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Job Title: Human Resources Manager

Company: The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC)

Location: RMC has four branches in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley The successful candidate will be based on site in Birmingham with regular travel required to all branches and whenever necessary. Hybrid working will be considered, allowing for one remote workday per week.

Purpose and Scope of the Role

The Refugee & Migrant Centre (RMC) are renowned for our work in assisting refugees and migrants through crisis and disadvantage; we remove barriers to integration and help our clients to become equal citizens. This great opportunity offers an experienced and innovative candidate the chance to join us, as our HR lead.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team, as we continue to grow to meet our aspirations. RMC are seeking a forward-thinking candidate who will be responsible for ensuring an excellent human resources service to the organisation including advice on complex employment matters, effective employee relations, recruitment, policies and procedures and ensuring that fair and consistent practices are followed in relation to all employment matters. This role is vital to our infrastructure following a period of rapid growth in staff numbers at the charity, as well as in our external activities and impact.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

The key features of the role cover:

Strategy

· Support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in ensuring strategic workforce planning and change management in alignment with RMC’s overall strategy.

· The post holder must have a proven track record in managing complex HR issues such as grievance, disciplinary, sickness absence and other HR matters and be able to support managers in building effective working relationships.

Service Management

· Leading the provision of a comprehensive human resources service to ensure that we are recruiting the best employees and volunteers and supporting them to deliver outstanding services and other positive change for refugees and migrants.

· Managing RMC’s Human Resources in line with relevant service standards, key performance indicators and the human resources budget, ensuring robust plans are in place but also flexibility to cope with new needs, as they arise.

· Advising the SLT (CEO, Deputy CEO and Head of Services) and other senior managers on human resources matters and ensure all people managers in the organisation have the necessary skills and support to address complex employment issues e.g. in relation to sickness, performance and disciplinary and grievance processes.

· Leading on ensuring that all human resources policies and processes are adequate and reviewed regularly.

· Overseeing RMC’s performance management framework and advise senior managers on any remedial actions required.

· Ensuring timely and accurate workforce information is available as required for trustees, senior managers and the Finance team (e.g. for payroll purposes).

· Actively contribute to RMC’s evaluation process and participating in salary appeal panels and salary benchmarking exercises, and providing advice to senior managers on any salary-related matters.

Learning and Development

· Ensuring the People and Human Resources team provides the best possible learning and development opportunities for RMC employees and monitoring compliance with mandatory training (including data protection, health & safety, and safeguarding).

· Coordinate existing and potential learning and development opportunities.

Culture and Staff-Wellbeing

· Overseeing initiatives to promote the wellbeing of staff, including volunteers, being mindful of the impacts on them of working with marginalised members of society, and monitoring and supporting the wellbeing of staff.

· Managing staff satisfaction surveys, including analysis of results and working with the SLT to develop action plans in response to the results.

· Monitoring the diversity of staff and volunteers. Helping to ensure the existing broad diversity at the RMC is maintained and enriched further.

Compliance

· Ensuring compliance by RMC with employment law and safeguarding obligations in relation to staff, including safe recruitment.

· Ensuring any personal data of staff, including volunteers, is kept in line with data protection regulations.

Other Responsibilities

· Recognising the importance of taking care of own wellbeing and taking advantage of wellbeing initiatives offered by the organisation to our staff.

· Ensuring compliance with organisational policies and practices, and attendance at mandatory training.

· Any other duties as required by the organisation.

Person Specification

Experience and Skills

Desirable

• A CIPD diploma (Level 7) in HR management
• Experience of leading and managing staff teams.
• Experience of strategic planning and organisational change.

Essential

• Outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Considerable experience in a similar role, dealing with complex employment issues, safeguarding best practice and working successfully with other managers.
• Experience and expertise in day-to-day generalist HR which can be transferred to an ambitious charity, with a good grasp of the legislative frameworks and how to apply them in practice.
• Numerate, with excellent written skills and experience of producing HR documentation to a high standard, with good attention to detail.
• Capable of taking responsibility for day-to-day
• enquiries, recruitment and selection, induction, administration and support throughout the employee lifecycle and enable maximum value to be gained through the collection, recording and analysis of data.

We are keen to hear from all candidates whose skills and experience fulfil the criteria set out above. Please complete the application form, indicating where you first saw the job advertisement and demonstrating your professional fit with the role.

What's in it for you?

