Head Of Development Jobs

Location: Camden (willingness to travel across London)

Salary: (Salary Band 6) £48,139.13 - £54,350.63 per annum. (Please note, successful candidates are usually appointed at the bottom of the relevant band)

Hours: 37.5 hours (5-day week)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 15th October 2024 at 12 midday

Virtual Interview Date: 24th and 30th October 2024

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Head of Business Support at Solace Women's Aid.

We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

About the Role

As Head of Business Support, you will provide expert advice, guidance and reporting to ensure that Solace Women’s Aid meets it’s statutory responsibilities with regards to health and safety, as well as providing innovative solutions to existing issues and ensuring that future changes are anticipated.

Acting as subject matter expert you will develop systems and processes for services to adopt to ensure we have an effective risk management approach to compliance within Solace Women’s Aid.

Through management of the Business Support Team, you will ensure all properties/spaces used by the organisation remain safe and equipped to deliver psychologically informed spaces for our staff and service users.

About You

You will be experienced in the field of property management having worked in a similar setting before. You will bring a wealth of knowledge surrounding best practice based on your own practical experience and you will have achieved, or be working towards your Chartered IOSH status.

You will work well with diverse teams and be a strong people manager, keen to foster talent from within.

You will be passionate about meeting the needs of our service users and will have a can do attitude.

We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.

What we can offer you

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

• Flexible working
• Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employer pension contribution
• Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
• Inclusion Networks
• Daily clinical debriefing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flow & Restore yoga classes
• Meditation sessions
• Cycle to Work Scheme

How to apply

Please send your CV and Supporting Statement outlining your interest in working for Solace via the recruitment portal and explain how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Profile Document.

Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. 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. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

General Statement of Duties

The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital has a loyal donor base, and we are now able to grow the major donor portfolio significantly to build our long-term sustainable income.  The Grants & Partnerships Officer will lead on delivering a best-practice grant-giving programme as part of a wider major donor programme.

Alongside the Executive Head of the UK Office, the Grants & Partnerships Officer will develop new major donors prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies as part of a wider fundraising strategy.

This is a key role within a small and dedicated team.  The successful candidate will have a professional, ambitious, solutions-based approach with a track record of fundraising success. They will be ready for and excited by the challenge of building up a major donor programme.

Main Responsibilities

To deliver a successful grant-giving programme and devise and deliver new prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to meet agreed targets, including:

· Establishing and managing strong relationships with past, current and prospective grant-giving organisations, delivering the highest possible levels of care and attention.

· Understanding all prospective and current donor profiles, and their motivations and communication styles.  Formulating personalised cultivation and stewardship plans.

· Set up and maintain regular communications with all grant-giving donors and prospects, tailoring this as required to strengthen their relationship with us.  

· Support and facilitate the Trustees and Senior Leadership Team in developing relationships with grant-giving bodies and prospects, and in how to manage these relationships to facilitate donations.

· Use creativity and adaptive thinking to develop a new and exciting programme of cultivation and stewardship events, visits, and activities to engage prospects and donors in our work and to support these key relationships.  Work with internal teams and senior volunteers to deliver events and activities to the highest standard.

· Developing and refining the internal systems needed to run a smooth and efficient grant-giving programme such as data management, internal communications, and reporting.

· Know and understand the longer-term financial strategy of the organisation and work with the Finance Director and Executive Head of UK Office to ensure the appropriate identification of funding needs.

· Work with the Executive Head of UK Office and other colleagues as required to develop compelling cases for support and funding packages that channel funds to where the need is greatest and that ensure our financial security.

· Work with the Executive Head of UK Office to manage the grant-getting budget to ensure the successful and cost-effective delivery of annual activities and understand and follow finance related procedures such as income forecasting, reporting and Gift Aid.

· Support and deputise for the Fundraising Officer (Community Fundraising), as required, to establish and manage strong relationships with past, current, and prospective community donors and partners, delivering the highest possible levels of care and attention.

· Provide project support as required to the Fundraising Officer (Community Fundraising) to ensure the successful implementation of community engagement and fundraising programmes.

Person Specification

Essential:

· Educated to degree level or equivalent career experience.

· Minimum of 3-years’ fundraising experience with a demonstrable track record of developing stakeholder and donor relationships with a responsibility for securing a minimum of six-figure gifts from grant-making bodies.

· Experience of working with high-value Trusts & Foundations.

· An exceptional and eloquent communicator, both written and verbal communications skills, and a natural relationship builder, you will have solid experience of presenting, negotiating, networking, and influencing.

