Innovation Manager Jobs

Are you passionate about driving digital innovation and transforming user experience? If so our Digital Officer role may be the one for you.

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) are a membership body whose members are at the heart of what we do. Sitting in our communications directorate the Digital Officer will be instrumental in driving forward the development of the RCR’s websites and wider digital communications, helping to ensure we have the best platforms in which to deliver our messages. In this role you will lead on developing a digital first approach and ensuring we put the experiences of our members and audiences at the heart of our work.

If you are a dynamic and creative digital professional who is eager to make a positive contribution to our digital journey, as we work towards our aim of building an outward-looking organisation that helps raise the profiles of radiologists and oncologist in the UK and across the world, this is the role for you.

What you’ll do:

• Provide day to day support across the website and membership portal, liaising with internal teams and external agencies.
• Be champion for accessibility across all digital platforms, making recommendations and implementing policies and processes.
• Lead on member email communications and campaigns, liaising with colleagues to ensure communications are timely, coordinated and engaging.
• Collate regular reports to monitor the performance of digital communications using data to drive open rates and guide future developments.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of updating websites using content management systems.
• Excellent understanding of best practice for digital design and communications.
• Experience of writing, editing and proofing communications materials.
• Good understanding of the principles of web accessibility, user experience design and search engine optimisation.
• High level oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to design and create simple static or animated graphics, optimised for different digital platforms.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively within a team.

If you are looking for an impactful and exciting role in a medical charity with a great cause, then please find out more about the role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in our Digital Officer candidate pack.
 

Why join us?

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Starting Salary: £55,000

Negotiable Benefits Package

Job Type: Full time, permanent

Location: Hybrid Working – Registered Charity Address, Station Road, Cottingham, HU16 4LL

R-evolution is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) based across the Humber region, covering East Riding, Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and a small project in bordering Lincolnshire. We work with a large partnership of organisations to deliver programmes around being active outdoors, wellbeing and developing new skills.

We are looking for a Chief Executive to succeed our interim CEO at this pivotal time for our charity. 

The Chief Executive Officer will be instrumental in steering R-evolution through its next exciting phase of development. In collaboration with the Board of Trustees, the CEO will play a key role in defining the organisation’s strategic goals and objectives and will take the lead in driving their implementation. This leadership role will ensure that the organisation stays on course to fulfil its mission and reach its annual goals.

About us…

We are a team of individuals who are passionate about what we do. We have a shared vision that people have the tools and skills to develop themselves, their spaces and communities.

R-evolution’s mission is to create opportunities that encourage engagement, participation and fulfilment. Founded in 2015, we have an established track record of leading successful partnership projects and working with a wide range of locally based partners in the heart of communities to deliver programmes around being active outdoors, wellbeing and developing new skills. These programmes are primarily around cycling, cycle maintenance, horticulture and life-coaching.

Currently overseen by our Board of 7 dedicated trustees, our 15 fantastic staff and 27 committed volunteers currently work with partner organisations to deliver across a range of projects. R-evolution are budgeting for circa £750k turnover in 2024/2025.

About you…

We are looking for someone who is a strong leader, is approachable, and that has a desire to manage the opportunities that exist for our organisation.

You will have proven experience in a senior management role, leading successful teams, as well as a strong track record of financial management.  You will bring experience of successfully applying for funding and will have strong skills in project implementation and management.

The successful applicant will be able to think clearly and make good judgements under pressure.  You will work effectively, whilst also leading with compassion for others.

Interested?

If this sounds like the kind of place you’d like to work and you feel you are a good fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you. A full Recruitment Pack including the Job Description and Person Specification is available on our website, R-evolution, along with an Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form so we can analyse the reach of our opportunities.

To apply you should submit your CV with a comprehensive covering letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification.  We compare applications to the person specification, so your application should explain how you meet each element of the person specification, and how your skills, attributes and experience make you ideal for the role as outlined in the job description. Details of where to send your CV and cover letter are in the Recruitment Pack available on our website.

We want all those that believe they are a strong candidate for this role to be able to show us, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to help you with this.

The closing date for applications is Monday 16th September 2024. If your application is successful, we will be hosting interviews in person at Aura Innovation Centre, Bridgehead Business Park, Meadow Rd, Hessle, HU13 0GD on Wednesday 2nd October or Thursday 3rd October.  If you apply, please keep these dates available for interview. 

