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We are looking for an experienced, strategically minded and solutions focused Senior Operations Manager to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) as part of our Exams Team.
The RCR creates and delivers exams on the behalf of the General Medical Council (GMC) to assess doctors qualifying as Clinical Oncologists (cancer doctors) and Radiologists (doctors who diagnose through medical imaging). The Senior Operations Manager will oversee the work of the operational exam delivery team, working at a high level to realise our growth plans.
As a dynamic leader, you will create medium- and long-term plans to grow exam capacity, both domestically and globally, recognising that the number of candidates completing their exams directly impacts the growth of our specialties. This will include monitoring and responding to changes in demand for exams, optimising pricing models and identifying and delivering operational efficiencies. You will achieve this by motivating and enthusing your direct reports and the wider team, connecting them to the bigger picture and ensuring they are reaching high levels of performance.
To be successful in this role you will have a significant level of operational and financial management experience, including the ability to manage budgets within a complex financial picture and long-term strategic planning skills. You will also have the ability to identify and mitigate risks in delivery, ensuring that the RCR maintains its reputation as offering world class qualifications.
You will be a pivotal player within the exams team ensuring operational efficiency and an excellent service are part of the seamless delivery of our high-stakes exams. You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference and lead our exams operations to new heights.
What you’ll do:
- Strategic development of exam operations to deliver sufficient exams for the market/audience over the medium and long term.
- Leading the implementation of plans and initiatives for exams operations, securing and allocating resources, agreeing and managing the overall exams operations budget.
- Be an exceptional multi-team leader, providing direction and support to motivate and direct line reports in achieving exam function goals, ensuring outcomes are clear and progress is measurable.
- Responsible for operational reporting to internal Committees and other stakeholders, via written reports and in person.
- Develop and maintain product ownership of the Exams Candidate Management System (EMS) to ensure it is fit for purpose and working effectively to support strategic objectives.
- Actively participate as a member of the exams management team.
What you’ll need:
- Strong service delivery and financial management background including managing operations within exams, education or events.
- Experience of delivering growth which features value for money, operational and service improvement and efficiency savings.
- Experience of developing and managing a high performing operational team.
- Excellent people management skills with the ability to motivate and effectively manage a team delivering a variety of activities.
- Ability to provide support and build and sustain effective working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, partners and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong strategic analytical and evaluative skills, including ability to understand and analyse complex issues and problems.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. Please find out more about the Senior Operations Manager role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
·Do you have experience of implementing a fundraising strategy in line with the ambition of an organisation?
·Do you have knowledge about fundraising in the arts sector, including best practice, trends, opportunities and challenges?
·Do you have experience of working collaboratively with colleagues across different areas of an organisations operations i.e., finance and education?
·Do you have experience of working with a CRM system to support your workflow and track progress as well as record financial data?
·Do you have previous experience of writing successful Trusts and Foundations applications?
·Do you have knowledge of GDPR, data protection and fundraising compliance?
·Do you have line management experience?
If you have some or all of the experience mentioned above - we would love to hear from you!
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is an award-winning, ground-breaking British dance-theatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. Since 1987 New Adventures has changed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works that have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words.
New Adventures is a charity, and its principal funder is Arts Council England. As well as producing award-winning productions which dazzle audiences across the globe, New Adventures is committed to playing a meaningful role in diversifying the dance landscape for future generations. The company’s Take Part work reaches thousands each year through transformative workshops and masterclasses to schools and communities across Britain; the company’s many strands of talent development work nurture the best emerging talent from communities across the UK, springboarding them into our company and the wider sector.
The Head of Development will support Matthew Bourne’s artistic vision by leading on the development and delivery of the New Adventures Fundraising Strategy to maximise voluntary income, particularly through Trusts and Foundations and Major Gifts. The post holder will work proactively to identify, cultivate engage and maintain excellent relationships with new and current donors and supporters as well as supporting the cultivation and stewardship of Corporate Supporters.
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CharityJob is the UK’s leading specialised job board for non-profit, NGO, social enterprise, CIC and voluntary roles. Our mission is to help charities find people who share their purpose, faster, easier and fairly.
Role
We’re looking for a talented and experienced Senior Analytics Manager, to play the crucial role in driving and advancing the analytics efforts across the business. Including supporting our Marketing, Product and Commercial teams. You will drive innovation and ensure that data driven insights are leveraged effectively to achieve business goals.
The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of data management, analytics and reporting. You will be embedded in the Marketing team and will report to the Head of Data & Analytics.
