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope, grade and nature of the role.

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Person specification

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Essential skills and experience

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• Demonstrated experience of leading effective administration and programme management of a think-tank or similar programme with 15 staff members and annual budget of £2mm.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and copywriting skills.
• Experience in project/ programme management ideally gained in research setting.
• Excellent IT Skills (MS Office + Database + Web Based App) 
• Excellent organisation skills 
• Experience of event planning and management, including proven experience in organising large scale events 
• Experience of social media management.
• Proactive thinker with the ability to work independently, as well as in a team. The role requires close coordination within our team and more broadly with partners across RUSI.

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Desirable skills

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• Experience with leading CRM systems.
• Experience with social media management and analytic tool – preferably Sprout
• Some knowledge of grants and bids management 
• Project management qualification/ certification gained from an accredited body

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Our expectations

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We expect all staff to abide by and promote our RUSI’s Vision and Values 

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Benefits  

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• 25 days annual leave (rising with service)
• Additional days off during Christmas - RUSI Christmas closure days
• Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution,
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan
• Free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events and conferences, research materials and library
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders
• *Enhanced sick pay
• *Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

  *Depending on length of service

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Application Process  

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To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the instructions. You will be asked to include:  

• Your CV;
• Cover letter of no more than one page.

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Closing date: 23:59 UK on 8th November 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged.

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Equal Opportunity and Values​

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At RUSI you will be appreciated and valued. Our stakeholders, transactions, and projects are international and diverse, so we work hard to create inclusive teams that support our efforts and each other. We are committed in promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and make it as diverse as the communities we serve. Our recruitment data helps us monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment practices in order that we can continue to improve on creating a more diverse workforce.

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The Role

We now seek a Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research Manager to deliver a step change in organisational capacity in the MELR space, develop our approaches to data collection, and coordinate planning and reporting processes. This will require an experienced, self starting practitioner, capable of developing a long term strategic vision as well as getting deeply involved in ensuring its realisation.

The Organisation

Mothers’ Union is a global Christian movement working to transform lives, strengthen families and advocate for change. Active for nearly 150 years and now with 4 million members in 84 countries, our development programmes have extraordinary reach and an approach that is in line with best practice – our members serve in their local communities, have strong established relationships, and are there for the long term. They see what is needed, where it is needed and work as volunteers to facilitate change and help others. This local knowledge, combined with their Christian faith perspective enables transformation in the communities they serve.

Our programmes, which take an Asset Based Community Development approach, are focused around the three pillars identified by our members of stopping violence (especially gender based violence), poverty and injustice.

Why work for us

Mothers’ Union is committed to supporting international development initiatives that empower communities and improve lives. We work in three key areas, Gender, peace and safety and livelihoods, and use the asset based community led approach . Mothers’ Union is seeking an individual who has proven MERL experience, who would relish the challenge of drawing a cohesive framework together, and then educating both central and provincial teams to implement consistently

International Development at Mothers’ Union (MU)

Our central team supports and attracts funding for a portfolio of international and UK based programmes which align with our 3 strategic priorities identified by members:  ending violence, poverty and injustice. Key programmatic areas in which we work include livelihoods, literacy,  Gender Based Violence and parenting. Working with our members we have developed participatory approaches in core areas such as literacy and savings and credit groups which are inclusive of bible studies and stories to help people to discover their own capabilities and to inspire them to take action.

Over the last year, we have been working towards developing processes to ensure that we have a consistent baseline of core information about partners and programmes as well as continuing to gather stories and information about projects and work that our members are leading on which we are not directly involved in.

For further information, please click apply and see the job pack attached.

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave (full time) plus up to 4 days of leave (full time) given at the discretion of Mothers’ Union.
• Employer pension contribution of 6.5%.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Two volunteering days per calendar year.
• One away day per calendar year.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Bereavement leave & Compassionate leave
• Season ticket loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Eye care voucher and an allowance towards glasses.