Location: Remote – London based, hybrid working role. We are based in Aldgate East, and you may be required to travel into the office around twice a week. 

Hours: Four to five days a week (flexible – minimum 28 hours/week). The Young Foundation supports a 4.5 day working week and staff work this, wherever possible (pro rata for those working less than a 35-hour week). 

Contract: Permanent, starting ASAP.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus three office closure days between Christmas and New Year. We also currently provide two well-being days per year. Staff are signed up to one of two pension schemes.

About The Young Foundation

The Young Foundation is a national charity with a long history of innovating to create social change. We are a ‘think and do’ tank, working with people and communities to shape a fairer future, together.

The UK’s public services are in acute crisis. Political trust is on the floor. The struggles people and communities face are many, and are deeply knitted together. Consequently, our mental health is often poor, and our resilience is weakened. We must be prepared to unravel and reweave for the common good.

That requires working together in new ways, empowering radical acts of co-creation across communities, sectors and boundaries. For The Young Foundation, this is a moment to embody the spirit of our founder, Michael Young. To embrace collective effort and work collaboratively to show that, with the Power of Participation, we can redesign the social contract between people, communities, state and business to shape a fairer, greener future.

About the role

We’re looking for an energised and motivated individual with strong communication skills to join our Corporate Resources Team. This role will be an integral part of the organisation, supporting on all administrative activities, helping to ensure that the day-to-day operations of the Young Foundation run as smoothly as possible. Responsibilities include diary management for the CEO, minute-taking for the Board and Committees, and HR and finance administrative tasks. Training and support will be provided if required for HR and finance tasks. 

How to apply

Please send the application form at the end of this recruitment pack, and your CV to The Young Foundation on or before 11:59pm on 1 September 2024

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We will only contact applicants after the closing date.

The selection process will consist of an interview and a task.

Interviews will take place on the 6th of September at our office at Toynbee Hall. 

The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our team we actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK. Applicants who require a work permit in order to take up employment will not be considered.

Please complete our online Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form. This information will not be seen by the hiring manager or impact your application.

Upon submitting your application, you will receive an automated response to say we have received your application. Please note that we review applications after the closing date and we regret that we will only be able to reply, and give feedback, to short-listed applicants.

£55,000 per annum 

Permanent

Working from home in Scotland with local travel and, at least quarterly, meetings in London

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a senior leader within the Rights Respecting Schools Team.

With knowledge and experience of child rights education in school settings, you will play a key role in the implementation of the RRSA in Scotland and across the UK. You will lead and motivate a sub team of colleagues and use your experience and insight to contribute to the ongoing leadership and development of the team and the Programme.

The successful applicant will have:

• Excellent knowledge of the CRC, the UK education landscape and the challenges facing school leaders at this time.
• Well developed ICT and communication skills and a clear capacity to lead, support and develop colleagues.
• High levels of personal drive and motivation with a proven commitment to effective teamwork and delivering positive change for children.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 9 September 2024.

Interview date: TBC w/c 16 or 23 September 2024 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including generous annual leave and pension contributions, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children throughout the UK

Our application process: We a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for an enhanced criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Coaching and Referrals Coordinator 

Are you passionate about delivering excellent mental health support? 

We're looking for an outstanding Coaching Coordinator to lead the day-to-day running of Restore's Coaching and Referrals service, supporting people experiencing mental health challenges to gain paid employment, volunteering opportunities, or move back into education or training. You will also provide support to Restore's Referrals Coordinator, enabling them to ensure a highly effective assessment process for potential recovery service members (service users) and coaching clients. 

Every year, Restore works with over 500 people across Oxfordshire, supporting them on their mental health recovery journey including helping them plan for the future. 

41% of people who receive our Coaching support move into employment, education or training. 

As Coaching Coordinator at Restore you will work flexibly across a cluster of sites, with the opportunity to feed in to the development and innovation of our services, helping to ensure the quality of our support remains second to none. 

We are committed to creating a supportive working environment where you can thrive and grow. We invest in learning and development opportunities to ensure you can provide the best possible support to service users and continuously develop as a practitioner.