This role is for anyone wanting to work across the entire data and analytics spectrum. The data team is relatively new at Charity Job, so this candidate has a great opportunity to thrive and drive real business impact.
Responsibilities
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Data Strategy: Work with the Head of Data & Analytics to deliver the agreed data strategy. This includes developing solutions for the first time at CJ, so it is imperative the team output is aligned with CharityJob's objectives and values.
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Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product, marketing, and sales, to integrate data-driven insights into product enhancements, marketing campaigns, and business strategies.
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Performance Measurement: Monitor and introduce new performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of CharityJob's platform, products and initiatives, providing regular reports and actionable recommendations to senior management. Also whilst working closely with our Digital Marketing agency to measure the effectiveness of the performance marketing strategy.
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Product Performance: Inject data across the full E2E product process. Identifying opportunities for the Product team to optimise CJ in order to achieve its business goals.
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Technology Evaluation and Implementation: Stay informed about emerging technologies and best practices in data management and analytics, evaluating new tools and technologies to enhance CharityJob's data capabilities and competitive advantage.
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Data Governance & Best Practices: Ensure data integrity and accuracy through rigorous quality control processes and standardize analytical processes and best practices across the organization.
Requirements
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Education & Experience:
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Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
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4+ years of experience in an analytics role, with at least 2 years leading projects.
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Proven experience providing analytical support for marketing and product teams.
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Technical Skills:
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Proficiency in SQL is required; experience with additional programming languages (e.g., Python, R) is a plus.
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Expertise in data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI/Looker) and familiarity with cloud data warehousing tools such as GCP and Azure.
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Understanding of statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and A/B testing methodologies.
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Google Tag Manager experience is a plus.
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Soft Skills:
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Excellent problem-solving abilities with a strong attention to detail.
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Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders.
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Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
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FareShare
Job Description – Supply Chain and Logistics Officer (Charity Food Supply)
Reporting to: Supply Chain and Logistics Manager
Location: Hybrid with regular travel to London/Sheffield
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 Hours, Full Time
Salary: National operational- £26,138-£27,513 and London operational £28,731-£30,243.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.
About FareShare
FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 8,500 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
Every year, more than three million tonnes of food go to waste in the UK, enough for 7 billion meals. Meanwhile, the cost of living crisis is driving millions into food insecurity.
We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, ambassadors and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.
FareShare’s Strategy & Vision
Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.
Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.
Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.
Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead
Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen
Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries
Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger
Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.
The role
This important role sits within our Supply Chain and Logistics team, responsible for processing offers of surplus food from our food partners into our network of Regional Centres and the wider community. This role is essential in ensuring that the food we are offered reaches the thousands of charities and community groups we support across the UK.
The role is a combination of customer service provision and supply chain coordination with a strong data focus. You will analyse varied datasets to decide how food is distributed across our Network to ensure optimal and sustainable distribution. You will also be responsible for continuing and championing the high levels of customer service we provide to the food industry and our network of Regional Centres.
You will work closely with FareShare’s food suppliers, transport partners, and our Regional Centres to identify and overcome operational challenges to distribution. The successful candidate will also work closely with our Food Commercial team to ensure our food partners receive excellent operational support and customer service. We are continually evolving our processes and you will work within a culture of continuous improvement to improve operations within the team.
It is essential that you are passionate about our vision, ensuring that no good food goes to waste. We are looking for organised people who are good at multi-tasking and problem solving. Your time management skills will be exceptional and you will be comfortable working under pressure. You will be data savvy, and confident to manage feedback to various stakeholders with astute analyses and recommendations.
Main areas of responsibility
Food Industry Customer Service
- Deliver excellent customer service, ensuring offers are responded to and processed within agreed service level requirements.
- Work closely with the Food Commercial Managers, providing feedback and reporting on service issues and attending meetings and site visits as appropriate.
- Assist Food Team with insight and feedback from food businesses, capturing key account information in our CRM system.
Regional Centre allocation
- Adhere to the requirements of the Network Service Level Agreement
- Work with the Supply Chain and Logistics Manager to match food supplied to Regional Centre needs, always working to maximise surplus redistribution and minimise waste
- Ensure that offers are allocated in an efficient and timely manner according to network needs and agreed priorities to maximise social impact of surplus food
- Using our CRM system, maintain timely records of accounts, allocations, offers and case management
- Maintain high standards of customer service to the Network and Operations teams and develop respectful and effective working relationships with the Regional Centers.