Work Location/Hybrid Working Pattern

This role will be based at our Head Office in central London. Mothers’ Union operates a hybrid working model. Staff are required to work an aggregate minimum of 90 days per calendar year (pro rata for part timers) at our Head Office, Mary Sumner House in central London. Tuesdays are our anchor days where every staff member is expected to be at the office. The 90 days includes anchor Tuesdays. In addition, Thursday is a core working day where part time staff are expected to work, either at home or from the office as needed.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply by sending your CV and a Cover Letter via Charity Job. The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills match the main responsibilities of the role. Please note – only applications with a cover letter, alongside a CV, will be considered.

Closing date for applications is 15 November 2024.

Context and Background

The NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children in the UK. To carry out its charitable work

and achieve its strategic objectives, the NSPCC must communicate efficiently and effectively

with the maximum possible impact, relevance, and emotional resonance. Communications

need to engage all key audiences including supporters, professionals, service users,

volunteers, and the public across a variety of offline and online channels (paid, owned, and

earned).

The NSPCC’s Brand and Content team create compelling, relevant content for our

audiences. Informed by channel and creative expertise, the team are focussed on delivering

practical advice and support to keep children safe.

The Creative team sit within Brand and Content, providing a range of services, advice and

creative expertise for the wider organisation related to campaigns, services, social media,

copywriting, web content, and organic social.

The Creative Team’s focus is to:

• lead the development of the organisation’s brand and content strategy and creative

execution.

• tell a clear and inspiring story of what we do and the impact we have

as a charity

• develop, deliver, and optimise content for our audiences across all channels – paid,

earned and owned.

Reporting to the Creative Director and supporting the rest of the Creative team,

stakeholders and commissioners, you will ensure our video content is relevant, engaging

and tailored to audience and channel.Job purpose

This role will deliver video content across a variety of briefs, advising and working closely

with teams across the organisation. The postholder will work alongside other creatives

(copy, production, design, organic social, web content) to ensure best-practice video

creative, working to budget and schedule, suitable to channel.

This will involve deploying a combination of hands-on creative skills (shoot / edit / simple

motion graphics) and commissioning external video production.

Key relationships - Internal

• Reports to the Creative Director, Brand and Content (Creative).

• Works closely with the Creative Director, Film and Photography Producer, Creative team,

Organic social and Web content

• Works collaboratively with all teams across the organisation who are responsible for

developing video propositions and content, to ensure creative excellence.

Key relationships - External

• This role briefs and collaborates with external agencies, freelancers, and contributors.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Creating or commissioning video/animation/gifs/motion graphics in response to a variety

of briefs.

• An understanding of the difference audiences, content and platforms for both the NSPCC

and Childline and ability to work across both

• Collaborating with Brand and Content team and other stakeholders to develop effective

and engaging video content

• Interpreting briefs and requests applying creativity to meet audience and channels

objectives

• Understanding established and emerging social trends

• Supporting and developing skills, process and workflows

• Sharing knowledge with peers, stakeholders and commissioners about what makes video

content effective and engaging.

Responsibilities for all staff in the Communications directorate

A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people

• To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy,

discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to NSPCC’s communications activities.• To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the

NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.

• To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty to

children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general

NSPCC news.

Person specification

• Experience in hands-on creation of video assets, especially for social channels

• Comfortable using the Adobe CC suite (some combination of Premiere, After Effects,

Adobe Express, Photoshop, Illustrator) or similar.

• Practical photography and shooting (DSLR / phone / similar) skills preferable.

• Experience working with and commissioning external video production.

• Experience working with budgets and scheduling.

• Ability to translate objectives and audience insight from a brief into strong video content.

• Consistently delivers to high standards with a strong attention to detail whether

responding to reactively or within planned timeframes.

Safer Recruitment

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes

safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.

Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough

process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates

to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and

responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant

safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.

Our principles:

• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills,

experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process

should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal

and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum

requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.

• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to

enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their

time with us.

• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably

qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.

• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the

organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and

appropriate.

• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the

GDPR legislation.