Person Specification - click 'apply' to view the full job specification

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate how they meet the following criteria:

· Experience of managing a staff team and / or a team of volunteers 

· Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or multiple and complex needs

· Able to participate in reflective learning to promote personal and professional development

· Experience of coaching and the ability to develop this skill in others through supervision of practice.

· An understanding of performance management in order to ensure the delivery of a quality service.

· Proven ability to form effective, positive and motivational relationships.

· To recognise and value all aspects of diversity and an understanding of the importance of Equality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Closing date: Sunday the 8th September 2024 at midnight.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday the 17th September 2024.

The interim Head of Grants & Impact is responsible for effectively managing our grant management process and strengthening partnerships, with a focus on the impact our funding achieves.

The role would suit someone with strong leadership qualities who will be excited and willing to contribute to our wider leadership team and can build strong relationships across our health sector and academic partners, with compelling written communication skills and extensive experience of impact evaluation and grants governance.

In line with the charity’s core behaviours, we value diverse backgrounds and contributions.

About RBH Charity:

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of people with serious heart and lung disease. Each year we grant around £6m to fund projects at our partner hospitals, including current initiatives such as:

• Equipping Royal Brompton Hospital with a high specification genetic sequencer to screen and plan treatment for patients and their families
• Creating a new consultant fellowship in imaging related to structural heart disease
• Providing core funding for the rb&hArts programme combining improvements to the hospital environment with therapeutic activities such as Singing for Breathing
• Supporting three fellowships annually to support allied health professionals in pursuing research projects
• Funding the Road to Recovery programme to provide mental health support for patients with long Covid
• Committing £100,000 to a Patients’ Fund each year, to support around 40 micro-projects from palliative care ‘comfort boxes’ to better seating and new televisions on wards

Our funding comes from the fundraising efforts of thousands of supporters as well as income generated by our investments in property and equity markets.

We have a small, committed and skilled team (29 in 2024/25), with expertise across fundraising, marketing, HR, property management, grant-making and financial management.

We are committed to – and hold ourselves and each other to account for – the following core behaviours:

· Setting ourselves challenging goals, in order to achieve more for the charity’s beneficiaries

· Working as one team, sharing information and ideas, and valuing our diverse range of backgrounds and contributions

· Solving problems, using our resources, our networks and our creativity to provide a better service

· Creating opportunities to learn, and supporting each other to grow

· Enjoying our work, celebrating our successes and finding time to have fun as a team

Do you want to take the next step in your career at The Queen’s Nursing Institute ("The QNI"), a highly successful national community nursing charity?The QNI is looking for a Communications Officer to join our team.  The post holder will be a key contributor to the QNI’s communications work.

This is an exciting role which will allow someone with creativity and precision to grow and demonstrate their potential, in a supportive and friendly team environment.

There will be particular emphasis on digital content and support to the QNI’s digital infrastructure including websites, social media, and other platforms such as Mailchimp.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to marketing and communications campaigns.
• Manage and develop social media channels, including Mailchimp, Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
• Report on media engagement, including press coverage, social media analytics and mentions, Google analytics, email response rates, etc. 
• Support colleagues with content creation.
• Database administration and support in migrating to a new CRM.
• Financial administration, e.g. reporting online donations, online shop sales, etc.
• Oversee processing and fulfilment of orders from the QNI's online shop, provide customer support, track sales and inventory.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the Job Pack.

Interviews will be held in person at our London office on Friday 13th September.

About The QNI:

• The QNI is the oldest professional nursing charity in the world and is a leading voice for nurses working in the community. 
• Our values of excellence, inclusivity, partnership, independence, advocacy, legacy and integrity underpin the charity’s strategic plan 2021-2025, which is included in the Job Pack.
• The job is within the Communications Team, working closely with all QNI staff. 

Benefits:

1. Learning and Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to training opportunities.
2. We offer 25 days annual leave per year, in addition to all Bank Holidays.
3. We offer up to 10% employer contribution to pension scheme.
4. Interest-free season ticket loans.

POST:

We are looking for a Sex Worker ISVA to join us National Ugly Mugs (NUM)!

SALARY AND HOURS:

Salary: £29,250

This position is contracted for 3 years. Operational hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

RESPONSIBLE TO:

ISVA Manager of Support Services

About NUM: 

National Ugly Mugs (NUM) is an award-winning charity with a mission to ‘end all forms of violence against sex workers.’ NUM provides a mechanism for sex industry workers to report crimes and harm they experience and share this information within their communities to warn others of potentially dangerous individuals and situations.

