Infrastructure Engineer Jobs
Reporting to: Infrastructure and Support Manager
Location: Kings Cross, London WC1X – Minimum 3 days per week in the office, with 2 days at home
Contract and hours: 1 Year fixed term contract – 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
About Us
Help Musicians and sister charity Music Minds Matter are powered by a love of music, which is why they empower and support those who create it and make it happen.
For over 100 years, Help Musicians has been working hard to make a meaningful difference to the lives of musicians across the UK. In a precarious profession often filled with ups and downs, opportunities are hard-won whilst challenges come along all too easily, with unsteady income and physical and mental health concerns common issues. Help Musicians offers a broad range of help to support music creators in times of crisis and opportunity - ensuring musicians across the UK can achieve their creative potential and sustain a career in music.
Sister charity, Music Minds Matter, puts mental wellbeing centre stage in music. It works proactively to help prevent mental health crises, providing everybody who works in music with the early support, knowledge and tools they need, at exactly the time they need them.
Love Music; Help Musicians
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our IT Team as Infrastructure Engineer.
As a vital member of our team, you will develop, support, and maintain our technology infrastructure. We have a number of important technical projects planned for 2025, of which you will play a key part in their successful implementation.
It will be a varied role, and you’ll spend your time building and configuring systems, managing updates and security, ensuring data security through regular backups, creating documentation for best practices, and providing technical support to resolve system issues.
You can make a real difference to our charities, by applying your skills and adding value to our IT team and to the charities by ensuring our infrastructure and systems operate at optimal efficiency.
For further information on the role, please click through to view our JD & Person Spec below.
About you
To make a real impact in this role, you’ll combine your technical proficiency and skills, with effective communication and a focus on providing exceptional customer service to colleagues across our charities. With strong problem-solving skills, you’ll also be able to juggle a range of priorities and move forward multiple projects in line with our plans.
Some of the essential experience and technical skills include:
· Microsoft Windows Server (2016+), including Active Directory, group policy, DHCP, and DNS.
· Familiarity with mobile device management using Microsoft InTune and Microsoft 365 administration.
· Understanding of networking technologies like firewalls, switches, VLANs, and wireless networking
· Experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly virtual machine configuration and deployment.
· Knowledge of backup principles, ideally with Microsoft Azure Recovery Services, and standard support processes such as ticketing, SLAs, and asset management.
Our work has a direct impact on the lives of thousands of people every year. If you are passionate about creating a world where musicians can thrive, then this could be the place for you.
How do I apply?
For full details of the role and how to apply please click Apply and visit our website. You will need to download our application forms and submit these to us by the deadline below.
Deadline for applications: Monday 6 January 2025 at 9am
First stage long-list interview calls: Thursday 9 January 2025 (30 mins online via Teams)
Second stage interview date: Week commencing 13 January (in-person at our Kings Cross office)
Any offer of employment will be subject to providing evidence of a clear Basic DBS check.
Our commitment to EDI
We are a charity that welcomes and positively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and will select the best person for the job based on merit, regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, or socio-economic background.
We are proactively focussed on inclusion to ensure our team at Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter is representative of the diversity of musicians that we support. To find out more about our current Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work, visit our dedicated webpage.
All enquiries and applications should be made to our HR team via the recruitment email on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Starting from £34,788 per year
Full-time
Job description
To collaborate with CSE colleagues in the Research and Analysis team, across CSE and external partners on the following tasks: Create innovative software to answer climate change and energy related questions. To design, plan, develop and test new software. Support and extend existing applications and to use software to help colleagues undertake tasks, including statistical and spatial analyses, and data management.
Pay and conditions
• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• The salary for the role will be on grade F (£34,788 - £41,669) starting salary will depend on skills and experience.
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
• Contribute to the design of new software features and products in collaboration with the team.
• Write new software and tests and develop or maintain existing software and tests to a high standard.
• Learn new tools, languages, libraries etc. as required.
• Liaise with customers to understand user and stakeholder needs.
• Plan and prioritise workloads while contributing to the timely and high-quality delivery of work.
• Any other tasks related to this role.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
• A degree or equivalent in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, physics, or similar.
• Solid demonstrable experience of software development.
• Experience of developing software using Python, Clojure, JavaScript or Java.
• Good knowledge of Linux.
• Ability to work effectively both autonomously and as part of a team.
