Head Of Programmes Jobs

We're looking for an enthusiastic Learning & Development Advisor to join our team and drive impactful training initiatives. If you're ready to shape the future of our workforce, we want to hear from you! Grow your career with NFER as an L&D Advisor and make a positive, lasting impact in a leading independent charity with a worldwide reputation.

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, non-negotiable

We also offer 30 days annual leave plus 4 paid closure days, 10% pension contributions, enhanced maternity/parental leave, and flexible working from day one plus much more.

Location: Hybrid, Slough. The team typically work 1 day a week (Wednesday) in the office.

Hours: This role is available full-time (35 hours) or part-time 80%. We offer other flexible working options such as compressed hours too available from day one. Happy to discuss this with you.

Job Type: Permanent

JOB DESCRIPTION
As the L&D Advisor, you’ll support our organisational goals by designing, implementing, and evaluating training and engagement programmes that enhance the skills and knowledge of our workforce. Working under the direction of the Head of HR, this role focuses on meeting business needs through targeted learning interventions and fostering a culture of continuous professional development (CPD). Additionally, you will ensure effective onboarding practices, coordinate activities that promote an inclusive culture, oversee compliance training, and support our early careers programme.
Today’s challenge: We are in the exciting position of building our Learning & Development offering from the ground up. Our employees’ skills and knowledge are fundamental to our organsation so we are looking for someone who can take us on this journey and ensure we have the right skills to meet the modern-day business demands. It’s going to be a varied role as we have much to do, so a passion for all things L&D is what you need.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
If you meet 70% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

• Experience in coordinating, designing, delivering, and evaluating high-quality and engaging online and blended training programmes.
• Excellent facilitation skills, with experience of delivering workshops in both virtual and in-person environments.
• Demonstrates creativity and resourcefulness in problem-solving.
• Consistently organises tasks effectively.
• Excels in communicating and building relationships with team members and stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly understand new information and concepts and effectively translate them into tailored learning materials and resources.
• Eagerness and capability in learning new digital tools and systems.
• Effectively coaches and motivates individuals and teams.

WHY NFER?
At NFER, our primary focus is on making a positive impact rather than pursuing profit. We are a respected independent charity, recognised as a trusted source for education resources, research evidence, and insights worldwide. We foster collaboration and flexibility, allowing you and your manager to tailor your work approach to meet customer, team, and personal commitments effectively. Moreover, we prioritise equality, diversity, and inclusion, striving to promote fair employment practices and equal opportunities for all within our organisation.

Other roles you may have experience of include: Learning and Development Advisor, Training and Development Manager, Training Manager, Talent Development Specialist.

We are reviewing applications regularly as part of an ongoing recruitment process. Please see our Job Application pack for more details about the process

If you’re looking for a place where you can put your heart, soul, and skills into making a difference, then you could be our next L&D Advisor and we want to hear from you. Apply via the button shown.

Job Description – Senior Network Fundraising Manager 

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Location: London/Hybrid - in person working on Mondays (either head office or local network office), with flexibility of home/office for the remainder of the week

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 Hours

Salary & Grade: 4LCO/£50,823-£53,498

Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste”. 

We are 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 approximately 8,500 frontline charities and community groups.  Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.

There has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.  For more information visit our website.

FareShare is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities and as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide reasonable adjustments.

We aim to recruit from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our commitment to redistributing surplus food, come and join us. 

The role

The Senior Network Fundraising Manager is a new and vital role, created to maximise income generation across FareShare’s national team and 18 Network Partners. This role is integral to driving collaboration and establishing a strategic approach to fundraising across multiple sites.

FareShare has a vibrant national fundraising department that has consistently grown the organisation’s new and existing income streams in recent years. As we have grown, so have our regional delivery partners, who are independent charities, each investing in their own fundraising to sustain larger operations. The Senior Network Fundraising Manager will join FareShare’s Fundraising Leadership Team to enhance these efforts through strategic collaboration and clearly defined ways of working to maximise opportunities across our income streams.

Central to this role is the development and co-design of a strategic plan for fundraising across FareShare and our Network Partners. This plan will ensure we are better equipped for income generation, adopting consistent ways of working and a co-ordinated approach, which avoids overlapping our respective audiences and keeps the supporter at the heart of our decision making. 