- Build your understanding of our Network and your relationship with Regional Centers through a programme of regular site visits in collaboration with the Network Development Managers
- Work with the Network Development Managers and Food Supply & Services Managers to identify opportunities to maximise and grow redistributed food volumes
Logistics and transport
- Work with Commercial Managers and hauliers to implement best practice processes and reduce costs for FareShare whilst maximising acceptance of food
- Work with hauliers to plan transport requirements and ensure that we are able to meet network demand
- Work with Regional Centres to coordinate and plan routes for internal FareShare logistics
- Reactively solve transport issues throughout the working day
Data and analysis
- Use FareShare PowerBI reports to ensure optimal product allocation within contract requirements
- Specify, build, monitor and analyse Salesforce reports to increase efficiency of allocation
- Use dashboards to monitor network issues
- Lead regional network agreement service level review meetings
- Report on data integrity issues to the Network Analyst
Team coordination and representation
- Support the Team providing assistance and cover when required e.g. during busy periods, annual leave and sickness to ensure an even spread of work across the team
- Support the training of new team members
- Represent the Supply Chain and Logistics team at network cluster and food category meetings
- Deputise for the Supply Chain and Logistics Manager when required
- Keep team process instructions up to date Project support
- Act as Supply Chain and Logistics team lead on cross functional projects as required alongside stakeholders including: retailers, funders, and strategic food partners
- Project review; share learnings with the Supply Chain and Logistics team
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- An understanding of food insecurity and sustainability issues, and passion for the mission and values of FareShare
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Evidenced problem solving ability
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent organisation skills – able to prioritise with competence managing ongoing projects alongside reactive daily tasks
- Computer literate with good working knowledge of MS Office, in particular Excel and Word
- Self-starter, ability to work within clearly defined and agreed parameters with limited supervision
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders and third parties
- Ability to handle and analyse data, spotting trends in data and reports
- Experience of working in a fast paced and pressured operations role
- Experience of working in a customer service environment
Desirable
- Advanced Excel skills and abilities to analyse and manipulate large datasets
- Salesforce or similar CRM system experience
- Supply chain and logistics background
- Experience of working as part of a project team with some responsibility for delivery of a project
Competencies and Behaviours
- Treating people with respect, being inclusive
- A natural inclination for problem solving
- Comfortable in a busy working environment managing competing pressures
- A desire for continuous improvement in individual and team processes and responsibilities
Benefits
Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
Employers pension contribution
Employee Assistance Program
Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
Season ticket loan
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World Obesity Federation (WOF) is a worldwide federation with over 100 members and takes a holistic view of obesity from cause and preventation to treatment. WOF is a lead partner to global agencies on obesity, including WHO, and a member of the Global Obesity Coalition.
The position will provide stratagic and operational oversight to WOF programs and overall workplan, working alongside colleagues leading on advocacy/convening, training/capacity building. data and evidence, and finance and communications.The position will help shape and provide operational alignment across and deliver on the new three year workplan.
The position is part of the senior leadership and will have 2 direct reports and operate on a matrix structure.
Desire skills - advance degree in public health, medicine, epidemiology or equivalent experience in the same field, 8 years work experience in global health, project management including workplans, proposal writing, effective communication across sector and cultures, and with both external and internal stakeholders.
Excellent spoken communications and interpersonal skills, right to work in the UK and able to travel internationally.
Desireable skills - understanding of heath systems global health and development, and health education, with experience in noncommunicable disease and / or risk factors, nutrition, organisation management and strategy skills, Additional languages.
First interview 19th September
Second interview with a presentation 25th September
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Purpose of the Role:
Pathway CTM is a growing Social Enterprise that helps students (aged 15-19) get into the world of work.
To do this we work with a range of companies across multiple sectors and schools to deliver our Employability Programme which is made up of Events, Apprenticeship Application Clinics, one-to-one support, and Work Experience opportunities.
Our aim is for every young person in the UK to know the range of options they have once they leave school, unlock their true potential, and ultimately find a valuable place in society.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
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To be part of a growing Commercial Team, by managing and growing multinational relationships, who want to hire diverse and talented young people, (mostly straight from school or college, via apprenticeships).
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You will be the key account manager for a number of employer (and some University) clients, being their point of call and owning the overall success of the relationship.
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Your key KPIs will be around delivering the contracted campaign each organisation has with us and increasing their commitments, where appropriate.
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This role will be collaborating closely with internal teams to ensure your client has the best experience, such as Marketing, Data, Student Support and Delivery Teams.
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You will be responsible for the data and regular reporting back to clients; adding value from your ability to identify market trends within your role.
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Be prepared to build deep and meaningful relationships with clients, encourage them to grow with us, and ensure they continue their partnerships for years to come.
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Be prepared to support many young people, from all backgrounds, into these great opportunities that you will be spearheading with amazing brands!
