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The Partnership Development Team at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) prides itself on delivering sector-leading partnerships. We are a friendly, collaborative, and ambitious team driven by our goal to fund vital dementia research and ultimately find a cure for dementia.
Our Senior Partnership Development Officer is responsible for proactively establishing, managing and growing our largest partnerships while line managing one of our team Executives. You’ll have strong relationship management and business development skills, as well as attention to detail and an organised approach to a busy and varied workload. These skills will have been honed in either a charity or corporate role.
You will work with the wider Partnership Development team to coordinate activity from high-value relationships while holding and developing robust long-term relationships with our highest-level corporate donors.
Our Partnership Development Team sits within the Philanthropy and Partnerships Directorate. We collaborate closely with the Regional Fundraising team and the wider Fundraising and Marketing function, so communication, collaboration, and strong relationship skills are essential.
We are lucky to work with some fantastic UK-based and international companies who recognise our passion, creativity, and ability to work flexibly to achieve their CSR aims while supporting ARUK’s strategic goals. Awesome brands like The Perfume Shop, Omaze and Cadbury are just some examples of organisations that have joined our mission to find a cure for dementia.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
Provide high-quality account management for corporate supporters, acting as the day-to-day contact point for the company and its staff and ensuring the highest standard of supporter care at all times.
· Respond promptly and professionally to corporate supporters, ensuring extremely high-level customer service is maintained from across the charity with the accounts you are responsible for.
· Lead new partnership set-ups, including establishing legal agreements, partnership calendars and reporting methods.
· Create and support Partner Charity Committee’s and Ambassador networks
· Build strong relationships with internal ARUK stakeholders, including Senior Leadership Team, to collaborate on partnership strategy.
· Offer extensive, creative fundraising ideas to support partner companies, using a broad range of experience and case studies.
· Assist with the organisation of innovative, engaging corporate fundraising events and attend events where relevant.
· Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of all corporate activity, clearly communicating progress.
· Proactively identify and pursue opportunities to broaden and lengthen relationships, creating multifaceted partnerships.
· Work closely with the communications team to create clear partnership communication plans and ensure corporate fundraising press opportunities are maximised and the impact is communicated clearly to the partner company.
· Achieve agreed financial and non-financial targets, to include partnership income and stewardship goals.
· Work proactively with employees at all levels within the companies you are supporting to identify and maximise potential income, both within and beyond the partnership terms.
Support the Partnership Development Manager (PDM) and Senior Partnership Development Manager (SPDM) in the onward development and implementation of the corporate fundraising strategy for ARUK, to increase the team’s income.
· Work with the PDM to ensure that the most appropriate use is made of internal and external contacts to support the work of ARUK, creating and maximising networking, influencing and engagement opportunities.
· Ensure new business prospects within partnerships are identified and passed to the New Business Team.
· Undertake project work as requested by the PDM to increase engagement with ARUK from within our corporate partners and develop ARUKs offering to our partners.
· Setting a best-in-class example for the wider team in all aspects of your role.
Represent the charity professionally in a high-level corporate context
· When representing the charity externally, influence and engage external contacts at all levels to maximise corporate fundraising potential.
· Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments within the dementia research field.
· Communicate confidently about the research we are funding and dementia/ARUK more broadly. Including presenting to large audiences.
Line Management
· Line Management of a Partnership Development Executive (PDE); driving the success of this post through effective and inspiring leadership to ensure a highly motivated and efficient support function to help the team achieve targets.
· Delegate workload from across the team to the PDE, ensuring they are supporting both the New Business and Partnership Development functions.
· Oversee the PDE’s targets and objectives.
· Ensure the PDE is meeting all team and charity SLAs.
· Line management of any temporary administrative staff recruited to assist with specific projects.
What we are looking for:
· Building and growing high-level relationships through networking, negotiation and influence both internally and externally.
· Confidence working with computers; knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
· Ability to ensure effective reporting with partnerships when tracking charity income via various sources including our CRM system.
· Ability to independently manage projects from beginning to end.
· Excellent account management and relationship management skills in either a charity or corporate role; transferable sales or marketing skills also relevant.
· Good planning, prioritisation and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
· Excellent communication skills, with the ability and confidence to present to corporate audiences.
