We have an exciting opportunity to work within the senior leadership team at Bristol City Robins Foundation, strategically leading and managing our social inclusion, youth work, and participation activities as our Head of Youth Engagement.
- Do you have experience working at a senior and strategic level?
- Can you diversify and expand income streams to ensure the sustainability and growth of programmes for the future?
- Can you use impactful case studies and data insights to enhance community awareness and engagement?
- Are you a forward-thinking leader committed to advancing the organisation’s strategic objectives through effective and inspiring youth engagement initiatives?
If so, we would like to talk to you…
Bristol City Robins Foundation is a registered charity striving to make a positive difference through sports and learning. We recognise our positive impact on the community but are continually looking to develop and expand our reach.
The Head of Engagement is vital in shaping the organisation’s approach to promoting, engaging, and building lasting connections with young people through participatory programs. This position is designed to drive innovative and strategic engagement, empowering teams to think creatively about how the organization reaches and impacts its audience. The Head of Engagement delivers high-quality, meaningful programmes that foster long-term relationships based on trust and positive experiences.
Your Main Responsibilities:
- To play a key role in the Senior Leadership Team, specialising in community development and engagement with young people.
- Support the Chief Community Officer in developing and delivering the organisational strategic plan around youth engagement, including taking lead responsibility for agreed-upon strategies and deliverables to provide long-term positive relationships through positive activities.
- Work in partnership and proactively engage with key partners from across the city in the Youth and Play sector, physical activity, and sports participation.
- Manage commissioned contracts, grants, and other agreed projects, including work with partners and subcontractors.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting using case studies, data insights, and sector/local data comparisons to inform and measure impact.
- Lead on and support the preparation of reports and documents as commissioners, funders, and trustees require.
- Identify and lead funding bids, contracts, and partnerships to generate funding for projects to ensure the sustainability of programmes.
- Line Manage the Social Inclusion, Youth work, and Participation managers.
- Develop the skills, experience, and capabilities within the teams relating to local and current issues.
- Support the overall running of the organisation through robust budget setting and planning, safeguarding, health and safety, KPIs, operational updates, risk management, project development, and bid writing.
You will have:
- Proven track record of developing strategies to develop community delivery in youth engagement, including youth work and participation.
- Evidence of understanding the challenges young people face, specifically in Bristol, and the priorities set out by local authorities, police, youth and play services, schools, and other organisations.
- Proven links and strong relationships with contacts locally and nationally, including schools, local authorities, police, youth services, disability organizations, and NGBs.
- Ability to inspire, lead, and develop a team toward achieving project and department-wide goals.
- Ability to identify good practices and have a capability in monitoring and benchmarking performance using industry terminology and metrics.
- A creative mindset and experience around community development where unique and engaging community programmes are implemented is evident.
- Capable of analysing and assimilating information through qualitative and quantitative data/information to produce reports for stakeholders, trustees, and funders.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect with the community, staff, and stakeholders/partners.
- Ability to be flexible in navigating the evolving landscape of community-based delivery to young people, services locally and nationally, and address emerging needs.
Safeguarding Statement:
Bristol City Robins Foundation is committed to safeguarding children's and young people's welfare and expects all staff and volunteers to endorse this commitment. This post requires Enhanced Criminal Records Checks and may include checks against the Barred Lists; as such, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions, including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS, should be declared.
Equality Statement:
The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment to equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation, or harassment of any description. The candidate must also promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years of employment, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of employment (plus bank holidays and Christmas closure days)
- A flexible working environment with generous planning, preparation, and admin time in your timetable.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Generous continuous personal development budget.
- 2 x BCFC and Bristol Bears tickets to home league games
- Work equipment (BCFC clothing, laptop, phone)
- The opportunity to be part of an incredible journey.
We have an exciting opportunity to work within the senior leadership team at Bristol City Robins Foundation, strategically leading and managing our health and well-being programmes as our Head of Health and Wellbeing.
- Have you got experience working at a senior and strategic level within community health and wellbeing?
- Can you diversify and expand income streams to ensure the sustainability and growth of programmes for the future?
- Can you use impactful case studies and data insights to enhance community awareness and engagement?
- Are you a forward-thinking leader committed to advancing the organisation’s strategic objectives through effective, community-integrated health and wellbeing programmes?
If so, we would like to talk to you…
Bristol City Robins Foundation is a registered charity striving to make a positive difference for all through sport and learning. We recognise our positive impact on the community but are continually looking to develop and expand our reach.
The Head of Health and Wellbeing will drive the department's strategic direction, develop community-based health and wellbeing programmes that meet the community's needs, and monitor and evaluate their success. The post holder will develop and maintain partnerships, oversee the department's growth, and manage the health and wellbeing team.
Your Main Responsibilities:
- Play a key role in the Senior Leadership Team with a key specialism in linking health and wellbeing to community development.