StreetGames is a charity passionate about harnessing the power of sport to change the lives of young people and their communities. Through our work with 1,500 trusted local community organisations, StreetGames addresses some of the most pressing issues faced by young people growing up in underserved communities, including poor mental health, food poverty, crime and lack of employment opportunities. We do this by delivering ‘Doorstep Sport’ at the right time, in the right place, in the right style, at the right price and by the right people. Doorstep Sport aims to make sport accessible to everyone regardless of their income and social circumstance.

About the role

• The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering a workforce development plan to grow and maintain a workforce to enable an all year-round multi-sport offer in our priority places.
• The post holder will be responsible for leading the design, development and delivery of the StreetGames Workforce Development offer for the network of over 400 locally trusted organisations (LTOs) in London & the Southeast.
• The post holder will work with LTOs in the StreetGames network to enable them able to access workforce development opportunities that helps them to build capability and capacity, so they are better able to utilise the power of sport to transform young lives & underserved communities – which is core to the StreetGames mission and collective End Game.
• The post holder will work together with the StreetGames training academy and the network support teams to ensure that all LTOs in the network can access the StreetGames core offer appropriate to their workforce needs.
• The post holder will be supported by and work closely with the Development Director of London & Southeast, the Sport 4 Good Development Manager, National Training Academy and the wider StreetGames team.
• The post holder will adopt a ‘learning approach’ and regularly gather, and share, learning and good practice with LTOs and other strategic stakeholders from across the region. The post holder will require a blend of interpersonal skills, youth work, workforce development and sport specific knowledge.
• The post holder will showcase and demonstrate the positive impact that the StreetGames Training Academy & Workforce Development programmes will have on the network of locally trusted organisations to cement our reputation as an action-taking & doing national charity.
• The post holder will work with other regional leads and the central team to review, evolve, innovate and create our training academy offer to ensure it grows and develops so we can continue to meet the needs of our network & our young people in and out of our main priority places.
• The post holder will be required to engage and support LTOs through a range of approaches, including digital engagements and face-to-face meetings.
• The post holder will work with the fundraising and sustainability lead to review potential pipelines for more investment to deliver more training and workforce development opportunities across the region.
• The post holder will prioritise workforce development in our main priority places (Brent, Tower Hamlets, Barking, Lambeth, Haringey, Thanet) but also make sure organisations from elsewhere can still access a quality training and workforce offer to help them support young people through Doorstep Sport delivery.

A full description of the role responsibilities and desired experience, knowledge & skills can be found in the attached job pack.

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Great work-life balance
• Access to free counselling and support services Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Company socials Eye care allowance Cycle scheme
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contributions 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 2 Volunteering days per year

The Awards Management Unit (AMU)

AMU has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from government donors for the IRC. AMU is a bridge between donors and the IRC’s work on the ground. The team provides expert technical advice to colleagues delivering our services around the world, ensures consistency and compliance with our donors’ policies and procedures, and manages risk. The unit also supports all IRC staff working on awards from government donors and partnerships.

The Purpose of the Role

The Senior Advisor, FCDO Donor Engagement will lead, guide and coordinate IRC’s funding focused engagement with UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The post holder will provide an internal and external “account management” function to support engagement with these donors. The role is responsible for providing expertise and leadership on donor relations. It will work closely with technical and proposal development teams who will provide the operational BD capacity to secure significant growth in its funding portfolio from the UK Government and to protect IRC’s funding share, through influential engagement around policy shifts, working in close collaboration with Policy & Solutions as well as Advocacy & Influence.

The FCDO Senior Advisor will lead the development and implementation of strategies for proactive donor and partner relationships on behalf of IRC. The role will develop and maintain positive working relationships and standards of collaboration with senior colleagues across the organization, including the Awards Management Unit, International Division (CRRD) and External Relations. The role will also lead FCDO liaison on Business Development with the President’s Office, advising the leadership board on relevant trends in FCDO funding.

Major Responsibilities:

Strategy

• Collaborate with senior leaders to develop, update and lead a comprehensive UK-focused business development strategy including approaches, tools, and metrics.
• Lead the development and implementation of the UK donor engagement strategy including coordinating actions of relevant stakeholders.