Location: Birmingham

Pension: RMC will contribute 3% of gross basic salary

Holidays: 25 days per year plus public holidays and 1 concessionary day (34 days). Holiday entitlement increases to 26 days after 2 years and 31 days after 5 years

Hours of Work: Full Time (35 hours per week) or Part Time ( 21 hours per week) (excluding lunch breaks) with time off in lieu for work outside of these hours.

Notice: Two months’ notice of termination of employment on either side

Disability: We are committed to making every reasonable adjustment to the workplace or working arrangements so as to accommodate people with disabilities

Enhanced DBS: Employment in this post will be subject to a satisfactory police clearance being obtained. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exception) Order 1975 and you are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act.

Travel expenses: If travel around the Black Country is undertaken in your own vehicle for work purposes this can be reclaimed at the rate of 45 pence per mile

Training: Access to external paid training and regular internal training and a commitment to supporting you to develop and upskill

Equal Opportunities

We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Closing Date:

Wednesday 31st July 2024 by 5pm.

There will be a two-stage interview process with the 1st stage consisting of presentation and interview and the 2nd of informal meetings with groups of key managers.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

EDI Intern (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) 

Salary: £21,840 per annum  

Location: Home-based (with travel to the Newark office and other Trusts as required) 

Opportunity to work in the Newark office 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)  

Full Time: 35 hours per week  

Fixed-term contract: 1 Year Internship 

Closing date for applications: 31 July 2024  

First Interview: 22 August 2024  

Second Interview: 29 August 2024 

About our client 

Our client is a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that they need nature and nature needs them. They have more than 900,000 members, over 39,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and communities, starting where they live, learn and work. 

Our client are Wild About Inclusion! This means inspiring, facilitating, and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It means creating workspaces where difference is celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature. 

They are leading the way with EDI and published their first public Diversity Survey in January 2024. This report contains our demographic data for staff and trustees as well as 4 pay gap reports on gender, disability, ethnicity and sexual orientation. They also included the additional work they are doing to try and become a more diverse federation. Thery understand the need for inclusion in all aspects of their work and are working to see sustainable change and not tokenistic recruiting  

They are proud of their diverse staff and work to support their growth and development. They have 6 staff networks open to all 47 Trusts. These are an amazing space where staff can express themselves, discuss any issues, topics, and hold awareness raising events as well as social events. their their networks cover LGBTQ+, mental health, disability, women, staff from minoritised ethnicities and young staff members. 

Our client value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, which are currently those from minoritised ethnicities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

About You 

Do you have a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)? Do you want to be part of creating change in a major conservation charity by helping address the barriers many people within society can experience when trying to follow their passion for nature? 

Our client have an opportunity to join and support the EDI team at a critical stage in The Trusts journey to becoming more inclusive. The Internship will provide the successful candidate with practical experience in a breadth of different aspects of EDI. Working at the heart of the leading network of environmental charities, this role supports individual Trusts, plus teams across Policy, Campaigning, Communities, Communications, Health, Education, and Human Resources. 

This role provides a great opportunity to gain a wide-ranging knowledge of the different facets within conservation charities while making a positive difference in addressing barriers to nature. 

No previous experience is necessary. However, they ask that you are passionate and eager to learn and support their work. A desire to take people on the EDI journey with a critical friend approach, rather than one that is combative or exclusive. You will have good administrative skills and excellent customer service. You will support the Strategic Lead for EDI and the EDI Trainer and Advisor in their work. This will range from data collection to opportunities to work on internal awareness raising campaigns and initiatives, as well as being part of developing toolkits and maintaining their EDI section of their intranet. In return they will offer you the opportunity to complete the CMI Level 4 qualification ‘Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’. 

The Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so they particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

Our client take Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please check their commitment statement to find out more. 

As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible. 

Our client are committed to increasing diversity of their staff through its Levelling the field recruitment pledge and will offer an interview to any ethnic minority applicants that meets all the essential criteria for the post. 

• Hours: Full-time (35 hrs), Part-Time hours possible 
• Working pattern: 5 days a week Monday to Friday
• Location: Home based with travel to London for team meetings and other travel as required.
• Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
• Responsible for: Finance, HR and IT & Data Teams
• Pay band:  Band F (£52,521 to £62,916)
• Employment contract:  Permanent 

Are you a dynamic business and finance leader looking for an exciting new challenge? We are looking for a skilled Chief Operating Officer to join our innovative and fast-growing breast cancer charity. What makes us different is that we focus on preventing this disease before it starts by raising awareness and funding scientific research to understand the causes.