- Support the CCO in developing and delivering the organisational strategic plan for health and wellbeing, including taking lead responsibility for agreed strategies and deliverables.
- Link into the NHS long-term plan and ensure programmes are aligned to local and national strategies around health and wellbeing.
- Work in partnership and be proactive in engaging with key partners from across the City in the health and wellbeing sector, including public health and local PCNs.
- Manage commissioned contracts, grants, and other agreed projects, including work with partners and subcontractors, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Lead on and support the preparation of reports and documents as required by commissioners, funders, and trustees.
- Identify and lead on bids, contracts, and partnerships to generate project funding.
- Line Manage the health and wellbeing staffing team.
- Develop the skills, experience, and capabilities within the teams relating to local and current issues.
- Support the overall running of the organisation through robust budget setting and planning, safeguarding, health and safety, KPIs, operational updates, risk management, project development, and bid writing.
- Respond promptly to emerging issues/needs/threats and take advantage of new opportunities.
- Review operational and delivery risks to ensure that key risks are appropriately managed.
- Safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, working within organisational safeguarding policies and local authority frameworks.
You will have:
- To have been working in a community development organisation or role at a senior level with a proven track record of developing strategies and community delivery in the health and wellbeing sector.
- Evidence of understanding the health inequalities and priorities across Bristol.
- Proven links and strong relationships with contacts in the local and national health sector, including NHS, ICB, Local Authority, health charities and organisations, VCSE alliance, and PCNs.
- Ability to inspire, lead, and develop a team towards achieving project and department-wide goals.
- Proven ability to manage multiple programmes and teams
- Ability to identify good practices and have a capability in monitoring and benchmarking the performance of staff and programmes using industry terminology and metrics linked to health and wellbeing.
- A creative mindset and experience in community development, where the implementation of unique and engaging community programmes is evident in planning, funding, delivery, and reporting.
- The ability to manage multiple people, priorities, and programmes where quality is paramount is important.
- Capable of analysing and assimilating information through qualitative and quantitative data/information to produce reports for stakeholders, trustees, and funders.
- Proven links and strong relationships with contacts in the local and national health sector.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect with the community, staff, and stakeholders/partners.
- Ability to be flexible in navigating the evolving landscape of the health and wellbeing services locally and nationally and address emerging needs.
Safeguarding Statement:
Bristol City Robins Foundation is committed to safeguarding children's and young people's welfare and expects all staff and volunteers to endorse this commitment. This post requires Enhanced Criminal Records Checks and may include checks against the Barred Lists; as such, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions, including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS, should be declared.
Equality Statement:
The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment to equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation, or harassment of any description. The candidate must also promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years of employment, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of employment (plus bank holidays and Christmas closure days)
- A flexible working environment with generous planning, preparation, and admin time in your timetable.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Generous continuous personal development budget.
- 2 x BCFC and Bristol Bears tickets to home league games
- Work equipment (BCFC clothing, laptop, phone)
- The opportunity to be part of an incredible journey.
The Chief Operating Officer will work closely with the Headteacher and the Governors in driving the school forward. Day to day you will lead on the non-academic operations and services of the school, ensuring that the school’s resources are deployed to meet the school’s Development Plan in a financially and environmentally sustainable manner. Executing the responsibilities of a CFO, you will ensure robust financial planning, management and reporting in line with the Department for Education’s Academy Trust handbook.
Our School
Sheldon School is a standalone academy with approximately 1,650 students, making it one of the largest secondary schools in Wiltshire. As a co-educational secondary school and sixth form for students aged 11 to 18, we have been an Academy since April 2011.
At Sheldon, we are unapologetic in our approach to ensuring that every student can thrive regardless of social background, academic ability or special educational need. We give students a better chance of success than if they attended any other school. We pride ourselves on having the highest expectations of all students and staff. We are passionate about working together with parents to ensure success for all our pupils. We are committed to providing a high-quality education that improves the life chances of all students.
In 2024: our Ofsted inspection recognised us as “Good” in all areas; academic outcomes improved across a range of metrics; and we had a strong financial performance, strengthening our reserve position. We are a successful school with high ambitions.
Our Values
Be kind means that we are thoughtful and considered about how we treat ourselves and others and we always show gratitude.
Be brave means that we are confident learners who contribute in lessons. We don’t make excuses and we accept that we all make mistakes and learn from them.
Be the best you means we give 100% each and every day to be the best we can be. We believe that success comes through showing ambition, grit and stamina.
How to make an application
To apply, complete the My New Term Application Form using the Supporting Statement section of the form to detail your suitability for the role, your motivation for making an application and how your knowledge, experience and training meet the person specification. We may choose to close this vacancy earlier if we have enough interest.
In line with KCSIE 2024 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.
References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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