· You work well as part of a team but are proactive and can work independently.
· A confident and friendly manner; would feel at ease representing the charity to high-level external contacts.
· Creativity, innovation and resourcefulness to identify opportunities within partnerships and develop tailored fundraising ideas and initiatives.
· Willingness and ability to travel independently in the UK and to work outside of regular office hours when needed.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum, plus benefits.
Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 11th August 2024, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 19th August 2024. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, your CV will be anonymised as part of the selection process. Should you need any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, then please do contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK:
Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2022, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement and were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
• 48th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
• 19th in the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
• 3rd in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.
In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.
In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Birmingham Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with Keble College, University of Oxford and King’s College London to engage with parents in Birmingham. The parental engagement model used will be based on the successful Parent Power South London and Oldham Parent Power projects.
- Keble College, University of Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Education and advancing knowledge are to the heart of Keble’s misson: teaching undergraduates, supporting graduates through their various courses and enabling our Fellows to pursue their research in a wide variety of subjects, from ancient history to quantum mechanics, from cancer to climate science. Keble seeks to create an environment in which ideas can be freely debated and challenged by individuals with open minds who respect each other’s differing points of view. That is an important feature of our diverse community. We welcome students from all over the world. With the enthusiastic help of our existing students, we are very active in trying to persuade people to come to this University who have not previously thought of doing so. We also encourage our students to develop their wider interests – for example, in music, drama and sport – and to think carefully about their futures, whether in terms of further study or a wide range of careers. In all that we do we receive generous support from our greatly valued alumni community of former students. We are one of the largest colleges in Oxford, with over 800 students, around 50 Fellows, another 50 lecturers and over 100 support staff. Together, we aim to make a place where everyone feels valued and welcome. Our buildings, from the original red brick ones created in the nineteenth century to the most modern housing our new graduate centre, are inspiring. Their facilities – study bedrooms, dining hall, lecture theatres and other communal spaces – enrich the Keble experience.
- King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. Through our commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, we are creating positive change in our communities, both in London and on the world stage.
Our Vision 2029 looks forward to our 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out our ambitious plans in five key areas:
- Educating the next generation of change-makers;
- Challenging ideas and driving change through research;
- Giving back to society through meaningful service;
- Working with our local communities in London;
- Fostering global citizens with an international perspective
Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and advice and guidance on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change to support their children’s future and ensure that they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.
Working with us, the Community Organiser will:
- Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts
- Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills
- Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities.
- Join a nationwide community of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our client, an ambitious and professional leading body is seeking a strategic Project Manager to join their learning and skills department temporarily. Join them in their mission to encourage the potential of physics for the benefit of all by step in and leading strategic projects that address the urgent skills gap in physics-powered sectors and contribute to pioneering advancements in the physics community!
This role involves growing and widening expertise, influencing networks, and forging impactful partnerships. You'll collaborate with internal teams across England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and engage with external stakeholders at senior levels to drive positive change.
If you're passionate about creating a diverse and skilled physics community, help shape the future of physics and apply today! Immediate start!
Role: Project Manager (Learning and Skills)
Organisation type: Professional Body/Charitable Organisation
Salary/day rate: £260 - £400 day rate (depending on number of days)
Working arrangements: Part time - 2/3 days per week (flexible, can spread days over week)
Location: Predominantly remote working, occasional visits to London-based office
Employment type: Temporary basis - immediate start!
Context of the role:
- Support the organisation's future long-term strategy to make physics accessible to all by addressing skills shortages.
- Work within the Skills team to meet current and future needs in physics-powered sectors.
- Provide project leadership cover for the Skills team leader, driving strategic projects.
- Collaborative and build strong working relationships with internal teams across the UK and Ireland and external stakeholders at senior levels.
- Lead the delivery of a major project focusing on skills challenges in semiconductors, quantum technologies, and photonics.
- Champion initiatives that promote reskilling, upskilling, and inclusivity in the workforce.
- Influence networks and build consensus to encourage partnerships for impactful outcomes.
- Enhance internal expertise and influence in the physics community to drive meaningful change.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaboratively scope and manage projects that contribute to achieving our skills objectives.
- Align and support skills-focused work across organisation's departments in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland, ensuring consistency and synergies.
- Allocate funds and manage budgets for projects and activities.