This is a new role, which is highly strategic working alongside the CEO and there is plenty of scope to make your mark. The role will provide focused financial and operational long-term planning, strategic leadership and, as we grow, cultivate a culture that reflects our values and strengthening our team to achieve our ambitious goals.

You will be a strong people person, highly engaging and collaborative with strong strategic and leadership acumen who enjoys working in a fast paced and agile environment.

You will have outstanding skills and experience in business management, financial planning and controls with a strong ability to drive a positive people and culture programme.

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you.

Are you looking for an empowering role that truly impacts lives? We are looking for a committed and highly motivated CEO who is confident and excited about leading a small ambitious national Charity which povides support to PKD patients, their carers and renal clinicians in the UK.

In recent years the PKD Charity UK has expanded its funding of supporting our Community with a world class support service and innovative research through its own fundraising efforts and by leveraging strategic partnerships. We are now launching a consortium with key partners which will further enhance our ability to support groundbreaking research which may one day lead to genuine disease modifying treatments for PKD.

Our organisation is supported by a dedicated team of staff and trustees including several patients with PKD and individuals with family members affected by PKD. The job opening sadly results from unexpected passing of our former CEO who led the organisation with distinction for the last 12 years. Currently, we are operating under an interim management arrangement. 

You will be driven by a desire to work with our team, partners and trustees to ensure the success of the charity and by communicating the level of activity and successful leveraging of resources into addressing PKD.

The role is primarily remote with a requirement to travel to events and meetings mainly in the UK with occasional travel throughout Europe and other regions.

As the CEO, you will be responsible for:

• Strategic Leadership: Providing visionary leadership and direction for the charity.
• Team Management: Motivating and leading the staff to achieve our mission.
• Representation: Acting as the primary spokesperson for PKD Charity UK to supporters, healthcare professionals, and partner organisations.
• Support Services: Ensuring the delivery of our world-class support services.
• Research Leadership: Leading and proactively involving yourself in our research initiatives.
• Patient Involvement: Ensuring first-class patient involvement in our research programmes.
• Networking: Liaising with and representing our charity within European and worldwide rare disease partner networks.

Qualifications:

• Proven leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of medical research and patient advocacy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain partnerships.
• Experience in strategic planning and financial management.

We are flexible in considering part time working options from 3 days a week to full time for this role with salary pro rated. 

About the PKD Charity.

Founded in 2000, we’re the first and only UK charity solely dedicated to improving the lives of an estimated 70,000 individuals and their families affected by polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in the UK.

PKD is a range of life-threatening inherited conditions that can cause kidney failure and affect other organs in the body such as the liver, brain, heart and bowels. Most people with PKD live with an uncertain prognosis, intermittent pain and infections, and then have to undergo life-saving dialysis or transplant in their 50s. A few babies have a rare form of PKD which results in death during pregnancy or shortly after birth; surviving children often have to have either a kidney or liver transplant before the age of 10.

We provide reliable, accredited information, advice and personalised support. We raise awareness of the burden of PKD, both clinical and psychosocial. We fund research aimed at understanding more about PKD and the discovery of therapies that will improve quality and longevity of life.

The Board of Trustees are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those affected by PKD and have the skills and experience to lead our charity to new heights, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role by clicking the Quick Apply button below.

Job Title: Volunteering Development Officer
Reports to: Volunteering Development Manager
Location: Home-based (some travel across UK when necessary, including the Leicester office)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £28,160 per annum, FTE
Hours: Part-time (28 hours with the option to discuss flexible working).

About Home-Start UK

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.

About The Role

The Volunteering Development Officer (VDO) plays a pivotal role in sculpting our volunteering support within the Home-Start network. This role will be instrumental in enabling brilliant volunteering practice in our network of Home-Starts, specifically by working to enhance volunteer engagement and recruitment. The VDO will support excellent communication and collaboration with local experts, sector professionals, and volunteer leaders across various organisations. The VDO's responsibilities include providing hands-on support and insights for volunteer recruitment and volunteering best practice, as well as crafting evidence-based guidelines, policies, and tools that align with our strategic objectives for volunteering.

The VDO will manage volunteer inquiries at Home-Start UK, ensuring a seamless connection with prospective volunteers. As the main operator of our volunteer matching system, the VDO also plays a key role in internal dialogues about training, development, and volunteer support practices.