We have a dedicated casework team of industry experts who support sex workers to further access criminal justice remedies and other services as determined by victims/survivors to cope and recover from crimes they experience in the ways they choose. We also host a range of other projects in racial justice, mental health, drop-in support (Scotland), and vocational exploration.

About the Team:

The NUM Case Work Team NUM’s mandate is to ‘end all forms of violence against sex workers’ and operates under three key principles: Sex Workers’ First, Quality Support, and Learning and Innovation. The NUM Case Work team offers victim support to prevent and heal from violence to adults of all genders involved in sex industries. The postholder will provide support to NUM members and non-members who identify as having experienced harm and violence during their work. Services are provided digitally and online, and in-person services.

The post is part of a unique partnership between National Ugly Mugs, POW (Nottingham) and Basis Yorkshire, to ensure more specialist support for sex workers who have experienced sexual violence, to develop good practice guidelines, and to develop and share learning that will influence change in health inclusion for sex workers. Each organisation will be employing a SWISVA; the program will be led by a Program Coordinator, who will be based with Basis Yorkshire, who will lead on policy development work.

Person Specification:

A successful candidate should have the following experience:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with women who face barriers to accessing support services such as health housing and the criminal justice
• Experience and understanding of working in accordance to core safeguarding legislation to support victims of sexual violence
• Experience of supporting sex workers
• Experience of multi-agency partnership working including with partners such as the police and SARC
• Experience of working in a complex environment, actively managing risk and following case management procedures to meet the needs of a diverse and vulnerable client group
• Working with a range of stakeholders and partnership working or strategic networking, spanning voluntary, leadership and women’s sectors, including delivering presentations

Please read the full essential critieria in the attached documents:

• Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge
• Education, Training and Qualifications
• Person Attributes and other requirements

How to Apply

Please send a CV and cover letter, explaining why you’re interested in the post and how you fit the person specification, to admin[at]nationaluglymugs[dot]org, or apply via Charity Job. The posting will close on 15th September. Interviews will take place on 24th and 27th September.

NUM is a diverse team committed to inclusion and equal opportunities in the workplace, and we actively encourage applicants of all different ages, genders, social and economic backgrounds, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations, and from people with disabilities. If you have any access requirements related to applying, please contact admin[at]nationaluglymugs[dot]org.

Please note due to the high number of applications expected for this role if you do not hear back from NUM by 22nd September unfortunately your application has not been successful. We are not able to provide feedback on your application at the application stage.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Core IDVA

Salary: £26,000 - £32,000 depending on experience

Location: Brent Civic Centre, Wembley Police Station and Hammersmith Head Office

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract: Permanent

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

We work within a coordinated partnership response to violence against women and girls as part of the Angelou Partnership. Within the partnership ADVANCE provides independent domestic abuse advocacy and support for women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.

The IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy, and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients at high risk. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from aged 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive, and innovative working relationships with services providing services to clients and partner agencies within the Angelou Partnership. As a Core IDVA will work across the boroughs mentioned above, under the guidance of the team leaders and project manager.

To be successful as the Core IDVA you will need the below experience and skills:

To be successful as a Core IDVA, you’ll need to have an excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse sector. As an experienced domestic abuse advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, you will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic abuse, of supporting women involved in mental health services, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.

We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.

· Closing Date for Applications: 23rd September 2024

· Interviews are taking place on: Week beginning 30th September 2024

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Working closely with our existing Head of Services, you will have joint responsibility for the operational management of Services across our organisation. Key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Line managing our Service Managers.
• Liaising with and reporting to commissioners.
• Monitoring service efficacy.
• Ensuring all services have written policies and processes in place.
• Supporting the senior management team with the development of new services.
• Acting as a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Mobilising new services.

You are required to maintain regular contact with partner agencies, commissioners and funders, negotiating on behalf of the charity, and building strong and positive relationships with others.