- Identify and build relationships with key partners to enhance project impact.
- Work effectively within the organisation's matrixed team, shaping priorities and developing integrated plans across related programs.
- Lead and oversee core skills projects, managing delivery risks, milestones, and impacts.
- Support coordination of skills-related activities across national and regional teams in England.
- Manage major national activities and relationships with skills stakeholders and partners.
The successful candidate:
- Strategic thinker with the ability to identify opportunities in a complex stakeholder and policy environment.
- Decision-making and project activities based on solid evidence.
- Inspiring leader and excellent project manager, able to promote cooperation and achieve collective goals.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication, influencing, and cooperative skills.
- Skilled at building relationships and connecting with various stakeholders.
- Ability to start quickly with a strong understanding of the skills landscape and how to drive impactful change.
Knowledge or understanding of physics-powered sectors is a plus but not essential and/or knowledge or experience in the membership/charity/education sector or organisation of a similar nature.
How to Apply:
To apply for the Project Manager role, please reply and upload your CV quoting reference 81357SOH and we can provide more information to you.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Are you an experienced administrator, diary manager or assistant looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?
With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for an administrator to help us achieve real impact by providing administrative support to the Director of Fellowship, including strategic calendar management, inbox triaging, team operations, improving workflows and supporting with draft correspondence.
This role is based from RSA House in London for at least three days per week, with hybrid flexibility for the remaining days.
About You
What we look for in a successful candidate:
- Two-years of experience in managing a complex inbox and diary, including travel arrangements, and meeting logistics.
- Ability to prioritise conflicting priorities and tasks and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
To find out more about this role, please download our job description.
Apply
In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.
Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am Monday 5 August 2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply. Please get your application in as soon as possible.
Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.
Inclusion Statement
As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.
We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination. We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.
Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .
About Us
We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.
The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.
We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits .
A global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Artswork Professional Development team contributes significantly to Artswork’s income generation and successful reputation. We provide in person, online and asynchronous training for organisations and individuals working within the creative industries and beyond. Recent clients have included Southbank, Shakespeare’s Globe and Bristol Beacon. We are now seeking a Customer Relations & Finance Lead to join our learning team which works on one of the three key strands of the organisation.
You will need to be highly organised, detail orientated with a background in financial administration and have experience of working within a customer focussed environment.
As a dynamic team focussed on growth, we are looking for someone who will also bring ideas and contribute to the overall direction and strategy of Artswork Professional Development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. We are one of the largest student-led organisations in the UK. It is a charity with over 48,000 members. We provide opportunities for 300 staff and have an annual turnover of more than £10.5m.
We are looking for a Deputy Venues Manager to take full responsibility in supporting the Venues and Entertainments Manager in leading and operating a successful bars and Events operation and giving our student members an excellent service experiences every day, looking to implement our bars operation with new and innovative ideas. This role forms a key part of our Operations team, led by the Director of Operations. Comprising of both front facing and behind the scenes departments including Cafes and Bars, Bloomsbury Fitness gym, Human Resources, Facilities and Systems, the team delivers core functions and central services for the Union, as well as providing a diverse range of quality facilities accessible to our 40,000 members.
The role is a full-time and permanent contract.
Do you have significant experience of working in a bars licensed environment? Have you got experience of minimizing cash & stock losses by implementing procedures?
The post holder will assist the Venues and Entertainments Manager in managing the activities of all Venues/Bars and staffs, including student supervisors and have overall responsibility for the quality and quantity of work for all staffs. The successful candidate will also organize and manage the delivery of the venues/ bars service across the Students’ Union in a way that meets the specific needs and requirements of students and staffs in terms of time, quality, quantity and cost. The role holder will carry out checks on a regular basis to review the financial performance of the outlets and evaluate the value for money of existing working practices, resource levels and supply arrangements.
Interviews for this role will be held on 15th or 16th August 2024.
[Please note, the deadline for this role is 08:00 on 12/08/2024 however the deadline for this advert is 10/08/2024. Please click the apply button to apply directly.]
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, is seeking an Associate Director of Local Fundraising to lead their local fundraising operation and ensuring they maximise the value from local relationships.
Marie Curie is the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all four nations delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Their leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and their campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they’re likely to die from.