The Senior Network Fundraising Manager will facilitate and coordinate fundraising activities across multiple partners. This requires involving and inspiring key stakeholders, managing conflicts, setting clear expectations and responsibilities and driving continuous improvements to the way we work together. The role will ensure that the tools, frameworks, resources, monitoring and evaluation methods, and relationships are in place to successfully share information, champion successes and build new funding opportunities across FareShare and our Network Partners.

The role offers a fantastic and unique opportunity to develop a new strategic approach to fundraising across multiple charity partners, operating under the same brand and mission. You will have a strong track record in income generation, and experience or understanding of organisations working together in a federative structure. Cross-team collaboration is crucial to the role, and you will demonstrate strong relationship building, communication and influencing skills.

Main areas of responsibility

1. Lead the development of a Network Fundraising Strategy, incorporating co-designed ways of working and objectives across FareShare Network Partners.

2. Lead on culture change and new ways of working to ensure network partners are consulted and considered in all new fundraising activity.

3. Manage and coordinate FareShare’s monthly forum of network fundraisers and foster a culture of best practice, collective effort, collaboration and learning.

4. Identify network-wide investment projects and support the development of joint funding bids to secure significant income for FareShare and our partners.

5. Ensure national fundraising activity gives full consideration to network fundraising and its potential to be delivered locally.

6. Investigate and take learnings from how local fundraising activity could grow and be delivered nationally.

7. Stay abreast of all Network Partner fundraising activity, financial performance and longer-term business plans.

8. Act as the main point of connection for the flow of information between Network Partners and FareShare’s national fundraising team.

9. Champion the work of the network fundraising teams in cross-department and cross-organisation forums.

10.  Track progress against strategy objectives and regularly review ways of working.  

11.  Play an active role in the leadership of FareShare’s fundraising team and the delivery of our national fundraising strategy.

Person Specification

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with the below criteria.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of implementing fundraising strategy and operational activities in at least one of the following areas; community & events, trusts & grants, individual giving, major donors or corporate partnerships.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to advise, influence and inspire internal and external stakeholders at varying levels.
• Experience of managing stakeholders through a period of change and consultation.
• Experience of establishing fundraising frameworks that can be applied and delivered both nationally and regionally.  
• Proven experience of sequencing activities to ensure approaches are tested and evaluated before rolling out more widely.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in presenting confidently to a range of stakeholders.
• Proven team player, who displays a collaborative approach and can motivate and generate enthusiasm among diverse groups of people.
• A self-starter with proven ability to use initiative, prioritise and demonstrate a problem-solving approach.
• Ability to assimilate and communicate complexity in a simple and compelling way.
• Ability to meet objectives and tight deadlines.
• Ability to report and forecast financial performance.
• Good knowledge of the UK’s not-for-profit sector and funding landscape.

 Desirable Criteria

• Demonstratable experience of working for a charity that operates under a franchise / regional network model.
• Demonstratable experience and knowledge in high-value fundraising (trusts, grants, statutory, corporate & philanthropy) and bid writing.  
• Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, food waste and surplus redistribution.
• Experience of coordinating a network of organisations with shared objectives.

Competencies and behaviours

• Motivation towards, and interest in, FareShare’s mission.
• Problem solving ability, able to think laterally and creatively.
• Highly motivated, comfortable working independently and using initiative, as well as being an enthusiastic team player contributing to group tasks and team working.
• Determined, professional, friendly and resourceful.
• Willingness and ability to travel to FareShare locations around the UK regularly.

FareShare’s head office is in central London and we expect the successful candidate to be able to travel in at least 1 day a week. More flexible arrangements can be discussed in the recruitment process. 

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

Employability Adviser

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to work in our Language and Learning service, providing support to asylum seekers and refugees in the Tyne and Wear region, empowering them to overcome immediate barriers, integrate with the community, and build skills for the future.

Action Foundation is an award-winning charity and an Equal Opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community, particularly those who have lived experience of migration. We also have a strong focus on safeguarding in the organisation and a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check will be part of the recruitment process.

We operate hybrid working and flexible hours to accommodate a healthy work-life balance. Our offices at the CastleGate are situated close to Newcastle’s vibrant Quayside.

Essential information

• Responsible to: Project Manager (in conjunction with Head of Client Services)
• Hours: 35 hours per week (full time) with flexibility for hours and working pattern
• Salary: £26,751 – £29,536 (depending on experience) per annum plus 6% pension contribution
• Holiday entitlement: 28 days + English Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
• Contract:  Full time contract (subject to passing a 2-month probation period)
• Contract offers will be made subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
• Location: Based in Newcastle but responsibility extends across Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland

Individual Giving Officer
Location: Flexible remote with regular presence at our office in Horsham, West Sussex for team meetings
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week

About the Charity

Born Free works tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and can live according to their needs. As a leading wildlife charity, we oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belong – in the wild.