This role can be based in either Wiltshire or Devon, requiring travel across the South-West and a willingness to attend meetings in all our offices on occasion.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGEMENT TEAM

• Be an active member of the Service Delivery Management Team.
• Contribute to the development services across FearFree.
• Ensure FearFree complies with all legal requirements; advise the CEO when a breach is likely or has occurred.
• Achieve and maintain external accreditations, such as Leading Lights, ISVA Standards and Respect Standards.
• Provide cover for your counterpart Head of Services (primary responsibility for safety and support services).
• Act as a Designated Safeguarding Lead for FearFree.
• Support senior colleagues – including the Head of Communications, Head of Fundraising, and Head of Finance – to ensure excellent services and a joined-up approach. 

MANAGEMENT ROLE

• Attend management team meetings.
• Mobilise new services.
• Take a leading role in the writing and development of tenders and bids for new services.
• Working within the agreed policies, principles & codes of practice of FearFree, develop, implement, sustain and improve frameworks and systems to achieve objectives and priorities through effective procedures.
• Work with relevant senior managers to advise on formulating, updating & monitoring relevant FearFree policies & procedures, updating manuals as and when required, ensuring that support staff have appropriate access to them and record sightings of updates.
• Manage change in accordance with change control procedures.
• Liaise and network with other agencies, statutory, voluntary, & private as appropriate.
• Oversee the quarterly and annual reviews for Commissioners.
• Develop and manage own workload having the ability to work independently, using own initiative.
• Attend relevant local, regional and national groups, forums and meetings as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of new projects as required.
• Manage other tasks appropriate.
• Ensure all services meet with the requirements of accredited bodies, legislation, contractual obligations, best practice and FearFree policies.

SUPERVISORY ROLE

• Ensure the provision of line management, support and supervision for Service staff.
• Respond to complaints escalated from the projects.
• Develop and oversee project/service plans.
• Monitor compliance with procedures at project level.
• Chair project/service management meetings.
• Ensure project reports and returns are completed on time.
• Provide advice, information, training and support to staff related to organisation policies and procedures as required.
• Arrange training courses or identify training opportunities to ensure staff & volunteers have access to specific knowledge related to relevant issues for service delivery.

For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged.

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued. 

Designability is an independent, national charity that enables disabled people to live with greater independence. Our expertise is in user-centred design, creating products with and for disabled people to improve and enrich their lives.

The common thread through all our work is in the design, creation and provision of a product to increase independence for disabled people. This is not just about products people need, but products they want to use. We deliver choice by involving disabled people across our organisation and throughout the design process to create innovative product solutions not available elsewhere. We create great looking, easy-to-use products that go beyond basic functionality and we partner with industry to help as many people as we can – we’ve transformed over 300,000 lives to date.

We are seeking a motivated HR Talent & Development Officer to join our supportive and team. To be successful in this role, you will have HR/Talent & Development experience and a professional and collaborative approach.

The successful applicant will manage employee development and engagement processes throughout the employment lifecycle, from recruitment to exit. Additionally, this role will hold responsibility for the management of the end-to-end recruitment and the onboarding process. The candidate will collaborate with team managers on a regular basis and proactively identify future recruitment and development needs and use creative methods to successfully fill vacancies and develop and engage Designability’s workforce.

Providing proactive and effective administration of Designability’s HR function and assisting the Designability team to enable the aims of the organisation to be achieved are key to this role. You will need to have the ability to carry out tasks both autonomously and collaboratively in the areas of recruitment, employee engagement and training & development.

We are looking for someone with a proactive and organised approach to work, who has a flexible with a can-do attitude to their work. Although not essential, a CIPD Level 5 would be beneficial and Good I.T. skills and high level of proficiency in working with MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) are must.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in wide ranging aspects of the charity's HR function, with opportunities to support on the day-to-day operations, as well as longer term projects.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

· Demonstrable extensive knowledge and experience of managing the complete recruitment cycle.

· Experience of working with recruiting managers, identifying their needs, and designing effective recruitment solutions within cost parameters.

· Good understanding of talent attraction and retention principles and best practice.

· Good understanding of current employment legislation and best practice.

· Demonstrable knowledge and/or experience of equity, diversity and inclusion.

· Experience of successfully managing HR administration processes.

· Experience of being proactive in identifying areas for improvement to processes and services.

· Experience of using HR Information Systems and understanding of the importance of accurate data input.

· style and tone to different audiences and situations.