The Associate Director of Local Fundraising is a senior role within the Income, Innovation and Engagement directorate; a highly ambitious and professional team which is working to grow income and strengthen the organisation’s voice across the UK as the leading end of life care charity in the UK. Marie Curie has ambitious financial growth targets and needs to drive net contribution, engagement and awareness if they are to achieve their fundraising ambitions and subsequently their service growth goals.
The primary focus of the role is to maximise the net contribution from local fundraising but also to drive community awareness and engagement with Marie Curie. This is a key role for Marie Curie, responsible for managing a team of over 100 people and having responsibility for over £20 million Income, the recruitment of legacy prospects, the delivery of fundraising events and the strategic approach of supporter facing volunteers.
The Fundraising teams based in communities across the UK are responsible for raising money, driving legacy sign ups, building event participation and profit and growing awareness and engagement of the need for and impact of the charity’s work amongst supporters and people who have the potential to support Marie Curie. With all local relationships managed by this role’s teams, the post will ensure that supporters have a connected, seamless experience.
The ideal candidate will have senior leadership experience in a fundraising environment with a successful track record in increasing voluntary income or revenue. They will also have experience in developing both annual operational and three-year strategic plans, developing creative and innovative solutions and digital marketing and in working with working with volunteers and engaging local communities. This will be combined with a proven track record in managing large high-performing, geographically dispersed teams.
This is an ideal career opportunity for an individual with extensive community fundraising experience looking to either broaden their portfolio or take the next step towards a Director of Fundraising role.
Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
CLOSING DATE: 9am, Monday 12th August.
PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as North Suffolk Coast reserves' Visitor Operations Manager.
Visitor Operations Manager - North Suffolk Coast Reserves
Reference: JUN20247875
Location: RSPB Minsmere, IP17
Salary: £29,200.00 - £31,347.00 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
Are you a strong and engaging leader? Are you energetic, positive and solution-focussed? Do you love working with others to achieve something special? Do you have a passion for providing excellent customer service?
If you've answered yes to these questions, we want to hear from you.
We're looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking business leader with first-rate interpersonal and communication skills to lead, develop and help set direction for the visitor operations of the RSPB’s North Suffolk Coast reserves. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in leading and motivating teams, in areas such as retail, catering, membership and events, and the necessary expertise to achieve income growth targets.
A passion for providing the best possible visitor experience will be key, helping to connect our visitors to the amazing wildlife of the North Suffolk Coast reserves and inspiring them to take action for nature.
At Minsmere we welcome around 100,000 visitors each year, with a busy shop and café and incredible wildlife spectacles that make the reserve one of the top nature destinations on the Suffolk coast. Minsmere is an internationally important nature reserve with visitors coming from all over the country, and indeed the world, to get closer to nature here. Maintaining our visitor offer will be vital over the next few years as construction will be taking place for Sizewell C, which is on our southern boundary. We also welcome visitors to Dingle and North Warren, where we also aim to provide a rewarding experience.
You will lead a fantastic team and support a culture of exceptional customer service, maintaining the highest standard of visitor welcome and experience.
Day-to-day this role will involve:
- Managing a team and building strong working relationships.
- Developing income streams.
- Monitoring finances and visitor data.
- Developing successful events.
- Overseeing publicity and interpretation.
- Managing staff and volunteers.
- The role involves working to targets and will involve some weekend and bank holiday working.
This is a great opportunity for someone to have a big positive impact on RSPB income and support, building a cohesive visitor team, and engaging and inspiring both new and traditional audiences at Minsmere nature reserves. There will be opportunities for wider working in collaboration with other RSPB reserves in the area.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- A natural leader who can build and maintain strong working relationships and motivate and inspire people at all levels.
- Sound understanding of systems and procedures necessary to run a commercial visitor operation.
- Sound knowledge of how to deliver the highest standard of customer care.
- Experience of successfully recruiting, leading and developing a team of volunteers and staff to deliver a joined up, coherent and high-quality visitor offer for all visitors to the reserve.
- Experience of proactively promoting the visitor offer through all available channels to target audiences.
- Proven track record of setting and achieving agreed targets and KPI’s for income generation, quality of visit and footfall targets for the reserve.