We promote Compassionate Conservation to enhance the survival of wildlife, especially threatened species in the wild, and to protect natural habitats while respecting the needs and safeguarding the welfare of individual animals. We seek to positively impact animals in the wild and protect their ecosystems in perpetuity for their own intrinsic value. For the critical roles they play within the natural world.

Set up initially as Zoo Check in 1984 by Bill Travers, Dame Virginia McKenna, and their son Will Travers, Born Free works tirelessly to prevent captive animal suffering and phase out zoos. Will continues to lead the organisation as Executive President, and Virginia remains active on the Board of Trustees, working closely with the team to share our vision and programmes on public forums.

Born Free has recently invested in fundraising to support income growth and diversification under the leadership of a new Director of Fundraising.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an Individual Giving Officer to become an integral member of the fundraising team as we look to diversify and grow our individual giving programme.

Individual giving is a key income stream for Born Free, and you will be supporting the Head of Public Fundraising to grow income from new and existing supporters, including through existing products and testing new ways for people to give. The successful candidate will be involved in areas such as our adoption programme, lottery, appeals, supporter acquisition, retention, stewardship, and digital fundraising.

You will be highly motivated and passionate about the mission of Born Free and bring the experience of working in a fundraising team to help grow and diversify the individual giving programme.

The Role

Working collaboratively with the Head of Public Fundraising to develop and implement the Individual Giving strategy for income growth and supporter retention. The successful candidate will be detail-orientated, a team player, creative and able to work collaboratively as well as independently.

Resourceful, organised and a proactive team player, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will need to juggle both creative and data tasks with drive and enthusiasm, be able to work with minimum supervision and show good judgement and initiative.

Key tasks will include:

• Supporter acquisition: work with Head of Public Fundraising to develop, project manage and deliver an integrated multi-channel rolling supporter acquisition across the individual giving portfolio.
• Supporter retention, journeys, and engagement: work with the Head of Public Fundraising, Supporter Database & Insight Manager, and Communications team to project manage, and deliver a successful supporter journey to reduce attrition across the individual giving portfolio, and deliver on appeals and other supporter mailings.
• Digital Marketing: project manage and champion digital fundraising for individual giving, supporting the Social Media Manager and the Marketing Manager with the development of content.
• Manage suppliers and stakeholders: Ensuring high standards of delivery and collaboration are maintained within budgets and procurement requirements.
• Data insight: Work alongside the Head of Public Fundraising and Supporter Data & Insight Manager to ensure the selection and segmentation maximise results. Use campaign data to track and report on the effectiveness of activity, attrition levels, and inform decision-making and future planning.
• Strategy & Planning: Work alongside the Head of Public Fundraising and Director of Fundraising to produce and execute an effective and sustainable individual giving plan to grow income from new and existing donors.
• Budgets: Support the Head of Public Fundraising with compiling budgets, phasing and monitoring Individual Giving income and expenditure.
• External trends and regulation: Keep up to date with fundraising trends and legislation in relation to public fundraising, and ensure compliance with the Charity Commission, fundraising regulation and data protection requirements, including the General Data Protection Directive; Ensure all individual giving activity complies with the appropriate regulation and legislation and delivers an excellent experience for supporters.

The successful candidate should ideally demonstrate the following attributes:

• Direct marketing experience (essential) and digital marketing experience (essential)
• Highly numerate and extremely comfortable working with data, spreadsheets and KPIs
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build effective relationships with colleagues, donors and external suppliers.
• Proven experience in working with Microsoft Office, Excel, and relational databases (including data input), ideally with knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or equivalent CRM.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate effectively to both external and internal audiences.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills and an ability to prioritise work, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines, with a strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with third party suppliers including creative agencies, printers and fulfilment house.
• A team-minded approach - taking others on the journey with you and sharing knowledge / expertise for the benefit of the wider fundraising team and organisation.
• Thirst for learning and passionate about improving campaigns. Celebrates success.
• Solutions-focused. Resilient in the face of setbacks and challenges.
• A strong empathy and engagement with the work of Born Free and the desire to drive it forward, bringing energy and determination to its mission.

The candidate will report directly to the Head of Public Fundraising and has no direct line management responsibilities.

