Head of it and facilities jobs in stonebridge, greater london
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Location: We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.
Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London. Our expectation for this role is that you will come to London 1 or 2 days each week for meetings, including a quarterly ‘all staff’ event. You may also be required to visit member hospices or suppliers from time to time. You can choose where to work for the rest of the time, in the office or remotely (home or another appropriate location). We encourage all colleagues to visit member hospices to help inform our work and you may be able to work from there.
Contractually this role is London-based.
Contract: Fixed term until April 2026, full time.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours
- Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
- Support for staff with caring responsibilities
- Flexible working
How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Tuesday 22 April 2025.
Interview dates: Likely to be Tuesday 29 April, Wednesday 30 April or Thursday 1 May (to be confirmed) Interviews will take place over Microsoft Teams.
We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.
Job Information
As Business Intelligence (BI) Developer you will be responsible for working with Hospice UK’s data to provide insights that support decision-making.
You’ll collaborate with colleagues at all levels to understand their needs and develop dashboards, reports and insights which help facilitate efficient, effective, and modern ways of working and a great colleague experience.
Guided by the Data Manager, you’ll ensure that Hospice UK complies with all relevant legislation and best practice such as complying with UK GDPR and maintaining our security accreditations. You’ll also work closely with other members of the ICT and Data team.
You’ll bring a broad set of data skills and knowledge with specific technical skills and experience developing using Power BI and SQL. We are at the start of our journey using modern data tools, with training for all colleagues planned, but you will need to guide inexperienced colleagues. Whilst challenging, this is an opportunity to shape how we work for the long term.
You’ll be working with others to collect and analyse the data that is most useful for hospices across the UK to compare their services and understand the impact we make collectively. You’ll also combine this with third-party data sources, such as population data, which will help local hospices reach everyone who needs help. Hospice UK will use this data and insight for national research and campaigning.
For our hospice sector data work, there are multiple data sources, some of which are bespoke databases within Hospice UK’s systems, whereas others are external including publicly available.
Internally, within Hospice UK, you’ll work with colleagues from different departments to improve how we measure our own performance. You’ll develop a performance reporting framework which provides clarity and insight, from our Board level key performance indicators to our day-to-day operational process performance measures.
Within Hospice UK the main data sources are our CRM, Website CMS, Grants Management, Finance and HR systems. We also use bespoke data capture forms and databases for specific purposes.
We’re a small in-house ICT and Data team, supported by 3rd party suppliers.
Your line manager is Richard Cooper, Data Manager. Richard joined Hospice UK in February 2024, bringing with him a wealth of experience from the private, public and non-profit sectors.
You’ll find lots more information in the Candidate Information Pack below.
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this role, please send the following documents to recruitment by 12pm Tuesday 22 April 2025:
- Your CV. Ideally in Microsoft Word format and less than 3 pages of A4
- A completed supporting statement form (where you can demonstrate how you meet the person specification.)
- A completed equalities monitoring form.
We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements.
We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.
Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if there are adjustments you might need to participate fully in the process.
To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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:Post salary - FTE £40,000, pro rata £32,000
We are a small, warm friendly and much-loved charity. Everything we do is about supporting carers.We are mission-led, reducing isolation, supporting lives, changing lives and building a community by bringing carers together.
Working with us is very much a community thing, you will be part of something that means a great deal to many people, you will become well known by our community, and you will work with us in a beautiful place that is very much the heart of the carer community. Greenwich Carers Centre stands alone. Not only are we the only purpose-designed carers centre in the UK, our carers centre is one of the borough's Grade 1 listed heritage buildings. Our centre includes a fully staffed reception area, cafe,walled garden, activity rooms - all of which are used to very great effect.
Our busy centre is an opportunities hub for carers. We provide educational, recreational, peer support, social, cultural, consultation, information and hobby & interest activities at Greenwich Carers Centre and out across the community. At the very heart of us is one-to-one support - completely tailored to meet the individual needs of carers, one-to-one support matters - it is crisis intervention, it is problem solving, it is emotional and practical support - it is whatever a carer needs, when they need it.
We are looking for excellence, heart and drive to lead our one-one support services, to lead our outstanding support team, and to work alongside our creative and forward thinking CEO in driving our charity forward. If this is you, we would very much like to hear from you..
The role
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, this second-lead senior management role supports the CEO in delivering the organisations business strategy. As the statutory service lead for Greenwich Carers Centre, the role is responsible for ensuring the contract compliant delivery of a small portfolio of non-regulated local authority funded services that provide front line support to carers within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The role deputises for the Chief Executive and leads a dedicated staff team actively providing essential emotional and practical support to carers across the borough. As the second most senior post in the organisation, the role engages with stakeholders and influences, shapes and informs across most aspects of the charity’s day-to-day operations. By working with the CEO and external fundraising colleagues the role helps to shape the charity by informing the development of grant funded programmes that; provide specialist support to carers, add value to our statutory services, and extend our charity by building upon a consistent level of notable business achievement.
Job description: Service Development Lead – Carer Support Services
Reports to: Chief Executive,
Key holder responsibility: Yes
Post:Part-time: 28 hours per week = 4 days
Salary: Pro Rata £32,000. FTE £40,000
Post location: Greenwich Carers Centre, London SE7
Annual Leave: 25 days + Bank Holidays (After completion probation period)
Direct reports Support team, Participation and Involvement Officer
Statutory Services Lead
To manage a small portfolio of Greenwich-based statutory carer support contracts Greenwich Carers Centre do not provide CGC regulated services. We currently hold three statutory service contracts, highest value service = 400k per annum.