• Excellent self-motivation and initiative. Ability to initiate, develop and maintain effective team relationships.
• The ability to manage own workload.
• Demonstrable commitment to CSE’s primary objectives to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes.
• Curiosity and a willingness and ability to learn new approaches, languages, etc.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, applications should be made by sending a CV and a completed application form (download from our website). Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 27th January 2025.
Interviews are expected to take place on the week commencing Monday 10th February 2025 at our office in Bristol, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a Site Reliability Engineer with drive, intellectual curiosity and technical capability to join our small but dynamic team.
The role will work in both our Azure Native environment and co-location data centre. A significant proportion of our line of business applications remain hosted on Hyper-V based Private Cloud and will need to be “fed and watered” until they are moved to new platforms or technologies, a task that this role will assist with. These migrations offer the role holder learning and development opportunities.
Our Azure environment is almost exclusively “Azure native” primarily hosting our Digital Product using technologies including Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Application Insights, Sentinel, Log Analytics, Azure Data Factory, with “as code” Bicep pipelines tied to Azure DevOps. This role will support the Head of Environments, Platforms and IT Security to ensure that our technology infrastructure is reliable, safe and future-proofed. As required, the role holder will also support project implementation within the Technology Operations remit, having a direct impact in moving us forward in realising our vision and mission.
As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:
· Active membership of local church congregation.
An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has almost 9,000 team members working in 36 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too. #
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly motivated Security Engineer who wants to take their career to the next level and join our Global Information Services (GIS) Team. Reporting to the Lead Security Engineer, you will support ongoing security operations and respond to incidents and alerts, playing a vital role in helping to keep our environment secure as we deliver our mission around the world.
In addition to providing daily security operations, you will be involved in some very exciting security initiatives, which could include Microsoft Defender for Endpoint global rollout to 8,000 endpoints in 37 countries, further Defender technology adoption, SIEM/SOC deployment, privileged identity management and audit of technical assets, cloud app security deployment, and patch management technology implementation. These initiatives are critical to helping ensure global security as we deliver our digital/technology strategy.
You will have a good understanding of security technologies and practices, ideally in Cloud computing, Azure and on-premise environments. MSI has adopted a “cloud-first” approach, with Microsoft being our favoured partner. An understanding of security frameworks, such as CIS, NIST, Cyber Essentials and ISO27001 would be advantageous.
With the fast pace of change and continued new technologies adopted by the business, it is paramount that this role is filled by a fast learner, who can deliver an impact quickly. You enjoy thinking outside of the box to problem solve, can work independently on ongoing security tasks and take pride in finding creative automated solutions, ideally using PowerShell and PowerAutomate. You will also enjoy working as part of a team.
While we are asking for a lot, we know everyone can’t tick every box, so we are looking for the right person with a set of core skills that can grow in the role. You will be supported to develop through learning about adopted technologies used in MSI, cross-training, learning on the job and formal training courses. The role can be based in the UK or any African country which MSI has a programme in. We offer a hybrid office/remote working model, with occasional exciting international travel opportunities.
About You
For us, it’s vital that every MSI team member believes in and is committed to our organisational mission, vision and values.
This means that we will only accept applications from candidates who are unequivocally pro-choice.
Our values act as guiding principles, providing us with a clear direction. They set the tone for how we approach our work, interact with others and align ourselves as ‘One MSI’. It’s important that our team members truly resonate with our values and demonstrate them consistently, in all that they do.
We recruit talented, dynamic individuals with diverse backgrounds who share our mission and are focused on delivering measurable results. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can participate and contribute meaningfully. We value open-mindedness, curiosity, resilience, and a solutions-oriented mindset, alongside a commitment to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of both team members and clients.
We seek exceptional communicators who are self-motivated, solutions-driven, and aligned with MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You should be dedicated to driving social change in an environment focused on sustainable impact, both locally and globally, and comfortable working with diverse teams in an ambiguous setting.
To perform this role, you’ll need the following skills:
- Familiar with security concepts, such as (but not limited to) "zero trust”, “shared responsibility” and “defense-in-depth” security models.
- Understanding Microsoft 365 Defender technology covering management, configuration, and subsequent security actions needed to respond to the technology telemetry.
- Must be able to automate solutions using automation, ideally using PowerShell and PowerAutomate.