- Experience of maximising opportunities for visitor engagement and converting visits into support.
- Experience of organising events and activities with supporting documentation to ensure relevant procedures and legal compliance requirements are met.
- Competence in the full range of Microsoft 365 software.
Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 28th July 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 12 August 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
Access to higher education and the life-changing opportunities that come from attending the most competitive universities is not equal. 28 in 100 of the most advantaged students progress to the most competitive universities. In contrast, only 2 in 100 of the least advantaged young people access these universities.
We think this is fundamentally unfair. We work across the UK to support less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities, and to succeed when they get there.
Between 2021 and 2026, we will work with 100,000 students across the UK to help them to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to access the most competitive universities. We will also support 10,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed once they enter universities. We hope that you’ll consider joining us, as we work to create a fairer society where no child’s education is limited by their background.
Person specification
Time and Resource Management
- Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to identify opportunities to save time/resources.
- Manages projects, with appropriate levels of time and resource input, including ability to coordinate project work with a direct report.
- Capable of adapting quickly to new systems, processes and interfaces.
External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management
- Confidence handling enquiries from external stakeholders and adapting approach to meet different needs.
- Actively shares useful information about stakeholders with internal colleagues at all levels.
- Confident chairing discussions to ensure stakeholder expectations are met.
Communication
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Confidence presenting and delivering teaching to a range of audiences including school aged children and adults.
- Confident in using digital systems for delivery.
- Comfortable taking a relational approach to communication with others.
Initiative and Problem Solving
- Proactivity in seeking to enhance processes and identifying emerging risks.
- Ability to spot inefficiencies in systems and suggest or implement improvements.
- Responds quickly to solve problems, seeking input from relevant internal stakeholders.
Developing Self and Others
- Committed to the development of others.
- Self-reflective and committed to own professional development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Opiate Recovery Coordinator
An Opiate Recovery Coordinator is needed to provide psychosocial treatments to clients at a service in Central London.
In order to guarantee that service users receive the appropriate intervention at the appropriate time and in the manner that best suits their needs, the ideal applicant will possess the knowledge and expertise to evaluate and interact with clients.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has dealt with substance misuse issues and is hoping to advance in their career with an organisation that will help them further their personal and professional growth.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting clients when they enter the programme and proceed with their therapy or recuperation.
- Offering screening, evaluation, planning for recovery, and subsequent referral
- Minimising the harm that drugs and alcohol do to clients and the larger community
- Encouraging carer, client, and community participation
- Acting as an advocate for partnership service access
- Assisting service users with their social (re)integration so they can live meaningful lives by encouraging self-determination, resilience, recovery, and peer support.
- Conduct research, create, and prepare materials and topic matter for groups or pods.
- Provide service users in group settings with structured information at different phases of their recovery
Experience Required:
- Possess a thorough awareness of substance abuse issues or have previous experience working in a related field.
- Possess a solid working understanding of mental health services, interventions, and best practices.
- Capacity to successfully manage change while putting the interests of service consumers first
- Recognise the significance of information governance procedures and pledge to adhere to and implement all required safety measures
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
Finance Systems Officer
The Vacancy
As part of the wider Connexional Team, the finance team seek to continually review and provide budget holders with management and analytical reports that help them to understand the financial consequences of their strategies and decisions. We use a number of finance applications to process and analyse financial data and produce reports that help our stakeholders make informed decisions. The Methodist Church has embarked on a transformational journey, and with a strong focus on technology-driven solutions, we are committed to enhancing efficiency, productivity, and colleague satisfaction.
We are currently seeking a talented Systems Support Officer to join our dynamic team, working with IT, Finance and also non-finance colleagues.
As a Systems Support Officer, you will work with and support our Finance Systems Analyst, the finance team and other colleagues within the Connexional team in administering our finance systems, developing financial reports, troubleshooting and supporting colleagues in finding systems solutions. You will work collaboratively to analyse data, provide training to users and make suggestions that will improve operational efficiency.
You will work with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure the provision of accurate and timely reports and be able to analyse the data produced in a meaningful way.
There will also be the opportunity to work on new projects and initiatives to support information and user experience across the Connexional Team.
If you are a highly motivated and organised Finance System professional with a passion for delivering exceptional results, we want to hear from you!