Occupying a vital position within the Practice Development Team as part of the Network Impact Directorate, the VDO supports a coherent approach to development, quality, and engagement initiatives. The role is crucial in building solid relationships and trust throughout the Home-Start network, ultimately amplifying our impact on a growing number of families.

In return you will have the opportunity to be part of an organisation where your input can make real difference. We believe a strong and positive approach to staff wellbeing is essential and offer a range of benefits to encourage great work-life balance. We also offer Pension, Paycare membership, and 28 days plus bank holidays annual leave.

If this sounds like your type of challenge we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: Monday 19th August, 5pm.
Interviews will be held virtually on the 27th and 29th August.

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.

Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.

Candidates will also be sent the interview questions ahead of their interview so that they may fully prepare. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.

Home-Start UK, a charitable company limited by guarantee. Company No. 5382181. Charity No. in England and Wales 1108837 and in Scotland SCO39172.

No agencies please.

Job Description

Role purpose

The Administration Officer will provide support to IAPO’s team and board of trustees to ensure that all administrative processes involved with the board and its committees, and IAPO’s operations, projects, membership, IT, and facilities are effectively coordinated and managed to ensure seamless business operations. The post holder will report to IAPO’s Chief Executive Officer.

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the post are detailed below. The post holder will also be required to undertake some appropriate tasks outside of these main responsibilities. As a small organization, IAPO requires all staff to be able and willing to support the running of the office and to carry out a range of activities.

· To help promote a culture of planning, efficiency and collaboration within IAPO.

· To act as the first point of contact for any communications into IAPO (unless they are addressed to a specific person) and ensure that they are directed to the most appropriate person for action.

· To work with the CEO in supporting the board of trustees and its committees, ensuring that timely and appropriate information is given to aid the board and committees in their decision-making processes, and that decisions of the board and committees are minuted, filed, and monitored.

· To help ensure key organisational deadlines are met, including for board meetings, internal and external events.

· To assist with arrangements for the attendance of IAPO staff, trustees or, if applicable, representatives of member organisations at external events and conferences e.g. their travel arrangements, reimbursement of expenses etc.

· To organise meetings, schedule appointments and support the delivery of IAPO events and projects.

· To coordinate and maintain data entry, including updating records and databases for CRM and legal information to ensure that IAPO is able to operate and make decisions on the basis of accurate and up to date information.

· To manage the stock of office supplies, materials and equipment to ensure smooth office operations, events and projects.

· Liaise with suppliers, including IT hardware, software, database support, website server and domain suppliers, insurance, mailing house and printers.

· Help process membership applications, and be responsible for all invoicing, renewals and filing applications.

· To maintain HR records, support recruitment processes for staff and volunteers, keep up to date with and make arrangements for training and development opportunities for staff and volunteers, and other HR-related tasks as required.

· To support other IAPO staff members with administrative tasks as required.

· To liaise between staff members in the office to ensure coordination of information and processes to promote  efficiency.

· To develop, improve and maintain effective administrative processes for IAPO to support efficient workflows.

· Such other duties as may be reasonable as administrative support.

Person Specification

The post holder must be prepared to work collaboratively in a relatively small team. They should be prepared to contribute to the friendly, positive and mutually supportive atmosphere that has been developed at IAPO. The post holder is expected to model IAPO’s values and to take an empowering approach to their work with IAPO’s members, within the staff team, and with other stakeholders.

We are recruiting for a Director of Operations to join a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos.  As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. This role is hybrid and candidate can choose to base in London or Hong Kong.

We are seeking a hands-on, seasoned, and globally-minded leader to serve as the foundation’s Director of Operations (DO) as the institution continues to evolve and develop other vehicles fit for its mission and activities.

Role

As Director of Operations, you will be a key member of the foundation’s leadership team jointly responsible for strategic planning and overall management of the institution to ensure organisational health and the fulfilment of the foundation’s mission. You will report to the Executive Director (ED).