· Experience of working to and commitment to achieving financial targets.

· Understanding of the principles and best practice of fundraising including Data Protection, ideally within humanitarian and/or international organisations.  

·A self-starter with initiative, confidence, exacting standards, drive, and flexibility.

· Highly proficient with Microsoft Office systems.

· Ability to work outside of contracted hours, as required.

· Ability to travel overseas, as required, and represent SJEHG at events and functions.

Desirable:

· Experience of raising funds within the humanitarian and/or international organisations.

· Experience of working with a CRM system to export and manipulate complex data sets, segment audiences effectively and develop a CRM strategy for donor engagement and reporting. Ideally, Raiser’s Edge.

· Demonstrable experience of working on strategies and innovation behind the areas of fundraising you have worked in.

· Experience of effectively engaging and supporting board members in donor cultivation and solicitation efforts.

· Experience of planning and executing fundraising PR campaigns

· Experience of managing senior volunteers.

Position: Head of Finance & Corporate Services

Location: Hybrid. The Trust's offices are in the park on Ledrington Road, SE19 2BB.

Type: Full time, 40 hours per week, permanent (with 0.8 FTE considered).

Salary: c. £45k pa (pro rata for 0.8 FTE)

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, increases by a day, pro rata, each year completed, up to 30 days pro rata. Employer Pension Contribution 5%; Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service; Flexible working.

Closing date for applications: Monday 7 October 2024 at 10:00

Interview date: Friday 25 October 2024

About the role

At over 200 acres Crystal Palace Park is far larger than most urban parks. Beloved as a ‘back garden’ to many people in the surrounding neighbourhoods, it is also of national and international significance due to its design as the grounds to the Victorian architectural masterpiece, The Crystal Palace, and its rich unique heritage including the 170-year-old world-famous dinosaurs. Today, circa one million people visit the park every year; to relax and meet friends and family, take part in sports and physical exercise, enjoy world-class acts during summer festivals, or simply have a moment of peace and enjoyment of nature.

The Head of Finance & Corporate Services role offers the opportunity to join a young and growing registered charity at an exciting point in its evolution, and to help lead on establishing Crystal Palace Park as an exemplar in urban park management, community-led regeneration, and cultural and heritage programming.

We are looking for a qualified finance professional to join our friendly team in the post of Head of Finance & Corporate Services as we develop our systems, infrastructure, and income streams to secure our long-term sustainability. Central to the success of our strategy is an efficient finance function providing timely management information and strong financial controls.

You will be an astute finance professional who is able to provide sound financial advice as well having a strong grip on day-to-day financial operations. You will also ideally have experience of HR, IT, and administrative functions, and will assume company secretary responsibilities, enjoying direct liaison with our Board of Trustees.

How to apply

For more information on how to apply, please download the application pack here. Please submit the required documents to jobs@ with the subject ‘Role: Head of Finance & Corporate Services’

Applications must be received by Monday 7 October 2024 at 10am

Interviews will be held on Friday 25 October 2024. All applicants must submit an Equal Opportunities Form

Crystal Palace Park Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that our staff should represent the communities, organisations, and individuals that we work with and support. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or nationality.

We thank all applicants for their interest.

We are recruiting for a Head of Administration to join the bemix team

Permanent Contract, Working Full-time, 9am-5pm

Office based at the Innovation Centre, Canterbury, with travel to and working from different bemix locations in Kent, as and when needed.

This is an exciting and varied role and will offer someone a fantastic opportunity to lead our friendly and supportive Administration team. 

We are people with and without learning difficulties and/or autism, working and learning together. Whether it’s to be seen working, be heard campaigning or belong to a friendly group of people, people achieve their goals with bemix. We do this by supporting people with learning difficulties and/or autism to speak up, make choices and become powerful and influential. We support them to gain opportunities and become more independent in learning, housing, work, health, money, travel, leisure and relationships. The Administration team plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient day-to-day operations of bemix. The team works hard to support the workforce so they can achieve bemix’s goal for everyone to be seen, to be heard and to belong.

 

Main aim: To oversee, plan and steer the administration across the organisation. With proven skills and experience to confidently approach different tasks and requests throughout the day with a solution-focused, confident and resilient working manner. You will lead, support, unite and develop the office administration team, so that great things can be achieved. The role needs someone who instinctively takes the approach of reviewing and developing systems, tracking progress on projects and thrives on organising and planning a busy calendar of work.