External Representation

• Develop and maintain a network of senior stakeholders within relevant FCDO teams to ensure effective engagement, influence and winning BD approaches.
• Undertake direct representation with donor officials, and support the development of IRC’s donor relationships, including brokering meetings between donors and Regional and Technical Leadership, Country Directors, and supporting the preparation for these engagements.
• Participate in key meetings with FCDO officials, including Desk/Program Officers, Heads of Unit, Director-General/equivalent, advisors and other officials.

• Represent the IRC at external meetings, events, and forums including delivering presentations/briefings to senior donor representatives, forums and sector groups.

Enabling cross organizational engagement with UK Govt

• Proactively identify and broker relationships with key UK FCDO officials and stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of donor strategies relevant to IRC’s work, such as funding priorities, geographical interests and political climate, providing analyses and synopses of press releases, policies and other announcements, and disseminating this information internally.
• Map donor organizational structure, identify key contacts and maintain relationship records in IRC’s CRM system.
• Maintain and contribute to the improvement of tools and resources to support donor engagement and relationship building with donors.
• Work with key staff across the organization to support UK business development planning and implementation, routinely engaging with operational BD teams at global, regional and country levels to review long term pipeline, plan strategic engagement and mitigate portfolio risk.
• Equip IRC staff with the skills, tools and information to manage local, or technical donor engagement, business development and implementation.
• Coordinate across IRC teams to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely messaging for FCDO.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

Please note that diversity of experience counts (i.e., paid and volunteer work; lived experiences; transferable skills from another industry etc.)

• Significant experience of working with organizations that engage closely with or directly for UK FCDO.
• Strong working understanding of the UK political environment and trends relevant to FCDO, charity and development funding commissioned and led by UK based charities and contractors.
• Hold a wide network of contacts within FCDO.
• Experience of humanitarian and development business development, program management, advocacy or other similar HQ-HQ relationship with FCDO.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including development of influential reports and briefing documents.
• Ability to lead and manage projects, including working as part of remote/virtual teams.
• Excellent strategic vision and a track record of delivering long-term strategic objectives.
• Good analytical skills and first-class attention to detail. Experience undertaking reviews of policies and reports, producing associated written and verbal guidance relevant to senior and operational staff.
• Strong prioritization skills and organizational skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to collaborate with others and work as part of team.

Preferred experience & skills:

• Previous experience of working for FCDO (FCO, DFID) or equivalent experience of working in partnership with UK government.
• Demonstrable experience of driving coordinated advocacy, communications and fundraising programs to access funding.
• Understand programmatic and financial contractual arrangements with donors and partners, including experience of negotiating with donors.
• Experience of working in developing countries, preferably in the context of a UK donor, NGO or International Organization.
• Relevant additional language skills, particularly French or Spanish

Candidates must have the right to work within the country they are applying. 

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity: IRC is committed to building a diverse organization and a climate of inclusivity. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they can contribute to this goal. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Our Values: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way -Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Equality, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Do you have a passion for digital systems and helping an organisation transform its culture and operations to make the best use of digital technology?

Do you love working with people and supporting them to get the most out of the systems we use?

Church Urban Fund is looking for a dynamic individual to lead our Digital Systems work and set the standards for our use of digital technology, especially in the best use of our CRM, which will help us realise our organisational strategy.

About you: The successful candidate will have excellent skills around digital processes and management of a CRM software.   You will have experience of Salesforce or other CRM software and how to integrate this with other software systems.  You will be a person who seeks to make the best use of the digital tools that we have and strongly support others to improve their knowledge of digital systems.  With strong interpersonal skills you will be able to support and train colleagues for them to get the most out of their use of the CRM.   We are looking for someone who can demonstrate they can set and monitor performance standards and continuously improve processes and systems.

About us: Church Urban Fund is a national charity working with local leaders, churches and other faith groups all over England. Our local partners are committed to serving and strengthening the community where they live.  We are working to build just and flourishing communities so that everyone across England can access support when they need it most.