Director of Operations Responsibilities

 — The responsibilities of the Director of Operations will include, but are not limited to:

 Finance

• Maintain best practice of internal and external controls and reporting according to accounting, audit and tax standards for international non-profits and foundations including segregation of duties, security and integrity of data and records, and approval protocols.
• Manage cashflow and liquidity requirements in coordination with the family office.
• With the ED, orchestrate an annual organisation-wide planning and budgeting process.
• Ensure effective expense control, tracking, reporting and forecasting.
• Oversee and upgrade as necessary accounting functions, policies, procedures, and systems (accounting, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, expense reporting)

 Legal and Regulatory

• Coordinate with Grants Managers, the family office, and other professionals as appropriate, in regard to compliance, disbursements, and reporting of grants according to the standards of relevant jurisdiction(s).
• Ensure that all organisational policies, procedures and practice are compliant with applicable labour, employment, tax, immigration, and business registration laws and regulations in applicable countries or jurisdictions.
• Maintain and acquire as appropriate registrations, permits, and documentation in countries as required by foundation activities and/or employee or contractor location.
• Oversee all contracts and their compliance with appropriate regulations and laws. 

People and Culture

• Ensure clarity, equity, and harmonisation of policies (HR, travel and expense), compensation and benefits for staff (employees and consultants) across geographies and tax and legal jurisdictions.
• Oversee policy and practice for personnel including recruitments, hires, orientation and on-boarding, terminations, probation, performance evaluations, human relations and conflict management.
• Foster an institutional culture of transparency, accountability, and collaboration while ensuring organisational effectiveness.

Grants Management Oversight

• With the ED and Programme team, oversee the full cycle of grant making including budgeting, projections, programmatic and compliance reviews, payments, grantee reporting and evaluation of outcomes.
• Support Grants Management System (GMS) Systems Administrators as needed, in identifying, prioritizing, and specifying new features and functionality for the GMS system.

 Information Technology

• Strategically manage information systems and IT platforms to support this almost 100% virtual, globally spread out, and highly mobile organisation.
• Ensure core systems are robust, available, and accessible to staff in all locations as appropriate.

Risk Management

• Ensure appropriate and adequate insurance policy acquisition and management needed across the institution and oversee ongoing policy management for adequacy of coverage, renewals, and financial considerations (includes liability, worker’s compensation, travel etc. across geographic areas).
• Oversee health and safety policy and procedures across staff locations and during travel.
• Coordinate business continuity policies and procedures.

Staff Management and Mentorship

• The Director of Operations currently has oversight responsibilities for the following functions:
  • Finance & Operations Manager
  • Grants Manager team
  • GMS System Administrators
  • Human Relations Manager and International Accountant
• Manage relationships with outsourced tax, payroll processing, and legal resources in various jurisdictions.
• Evaluate and evolve staffing structure and skills to support institutional needs and priorities.

Other duties from time to time, as needed.

Subject to prevailing travel regulations and where the final candidate is located, this position may require periodic international travel to the United Kingdom and/or to Hong Kong.

Qualifications

— The successful Director of Operations candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:

 Essential

• Bachelor’s degree and preferably relevant graduate degree (MBA, MPA or equivalent) or comparable experience.
• At least 10 years senior management experience including international operations and finance responsibilities, with an international grantmaking foundation or non-profit organisation or equivalent. Previous COO, CFO, or equivalent experience desirable.
• International living and/or working experience including in the Global South; familiarity with the complexities of operating remotely and under different jurisdictions.
• Specific experience in leading through growth, infrastructure building, and/or change.
• Cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary in understanding and perspective, and proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team of diverse roles, experiences and backgrounds.
• Experience building an inclusive intercultural environment where staff of all backgrounds and abilities can thrive.
• Extensive background in international operations, finance, grants management, and IT.
• Proven skills in systems and process design and implementation.
• Self-sufficient and comfortable working remotely.
• Hands on, with ability to operate tactically as well as think strategically.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
• Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language.)
• Cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees and staff.

Desired

• Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g., French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
• Knowledgeable about trends in technology, hardware, and software. Interested in taking advantage of new technologies that will help foundation staff be more productive and our work more effective.
• Willingness and ability to challenge the status quo creatively and productively
• Familiarity with investment concepts and strategy
• We have a preference for someone who can be based in Hong Kong but are happy to review any exceptional candidates.

Alongside this we will value applicants who are:

• Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
• Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.

We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.

TO APPLY FOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Please submit a cover letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume us. Review of credentials will begin immediately. 

The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.

Job title: Employment Adviser

Location: Hybrid, contracted to work at our Birmingham office at least 2 days a week

Salary: £24,000 - £26,500 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided)

Contract: Permanent

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and at least one target language is desirable e.g. Arabic, Cantonese, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, or Tigrinya.