Essential skills:
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Commercially astute with creativity to see an opportunity for our young people and your clients, and able to bring this to life through the Pathway Programme.
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You have 2+ years of working with external stakeholders, OR, have done an apprenticeship yourself and have the motivation to help more take that route!
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You enjoy building deep and authentic relationships, knowing that you can make a real difference by doing this well.
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You have the confidence to sell more to your existing clients, to reach your growth targets that are key to this role.
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You are solutions focused and driven to find ways to hit and exceed your student success and revenue targets.
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Great presentation skills, using data to show a narrative that can help your clients change and adapt.
Desirable skills:
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A passion for improving the way young people are supported into the labour market, through education, guidance and support.
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An understanding of the Early Years Recruitment market (school-leavers and/or graduates).
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Diversity and Inclusion knowledge, awareness, or interest.
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Experience in using Microsoft Share Point and CRM platform experience.
Personal Attributes:
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A motivation to improve how all young people can access the labour market. You really need to care about this work, it’s not just a job.
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You are solution-focused and enjoy finding ways to fix a problem.
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Ability to handle multiple tasks and to organise, prioritise, and plan work effectively.
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Fun to work with and a good team member, who adds to our, already positive, culture.
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Run your own diary and can upward manage, to ask for help and direction, when you need it.
Benefits:
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Part of a movement that is making a real difference in the work that you do!
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30 days holiday (including bank hols) with your birthday off as a bonus.
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Budget for your training and development, a key focus for everyone at Pathway CTM.
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Laptop and iPhone.
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Monthly team socials.
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Motivating bonus and commission structures for overperformance.
“To ensure that every young person understands all their options leaving secondary education & has the support they need for their chosen pathway”
Your new company
I am working with a Higher Education Institution, and we are looking for a Programme Manager to join the team ASAP. The main purpose of this role is to provide exceptional programme management, governance management and project planning during a critical phase of the integration programme of the university. You will be working with the Director, Head and Board to ensure the smooth running of this change, ensuring risks have been mitigated or raised to the relevant stakeholders.
Your new role
The successful postholder will:
- Oversee the integration delivery plan with a detailed timeline for the development, delivery, and implementation to maintain momentum.
- Assure the programme of workstreams and projects to integrate professional services, underpinned by best practice structures, services and processes.
- Monitor the completion of outstanding agreements, regulatory and compliance commitments.
- Work proactively with workstream and project leaders, enabling them to deliver their work whilst providing context and support from the wider Programme.
- Coordinate integration-focused project business cases and plans.
- Ensure appropriate budget, resources and quality management for the lifecycle of the programme.
- Manage the agreed reporting framework for programme monitoring, including benefits realisation, risks, interdependencies, issue prioritisation and escalation, ensuring all actions arising are resolved, recorded and monitored.
What you'll need to succeed
This position is ideal for someone who has:
- Relevant professional qualification (APM, Prince2)
- A demonstrable track record of project and programme delivery in a complex business environment.
- Demonstrable experience working at a senior level within higher education, NHS or other public sector organisations.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the management of major projects and programmes, and approaches to enabling change in large and complex organisations.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and facilitation and presentation skills
What you'll get in return
This is a fantastic professional who has excellent Programme Management experience in the public sector, based around large, inter-organisation programmes related to change and transformation. The salary is £61,198 - £68,857/annum plus amazing pension.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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37 hours per week
Flexibility will be required in line with the business needs including the seasonal nature of the business.
About LSESU
We are an independent, registered charity dedicated to helping LSE students make the most of their time at University. We are governed and managed separately from the University but work closely with them to help deliver the best for our students.
We’ve been part of LSE since 1897, and all LSE students automatically become LSESU members when they enrol. Our total income is c.£4.2m per year, which comes partly from a block grant from the University, and partly from commercial activities which generate extra revenue.
Our main services include:
Student Voice – supporting our students with representation, campaigning, policy change, and elections
Student Communities – supporting over 300+ clubs and societies, and managing the SU gym Social – running our Union events and spaces, such as the student bar the Three Tuns, and the Denning Cafe
Student Advice – providing free, independent, and confidential advice to our students
Not For Profit
All proceeds from commercial activities go back into putting on amazing events, activities, and support for students and help us to reinvest into the things we do for our members.
Job Purpose
The Director of Commercial and Union Operations is responsible for the strategic direction and effective operational management of the commercial services and facilities which includes venues, bars, catering, events, and the fitness centre.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership team, the Director of Commercial Union Operations will lead the development of commercial services to deliver exceptional services to our customers and members that maximises profitability.