Note: This job description outlines the roles, duties, and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to detail all specific tasks. Born Free reserves the right to alter the content of this job description to reflect the changing needs of the organisation but is a correct reflection of the main duties of the post at the time of writing. 

Our excellent benefits package includes opportunities for continuous professional learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, working from home with regular team meetings to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, wellbeing support, and a competitive pension.

The closing date for applications is 09:00 on Monday 7th October 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.

Born Free is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.

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

Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. Our multiple award-winning Income Generation department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income, allowing us to continue to grow to make sure we can be here for every cat and dog, now and in the future.

Our Direct Marketing Team is part of this department, and recruits and develops supporters. We are seeking a Direct Marketing Officer to join this team to manage and deliver a series of high standard direct marketing campaigns across our Regular Giving programme. This individual will be recruiting, retaining and upgrading regular donors to generate income through a variety of direct marketing methods such as direct dialogue, DRTV, digital, and direct mail. They will be encouraging regular monthly gifts or support via one of our main products such as general Regular Giving and Sponsorship, our Lottery, Value Exchange programme and other methods of committed giving as they arise.

This will be a very rewarding opportunity to play a vital role in giving the dogs and cats in our care a better life.

More about Battersea:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love and expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them.

All the knowledge we gather in our centres helps us to improve the lives of the animals we’ll never meet, through our work with other rescue organisations and charities. We also help people make informed choices when getting a pet, we provide training and welfare advice, and we campaign for changes in the law when we see that dogs and cats or their owners deserve better.

Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

What we can offer you:

We offer our employees a wide range of benefits to reward them for the value that they bring to Battersea, to support them in their work, to help improve their health and wellbeing, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Life insurance
- Support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, a wide range of tools and resources, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working policy:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause. In addition to this, our offices are in a great location within London, have modern facilities, offer great employee socialising spaces and a discounted café. Best of all, coming on site offers you the opportunity to meet our lovely rescues with lunchtime cat socialising and the occasional office dog!

Equality, diversity and inclusion at Battersea:

At Battersea, we are committed to providing equality of opportunity, and developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from members of minority ethnic communities, who we know are currently under-represented at Battersea.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we're happy to discuss any support or personalisation you may need during your application and/or interview process as part of our workplace adjustments. 

Closing date: 30th September 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 7th October 2024

If you think you’re a good fit for the role, and you’re passionate about dogs, cats and our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, please download our recruitment pack.

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

University of Oxford Development and Alumni Engagement

Senior Major Gifts Fundraiser
(known at Oxford as Senior Development Executive – Humanities)

In 2025 Oxford will open its new home for humanities, the state-of-the-art Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. This is an opportunity to join the University’s Humanities Development team as we work to secure philanthropic support for scholarships, academics and the capital project.

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

We are looking for a new senior fundraiser to join our energetic team to raise major gifts for a range of posts, scholarships and other priorities across the Humanities.  Oxford is the world’s leading university for humanities teaching and research. When it opens, the Schwarzman Centre will bring together seven faculties from the division under one roof for the first time. The University’s scholarship in languages, literature, history, philosophy, religion & the arts – from the earliest civilisation to the present day – enriches our understanding of humankind, and informs how we engage with historic issues and contemporary concerns.

About the Role:

This fundraiser will work closely with senior academics in the Humanities Division. The post will focus primarily on funding for posts, scholarships and access and outreach in the academic faculties. An interest and appreciation for the arts and humanities is essential.

To Be Successful You’ll Need:

• To be an experienced development professional with a strong track record of securing major gifts and the ability to secure gifts in the range of £100k-£1m+
• Confidence to work with people from a range of backgrounds, both internally and externally
• The ability to think creatively in prospecting, cultivation and stewardship

Salary:

Grade 8: £45,585 - £54,395 per annum with possible extension to £59,421, plus an Oxford University weighting of £1,500 per annum (pro-rata).

What We Offer:

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

• Flexible hybrid working
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• Membership to CASE
• Training and development opportunities
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

 Application process:

• Click the link to ‘Apply’ and follow the on-screen instructions on our Application portal.
• Applications must include of a CV and a letter of application, in your own words (in PDF format), outlining your motivations to apply for this role, your relevant experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.

Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 3 October 2024 can be considered.

Interviews are currently scheduled to take place on 17 October 2024, in person in Oxford.

We are also seeking a Grade 7 Development Executive with the Humanities major gifts team (vacancy ID 175415), also closing on 3 October. Candidates should have the ability to secure gifts in the range of £100k to £500k. For more information about this role, please click ‘Apply’, or go to bit.ly/3XtcAdQ

Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.