Holding oversight for the bemix mainline, email inboxes and other communication channels, ensuring all are well-manned across the whole week by the administration team and answered in a friendly, helpful and professional manner. Stepping in to provide practical help when needed, to ensure an excellent pathway of communication (both external and internal) is maintained at all times. 

Hours: Working 37 hours per week, working Monday - Friday between 9am - 5pm .  Working hours need to have flexibility to respond to tight deadlines with extra hours, taken as time off in lieu.

Location: Mainly at the Canterbury Innovation Centre, University of Kent site, Canterbury. With great facilities, including free parking, cafe, reliable local transport connections and lovely outside spaces to explore on breaks/lunch/walking supervision. With flexibility and commitment to travel and work at other bemix locations and sites, as the role needs demand.

Salary and benefits: In the range of £30,000 - £34,000 per annum.  With an offer made based on experience and proven track record. Along with generous 25 days annual leave pro rata plus 8 bank holidays + Contributory Pension Scheme option (5% of pay) 

If you are …

• A natural communicator with great interpersonal skills. You must be able to collaborate with different types of people and organisations and be patient when people are speaking.

• Someone with a proven track record of effective Leadership, ideally in a similar setting. 

• Someone with the ability to create, implement, and communicate effective administrative processes to team members. 

• A strategic and proactive person, who can manage requests and prioritise/execute a large array of different and changing tasks. 

•  You are adept at spotting what needs to be done, with the vigour to do what it takes to keep bemix thriving and operational.

• You are able to be physically present and engaged with the office team. As well as effectively communicate information in a way that is easy to understand and maintain confidentiality when required. 

•  Someone with a working style means that you tend to foresee the things that will need attention long before they arise! You find ways of supporting a team in a more proactive, rather than reactive manner.

• You are adept at navigating both expected and unexpected scenarios with a non-judgmental, calm and solution-focused approach. 

...we’d love to hear from you!

If you feel you have the experience for this role, share the bemix EPIC values and would like to be part of a fantastic growing team, then please go to our website and fill out our online application form.    

Closing date for applications: Midnight, Sunday 6th October 2024

Interview date/s:  Monday 14th October and/or Tuesday 15th October 2024

We will contact everyone by the end of the day on: Wednesday 9th October 2024. 
 

No agency contact please. You will be required to declare all past convictions, whether spent or not, as this post is exempt from The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1984. You will also be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check.

We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people with disability, neurodiversity and/or long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us.

We are seeking a Head of People and Operations to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a multifaceted role, leading the people and culture agenda along with responsibility for the smooth running of our operations, including overall office management and managing our IT provider.

Reporting directly to our Chief Operating Officer (COO), the successful candidate will be both forward thinking and focussed on long term sustainable improvements as well as hands on, developing initiatives that will improve efficiencies and ways of working throughout FNF and will have proven experience in working in an operational role within a similar sized environment.

Principle Duties and Areas of Responsibility

People and Engagement

• Work closely with the Senior Leadership Team on the development and delivery of a people plan that drives engagement and performance. This includes proactively listening, learning and acting on feedback from our people engagement survey
• Lead on all aspects of HR, including recruitment, onboarding and performance management, staff benefits, leave allowances and mandatory learning.
• Responsible for managing our employee relations provider, ensuring that their service is fit for purpose and supporting all managers within the charity
• Work with our Occupational Health outsourced service to ensure that we are providing our people with an effective occupational health solution
• Create an approach to reward and recognition that celebrates success and encourages people to go above and beyond and making a difference for FNF, fully utilising our recognition platform
• Lead on the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda, ensuring that inclusion is considered throughout the employee lifecycle
• Work with our Marketing and Communications team to drive internal communications including our newsletter and team meetings
• Champion and embed the new values and behaviours across FNF, ensuring they are reflected in HR policies, practices and employee engagement initiatives to drive a positive and inclusive workplace culture

Policy and Governance

• Ensure that the people KPIs are monitored each month, looking at any themes and trends and associated actions
• Develop and maintain people policies and processes which are fair, transparent and comply with relevant legislation promoting FNF as an employer of choice.
• Maintain all employee records in line with regulation and organisational policy ensuring that all information is up to date and relevant
• Provide transparent and clear people and workforce information to the Board along with the relevant FNF committees
• Work collaboratively with our Finance team and Pension administrator to effectively manage the FNF salary exchange pension