About You
- Proven ability in a similar role, preferably supporting and working with multiple finance applications in a medium to large organisations.
- Experience in administering and maintaining financial systems and financial reporting platforms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of and experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Query/Power BI).
- Able to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Have passion to continuous professional development in finance systems applications.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
Closing Date: 28 July 2024
Interview Date: 5 August 2024
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
Would you like to be part of the team providing specialist debt, benefit and money advice that could have a real impact on people’s lives?
We are enhancing and increasing resource across this vital service, to ensure that we continue to meet the needs of our beneficiaries, expanding from three to four regional teams. We are looking for advisers to join our friendly and passionate team. As an organisation we are committed to providing a high quality and consistent service to our beneficiaries.
As a Debt, Benefits and Money Adviser, you will provide a comprehensive community-based debt advice service to beneficiaries who are experiencing difficulties, advising on their legal position and all the suitable options available through a mixture of face-to-face, telephone and email interactions.
In addition, you will carry out income maximisation through identifying and advising on benefit entitlement, and the take up of appropriate benefits. There is an expectation you will also deliver specialist level welfare benefits casework including the preparation of written submissions and representation at appeal tribunals. To achieve this, full training and coaching is provided with an expectation to complete the training framework and sign off process within two years of appointment.
The role is home based with occasional travel required throughout Belfast and Northern Ireland. This includes travel to home visits and tribunal locations. In addition, travel to team meetings and training, usually in London, is required. We do cover travel expenses.
Living within the Belfast area or in commutable distance to the area is essential in being able to undertake this role.
This position is also subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS check.
Why join us?
Our Benefits, Debt & Money Advice Service at the Royal British Legion is unique:
- Self-funded! We don’t bid for external funding, we are not subject to funding constraints or time limits, and we are not bound by external targets.
- Holistic! We are not limited to a specific amount of time per case, and we always want to support the whole person. We have our own services which support with areas such as drug and alcohol, homelessness, and dementia and importantly, we provide funding directly to pay off priority debts and insolvency fees. Our services can change people’s lives.
- Connected! We work from home as part of a strong regional & national team and manage our own diaries accordingly.
- Dynamic! We pride ourselves on our learning & development, constantly improving our expertise through training to ensure we are providing the best quality service to those we support.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics and aim to operate an inclusive recruitment process.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Global Procurement Manager
Manchester (we will consider applications from candidates based in other areas of the UK)
Starting salary for this position is £40,416 per annum (plus contributory pension)
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
Become our Global Procurement Manager and play a pivotal role in driving our organization's success! You will strategically manage our procurement function to achieve cost savings, ensure top-notch quality and compliance, and mitigate risks, all while fostering strong supplier relationships and leveraging cutting-edge technology. Leading MAG's dedicated procurement team from our Manchester office, you will ensure the effective supply of vital equipment, goods, and services that support our global programs. Manage high-value mechanical assets, vehicles, technical and detection equipment, and essential humanitarian commodities. Join us and make a meaningful impact on a global scale!
About you:
We are seeking a dynamic professional with a proven track record in managing international procurement activities and ideally previous experience in handling dual-use equipment and restricted goods; he/she shall be accustomed to managing complex international freight and supporting custom clearance processes with a deep understanding of Incoterms. Exceptional communication and team management skills are key to this role as you will guide change management initiatives and engage in high-stakes stakeholder negotiations. If you have outstanding organizational abilities, clear and persuasive communication and proficiency in MS Office, you'll thrive in our fast-paced, multicultural environment. Your leadership, creativity, attention to detail, and strategic thinking will be instrumental in our continued success.
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of 11th August 2024.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a highly skilled and experienced process facilitator with a desire to enable the formation of Minster Communities across Leicester and Leicestershire?
Can you form and lead teams of volunteers, are you energised by training and supporting others?
Are you a collaborative colleague, excellent communicator and relationship-builder?
…then we want to hear from you, and consider your application to work within our team as we enable churches to form new Minster Communities across our diocese.
You will play a crucial role taking lead responsibility for training and supporting a team of facilitators (including staff, consultants and volunteers) who will deliver the Minster Community formation process across the diocese. You will facilitate organisational process within the ethos of Christian discernment and work closely with the Shaped By God Together Programme Team to track progress, identify risks and issues and contribute to problem-solving.