· Numerate and able to interpret data and trends.

· Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to effectively plan, prioritise, multi-task and work to tight deadlines.

· High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

· The ability to maintain confidentiality and work in accordance with data protection legislation.

· The ability to carry out tasks autonomously and collaboratively.

· A proactive and organised approach to work.

· A continuous desire to improve processes.

All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding checks, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment references.  

Benefits that come with working for Designability
Looking after its employees is important to Designability – supporting everyone to be happy and healthy means that we live our values of being creative, practical and inclusive and in turn meet our mission to enable disabled people to live with greater independence. We are a Real Living Wage and Disability Confident Employer. We also offer a generous annual leave allowance and substantial employer contribution pension scheme. Our standard default employee pension contribution rate is 6%. In addition to this amount, Designability will contribute 8% of your pensionable pay into this pension plan.

To find out what other benefits we currently offer to our team please visit our website. 

To apply: Please submit your CV and a covering letter, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria contained in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: Interested candidates should apply at their earliest convenience as this vacancy will close once sufficient applications are received.

Interview date: Successful applicants will be offered a mutually convenient interview date. Interviews will be held at our Bath offices.

Start date: At earliest availability.

Head of Venture Support

We are seeking a Head of Venture Support to grow the organisation’s venture support activities and deliver business programmes for a wide range of early-stage and growing social and environmental impact ventures.
 

Position: Head of Venture Support

Location: East London or Cambridge with occasional travel to other locations (Cambridge, Peterborough and East London)

Hours: Full-time - 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £55,000 - £62,000 per annum depending on experience

Closing date: 9th September 2024

Benefits: Strong commitment to personal and professional development, Company pension scheme; free on-site parking (Cambridge/Peterborough); Bike2Work Scheme, various discounts, a Healthcare cash plan, wellness programme, electric car lease scheme through salary sacrifice (subject to eligibility), private healthcare, life insurance, flexible working, casual dress, annual volunteering day to commit to a charity or cause of your choice, working for a multi-award winning organisation including previously awarded the best not for profit employer in the Eastern Region, being part of a community that drives innovation with a focus on addressing environmental and social challenges.

About the role:

As Head of Venture Support, you will grow the profile of the organisation’s venture support activities and lead our Venture Support team to deliver business programmes for a wide range of early-stage and growing social and environmental impact ventures including tech for good startups and social enterprises. You will also develop and implement new service offerings to support our ventures in becoming a force for good in society as we grow the profile of our work. Our support includes structured accelerator programmes, grant initiatives, innovation challenges, and social investment.

You will champion the organisation’s venture work to attract business partners and investors, managing key strategic relationships whilst creating new partnerships and business development opportunities.

You’ll manage and develop a brilliant team of Programme Managers, Venture Outreach Associates, and Venture Advisors and make sure they’re on track with programme design, recruitment, budgets, delivery, and impact. You’ll provide timely support and direction to the team members who are passionate about enabling business to be a force for good.

Key areas of responsibility include:  

• Develop and oversee the execution of a strategy for outreach, seeking, attracting and onboarding deserving and qualified innovative entrepreneurs and start-ups.
• Provide credible strategic guidance to programme managers in content areas such as business modelling, sales and marketing, financing, fundraising, overall strategy, operations etc.
• Create project plans and timelines to map out milestones and help assess resource requirements across central services such as marketing and accounts.
• Enable and support the professional growth of the Venture team as they work across a variety of clients, programmes and geographies.
• Liaise with senior management, the marketing and fundraising teams, and the broader organisation to sustainably grow the impact of our support, including our vision to grow impact business support to many more locations nationally.
• Manage the novel social investment programme we have established leveraging equity and revenue-based finance instruments.

About you:

As Head of Venture Support, your ability to build rapport quickly and develop strong working relationships across different stakeholder groups will be based on reading situations quickly and strong interpersonal skills. You will have experience working with start-ups, entrepreneurs, mentors, universities, research institutions, industry experts, business membership associations, local or central government, and angel investors.

In previous roles, you’ve led teams, complex projects and/or large programmes. You break down problems with a cool head and take tough decisions when needed but understand the role of mentoring to build strong teams. People leadership will be a large component of your day-to-day.