Why this role matters: This is an important role because you will be supporting our work ending poverty through building relationships and thanking our wonderful churches and supporters.  You will be proactive in looking at ways to improve and deliver better systems.

If you want to use your skills and qualities to make an impact in communities across England, we want to hear from you.

Closing date: 17:00 Monday 11th November 2024, with interviews to be held on 26th November 2024 in London.

Circa £65,000 per annum

Permanent

Part home/Part office (London) based

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

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Head of International Policy and Advocacy. This unique role will lead a talented team of experts focused across a range of issues from UK development policy & finance, climate change, health, education, and nutrition. You will lead the team in developing compelling policy analysis and set the strategic direction for our advocacy on these areas.

You will represent the organisation externally, including by managing key relationships with UK Government departments, in the media, and with partners and coalitions. You will have: 

· Demonstrable experience of leading and managing a high performing team. 

· Detailed understanding of core international policy issues, processes and frameworks. 

· A robust understanding of the UK Government’s role in ensuring children’s rights are upheld and protected around the world. 

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

Closing date: 10pm, Sunday 3 November 2024.

Interview dates: Monday 18 November & Friday 22 November 2024 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

In return, we offer:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Liberty is seeking an Infrastructure Manager to undertake a number of interesting short-term projects for a fixed term of 12 months to improve the efficiency of its operations.  The Infrastructure Manager will work closely with the Head of HR & Operations, Finance and Operations Director and external contacts to critically review several support systems and databases and recommend improved infrastructure at Liberty.

The successful candidate must have experience of having specified, sourced and implemented new database solutions in other organisations and a familiarity with a variety of monitoring, learning and evaluation frameworks, concepts, practices and procedures. An excellent project manager with experience of delivering projects to budget and on time and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders, motivating them through change, the successful candidate will be energised by delivering concurrent projects at pace.

Liberty fully embraces flexible working and is committed to employee development. We aim to encourage people from all backgrounds to work with us and are particularly interested in hearing from people from minority backgrounds and all socio-economic sections of society. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.

The deadline for applications is 5PM Monday 4 November 2024.

Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

Please be aware that we do not accept CVs for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply.

First round interviews will be held on Thursday 21 November 2024

Second round interview will be held on Tuesday 26 November 2024

Apply via the job board on our website.

Age UK is offering a fantastic 12-month fixed term contract (maternity cover) for a Senior External Affairs Manager.

In this impactful role you will develop and lead the delivery of Age UK's integrated public affairs and campaigning work, with the overarching aim of creating sustainable change for older people in line with our strategy and goals. You will develop and implement effective public affairs and campaigning approaches that really hit home, and produce results.

To achieve this, you will work collaboratively with the rest of our high performing External Affairs team, other Age UK colleagues, our network of brilliant local Age UKs, and other charities and organisations that share our campaigning aims.

Leading Age UK's public affairs function, you will oversee our influencing work in Westminster and maintain our high profile. You will also have access to one of Age UK's best campaigning assets: several hundred thousand campaigners, many of them older people, who work with us to influence change.

We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the post-holder and are not covered by the charity.

Please see role description for all responsibilities

Must haves:

* Significant experience of strategic public affairs and/or campaigning work designed to achieve change.
* Strong track record of developing and implementing successful campaigns and project managing influencing activities and leading project teams.
* Excellent all round communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to a range of audiences.
* Experience of engaging with senior stakeholders including Parliamentarians, and Ministers.
* Significant experience of working collaboratively, internally and externally.
* Understanding of online and offline campaigning techniques, and knowledge of using campaign planning tools to ensure the success of campaigns.
* Experience of promoting public involvement in campaigns.
* Excellent knowledge and understanding of local and national government structures, the UK Parliament and our political, policy and campaigning context, and experience of influencing them.
* Fast, strategic and analytical thinking skills and experience of demonstrating good judgement, including strong political judgement.
* Strong decision-making skills and confidence in making strategic and operational decisions.
* Ability to project manage, including personal time management, planning, implementing, devising and prioritising multiple projects to meet agreed deadlines and targets, overseeing work across teams and monitoring and evaluating quality and impact.