Who are we looking for?
An experienced commercial leader, someone passionate about providing excellent commercial services, delivering outstanding customer care, who is outcome-focused and delivers results. You ’ll also become part of a great team and be invited to share in our successes and get to know the people behind the impact, making sure you feel valued for the important work that you do.
To apply, please download the application pack below or visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.
Closing date: Wednesday 18th September 2024 by midday.
Interviews: First stage interview (remote) Monday 23 September 2024. Final interview (in person) Tuesday 1 October 2024. You must be available for both dates.
Compulsory Requirement - The UK Government sets the legal regulations that we are required to follow. As an employer we must ensure that everyone is eligible to work in the UK and this is done by us checking and making a copy of the correct original identification/documentation before your first day of work. Currently we require you to have the right to work in the UK, as we are not a Home Office approved sponsor.
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Are you passionate about making a real and lasting difference to the lives of young people in London?
The Role
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and experienced support worker to join our Young People Support Team based in Hackney. You will provide client directed, person centred support to help young people achieve personal goals and aspirations for independent living, training, employment, and education. You will assist and collaborate with young people to create and carry out a support plan designed around their needs and aspirations, providing information and inspiration, practical support, innovation, and encouragement. You will have an individual caseload but will work alongside a team of Support Workers, with similar client groups, working to the same principles and goals.
Our Organisation
You will work a combination of office, client-home, community, and home-based working. Causeway is a 4-day week employer, so you will work 32 hours over 4 days a week, with no loss of pay. Causeway is a London living wage employer, with a competitive pension scheme. We also offer an employee assistance programme that provides free financial, legal, and mental health advice and support to our employees. We provide core training, and continuous learning and development throughout your career with us.
About You
You will have experience of working in support, supported housing or advice services. You will have experience of supporting young people to develop aspirations and form healthy relationships. You have a drive for and commitment to equal rights and diversity. You have knowledge of the issues confronting young people and the needs of vulnerable homeless people in general, with a sound knowledge of safeguarding and risk assessments. You love to work in a client- centred way and plan your work and deadlines to get the best for your clients. You are flexible, creative, and offer a personalised approach to your clients. You are a team-player, and you are passionate about driving your own performance and development at work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking an experienced Fundraising and Events Officer. In this role you will be responsible for driving, creating and implementing our short and long-term fundraising and events strategy. The role will involve a close working relationship with our Operations Officer and our Board of Trustees. This is an exciting role working with a motivated and committed Trustee team, and a wonderful opportunity to make a big difference to our beneficiairies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Title: Male Residential Support Worker (this is a live-in role)
Responsible to: Senior Support Worker
Responsible for: Young people living in the accommodation (4 young people aged 16 – 18 years old seeking asylum in the UK).
Location: This is a live-in, residential role based in a supported accommodation home in Loughborough. Some work will be based in our office buildings.
Hours: 25 hours per week on duty – this is a mixture of day, evening and weekend shifts. Two days a week will be off duty.
Leave: Two nights a month can be taken as nights away from the home. This in addition to annual leave allowance. Annual leave - 33 days (converted into hours) pro-rata for number of hours worked
Salary Band: £24,150 - £27,760 per annum pro rata. Equivalent to £16,100 to £18,506 for 25 hours a week.
Benefits in kind: Rent-free accommodation, including Wi-fi, gas, electric and council tax bills.
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Overall Purpose
To provide advice, assistance and support to young people in the home, as a key member of the Support Team, delivering Baca’s service in line with our Vision and Values. The role includes a consistent adult presence in the home. To attend to their practical and emotional needs whilst supporting the development of living skills. To teach them how to manage and look after a home in order to keep it safe and hygienic. To build trusting relationships within the home to enable young people to feel safe and cared for. To act as an excellent role model and to work closely with them and their Support Worker to enable them to make good progress towards independence.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Welcome newly arrived young people into the accommodation, helping them feel safe and able to rest; with compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
- Actively support young people to make progress and develop in the following outcomes; physical wellbeing and emotional wellbeing; personal safety; education and learning; employment and training that is safe and suitable; social engagement (being part of the community and activities outside of the home)
- Be an excellent and positive role model, offering advice, guidance and assistance and consistently modelling behaviours in line with Baca’s values.
- Using Baca’s progress plan, train all young people in living skills and looking after a home such as washing, personal safety, cleaning, cooking and food safety, food shopping and budgeting.
- Providing emotional support at times of difficulty, anxiety or stress.
- Encourage young people settle into and support them to maintain a healthy routine which will include regularly attending education and social activities.