You’ve managed a P&L before and have the skill to quickly read a cash flow and the confidence to make tough decisions when the business demands them. You also understand equity investment, bring angel and VC connections, and have a passion for developing a new social investment vehicle in the Cambridgeshire area and beyond.

Whether it’s time spent being around and supporting them or your own experience you will understand the journey of the entrepreneur, the challenges and barriers faced and the fundamental building blocks that create impactful and sustainable businesses.

Essential requirements required for this role:

• A passion for the mission of the organisation and our work supporting impact ventures.
• At least 4-6 years of experience working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, accelerators, incubators or incubation consultancy.
• Financial management skills, including P&L responsibility and social investment experience
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A drive to continuously develop the team and organisation
• Comfortable speaking at events, roundtables and peer sessions
• Travel to Cambridge and Peterborough Future Business Centres fortnightly from an operating base in East London (Whitechapel) or if based in Cambridge travel to East London and Peterborough.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship

About the organisation:

The employer is a charity that helps small businesses and charities to develop, grow and achieve their impact aims, through a range of ways. From its Future Business Centres that support local business communities; its support programmes that help entrepreneurs and ventures to grow their ideas and businesses; and through advising and arranging responsible finance for charitable organisations.

Since 1999, with initiatives across the UK that include housing, cleantech and social innovation, it has helped hundreds of start-ups, small businesses and impact ventures to develop and scale, enabling significant regional employment opportunities, transforming communities and creating positive impact for people, place and planet.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Director of Programmes, Head of Programmes, Senior Programme Manager, Programmes and Impact Lead, Programme Coordinator, Impact Manager, Programme Lead, Venture Support etc.

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

Racial Equity Programme Lead
Job Description

Join Clore Social Leadership as a pivotal member of our team dedicated to advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are seeking a dynamic individual to manage racial equity partnership programmes, driving our mission to develop inclusive and effective leadership in the social sector.

About Clore Social Leadership

Since 2010, Clore Social Leadership has supported over 4,000 individuals from nearly 3,000 social sector organisations. Through our transformative skills and development programmes, we empower individuals from local grassroots initiatives to global organisations to become agents of change. In partnership, we have developed leadership programmes for people with lived and/or learned experience of racial inequalities, youth services, immigration systems, criminal justice systems, social immobility, homelessness, gender inequalities, health inequalities and climate change.

We aim to create a more equitable and inclusive society where individuals from all backgrounds have equal opportunities to lead, participate, and contribute to positive social change. Leadership Lighthouses, a strategic partnership programme, is our largest initiative to date that aims to address systemic inequities and promote meaningful and inclusive representation.

About Leadership Lighthouses

Leadership Lighthouses will support the development of social leaders from Black and racially minoritised communities, aiming to increase their confidence, skills, resilience and wellbeing, and ultimately, increase the impact they have with the communities they support. This national programme, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund*, follows on from a research project and a successful pilot in 2022.

Over the course of five years, we will work alongside a range of expert partners, and specialised coaches and facilitators to reach around 300 leaders, primarily through local programmes in England, in addition to national activity.

The Racial Equity Programme Lead will be critical to the success of this, managing all aspects of the programme. If you are passionate about making a profound impact and thrive in a dynamic, values-driven environment, we invite you to join us in shaping a brighter future for social leadership.

Person Specification

We seek an ambitious, bold and collaborative individual with an inclusive approach who is driven to ensure an impactful programme and a positive experience for both partners and participants.

● Planned: Highly developed organisational skills enabling efficient planning and management of tasks and resources.

● Passionate: Believes in the power of learning and development in catalysing social change, particularly within racial justice and equity.

● Focused: Able to think analytically, analyse data and extract key messages. Strong attention to detail. Strong service delivery skills to achieve agreed outcomes.

● Courageous: Able to challenge the status quo to seek continuous improvement and innovative solutions.

● Collaborative: Developed skills in managing internal and external relationships. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with the ability to adapt communications for various audiences.
 

Role Description

The Racial Equity Programme Lead will be part of our talented, agile and welcoming team of 7. This is a newly established role that will be managed by the Programmes Director, and work closely with the CEO, the wider organisation and those involved in this programme, including expert collaborators, partners and a steering group. There are no line management responsibilities.