Health and Safety

• Ensure that health and safety standards are met across FNF, this includes the communication of health and safety policies to ensure they are understood and adhered to
• Conduct regular risk assessments across all areas of FNF including office spaces, remote working environments and any other areas where the charity operates
• Establish and maintain an effective system for reporting, managing and investigating accidents, incidents and near misses
• Work with external partners to keep up to date with changes in legislation and to conduct the annual health and safety audit and ensure that any recommendations are implemented promptly

IT

• Act as the primary point of contact between FNF and the IT provider, ensuring clear and effective communication to ensure they deliver high quality services that meet our needs
• Review and manage the IT service contract ensuring that all terms and SLAs are monitored as well as considering value for money and service experience
• Manage the budget for the IT function at FNF
• Maintain an inventory of IT assets (hardware, software licenses etc) and ensure they are properly managed and documented. This includes the procurement and disposal of IT equipment as needed.

Office Management / Administration

• Partner with managed office provider to ensure that all services are delivered as per the contract, building a strong working relationship with the building and facilities team
• Ensure that the office environment is well maintained, welcoming and conducive to productive work
• Oversee the management of office supplies, ensuring that stock levels are maintained and ordered are placed
• Implement best practices in office management, including document management, filing systems and communication protocol
• To identify areas across the charity where processes, systems and collaborative working can be made more efficient, and support the team in implementing improvements

Person Specification

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• Relevant professional qualifications in business administration or a related field would be desirable
• Previous experience working in a similar varied role ideally within the non-profit sector
• Demonstrable experience in reviewing and improving processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Previously managed HR activities such as recruitment, onboarding, performance management and engagement
• Experience in development and implementing policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and best practice
• Knowledge of managing relationships with vendors, including SLA’s and contract terms
• Highly organised with strong multitasking abilities, juggling different pieces of work and meeting deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, interacting with people internally and externally
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to distil and communicate information in a way that is easy to understand

Competencies

• Proactive and committed to continuous improvement
• Adaptable and flexible to changing circumstances and handling unexpected challenges with resilience and flexibility
• Demonstrates a high level of integrity and professionalism
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership inspiring teams through collaboration and communication
• Develops and establishes strong relationships both internally and externally to enhance organisational partnerships and drive success

First interviews will be held: w/c 14th October 2024

Strictly no agencies please.

The coordinator roles are vital components of this project. We want to attract candidates from the South West of England with sound local knowledge and able to travel in the region - these will be important parts of this job.

Purpose of the roles:

• To be responsible for the development, coordination, and delivery of Neighbourhood Watch’s partner project involving Neighbourhood Watch volunteers within the South West.
• Recruit, training and coordinate volunteers so they can deliver information sessions to community groups. 
• Research areas in needs of support and book venues where information sessions will be delivered by volunteers.
• Be able to travel to events in order to support volunteers and ensuring information sessions are delivered to the highest and consistent standards, and that feedback requests are acted upon swiftly.

Hours of employment are:

0.8FTE (28 hours per week)
8 months fixed term contract. Core hours are Monday to Friday 10am-12pm and 2-4pm with an unpaid lunch break.

Essential Skills and Competencies:

• Effective Communication: Demonstrate strong communication skills, with the ability to engage both individuals and large groups confidently and clearly.
• Leadership and Inspiration: Excel at motivating, involving, and inspiring stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Research and Information Gathering: Skilled in conducting thorough research and use information to support event delivery and volunteering.
• Time Management: Capable of independently managing your time and balancing various responsibilities within your role.
• Task Organization: Skilled at prioritizing and organizing tasks to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Experience working effectively within a geographically dispersed team, maintaining communication and alignment across different locations.

A full, clean UK driving license use of a car and availability to attend the events if required. You will need to be able to drive around Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.

Desirable Skills and Competencies:

• Volunteer Management: Proven experience in recruiting, training, and coordinating volunteers, ensuring their effective contribution to project goals.
• Event Planning and Execution: Experience in planning, organizing, and delivering successful events, ensuring high-quality outcomes.

You’ll be:

• Passionate about the role of volunteers within the crime prevention community
• Very approachable, responsible, reliable and personable
• Open to learn from feedback and adjust to them
• Committed to promotion of equality and diversity
• Committed to the aims and values of Neighbourhood Watch.

Benefits of working for Neighbourhood Watch include:

• Flexible working hours
• Stakeholder Pension
• Cyclescheme
• Techscheme

World Obesity Federation is seeking an Events Coordinator to join their team as maternity cover.