- Act as a co-keyworker for the young people to ensure that their support plans and progress are up to date and that all their needs are being met.
- Enable young people to live with positive values and good boundaries by challenging any unhelpful or unsafe behaviours and encouraging safe and positive behaviours.
- In accordance with the guidelines on Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies, to accept responsibility for working within these guidelines and report any concerns.
- Work collaboratively with the rest of the Rebuild Team to ensure all young people are safeguarded and supported to rebuild their lives.
- Take responsibility for keeping the home clean, by consistently role modelling to and training young people.
- Maintain very good communication with relevant members of the Rebuild Team and relevant social workers
- Ensure regular appropriate reporting requirements are consistently met, meeting regulations set out by Ofsted.
- Complete and update all admin work as part of the role such as month end reports and support plans on time and in a consistent manner.
- Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.
To work as part of the team
- Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
- Actively participate in the delivery of the aims and objectives of the organisation working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them.
- Demonstrate curiosity and willingness to learn by be willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.
- Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
- Actively participate in team meetings, making a positive contribution to enable young people outcomes to be achieved.
- Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
- Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity Policy.
- Consistently outwork the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy and whistleblowing.
- Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures.
Personal Specification
Baca is looking for a Support Worker who is passionate about seeing unaccompanied young refugees achieving their potential and rebuilding their lives for a better future. The successful applicant will have a personal style that is in line with Baca’s vision and values. They will live in the new arrival house and make it their home. They will be a good self-starter and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire our young people to be the best they can be. The successful applicant will be motivated and passionate about the work that Baca does and the young people in our care. They will be very approachable, enjoy working as part of a wider team but also able to manage their own time and workload. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable, personable and willing to set boundaries in line with Baca’s values.
This is a frontline role that will need the successful applicant to be working closely with young people in their houses and will need access to transport young people to different appointments, meetings and activities.
An enhanced DBS check will be required. Shortlisting and interviews will take place as and when applications are received.
Please note: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role as Baca is not on the Home Office list.
It is our mission to serve young people who have been forced to flee their home country – offering safe homes, education, therapeutic care and support
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Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to recruit for a Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships. EEF support schools, nurseries, and colleges to improve teaching and learning for two – 19-year-olds through better use of evidence.
This is a full-time, permanent role, paying a salary of up to £70,500 per annum depending on experience. This is a hybrid role and the postholder is expected to work a minimum of 1 day a week from their offices in Central London.
The Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships is pivotal to the growth and income-generation of the EEF. Its purpose is to develop and drive a strategy to secure £4m per annum in income from a combination of strategic partnerships, co-investment, pro bono and leveraged funding. To achieve this, you will work closely with colleagues, as well as liaise with their CEO and Senior Management Team to identify and develop fundraising opportunities and leverage their expertise to craft creative proposals to inspire and enthuse their prospects.
EEF are looking for a confident philanthropy and partnerships fundraiser within the education or charity sector with a track record of managing a high value and diverse portfolio of donors and clients. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of securing six-figure gifts from non-government sources along with experience of developing and executing organisational income generation strategies.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Barnardo's work in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council to deliver its Leaving Care Service for care experience young people aged 16-25.
- We support, encourage, and empower care experienced young people to live independent lives.
- Knowledge of the risks worries and safeguarding concerns when working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people is desirable.
Initial Specific Responsibilities
- To carry out pathway plans reviews, statutory visits and risk assessments for Lincolnshire care experienced young people.
- Within Lincolnshire the Signs of Safety model is used across County as an assessment tool. Offer information, advice, guidance and support with Accommodation, Health, EET, Finances and Independent skills.
Supplementary Information
- Knowledge or experience of working with Children in Care and Care experienced young people.
- Present self in professionals' manner with continued professional development and a desire to learn is essential.
- Experience of working with the Signs of Safety programme is desirable.
- The Leaving Care worker (Personal Advisor) has a statutory responsibility to provide advice and support and to attend the young person's statutory reviews (under 18).
- The Leaving Care Worker to work in partnership with other agencies to provide information, advice, and guidance on: Appropriate accommodation, Helping the care experienced young person to acquire independent living skills: Employment, Education and Training, Finance – New homes Grant, Applying and manage Universal credit claims, Asylum claims & Health issues.
- To work on your own initiative and to assist specialist workers in supporting Care Experienced Young Person to attain their employment, housing, educational and emotional wellbeing aspirations.
- Good level of knowledge and competency in the use of IT, using Microsoft programmes and internal platforms and systems. Experience of professional report writing skills and ability to work to deadlines.