The key responsibilities of the role are to:

● Offer valuable insights and learning from the Leadership Lighthouses programme and support their integration to       ensure our organisation's work remains inclusive and impactful.

● Lead and manage the Leadership Lighthouses programme, with a collaborative approach, building strong relationships with partners and participants, actively listening and responding to their needs.

● Ensure effective deployment of resources to achieve the programme objectives and targets.

● Design and implement robust management processes to ensure good governance and successful project outcomes.

● Support delivery partners and manage the partnership relationship, ensuring consistent and high-quality work, addressing any shortcomings appropriately.

● Provide administrative support to the Steering Group.

● Anticipate and mitigate risks to ensure milestones and targets are met.

● Monitor expenditure against the programme budget, working with delivery partners to ensure optimal use of available funds.

● Collaborate with the Clore Social Marketing team and other agencies to promote the programme.

● Manage the relationship with the independent programme evaluator and implement evaluation findings as necessary.

● Provide written quarterly reports to funders, partners, and stakeholders. Offer regular verbal updates to the Programmes Director, CEO and programme partners, providing assurance around project performance.

● Manage relationships with the National Lottery Community Fund, ensuring timely and accurate responses to queries or requests for information.

All staff are expected to work independently and as part of a team, manage work to meet multiple deadlines, build effective relationships and be proficient with Google Suite, MS Office, Salesforce and online meeting tools.

Skills & Experience - (E=essential, D=desirable)

● Strong track record in successfully managing complex programmes or projects (E)

● Experienced at managing leadership programmes or similar projects with racial justice and equity at their core (E)

● Lived and or learned experience of themes related to racial injustice. (E)

● Thorough understanding of developing and managing relationships with diverse stakeholders (E)

● Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to communicate effectively with audiences from diverse backgrounds (E)

● Financially astute and analytical with a proven track record of managing budgets (E)

● Track record of driving change, fostering innovation and promoting new ideas (E)

● Exceptional problem-solving skills, making evidence-based decisions with pragmatism and flexibility (E)

● Ability to demonstrate a passion for social impact and leadership development within the social sector (D)

Terms and working hours

We are open to discussing flexible arrangements before or on application.

● This is a five-year fixed term contract role.

● You must be UK based to apply for this role.

● The role is to be fulfilled over a 28-hour week, ideally within our core working hours (Mon-Fri, 10am–4pm UK time), with flexibility as required.

Place of work

● This is a hybrid role with one day a week in our shared office space in London (Better Space, 127 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3DA), the travel costs of which must be covered by the individual. We are open to discussing this arrangement further to accommodate individual needs and preferences.

● Further UK travel will be required on occasion, the costs of which would be covered by Clore Social Leadership.

Pay and benefits

● Salary for this role will be £32,000 based on 28 hours per week (£40,000 full time equivalent FTE).

● The post holder is entitled to 20 days of annual leave (25 days FTE), in addition to UK statutory holidays.

● The office is closed for one week during the winter festive period (25-31 December), providing an additional three days of annual leave in addition to the above allocation.

● You have the option to join our contributory pension scheme. The employer's contribution is 3% with a minimum employee contribution of 5%.

Application process

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We value and respect every individual, regardless of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or background. We actively seek to eliminate bias, promote equality and provide equal opportunities for all to showcase their talents and be evaluated solely on their qualifications, skills and potential. If you are passionate about making a profound impact and thrive in a dynamic, values-driven environment, we invite you to submit an application.

Please apply through Charity Jobs. You will be asked to send:

● Your CV (two pages max.), including relevant work experience.

● A cover letter (one page max.), which addresses your suitability for and interest in the role.

Please note, through Charity Jobs, we conduct a blind recruitment process to ensure fairness and equity by anonymising applications, removing names and identifiable information.

Key dates

The below dates have been provided as a guideline as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Applications close: 11:59pm Sunday 8 September 2024

First round interviews (online): Week commencing Monday 16 September 2024 (flexibility can be offered)

Final interviews (in person): Week commencing Monday 23 September 2024 (flexibility can be offered)
Travel expenses for in-person interviews will be reimbursed on submission of valid receipts.

In line with the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

Registered charity number: 1136727

Thanks to National Lottery players, Clore Social Leadership has received five-year funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK. The funding will be used to support the leadership development of people from Black and racially minoritised communities.