World Obesity Federation (WOF) is a worldwide federation with over 100 members and takes a holistic view of obesity from cause and prevention to treatment. WOF is a lead partner to global agencies on obesity, including WHO, and a member of the Global Obesity Coalition.

This position will begin assisting the Events Manager with the events programme and continue as maternity cover in 2025. Main responsibilities will include managing the educational events programme including in person obesity management training courses ‘Scope Schools’ as part of the SCOPE e-learning site held regularly throughout the year, and monthly educational webinars, alongside the Head of Education.

Also working with Head of Policy on medium sized events such as the Global Obesity Forum in person in New York in September 2025, and other smaller policy and fundraising meetings throughout the year. Also included in the role is managing webinars for World Obesity Day and other campaign days.

It will also involve managing the planning of the bi-annual congress the International Congress on Obesity to be held in Mexico City June 2026, overseeing the work of the PCO and organising committees to ensure development is on schedule and key milestones are achieved.

Essential skills and experience - experience of managing medium sized global events and conferences on an international scale, working with global stakeholders. Excellent administration and organisational skills, right to work in the UK and able to travel internationally on a regular basis. 

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) delivers world-class research, learning and teaching that transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally.

The Project Management Unit (PMU) at IDS, brings together professionals in project management, research administration and finance, to collaborate on development of proposals, project plans, strategies and budgets. The PMU now have an excellent opportunity for someone wishing to begin their career journey in project administration and support.

The Project Assistant role will sit within the PMU and work within a helpdesk function, providing administrative support to both projects and research clusters. Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, comfortable managing multiple tasks and open to acquiring news skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities.

General administration
•Supporting the daily operations of the PMU including maintaining online filing systems, diaries, mailing lists and contacts database, taking telephone messages and arranging appointments.
•Cluster administration, including booking cluster meetings, arranging cluster retreats, and taking minutes of meetings
•Assisting PMU colleagues and the Heads of PM with general administrative duties
•Providing general administrative duties including word processing, and collating and preparing documents in accordance to IDS house style guidelines
•Working with colleagues to respond to general information requests and to disseminate information through e-mail, mail, publications and web pages.
•Providing general administration support for proposal development where requested
•Making travel arrangements, hotel bookings, enquiring about visas etc.
•Participating in PMU meetings and supporting the organisation of workshops and seminars and other team events, in close liaison with PMU colleagues.
•Supporting the Project Support Officer with updating cluster internet and intranet web content as required, and responding to internal and external requests.
•Processing invoices and expense claims
•Dealing with correspondence and ensuring regular liaison with other team members and external contacts, for example inviting people to events and keeping them up to date with event logistics.
•Providing assistance to visitors and staff.

About HMFC

Are you interested in joining a team that is seeking to support everyone's life journeys?

Heathrow Multi Faith Chaplaincy (HMFC) is a Charity based at Heathrow Airport working with both passengers and staff of all faiths and none. If this is something you might be interested in then click on the link below.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced administrator who can work respectfully with everybody, who is both a team player and able to work independently, you must have high standards of integrity and be able to keep confidences. You will be able to prioritize tasks to meet multiple deadlines and have strong organizational skills. Some of your duties would include:

  I. Personal Assistance & Administration supporting the Head and Deputy Head of HMFC.

II. Governance Support

III. Verification and data administration

IV. Coordinating specific projects

What we provide

We provide 25 days annual leave + Statutory Bank Holidays, and pension where the current maximum contribution made by HMFC is 7% of salary and the minimum contribution made by an employee is 5% of salary/ eligible earnings

Please refer to the attachment below for the full job pack and person specification.

Our partner, an international human rights organisation, is seeking a Project Administrator; this is a newly created position and will be key in terms of supporting the smooth planning and running of various aspects of the projects and organisation overall. This is a really interesting position for a candidate passionate about a career in international development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the logistics of events, in-person programme activities and meetings.
• Responsible for compiling itineraries and travel-related arrangements.
• Working with the finance and programmes team to ensure that logistics align with donor requirements, lead on keeping proper records and documentation as per donor requirements, and working with vendors and third parties on payments.
• Lead on the smooth running of the office

Requirements

• Astute, detail-oriented individual with a deep interest in international development.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills – able to work effectively with different members of the team, and also external stakeholders.
• Able to work flexibly, prioritise a varied and changing workload, take initiative and meet tight deadlines.
• Competent IT user
• Excellent spoken and written English, and one other language of French, Spanish or Arabic

This role is open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. The role offers hybrid working with the candidate expected to be in the office 1-2 days/week in London.