- Ability to work at a fast pace in a self-managed demanding role, managing own diary, workload , prioritise tasks and work under pressure.
- Participation to work as part of a team and participate in delivery of the Urgent Support service.
- Essential Driving Licence and ability to travel nationwide, occasional overnight stays
- Be prepared to work outside of core hours as required.
In addition to the stated salary the post comes with an uplift of worker retention payment paid pro rota: this is only payable once the probation period has been completed. This is under the current Barnardo's contract which will be ending on March 31st, 2025. Please note, that the service is currently subject to TUPE with the service being insourced back in house to Lincolnshire Country Council. The job role is a permanent position.
The job role is a permanent position.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Pro Bono OR Manager
Reports to: Head of Professional Services
Contract: Permanent, 80% FTE (4 days per week), hybrid (minimum one day per week in Birmingham Office)
Salary: £32-35k
Benefits: 11% pension contributions, 25 days annual leave (plus Public holidays), additional paid time off between Christmas and New Year, optional compressed 9 day fortnight
Who are we?
The OR Society is a dynamic member-led organisation supporting professional operational researchers across industry and academia. We promote the knowledge, understanding and use of operational research in all areas of life, including industry, business, government, health, and education. The society is a registered charity which does everything from helping OR specialists push the boundaries of the discipline through publications and events to undertaking outreach work aimed at helping everyone from business leaders to schoolchildren find out about the benefits of OR.
Main Purpose of the Role
The Pro Bono OR Manager will lead and drive forward the Pro Bono OR programme. This provides third sector organisations with free operational research (OR) support via volunteer led projects.
Pro Bono OR Responsibilities
Operate the Pro Bono OR scheme:
· Oversee Pro Bono OR projects, including matching volunteers to users and/or projects. Ensure the smooth running of projects, with prompt communication to both volunteers and users. Provide support to volunteers and users and resolve issues as needed.
· Monitor project progress, evaluate outputs and outcomes. Ensure relevant data is collected and stored appropriately. Collect relevant data to prepare an annual report for The OR Society’s Board.
· Maintain a list of Pro Bono OR volunteers and provide support to them, including providing resources, training, and recognition to volunteers.
· Review and maintain the scheme’s processes and procedures.
· With the Steering Group chair, coordinate Pro Bono OR Steering Group meetings, ensuring minutes and meeting papers are prepared and archived.
Grow the impact of the Pro Bono OR scheme:
· Promote Pro Bono OR to potential users and volunteers, including giving presentations and speaking at conferences, writing articles and newsletters, using social media and maintaining webpages.
· Maintain existing relationships and build new relationships with partners in third sector, identifying areas of mutual interest and seeking opportunities for collaboration.
· Identify potential third sector users and be the first point of contact for them.
· Identify potential volunteers and keep them engaged, explore additional ways volunteers can support Pro Bono OR in addition to undertaking projects.
· Maintain a link with the Third Sector Special Interest Group, support them and the member of staff with responsibility for Special Interest Groups where required.
· Oversee the Pro Bono OR webinar programme.
Essential Experience/skills
· Project management experience; exceptional project administration abilities.
· Volunteer management experience.
· Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills; able to build effective networks and relate to people at all levels.
· Previous experience of the third sector.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills.
· Good strategic planning; able to create a strategic vision and execute it.
· Strong organisational skills.
· Ability to research, collate and summarise facts and views in good English.
· Self-motivated; able to manage time effectively and monitor performance against deadlines and milestones with excellent attention to detail.
· Ability to work well as part of a team, gaining clear commitment and agreement from others both internally and externally.
· Responds flexibly to changing circumstances, demonstrating openness to changing work priorities and deadlines.
· Supports other members of staff when required.
· Knowledge of and ability to use IT, including web conferencing software such as Zoom.
· Prepared to travel around the UK when required.
· A degree in a numerate subject.
Desirable Person Skills/Competencies
· Understanding of OR and its benefits, an interest in applying OR in the third sector.
· Experience working in the membership sector.
· Hosting and supporting online webinars.
· Confident user of social media.
· Full, clean UK Driving Licence.
Equality and Diversity
The OR Society is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and we will ensure there is no unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.
How to apply
The closing date for applications will be 23:30 on 13 September 2024. We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we find a suitable candidate.
Please apply online with your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the job description and person specification. Please explain your reasons for applying to work in this role at The OR Society. Both the CV and covering letter should be no more than two sides of A4.
If you have any queries or would like a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Carol McLaughlin, Head of Professional Services, at carol[dot]mclaughlin[at]theorsociety[dot]com
For detailed information on how we process your personal data, please review our privacy policy on our website.