Great to haves:
* Experience of acting as a media spokesperson.
* Experience of managing budgets.
* Knowledge or understanding of public policy issues and how they impact on older people.
* Experience of collaborative working with service users.
* Experience of influencing change from a voluntary sector perspective.
* Experience of working in a political environment.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

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

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

LOCATION - Remote with travel required across the UK

Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding new role in 2024? Apply for the Learning and Development Manager role at homelessness charity Emmaus UK.

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 30 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. There are also 3 Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

We are seeking a Learning and Development Manager to work with the Director of Partnerships and Federation Development to develop an ambitious learning and development strategy for Emmaus UK.

As a hands-on Learning & Development Manager, you will play a critical role in developing the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of employees, companions, volunteers and trustees across the Emmaus Federation and within Emmaus UK.

Your primary focus will be on developing and delivering effective learning interventions, programs and initiatives that align with the goals of Emmaus and support the growth and development of its people.

You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the growth and development of employees, companions, volunteers and trustees, contributing to a positive learning culture, and supporting the overall success of the federation. Your role will involve supporting the development and delivery of strategic plans, programme design and implementation, stakeholder management, and continuous evaluation and improvement of learning initiatives.

This role is home-based, with some travel required across the UK.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a high-performing Learning and Development Manager, with experience working in a learning and development role, including experience of delivering training in-person and online to a range of stakeholders.

The successful applicant will be able to deliver effective and engaging learning and development programmes and will have experience of identifying and analysing learning and development needs, developing relevant approaches and evaluating effectiveness, developing a strong culture of continuous improvement across Emmaus UK and the wider federation.

This is an exciting and rewarding role for someone who thrives working with different people and pursuing new opportunities.

What we offer

· £37,878 pro rata (based on a standard working week of 37.5 hours)

· Working hours: 5 days per week, Monday – Friday

· Contract: Permanent

· Pension: Stakeholder pension with employer contribution

· Annual leave: 25 days + Bank Holidays + 3 concessionary days leave

· Training & development: Individually tailored induction. Ongoing training and development

· Volunteering: 2 days allowance each year

· Employee assistance: 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

· Flexible working: Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

· Life assurance: Death in service lump sum of 3 x salary

To apply

To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us by 12pm on Friday 1st November 2024.

Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.

Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 13th November.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us.

Equal Opportunities

Emmaus UK provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristic, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for our roles, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

Role Title: Temporary Operations Manager (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £41,463.70 FTE per year (pro-rata to 4 days per week)
Contract length: 12 months (fixed term) March 2025 to March 2026
Location: Hoxton, London UK

Deadline for applications: Sunday 19th January 2025
Shortlisting / Interviews: second half of January 2025
Start Date: March 2025

Counterpoints Arts is a leading national organisation working at the intersection of arts, migration and social change. For 12 years, Counterpoints Arts has been at the vanguard of cultural commissioning and practice, supporting and producing the arts by and about migrants and refugees, ensuring that their contributions are recognized and welcomed within British arts, history and culture.

The range of Counterpoints Arts’ work has grown considerably since it was founded in 2012 and we are now seeking someone to lead on Operations Management whilst our current Operations Manager is on maternity leave. This role is key to ensuring the smooth running of our charity’s operations, including overseeing day-to-day administrative, financial, and HR functions. The successful candidate will be highly organised, proactive, and have a strong background in charity operations or a similar role within the nonprofit sector. We are particularly interested in recruiting someone whose values align with the charity's mission and overall team culture.

Counterpoints Arts aims to attract and retain talented people from all backgrounds to its team. We particularly welcome applications from those who have been historically excluded from the cultural sector, including people with lived experience of displacement, people of colour and other ethnic global majoraties, people who identify as LGBTQ+, disabled people and people from a working class background.

Responsibilities:

Overall, the role involves ensuring smooth daily operations and charity compliance, managing office administration, supporting team productivity and wellbeing, and liaising with external stakeholders and suppliers.

Finance and Fundraising:

• Ensure financial compliance and oversee bookkeeping, invoicing, and grant payments.