Artistic Director

Are you a dynamic leader? Do you have experience of working in the music industry and in youth or community development?

We are seeking an experienced visionary Artistic Director to lead the artistic strategy, shape creative programmes, and open up pathways for young people into the music industry.

If you are a dynamic leader who can bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to complement and enhance the existing work of the organisation, while playing a crucial role in shaping strategic direction… then we want to hear from you!

Position: Artistic Director

Location: Gloucester/hybrid, with some travel across the UK

Hours: Full-time or part-time hours available (21-37.5 hours per week) with flexible working available

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits include: Pension 3%, flexible working, staff training and development, enhanced maternity policy, wellbeing and social programme, 22 days holiday plus bank holidays plus all the days between Christmas and New Year, additional unpaid leave throughout the year, an amazing staff team and culture.

Closing Date: 30th September 2024. Please note this role may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Artistic Director dedicated to supporting young people from challenging backgrounds and empowering the next generation of music industry leaders.

You'll work closely with the CEO and the team to:

• Reach over 100,000 young people annually through direct engagement, performances, digital content, and school programmes across the UK
• Empower young leaders through the enhanced youth participation framework, exploring co-leadership models at the highest levels of the organisation
• Drive innovation in music education across the UK to make it more relevant, industry connected, and accessible to all young people, regardless of background
• Spearhead the artist development and creative careers programme, addressing sector under-representation through diverse local and national opportunities
• Cultivate a range of performance platforms, partnering to create unique showcasing opportunities for young artists
• Establish the organisation as a national centre of excellence, sharing its models of change and advocating for the transformative power of music in young people's lives.

You'll be instrumental in creating pathways for diverse young talent, influencing national policy, and demonstrating how music can address broader social challenges like mental health and youth violence.

This is a strategic leadership role with significant scope for national impact. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future direction of the creative work, build game-changing industry partnerships, and make a real difference to the lives and careers of young creatives.

The organisation is deeply committed to diversifying the music sector and creating a more inclusive industry and strongly believe that diversity in leadership is crucial to achieving this goal and driving meaningful change. As such, we actively encourage and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from the global majority communities.

About You

We're looking for someone who can bring fresh perspectives while honouring the organisations grassroots origins, someone who can work collaboratively with the team, young people, and partners to take the artistic vision to new heights.

We are looking for a dynamic individual who can demonstrate the following competencies:

• Leadership and vision
• Music industry expertise
• Collaborative leadership
• Commitment to inclusion and diversity
• Strategic thinking

You will be asked to submit a CV when applying and there will be an opportunity for an informal discussion about the role as part of the process.  

About the organisation

With a mission to inspire and transform young lives through music, the organisation aims to break down barriers and build confidence, self-belief, and motivation among young people, enabling them to reach their full potential in both music and their lives. This work focuses on inclusivity and diversity, engaging with under-represented young people, particularly those from challenging circumstances.

You may also have experience in areas such as Artistic, Artistic Lead, Music, Music Director, Director of Music, Creative Director, Art, Art Director, Director of Art, Deputy Music Director, Head of Music, Creative Lead.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Trusts & Foundations Officer

What we offer

• £32,000–£35,000 per annum including London weighting.
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service).
• Generous pension contribution and wellbeing support.
• Hybrid Work: Central London and remote (Minimum three days in office per week and when required).

Key requirements

• Experience in a fundraising role, with a focus on Trusts and Foundations.
• Experience and a proven track record of delivering and growing income from Trusts and Foundations.
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector, including market and donor trends.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• A genuine and enthusiastic commitment to the values, vision and goals of the Prison Reform Trust.

About us

Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is a registered charity with around 30 staff, volunteers and placements. We are working to create a just, humane and effective prison system by influencing decision-makers opinion formers and the public to:

1. Reduce the use of prison
2. Improve conditions for prisoners
3. promote equality and human rights in the criminal justice system.

Apply by 11:59pm on Sunday 6 October 2024

£28,000 - £32,900 per year

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office

What the job involves

Join our successful Philanthropy fundraising team and make a real impact. We're seeking an exceptional Philanthropy Executive to join our established team. In this role you’ll engage small to medium sized trusts and major donors, connecting them to the difference they can make to thousands of men and their families facing prostate cancer.

Together with the Senior Philanthropy Executive, and Philanthropy Managers, you will liaise with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that you put together high-quality funding proposals, that will inspire supporters to make four and five figure gifts, which will significantly improve the lives of men facing prostate cancer.