Purpose of the role:

We are looking for candidates with experience of supporting individuals with barriers to work into paid employment. Within this role you will carry a significant responsibility, managing a caseload of clients from a refugee background and supporting them in securing meaningful employment, training, and education opportunities.

You will provide one-to-one personalised support, delivering quality Information Advice and Guidance (IAG), alongside ongoing support to ensure your clients have all the skills they need to get into work. This involves working with clients to produce individual action plans with clear goals and actions to overcome identified needs and barriers and provide a clear pathway towards the labour market.

You will work with clients online and by phone, as well as in person to monitor their progress towards their goals. Complementary support will be delivered through our volunteers who are trained in delivering employment advice, and you will book weekly appointments for clients, allocating time slots according to availability and the volunteer’s specialty.

You will also work with specialist referral partners to support clients to overcome complex barriers to employment. We offer a strong team environment, where your ideas and drive will be welcomed and where you as an individual can make a real difference to people’s lives.

To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.

Other considerations

• As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
• Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
• We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

How to apply

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role
• What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
• Any experience you would like to highlight
• Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
• Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Thursday 22nd August. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background. 

If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).

We are recruiting an experienced Communications Officer to support the effective delivery of our Communications and Marketing strategy, by helping us plan and implement high-quality, on brand communications activities across all our channels. This role will provide essential support and direction to our communications activities, helping us to share our story and build the Scripture Union brand.

The successful candidate will:

· Report to the Senior Communications and Marketing Manager and work closely with the whole SU staff team (and beyond) to ensure joined-up impactful advocacy for the movement.

· Develop and maintain year-round and day to day communication/key message plans to build brand awareness and encourage action.

· Help us improve systems and working practices to support and develop our communications.

· Produce high-quality, engaging written and visual communications pieces for web, email , print and social media.

· Ensure our messages are up to date, timely and engaging across all channels.

· Build good working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, helping to amplify their voice through our comms and supporting them in their own communications work.

· Help to improve our storytelling processes, and further to develop our internal storytelling culture by encouraging and empowering staff and the wider movement to share stories of impact.

This role is based on 25 hours per week or 3.5 days per week.The role requires a minimum one day a month working in our Milton Keynes office and travel to other locations as necessary.

If this describes you, and you are in agreement with the aims and beliefs of Scripture Union, then we would like to hear from you. To apply for this role, in the first instance please send your CV and a covering letter (by email) to our HR Officer, We will contact shortlisted candidates to ask them to complete an application form ahead of interview. For more details, please download the job profile below.

We provide a range of benefits to reward our employees which includes: 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an additional 5 days to volunteer on a Scripture Union event. Group pension scheme, with up to 12% employer contribution. Life insurance (death in service), permanent health insurance (PHI) and free Bible reading notes.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact , HR Officer by e-mail and they will call you back.

Closing date: 12th August 2024 (at 4pm)

Interview date: w/b 19th August 2024
(We may hold interviews as suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date should a successful candidate be identified).

Interview location: Trinity House, Opal Court, Opal Drive, Fox Milne, Milton Keynes, MK15 0DF

The Movement takes Safeguarding seriously. This role will require an Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service and have an occupational requirement to be filled by a committed Christian, active in church life. Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9 applies.

We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from people, regardless of their background.

SCIE Vision

We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.

At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:

· Progressive – always learning and developing.

· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.

· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.

· Transparent – open and honest.

The role:

A great opportunity for you to join our small dynamic team and make a real difference to the future of care and support by:

• Monitor TLAP work programme, milestones, and risks.
• Report TLAP programme delivery to government and funders.
• Provide Business Support to TLAP Programme Board and ensure governance compliance.
• Co-produce business and finance policies and processes with team, National Coproduction Advisory Group and SCIE finance and HR teams.
• Manage TLAP core team functions and budgets.
• Plan and support delivery of national TLAP events.
• Line manage Business Administrative Officer and deputise for Head of PMO

What we are looking for:

· At least 10 years experience working in administrative roles

· Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

· Experience of working in coproduction with people with lived experience

· Experience of coproducing processes and procedures with various stakeholders

· Skilled in all aspects of administration and budget management

· Experience of using ICT effectively

What we offer in return.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.

If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us 

Percival are excited to be working exclusively with The Way Youth Zone to help them recruit for a new Business Operations Manager to join their integrated team. Through meaningful conversations, collaborative projects, playful games, and specialized support, The Way offer transformative experiences that ignite the spirit and foster resilience in the community's youth.