• Support budgeting, financial reporting, and planning with the Director.

• Monitor charity management accounts, project income, and expenditure.

• Manage year-end accounts, filing with the Charity Commission, and Company House.

• Write funding applications and reports, maintain funder relationships, and ensure grant reporting deadlines are met.

• Ensure provisional figures are submitted to various funders and entities

• Write narrative report to go alongside financial report for year end accounts

Board and Senior Management Team:

• Support the Director in preparing Board papers

• Support SMT meetings and assist the Board with reminders and actions

• Update the Risk Register every 6 months according to updates agreed at Board meetings

​HR and Policy:

• Lead on HR activities, annual leave, TOIL, pensions, and contract administration.

• Oversee payroll, recruitment, staff wellbeing, and compliance with employment law.

• Manage temporary staff and freelancers, and update HR policies as needed.

• Lead on the annual team training programme and supporting team with individual

  training ambitions

• Support all staff with wellbeing needs and help address issues with individual wellbeing.

• Organise team training, away days, and foster a positive team culture.

• Ensure staff adherence to policies (e.g., annual leave, sickness, TOIL) and promote

  inclusive work practices.

• Support with Risk Assessments and Safeguarding assessments and help respond to safeguarding concerns or incidents

• Support with Activity Planning

• Support with any placements/internships

• Organise annual DBS checks for all staff

IT:

• Manage all IT systems used by the team of staff and freelancers, including Slack and Google Workspace.

• Oversee CA website management including updates and resolving issues as needed with the web developers

• Communicate any server or IT issues promptly with the team

• Encourage best practice for cyber security to all team members and work with staff to resolve any cyber security issues that arise Compliance and Governance:

• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance, including Charity Law, Data Protection, Health & Safety and Employment Law, and support implementation of relevant policy with the Board and Senior Management Team.

Office Management:

• Manage office logistics, filing, GDPR compliance, and health and safety.

• Ensure safeguarding protocols are in place, reporting issues to the landlord/Building Manager as needed

• Manage insurance renewal and any issues with insurance throughout the year, including

  additional insurance premiums / cover and any claims

Required Experience:

• Proven experience in an operations or administrative management role within a charity, arts, or non-profit organisation.

• Strong financial literacy and experience managing budgets.

• Excellent attention to detail: Highly organised with a focus on accuracy, best practice and compliance.

• Knowledge of HR processes, including recruitment, payroll, and fostering positive work culture

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential staff and organisational information

• Excellent organisational and project/task management skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Highly literate in IT: experienced with Word, Excel, Google Workspace, Slack, and other organisational software.

• Proactive and adaptable: able to take initiative, prioritise tasks, and adapt quickly to changing circumstances.

• Collaborative with excellent interpersonal skills, capable of working with a range of colleagues, stakeholders, suppliers and partners across the sector.

• Passionate about organisational planning and supporting teams to operate at their best.

Desirable Experience includes:

• Lived experience of displacement

• An interest in/passion for arts and migration

Values and Beliefs underpinning our work

Our work is organised around a set of core values and beliefs that guide our work and inform our decisions.

Our working culture, created through the interactions of our staff, volunteers, trustees, artists, partners and wider network, is based around the principles of mutual respect, collaboration, trust, care, generosity, transparency, accountability and deep commitment to our work.

We are dedicated to ensuring fairness and equity for all staff, regardless of their position, gender, age, race, religion, or background.

How To Apply

Please note that applicants must have a current legal right to work in the UK (this job does not qualify for the UK Skilled Worker Visa).

Please send the following documents to us by email with ‘Operations Manager (maternity cover)’ as the subject, by Sunday 19th January 2025:

• An up-to-date, comprehensive CV

• Covering letter (max one page) outlining how you meet the role and person specification criteria

• A completed Equality Diversity Form. Please download, complete and attach to your application form.

  We encourage applicants to apply even if you don’t feel like you meet every criteria, and please contact us if you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal chat about the role.

  We will review all applications and hold interviews in the second half of January 2025 with the successful candidate starting in March 2025.