As a Philanthropy team, we work hard to support and motivate each other. We’re inclusive, enthusiastic, open, helpful and driven. We’re looking for someone who shares our passion to achieve success and work collaboratively.

What we want from you

Our experienced team will support you in this role, helping you to grow and develop your strengths and skills. We work in a fast-paced environment that is ever-changing and we are always looking for new ways of working, constantly trying to improve our approach and increase our efficiency and growth.

You’ll be creative in collaborating with colleagues to think of the best way to present our life-saving work. You will spot and act quickly on new fundraising opportunities. You’ll have a way with words and the ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for a personable and enthusiastic individual to really shine!

Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace, that represents, and can advocate for the communities we support. We stand against discrimination and prejudice, and we champion tolerance, fairness and equality in everything we do. This makes us stronger and helps us reach more people. We’re all here for the same reason: to give every man the power to navigate prostate cancer.

We're committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men who are at double risk. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Therefore, we’re particularly interested in applications from those from marginalised and vulnerable communities. This will help us create an environment of inclusion where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, where personal qualities are as important as professional experience, and our people feel seen and heard.

Ways of working

Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.

Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.

The closing date is Sunday 29th September 2024.  Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.

Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for Friday 4th October 2024.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity. We have 40 years of experience working with migrant communities in London. Our immigration advice service offers support to more than 2,000 people each year. Praxis provides a safe space and support through immigration advice and support to access services such as housing and health. We run peer support groups that build social networks and confidence. Together with people with lived experience, Praxis campaigns for a compassionate and humane immigration system where no one is discriminated against based on their immigration status, race, or class.

Praxis has recently significantly scaled up its campaigns and communications work. We are looking for a new Stories and Media Coordinator to join our Fundraising and Communications team, to help ensure that people with lived experience of the immigration system are the driving force of our dynamic communications work, whilst also building the organisation’s profile and amplifying our systems-change work.

You will play an integral role in the Fundraising and Communications team in an ambitious organisation.  

We are looking for the below skills and experience:

· Strong experience and understanding of working with experts by experience in communications, media and storytelling work, including excellent understanding of safeguarding and risk management;

· Significant experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with a range of journalists;

· A sharp understanding of what makes a strong story;

· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal;

· Ability to build relationships and rapport with a wide range of people.

See the Person Specification and Job Description for more detail. 

Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes 

· A 35-hour working week including flexible working hours (pro rata for part time posts)

· A hybrid work model 

· 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays) 

· Option to buy up to 3 days annual leave each year.

· 1-day additional birthday leave

· A defined contribution pension scheme 

· Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you 24/7. 

· A season ticket loan to help you spread the cost of your commute. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status. 

Please see our website to find out more about our work.

For further details, please contact Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz, our Policy and Public Affairs Manager.

To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the person specification. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. 

If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or have any questions you can email and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.

Application deadline: Monday 30th September 2024 at midnight.  

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15th October 2024.

Join our Team as our Communities Development Lead

Location: Hybrid Working -Ambleside/Bradford, with 1 day a week at alternative site to base 
Salary: £36,000-£41,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)

Are you experienced in working within the Community Youth Sector, looking for a rewarding role supporting young people to thrive?

Are you passionate about engaging with a range of stakeholders to drive service development and income generation to enable growth of youth provision?

About the role:

As part of our Communities team, you’d be providing a pivotal role driving service development across our Community teams in Cumbria and South Yorkshire. As part of the Management team you would work with the Area Team Operational Managers and Head of Service to lead on strategic planning for programme and partnership growth in line with income generation. You would also lead on service wide special projects, such as Youth Participation and Volunteering.

What We’re Looking For:
 
Essential Qualifications:
 

Educated to degree standard or equivalent, or have substantial work experience in similar role 

• Current full UK driving license 

Essential Experience: 
 

• Experience of proactively working with the complexities of public and third sector environments.
• Substantial knowledge and experience of the Children & Young People sector, including legislation, frameworks and the changing landscape, within a management capacity.
• Demonstrate evidence of strong leadership, strategic thinking, and effective communication skills to successfully drive growth and impact.
• Knowledge, understanding and engagement with wider sector-influencing organisations.
• Experience of working within an inter-agency commissioning environment.
• Proven track record of securing funding from a variety of sources to support a breadth of youth and community programmes.
• Able to build and maintain effective relationships with a range of stakeholders, including proven influencing and negotiating skills.
• Proven experience of strategic planning, setting operational policies and procedures and enabling these to be embedded in practice across differing community teams.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to deal with sensitive issues in a confidential manner.
• Competent user of email and internet, spread sheets, word processing, and databases (preferably MS Office).