- Understanding of cloud, infrastructure and network security principles and the technologies used to secure them.
- Ability to manage and/or action security incident in a calm and methodical way, taking charge of the situation if required, managing and assigning tasks, to deal with the incident, collaborate on minimizing the impact, restoring affected services, and understanding/addressing root cause.
- A desire and ability to learn new technologies to support a period of change and adoption of new tools to harden security across MSI.
- Understanding of security principles, technologies and techniques used for proactive security of different technologies.
- Ability to work effectively with third-party suppliers and to clearly and concisely communicate with colleagues.
To perform this role, you’ll need the following experience:
- You will have 5+ years of experience in an engineering background, deploying, managing and working with security technologies (SIEM, endpoint management, communication and networking security, device management).
- You will be experienced with vulnerability assessment tool management (for instance Nessus)
- You will have Microsoft 365 Defender for Endpoint understanding/familiarity.
- You will have Microsoft Windows server and desktop device securing principles.
- You will have worked within incident response teams to deal effectively with security incidents.
Formal education/qualification
- Certified Security industry qualifications (e.g. CompTIA) (Desirable)
- Microsoft 365 or Azure security/infrastructure (Desirable)
- CCNA / CCNP Cisco Certified Network Associate/Professional (Desirable)
Please click here to view the job framework
Location: London, UK or Bristol (Hybrid working, 2 office days per week) or where any MSI country programme operates.
Full-time: 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday (For UK based team members).
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £34,200 – £45,000 per annum for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits.
Salary band: BG 7 MP
Closing date: 7th January 2025 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
The Role:
- The Cloud Solutions Engineer will be responsible for acting as a technical lead on cloud infrastructure and systems to enable the completion of projects and improvements in the Digital Enablement Technology portfolio.
- The role involves technical requirements analysis, solution design and solution implementation of technology when required.
- The post holder would be required to work In collaboration with IT partners, assisting the Infrastructure Architect with overseeing the deployment of technology for various projects from requirements definition through to handover with support teams.
- BAU support is also required for complex issue troubleshooting and the support of specific technology areas.
- This role will work with Digital Enablement peers and 3rd party suppliers on the continuous improvement initiatives and the specification and delivery of technology infrastructure. This includes cloud infrastructure, network services, telephony, servers, storage, and related software.
- This role requires a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once or twice a month on average but may also require out of hours project working.
The Candidate:
- We are seeking an experienced Cloud solutions expert with particular expertise in the use of Azure solutions.
- You’ll have experience of designing and managing Azure solutions within the Cloud Adoption Framework (such as the Hub/Spoke Model) with a proven ability to provide effective project specification, robust technical assurance, and well-informed challenge to supplier proposals.
- You will be in possession of Microsoft Certification in Azure Administrator Associate (or higher).
- You will have experience of and know how to problem solve for complex infrastructure implementation, system upgrades or migrations and operational troubleshooting.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
- Enhanced Employer Pension
- Life Assurance
- Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
- Generous Annual Leave
- Enhanced Parental Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK's diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.
Application Advice: Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, but feel that you have sufficient skills and knowledge, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count—are also important. We keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your skills, knowledge and passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make a positive impact on our planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Battersea's Infrastructure Services Team is seeking an IT Support Engineer to join us on a 1-year contract. Our team provides effective IT support and services in order to ensure the smooth running of the business, so we can help our dogs and cats effectively.
This role will provide 2nd line support to resolve IT issues that include the installation and maintenance of IT hardware, software and administering users via Active Directory and Azure services in a 7 day a week environment (on a rota basis), along with working on some periodical projects, and supporting users so that our systems and data remain secure and safe.
The ideal candidate will have experience of windows platforms including network printers, telephone systems, hardware, as well as detailed knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint site administration.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- 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
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
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 balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.
We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Closing date: 12th January 2025
Interview date(s): From 15th January 2025
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.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a new opportunity? Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust is looking for a IT Support Engineer to join us to help us provide an excellent education for all of our learners.
The Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that runs and supports the development of new special schools to enable children and young people with autism to learn, thrive and achieve.
Within this role you will be working across two sites Spring School and The Rise School in Feltham. You will be working as part of the School Business Support Team and be responsible for all aspects of IT within the school. From analysing and resolving desktop, hardware and software issues including presentation equipment and mobile devices. You will work with both internal and external stakeholders, to participate in the installation, developing, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimisation of all network hardware, software and infrastructure. You will also work with stakeholders both internally and externally to investigate and develop new technologies for school staff as well as learners with autism.