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Spiral Skills envisions an inclusive society where every young person has the opportunity to develop their talents, connect with meaningful opportunities, and feel empowered to make a lasting impact in their communities.
Our mission is to inspire excitement about the future, motivate young people to achieve their dreams and equip them with the essential skills for success. At Spiral Skills, we are honoured to work with 1000 extraordinary young people a year. These 14 -25-year-olds often come from communities impacted by socio-economic disparities and lack the support systems and access to opportunities essential for success. With diverse learning styles and needs or English as their second language, they face complex challenges that often lead to isolation or educational exclusion. We believe society is missing out on a wealth of untapped potential among these young trailblazers.
Our services are designed to enhance young people’s skills, attitudes, and aspirations, supporting them at every stage of their journey to employment. Our innovative three-tiered employability programmes, delivered in partnership with pupil referral units, schools, and colleges, provide tailored support to meet the specific needs of each young person. We host immersive industry events and our annual Futures Festivals to connect young people with inspiring career opportunities. Additionally, our personalized employability mentoring services offer dedicated guidance and support for Lambeth residents aged 16-30, helping them navigate challenges and achieve their goals. We collaborate with educators and employers to build a brighter future where all young people can achieve their full potential.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As our marketing manager, you will have an exciting opportunity to celebrate our youth community, showcase the impact of our services, and highlight the importance of youth work. You will work closely with our Co-Founder and CMO to evolve our marketing and communications strategy, collaborate with our exciting network of youth workers to capture our activities and outcomes for young people and be responsible for line managing our Social Media Manager to advocate for youth work and elevate young voices.
RESPONSIBILITIES
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who values creativity, communication, and collaboration. As our Marketing Manager you will be responsible for:
- Developing and implementing our digital marketing and content strategies
- Developing our website, SEO and online presence
- Capturing and communicating our news, activities and impact across our service streams
- Showcasing employment and training opportunities to our alumni network
- Conducting interviews and producing case studies in line with qualitative contractual requirements
- Delivering recruitment campaigns to reach young participants for our programmes, events and mentoring services
- Documenting workshops, programmes and events
- Working collaboratively with our delivery teams to collate qualitative data in the form of photos, videos and surveys
- Developing leads processes to grow our network of young people, opportunity providers, volunteers and donors.
- Develop systems to improve tracking of referrals into employment via our website and newsletter campaigns.
- Co-producing new resources for our workshops in collaboration with the delivery and mentoring teams
- Communicating news and updates to Spiral's key stakeholders quarterly
- Showcasing employment, training and further education opportunities to our youth network
- Producing analytics reports, monitoring and reviewing performance across our digital landscape
- Promoting and coordinating events and annual career fairs
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED
This is a varied role suitable for candidates with a minimum of 2 years' experience in a Marketing Manager position, preferably at a not-for-profit, charitable organisation or an organisation with an education-to-employment focus. This role requires confident communication, consistent content production and collaboration with our exciting team. Prior Line Management experience is also required to lead the development and training of our Social Media Manager supported by our CMO.
- Digital marketing and content strategy implementation
- Experience with salesforce or like-for-like CRM systems
- Design skills using tools such as Canva and the ability to follow a brand toolkit
- Content production, copywriting and video editing skills
- Website maintenance and development on Squarespace
- Delivering recruitment and promotion campaigns
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments, delivering high-quality work whilst remaining positive and supportive to colleagues
- Have an understanding of our youth community's demographic, their needs and challenges.
- Ability to communicate and engage a wide variety of stakeholders, from young people to funders
- Experience in conducting interviews and producing case studies
- Research skills and co-ordinating focus groups
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Spiral Skills is at an exciting stage in its journey from a start-up to an established 10-year-old social enterprise. Our organisation is growing, and we are converting to a charity to aid our growth and mission further. We value the development and well-being of our team, where all staff can benefit from:
- Enjoy flexible working days and hours
- Access to training and personal development budgets to an annual value of £300 per staff member
- Access to health and wellbeing budgets to an annual value of £360 per staff member
- Weekly tea and cake Wednesdays and socials
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional two week Christmas period break
- Paid 3-month sabbatical policy after four years of continuous service
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals within underrepresented communities, including but not limited to:
- People from low socio-economic backgrounds
- People of colour, including Black, Asian, and global majority individuals
- Neurodiverse individuals
- Members of the LGBTQIA+ community
Your unique experiences and perspectives are valued and integral to our mission.
To inspire excitement about the future, motivate young people to achieve their dreams and equip them with the essential skills for success
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.