If you are passionate about driving development of youth services, eager to bring your skills to a meaningful role, and want to help shape provision to inspire young people to build their brighter futures, we’d love to hear from you!

Click 'Apply' to submit your CV and cover letter, explaining why you’re a great fit for this role.

Closing Date: 5pm, Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Interview Date: Thursday 10th October

Please note: Applications without a CV and cover letter will not be considered.

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

Nature-related Finance: Nature loss poses material risks to financial institutions, as studies show more than half of global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature. Lack of high-quality nature-related data is one of the biggest obstacles holding financial institutions back from addressing nature-related risks. Global Canopy innovates to increase the scope, quality and accessibility of freely available data. We work to enable investors, lenders, insurers, financial regulators and others in the sector to identify and mitigate their impacts and dependencies on nature – and to seize the opportunity of investing in nature-positive solutions. Our work on nature-related finance centres on three collaborative flagship projects, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), ENCORE and The Little Book of Investing in Nature.

Global Canopy’s Finance Business Partners play a crucial role in supporting our programme teams to steward the organisation’s financial resources to achieve maximum impact, ultimately supporting a global shift to a deforestation free economy. 

We are looking for an exceptional Finance Business Partner to provide a 10 month maternity cover to support our programme teams with sound financial management. We are looking for the successful candidate to ideally start working with us no later than 1st November 2024.

To be successful in this role,  these are the things that will matter the most: 

• Customer focused with the ability and desire to build effective working relationships across the organisation, particularly with those in specific programme teams. 
• Strong analytical skills and technical competence in order to prepare reliable financial reports and guidance.
• Solutions focused on being able to identify key issues and make timely decisions to deliver outcomes.

Essential behavioural competencies:

• Collaborative - An ability to understand your audience, to analyse data and to deliver information in a clear and user-friendly manner. 
• Influential - Develop credibility with senior colleagues and stakeholders to be able to influence decision-making.
• Resilient - Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst delivering to a high standard.

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes. 

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Title: Senior Administrative Manager

Location: Haywards Heath, with a preference for 1-2 days per week in the office       

Contract: Three-year fixed term contract

Salary: £31,644 to £39,000 per annum

About the role

The primary purpose of the Senior Administrative Manager will be to support the NTD (Neglected Tropical Disease) Department in functioning effectively and efficiently. This role involves coordinating administrative and support systems, procedures, and sub-teams essential for the management of the NTD portfolio.

Background

Sightsavers’ NTD directorate oversees projects funded by various donors to control and eliminate five PC-NTDs: onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminths in 28 countries. These projects are executed by country office teams, ministries of health, and partners, with operational and technical support from the NTD Department.

Principal Accountabilities 

• Oversee the creation and renewal of requested consultancy agreements with Human Resources, ensuring appropriate procedures are followed and records are kept updated.
• Manage the contractual organisation of the team of internationally located technical consultants and work with the relevant Global Disease Advisor to coordinate all aspects of support missions undertaken by the them 
• Ensure professional meeting support for all external NTD meetings with donors and international partners as requested by the NTD SMT.  This includes logistics, room bookings, agendas, slides, recording, virtual participation where required and minute documentation and distribution. 

• Assemble information as required for presentations, communications and reports, and manage internal document storage systems (Microsoft SharePoint and Teams). 

• Support the Grant Directors and IFT to compile key donor milestone reports and ensure a fully functional and accessible external ShareFile system for key donor groups where required

• Support communications both within the NTD Department team and with external stakeholders through dissemination of newsletters and maintaining contact lists. 

• Using all members of the admin team, coordinate the support for all regular internal PDU calls (recurring invites, agenda sharing and minute taking).

• Provide travel support to the SMT and Grant Directors where requested. 

• Manage/supervise NTD Dept Coordinator

• Undertake additional ad-hoc administrative duties as required.

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

About you

The Senior Administrative Manager will have a sound experience in supporting a complex widespread team and will excel in, coordinating administrative and support systems and ensuring the effective implementation of health projects.

A small amount of international travel may be required.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent experience
• Relevant experience in an administrative support role
• Proficiency in using programmes across the Microsoft suite
• Highly organised and proactive
• Strong administration skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks and prioritising as necessary
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality

Desirable:

• Experience of working with other cultures
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
• Logically minded and decisive
• Able to perform in a matrix management environment
• Strong team leader

Benefits 

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London. 