What can we offer you?
·30 days annual leave per academic year.
·Highly competitive salary reviewed annually.
·Excellent CPD including a wide range of in house and external training courses.
·Annual staff recognition awards.
·Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
·Season ticket loans.
·A wide range of wellness programmes both in person and online including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes.
·Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
·Access to physiotherapy.
·On-site parking.
This is full time permanent role which is all year around (Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours per week).
Start Date- February 2025 or sooner
Interview date- week commencing 13th January 2025
Closing date- 6th January at 10am
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Use your communication skills to help inspire the UK Church to participate in sharing the gospel with people in hard-to-reach places.
About us
At Feba UK, we are passionate about God’s mission, and the creative use of radio and other audio media to inspire people to follow Jesus. We have a particular heart for people in places considered closed or hard-to-reach: where people might not hear the gospel by any other means, or where it’s difficult to be a Christian.
About our development
Since Feba UK was established 65 years ago to help communicate the gospel by shortwave radio, much has changed with big shifts in technology, missiology and geopolitics.
We no longer operate radio infrastructure or ‘send’ missionaries from the UK. Instead, we support local partners with training, expertise, prayer, and funding to produce culturally appropriate programmes in the listener’s ‘heart language’. Radio and other audio technology means they can reach people at scale and follow up in-person as listeners respond.
Today, our model of working with local, indigenous partners has a powerful impact in parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
About the role
We now seek a Head of Communications and Engagement to focus on engaging the Church in the UK, where increasingly fewer churches see world mission as a priority. This role will take the lead on changing this, inspiring the Church through Feba UK’s ministry, reawakening its members to the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ to bring transformation to some of the most disadvantaged and oppressed communities around the world.
About you
You will be a communications and engagement leader with a track record of developing and delivering high impact communication strategies who is adept in using digital and non-digital media. You will come with an empowering, prayerful and servant-hearted leadership style that listens deeply and fosters collaboration, and you will have a passion for mission.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. For more details including how to apply please see the appointment details attached. Closing date 6th January.
The Impact Investing Institute is partnering exclusive with Robertson Bell to recruit an Interim Finance Director. The Institute is an independent, non-profit organisation working to transform capital markets, so they support a fairer, greener, more resilient future.
They are seeking an experienced Interim Finance Director to get under the bonnet of their finances: taking over the day-to-day operations and driving a change management project that sets up the finance function to run more simply and efficiently going forwards.
Key responsibilities:
Financial systems design
- Document existing financial processes and systems and engineer simplifications and improvements
- Design and implement streamlined, user-friendly financial management procedures
- Build clear controls and reporting mechanisms
- Establish efficient systems for grant management, invoicing, expenses, and payroll
- Design financial reports that are accurate, clear, and decision-useful
- Create a comprehensive, user-friendly business planning model with long-term cash flow and reserves forecasting
- Set up infrastructure and tools to enable the organisation to price its activities accurately and allocate resources efficiently
- Investigate opportunities for financial efficiency and cost optimisation
- Develop and implement an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable way of delivering financial management going forwards – including internal resources and appropriate external support
Business as usual
- Liaise with external accountants to prepare and distribute monthly management accounts, conduct budget variance analysis, and update cash flow and reserves forecasts
- Process invoices and payments
- Process payroll and ensure timely salary payments
- Review and process expense claims
- Prepare financial reports for Board and Finance, Risk and Audit Committee meetings
- Review and update financial risk register
- Coordinate the annual external audit
- Monitor grant expenditure and compliance
- Support project teams with financial reporting
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and accounting standards
This is an opportunity to shape how a mission-driven organisation approaches financial management. It is a hands-on role that demands meticulous attention to the detail of operational processes, an eagerness to solve problems, and an aptitude for designing and implementing forward-looking solutions. The six month contract is based in London on a hybrid basis and will operate Outside IR35.