To ensure quality and manage the delivery of services in relation to contract
To ensure services are
·To ensure Charity Log and KPI service monitoring systems are maintained and updated
To report quarterly on service performance via written local authority report, board paper submission and whole-team Quarterly Review Meetings
To assist in the occasional development of local authority tenders and lead on service set-up in response to contract award
To ensure support staff are compliance trained, supported, monitored and supervised
To act as the organisational lead for reporting Safeguarding concerns
Deputising for the Chief Executive
To act as lead manager when the Chief Executive away from the centre, on leave, or otherwise absent.
To be the lead contact for staff, volunteers and customers
·To deal with and manage arising situations at the centre
·To assist with facility management and operational tasks as appropriate.
·To carry out tasks as requested by the Chief Executive
To ensure the charity has adequate staff cover for planned activities.
Strategic planning and new business
·To support the CEO with business strategy planning
·To work with an external fundraising teams to inform the development of funding bids.
·To contribute to the financial wellbeing of the organisation by supporting income generating activities
Partnerships and networking
To represent the organisation by participating in Local Authority and Voluntary Sector Forums, Steering Groups and Consultation activities
To work with voluntary sector partners to extend the reach of our services, collaborate on service delivery and provide new opportunities for our customers
· To negotiate and draft partnership agreements for collaborative working
Involvement and engagement
To ensure carers inform continuous service improvement through the feedback and evaluation of services
To support co-production through carer engagement
To support the set-up of a Carers Committee to inform and shape the operational environment of Greenwich Carers Centre. Once established, to be the senior management contact for the committee.
·To annually review the organisations carer engagement strategies and ensure output requirements are built into project and service delivery.
Marketing and communications
To be an advocate for local carers, speaking locally and regionally on their behalf via a national carers network, and, on occasion by engaging with local media
To support and inform the development of marketing materials
To represent the organisation when dealing with stakeholders, voluntary sector partners and the wider community
To regularly attend meetings of the Carer Partnership Board as representative of Greenwich Carers Centre To support the charity’s community engagement activities
General
To act in an appropriate manner at all time
To support the Centre Manager and Projects Lead and assist in the day to day running of Greenwich Carers Centre
To undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by the CEO or Board of Trustees
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Overview
Change Grow Live are looking for an Assistant Business Development Officer (Bid Writer) to join our national business development team. As one of the UK’s largest charities, Change Grow Live supports people in making positive changes in their lives.
Location: London (You could also be based in our Manchester or Brighton Regional Business Unit)
Salary: £27,861.26 − £32,002.35 per year Dependent on experience (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time).
Contract Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Allowances: £4,133.14 per year Inner London Weighting, pro rata
Dates for Interview are 6th-8th of May 2025
Closing Date 27/4/2025
Role overview
You’ll help to prepare for, write and support on developing bids and proposals, helping Change Grow Live secure contracts and run high-quality health and social care services. These services support adults, children and young people, including around drugs and alcohol, homelessness and criminal justice.
Your day-to-day will include:
- Writing and editing bid responses
- Working with colleagues across Change Grow Live
- Completing online research, analysing data and working with partner organisations
- Creating presentations, diagrams and reports
- Helping improve how we do things.
This role is designed to support you through the beginning of your business development and bid writing career. We’ll provide you with support and training to develop and progress.
About you
You are:
- Clear and concise writer
- Motivated to develop your skills
- Open to feedback
- Curious and analytical
- Solution-focused and tenacious
- Kind and committed to helping people make positive changes.
Previous experience in business development is not needed, but skills or experience in health and social care, writing, sales, research, or data are beneficial.
Benefits:
- Working a successful team
- Structured training, development, mentoring and progression opportunities
- The option to work from home for some of the week
- Wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme and an hour each week for wellbeing activities of your choice (find out more here).
We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we work with. We pride ourselves on an inclusive and supportive workplace, evidenced through our Investors in People Silver Award and Stonewall Silver Award 2023.
We’re happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that you need to be successful. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. Please let us know in your application or at any stage of the process if you would like to explore these options.
Before you apply
In the application portal, there’s a section called ‘how you meet the criteria for the role’. This is your chance to tell us about why you’re a good fit for this job – we won’t be able to consider your application unless it’s filled in. Please explain how you meet each of the person specification criteria (listed at the end of the job description). You can group multiple criteria together where you think it makes sense. Use clear examples of your experience (this link contains some useful guidance). As guidance, written statements should not exceed 1,000 words.
We encourage applications from individuals who may not meet every requirement but are excited about the role. We value lived experience of substance use, homelessness, and/or multiple disadvantages.
We’re a Disability Confident Committed employer. We’ll offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for this job. Please confirm in the ‘how you meet the criteria for the role’ part of the application if you are applying under this scheme.
Check out the job description and team explainer for more information.
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us
The young people we work alongside are amazing. Courageous, resourceful and incredibly smart. At the point in which we get to meet them they are often tired, traumatised and frustrated. If you get that, see the best in people and understand that these young people deserve the highest quality service, patience and care then we want to hear from you. Our Youth Justice service runs pan London, working alongside young people impacted and involved with the criminal justice system and those that are experiencing homelessness. We are looking for a Case Worker to join our team and deliver a holistic service to the young people. We are looking for a kind, creative, motivated and approachable individual to support our mission to enable young people to use their strengths to live a life where they feel safe and fulfilled. We need someone who is comfortable working to deliver groups and outreach in a prison setting as well as delivering street based outreach services. You should have working knowledge of supporting young people impacted by violence. You will be required to meet young people in court, police stations, prisons and community settings as well as at our main day centre in Camden with the option of some remote working from home. If you have the required skills and are passionate about supporting young people, then we would love to hear from you.
- A full-time (or part-time considered) permanent role in our Youth Justice Team
- Salary £31,200 – £34,736
- Deadline to apply: 9am, Wednesday 16 April
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.