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

About us Strides Katherine Price Hughes House (Strides KPH) is an Independent Approved Premises commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. Approved Premises (APs) contribute to the effective risk management of men released from prison by providing an enhanced level of supervision, monitoring and rehabilitation within the community.

The post requires experience of working with complex and vulnerable people and an understanding of residential setting within the Criminal Justice System.

Job Description

Strides is looking for a reliable and experienced Residential Assistant to join our team. 

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the supervision of residents in accordance with policy and practice under the direction and guidance of managers and relevant staff where necessary. Deal with routine issues raised by residents on a day-to-day basis.
• Staff and supervise the Approved Premises during designated shifts, referring serious incidents to designated on-call Manager and adhere to the procedure of completing incident reports as necessary.
• Ensure enforcement of Approved Premises rules and deal with any breaches in accordance with procedures. Respond appropriately to abusive or aggressive behaviour.
• Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes
• Liaise with Key Workers, Deputy Manager and Manager as appropriate to share issues concerning residents.
• Process information and maintain records including inputting information on the database system by recording any significant occurrences relating to residents during shift.
• Contribute to the work with substance misusers in accordance with relevant policies, practices and protocols e.g. dispensing/recording medication, drug/alcohol testing if requested by the management team
• Answering the telephone and door and deal with any callers to the Approved Premises including monitoring the work of contractors’ accordance with procedures.
• To monitor and record residents’ movements in and out of the building.
• Contribute to the maintenance of a healthy, safe and productive work environment, including familiarising and using appropriate health and safety equipment. Monitor and record Health and Safety checks and related issues.
• Create effective and maintain effective working relationships.
• To represent the Approved Premises and West London Mission in a professional and competent manner. To attend supervision and appraisal meetings as required.
• Participate in training and development activities.
• Report any maintenance or security issues in accordance with procedures.
• Conduct curfew checks, wellbeing checks, fire alarm tests, room searches, clearing of residents’ room as required and monitor CCTV equipment.
• Maintain an active presence in the AP at all times. Regularly engage with residents in a pro-social manner. Contribute towards the protection of residents, e.g. monitor in line with risk assessments.
• Support the arrangement and delivery of purposeful activities for residents within the premises and undertake effective induction of residents.
• Undertake First Aid if a resident is injured or self-harms.
• The Approved Premises managers may require such duties commensurate with the responsibilities of the post and grade as.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We seek Residential Assistants who can demonstrate the following competencies to a high level. We will be looking for evidence of all the following key competencies during the selection process, if you are shortlisted.

Client focus

Demonstrates consideration and respect to all stakeholders and acts in accordance with Strides' diversity values.

Organisation and planning

The ideal candidate is self-motivated with a high level of time management and is able to meet conflicting deadlines whilst still producing a high level of quality.

Proactivity and initiative

Demonstrates an ability to challenge the current operating procedures with suggestions of their own.

Communication

In both oral and written format, the ideal candidate will demonstrate clarity and concise delivery using appropriate language.

Team Work

Self-aware, approachable and reliable. Is able to build lasting working relationships.

Administration and IT

Able to manage databases (or information) accurately in paper and electronic formats, and is compliant with data protection laws and confidentiality.

Reasoning and problem-solving

Ability to respond appropriately to challenges and implement new ideas to solve and overcome problems.

Work with external agencies

Liaises and works well with external agencies and contacts.

Please use your application to demonstrate your capacities in relation to each of the criteria listed in the sections below. Please address the criteria in your application in the order they appear.

Experience

Minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including English and Maths), or equivalent qualification or relevant work experience with the ability to evidence high level numeracy and literacy skills needed to read, understand and interpret policies and the ability to write reports and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders.

Experience of working with a diverse range of people who have understanding of a range o social and persona difficulties, ideally those with experience of the Criminal Justice System.

Experience of working in a residential setting

Experience of working with people with challenging behavior

Knowledge

An understanding of the underlying issues which contribute to offending behaviour

Understanding of the risk management of service users

Understanding of good Health and Safety practice

Understanding of good anti-discriminatory practice

Skills & Abilities

Good oral, written, administration and IT communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Ability to relate to residents in both support and authority roles

Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively

Commitment to the values of Strides and an understanding of its ethos

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £29,269.00 per annum

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Islington, N5 2EA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person