They are looking for an experienced and professional Business Operations Manager or Office Manager who is passionate about making a positive difference in young people's lives. Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be joining at a time of growth and activity where you will be responsible for driving efficiency and performance across multiple departments in the organisation.

Job Title: Business Operations Manager

Salary: £35,000 FTE (£26,250 actual)

Working Pattern: 30 hours per week (ideally across five days)

Location: Wolverhampton, WV3 0NR

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Direct Reports: Volunteer Coordinator, Facilities Manager, Catering Manager, and the Reception Manager

You will be responsible for the oversight of operations across the organisation, providing line management responsibility and support for a varied staff team. This will include overall responsibility for all back-office functions ensuring a high standard of office management and admin, particularly around policy and procedures. Working alongside the Facilities and Catering Manger and Head of Youth Work, you will ensure compliance of all health and safety procedures at the Youth Zone, alongside reviewing contracts with external contractors and deliver on cost-saving activities.

To be successful in this role, you will:

- Need experience working in a youth setting or similar charity background

- Have extensive project management and line management experience for a variety of departments.

- Have prior experience and an understanding of different systems i.e. CRM platforms or databases such as Salesforce, time and attendance platforms such as Breathe HR, and other software for room bookings etc.

- Be a highly organised and enthusiastic team player that is passionate avout supporting young people.

- Have a robust working knowledge of policies and procedures relating, but not limited to, Data Protection, Human Resources, Health & Safety, and Safeguarding.

Recruitment Process Timeline

Application deadline: Thursday 8 th August

1 st Stage interview process: Thursday 14 th August

We value diversity and know how important it is for charities to fairly represent their beneficiaries, therefore we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

The team at Percival are committed to your journey as a candidate and will provide any necessary support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please don't hesitate to contact Madeleine on [email protected]

To apply, simply submit your CV. Should you meet the requirements, we will provide you with the full job description and arrange a call or meeting to provide further information about the next steps. Please note you may be required to complete a cover letter in order to submit a full application. To fully understand what we will do with your data, please review our policy

We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Who we're looking for:

We are looking for a passionate and experienced leader to join our Delivery Leadership Team as Programme Lead: Education. You will have a strong background in education, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement, as well as a keen interest in promoting the wellbeing and resilience of young people. You will be confident in delivering training, managing a team, and driving projects to achieve positive outcomes. You will also have excellent communication, networking, and IT skills, and a commitment to Ygam’s vision and values.

Role Requirements 

Duties will include but not be limited to: 

• Support and lead the team to embed Ygam in the local communities where the charity is based, reaching out specifically to educational organisations (i.e. schools, colleges, Local Authorities, youth groups) who support the development of vulnerable young people. 

• Work with SLT, DLT and Training & Engagement Managers to maximise awareness by positioning Ygam at principal education conferences. 

• Develop relationships at a national level with key stakeholder groups (i.e. academy chains, college groups) to position Ygam and increase the number of practitioners attending our workshops.

• Attend conferences, seminars, educational and organisational events in support of or representing the Chief Executive. 

• Work with stakeholders to increase Ygam’s Alumni

• Foster an entrepreneurial spirit among the team to maximise the opportunities that arise from national campaigns around mental health, digital resilience, e-safety and financial capability. 

• Lead the team to deliver high quality training within the education space 

• Support the Resource Development Lead to develop new and innovative resources and materials for schools and youth settings 

• Support and lead the team to develop highly visible, effective and quality workshops 

• Support and manage the portfolio of delivery, ensuring all training is staffed adequately 

• Deliver training and information sessions to Ygam’s stakeholders 

• Support schools and youth groups to embed Ygam’s training within their organisation 

• Monitor KPI’s and feedback across programmes to ensure continuous review and development 

• Confidence in writing funding and impact reports 

• Follow-up workshops and training to acquire evidence of completed work, case studies etc. 

• Assume leadership of and drive your work to achieve agreed outcomes. 

• Line manage a team of Training & Engagement Managers within England 

Person Specification  

• Significant experience of working within an education setting

• A detailed understanding of the PSHE and RSE curriculum as well as knowledge of curriculum in the devolved nations 

• Experience of promoting or selling services 

• Experience developing lessons and or training 

• Experience of engaging stakeholders within the education and youth sector 

• Confident public speaker 

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. 