This post is funded through a grant from the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board.
We encourage applications from UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority Heritage candidates, who are currently under-represented in the organisation.
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OPPORTUNITY
This is a unique opportunity for an astute, super-efficient, fast learner to join the first international climate campaign organisation focused on the steel sector, one of the largest and least-challenged drivers of climate change. We are seeking a dynamic executive assistant who can effectively support the leadership team management in a fast-moving and developing organisation.
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
SteelWatch is a new international civil society organisation established in June 2023, driving corporate accountability in the steel sector and urgent climate action. Our vision is a steel sector that underpins a thriving zero-emissions economy. Our priority is for the steel industry to get on track for a 1.5 degree warming trajectory this side of 2030.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a member of the first international climate NGO specialising in steel decarbonisation, you will work with other SteelWatch team members located across Asia-Pacific, Africa and Europe. The Executive Assistant will be a vital team member, providing critical, executive administrative support to enable the Executive Director and SteelWatch Leadership team to operate effectively. The duties associated with the role will evolve significantly as SteelWatch evolves. The Executive Assistant reports to the Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities
The role is focused on supporting the Executive Director and SteelWatch Leadership team on a number of tasks, not limited to:
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Manage diaries, schedule appointments, set up meetings, adapting to priorities.
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Organise and book travel arrangements according to diary needs and internal policies.
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Arrange and prepare for meetings with external partners, allies, donors and industry meetings, handling logistics (timing, location, travel, virtual arrangements)
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Draft supporting materials (e.g., presentations) and assist with minute-taking, ensuring team input.
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Track and manage written communication with key external contacts, including funder updates.
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This role will also support several core governance and operational activities, not limited to:
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Support the Supervisory Board and Management Board in effective decision-making by ensuring clear agendas, logistical support in organising these meetings, plus minute taking, sign-off and circulation.
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Assist with key organisational processes and tasks, collaborating closely with the Operations Lead and team members on new staff recruitment, contracting and onboarding processes.
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Support research and delivery against organisational goals, monitor Director expenditure, manage system and IT tool access for staff and consultants, and maintain filing and other administrative systems.
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Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The ideal candidate will bring a proactive, creative and tactful approach to making logistics and relationships run smoothly in a busy, evolving, international organisation. They will maintain the highest professional standards and possess strong interpersonal communication skills. In addition to a great eye for detail and persistence, the ideal candidate will have the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive action forward in a fluid context and will enjoy doing so. Additionally, they will have enthusiasm for a start-up culture, demonstrating a willingness to lean into each other’s roles and support team members as needed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Location: The position is remote, and the location should be in a time zone within two hours of Central European Time. The UK location is a benefit. You must have the right to work in your location, and you will be employed in that country. SteelWatch is unable to support any visa application process.
Work environment: The work is mainly remote, although some face-to-face meetings are essential, within Europe. Working hours are flexible. Team members are currently located in Japan, the UK, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, and the team will continue to grow internationally. There will be some early mornings or evenings to accommodate interactions across time zones, with the flexibility to adjust your weekly schedule accordingly. Travel will be required to collaborate with allies and meet the team in person.
Terms and salary: The role is expected to be long-term and managed via an Employer of Record. The initial contract will be for 12 months, if feasible, within local employment regulations. While we envision this as a full-time role, we are open to other options (minimum 60% unless a job share). Please specify your preference in your application, and if part-time, state the number of days per week.
The UK salary for this position is in the range of £28,000 to £34,000 per annum, pro rata, based on experience. Comparable salaries in other countries are based on market rates.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We understand the power of diversity in driving better results. Every new addition to our team represents an opportunity for SteelWatch to embrace fresh perspectives and innovative approaches. We aim to make SteelWatch an inclusive, nurturing, and imaginative workplace, committed to equal opportunities for all. We invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to differences in gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity, especially from those underrepresented in the climate movement. Please let us know if you need accommodations or support during the application process.
CODE OF ETHICS
All SteelWatch team members, consultants, and supervisory board members are required to adhere to SteelWatch’s Code of Ethics.
Our Mission is to turbo-charge the transformation to a decarbonised steel sector that enables the environment, communities and workers to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.