The required candidate:
- Fully qualified accountant with 10+ years of financial management experience
- Extensive experience working in the non-profit sector and for small organisations
- Proven track record in financial systems transformation
- Exceptional analytical skills and strategic planning capabilities
- A collaborative approach with the ability to work across organisational levels
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a genuine passion for solving challenges
- Willingness to do detailed operational work
- Resourceful, with the ability to find creative ways to work with a limited budget
The deadline for applications is Monday 6th January.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
DIRECTORATE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS
HEAD OF PHILANTHROPY
REF: DEV134A
The Directorate of Development & Alumni Relations is seeking a creative and motivational leader to nurture, challenge and inspire our growing development team to deliver a bold and innovative strategy to support our new and exciting university-wide fundraising campaign. This opportunity presents the potential to raise transformational gifts at the 6, 7 and 8 figure level from a portfolio of alumni, non-alumni, companies, trusts & foundations and institutional funders. The role reports into the Director of Advancement and will play a key part in shaping the future direction of our Aberdeen 2040 strategic vision.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record in raising major philanthropic gifts together with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to build relationships across a large and complex landscape and to inspire and motivate a growing team of people will be equally important. The role is offered with flexible and hybrid working options. A relocation would also be supported with a financial package.
This is a truly exciting time to join a successful and growing development operation at Aberdeen. It also offers an unparalleled chance to work in a beautiful setting between the mountains of Aberdeenshire and the stunning North Sea coastline, surrounded by 530 years of university history.
Salary will be at the appropriate point on Grade 8, £58,596 - £65,814 per annum with placement according to qualifications and experience.
Should you require a visa to undertake employment in the UK you will be required to fulfil the minimum points criteria to be granted a Certificate of Sponsorship under the requirements of the Skilled Worker visa. At the time an offer of appointment is made, you will be asked to demonstrate that you fulfil the criteria in respect of qualification and competency in English. For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. Please do not hesitate to contact Patrycja Bromm, HR Adviser (Graduate Trainee) for further information.
Job Reference Number: DEV134A
The closing date for the receipt of applications is 16th January 2025
The Directorate of Development and Alumni Relations embraces a diverse working environment and recognises the many benefits this can bring. Applications from individuals from across all of the equality protected characteristics are encouraged.
Can you lead Friends of the Earth in our mission to achieve climate justice?
We are seeking to appoint an Executive Director to lead Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland) at a crucial domestic and international moment for climate, environmental and social justice.
You will motivate, inspire and build the capacity of a growing and diverse network of people coming together to transform our environment into one which is flourishing, sustainable, and socially just.
You will do this as a passionate and effective advocate for an environment that’s getting better, a safer climate, abundant nature, healthy air, water and food. We work from the grassroots to the global in communities throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland to playing our part in the international network of our sister organisations around the world.
We are looking for someone with established credibility and standing within the environmental and/or social justice sectors, someone able to inspire our activists, staff and allies, and to attract funding and resources to enable our vital work; someone with outstanding strategic vision and organisational leadership as well as a collaborative approach to build and deliver transformative work internally and externally.
With exceptional communication and relationship skills and an empathetic approach, you will inspire and lead our engagement across the political landscape and engage with a widening range of communities. Fostering equity, diversity and inclusion, including our commitment to becoming an anti-racist organization, you will be key to our work in pursuit of a just and sustainable world for all.
CLOSING DATE: THURSDAY 2nd JANUARY 2025 (AT 23.59)
For more information please read the information pack.
HOW TO APPLY AND KEY DATES
Please apply by sending a curriculum vitae, supporting statement and Equality & Diversity form to our recruitment team, details in the Information Pack.
Your supporting statement should be no more than 2 pages of A4 and address the key requirements of the person specification with relevant examples of your experience and outline why you are interested in the post. Please state if you wish to be considered under Disability Confident.
To ease administration, please combine into a single Word document. Please do not use PDF format.
We are undertaking direct recruitment via this process. Additionally, Oxford HR are assisting us via an executive search process. If you are engaged with that, please continue to route your application via them. All applications will be reviewed jointly.
Key dates:
Closing date: Thursday 2nd January 2025 (at 23:59)
First stage
1st Interviews: Wednesday 15th/ Thursday 16th January 2025 (online via Teams meeting)
Second stage
Meetings with key stakeholders: Wednesday 22nd/ Thursday 23rd January 2025 (online via Teams meetings) This will include meetings with representatives of our Boards, management, staff, Nations and the recognised union (Unite).
2nd Interviews: Wednesday 29th/ Thursday 30th January 2025 (in person at our London office)
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.
We are part of an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it.
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