• Outstanding networking skills. 

• Outstanding understanding of I.T applications (Microsoft word, excel, access & PowerPoint especially). 

• Experienced in stakeholder engagement and mapping 

• Project management experience 

• Experience of driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes. 

• Experience of leading the full range of employee HR processes. 

• Experience in managing and monitoring programme delivery and budgets 

• Ability to work in a highly organised manner with a keen eye for absolute detail. 

• Self-administrating experience. 

• Direct experience of working within education or mental health is desirable. 

• Experience utilising CRM systems (preferably Salesforce) 

Access to higher education and the life-changing opportunities that come from attending the most competitive universities is not equal. 28 in 100 of the most advantaged students progress to the most competitive universities. In contrast, only 2 in 100 of the least advantaged young people access these universities.

We think this is fundamentally unfair. We work across the UK to support less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities, and to succeed when they get there.

Between 2021 and 2026, we will work with 100,000 students across the UK to help them to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to access the most competitive universities. We will also support 10,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed once they enter universities. We hope that you’ll consider joining us, as we work to create a fairer society where no child’s education is limited by their background.

Person specification

Time and Resource Management

• Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to identify opportunities to save time/resources.
• Manages projects, with appropriate levels of time and resource input, including ability to coordinate project work with a direct report.
• Capable of adapting quickly to new systems, processes and interfaces.

External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management

• Confidence handling enquiries from external stakeholders and adapting approach to meet different needs.
• Actively shares useful information about stakeholders with internal colleagues at all levels.
• Confident chairing discussions to ensure stakeholder expectations are met.

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Confidence presenting and delivering teaching to a range of audiences including school aged children and adults.
• Confident in using digital systems for delivery.
• Comfortable taking a relational approach to communication with others.

Initiative and Problem Solving

• Proactivity in seeking to enhance processes and identifying emerging risks.
• Ability to spot inefficiencies in systems and suggest or implement improvements.
• Responds quickly to solve problems, seeking input from relevant internal stakeholders.

Developing Self and Others

• Committed to the development of others.
• Self-reflective and committed to own professional development.

Corporate Partnerships Executive

Salary: £34,790
Location: Hybrid – occasional travel to central London office or partner offices
Reports to: Head of Business Development

Would you like to make a difference in the civil society sector? Do you have a knack for building strong relationships and driving business growth? We're looking for a dynamic Corporate Partnerships Executive for ACEVO, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.

About Us:

At ACEVO, our vision is to see civil society leaders making the biggest possible difference. We've been inspiring and supporting leaders of voluntary organisations in the UK for over 30 years. We have over 1,700 members, from small community groups to well-known national and international non-profits.

The Role:

As our Corporate Partnerships Executive, you will play a crucial role in managing and growing our portfolio of corporate partners and advertisers. Your efforts will help ACEVO generate about 45% of our income, ensuring we continue to support and inspire civil society leaders. You'll be responsible for nurturing existing relationships, developing new business opportunities, and driving engagement through partnerships, event sponsorships, and advertising.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage Corporate Partnerships

• Maintain and nurture a portfolio of corporate relationships and advertisers.
• Build strong relationships with commercial organisations through extensive phone work and face-to-face meetings.
• Provide relevant engagement opportunities to partners in line with their level of investment.
• Increase engagement, activity, and financial contributions from existing partners.
• Regularly report to partners on ACEVO activities, including membership, policy, and corporate partner engagement.
• Convert in-bound job advertising enquiries into long-term advertisers.
• Produce member newsletters promoting corporate partner services and ACEVO's job services.
• Identify and support corporate partner venues, managing related admin with the events team.
• Represent ACEVO professionally at internal and external events.
• Manage and drive revenue to ACEVO Jobs, our recruitment advertising platform.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Minimum of two years’ experience in corporate partnerships, account management, or new business development.
• Strong relationship-building skills and confidence.
• Proficiency in CRM systems; Salesforce experience is desirable.
• Excellent customer service, administrative, and organisational skills.
• Flexibility and the ability to work on your own initiative.
• A passion for the third sector and a commitment to ACEVO's values of being member-led, connected, ambitious, and honest.

Join ACEVO at an exciting time of growth and opportunity. Make a real difference in the civil society sector and help us support the leaders who drive positive change in their communities.

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter by 29 July. We look forward to hearing from you!