We are working with a global professional body with over 150,000 members. As an organisation they serve public interest and work with government, regulators and business leaders globally. They offer their members a range of benefits, including advice and support, community, professional development and more.

They are currently recruiting for a CPD Programme Executive, which will sit within the Events and CPD team, and is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a growing team within the organisation. In this role, you will liaise with trainers and delegates to book courses and co-ordinate feedback, and be keen to build relationships with the delegates and trainers.

Some of the benefits include

• A group personal pension plan, with an employer contribution of 9% if you pay a minimum of 4%.

• Private medical insurance.
• Dental cover.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Critical illness cover and more.

As CPD Programme Executive you will

• Work with the Senior Member Programme Executive to build the schedule of training across the UK.

• Set up feedback forms, and ensure that trainers encourage delegates to complete them.
• Raising POs for trainer and delivery suppliers.
• Build relationships with trainers and delivery partners.
• Work with the Programme Team to manage relationships and maintain engagement with facilitators.

To be successful in the role you will

• Have strong project management/organisational skills.

• Be quality conscious with attention to detail.
• Have the ability to work to deadlines.
• Have an analytical mindset.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development and delivery of a 3-year train the trainer pilot programme in the chosen pilot locations in England or Scotland.

The pilot will train and equip local health care professionals, health promotion workers and local community workers with the knowledge and resources to promote breast awareness, breast screening and risk reduction messages in their own communities.

Supported by a public health development officer, train the trainer (1 based in England and 1 based in Scotland), who you’ll also line manage, you’ll lead on the development and delivery of the in-person programme, including marketing materials, resource packs and ongoing support for trainees. You’ll also identify opportunities, agree timescales and associated logistics for training delivery within the pilot areas.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is experienced in leading on the development and delivery of insightful and engaging workshops or public health focused projects, to a range of audiences from health or community-based organisations. The right candidate will have a good understanding of health inequalities, the challenges they present to health behaviours and outcomes, and be passionate about addressing these challenges. You’ll have strong communication and engagement skills and enjoy working independently and innovatively to develop successful partnerships with a range of organisations, communities and stakeholders.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

These roles involve significant travel across England (Westminster and Leicester) or Scotland (Glasgow and Lanarkshire).

Therefore, these posts can either be home based or office based at our London, or Glasgow offices (if within reasonable commuting distance).

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. In your supporting application please clearly state if you are applying for the England role or Scotland role. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact The Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date: 9.00am on 30 September 2024

Interview date: W/C 21 October 2024 (Ibex House, London for England Role and via MS Teams for Scotland role)

30 hours per week, Monday to Thursday

About the job role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Education Centre Assistant in our Training, Education and Development team at St Joseph’s Hospice.

We are looking for someone who has experience in administration and working in a customer service-focused busy environment.

The Training, Education and Development (TED) Team has been established to promote and deliver high-quality evidenced-based education to external stakeholders and internally to Hospice staff, which will help transform the care of people in the communities we serve and beyond. The TED Education Centre staff provide essential support to the rest of the TED Team and are integral to the smooth running and day-to-day operation of the Education Centre and TED service. They work as a team to cover core duties at all times and essential role specific duties during planned and unplanned absences. The team is co-ordinated on a day-to-day basis by the Centre Manager.

About you

You will need:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of using Microsoft Office
• Experience of working as part of a team and making day-to-day unsupervised decisions
• Experience of working in a customer services environment.

Where you’ll work

St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds.

We provide high-quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers.

Why work for us?

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket/Welfare loans
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!

We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

For further information, please contact John Ames, Head of Training, Education and Development.

For more details and to apply, click the apply button to be redirected to our website.

Closing date: 8 October 2024

Interview date: TBC

Post: Projects & Engagement Worker 

Responsible to: Director 

Salary: £27,344 FTE (NJC Scale 6, point 18)

Actual salary £14,583.47 (20 hours pro rata)

Hours: 20 hours (over 3 days per week)

Holidays: 24 days per year pro rata

Pension: 5 % Employer and 3% Employee contribution.  

Fixed term contract:  12 months from date of start, continuation subject to funding.  

Main purpose of the post:

• To work alongside SLDAS full time Project and Engagement worker to develop and grow the outreach service.

• To work as part of a specialist team providing high-quality direct casework support, advice, information and advocacy to survivors of DA.

• To provide access to a full range of services for women from all communities, through the delivery of outreach sessions in discreet local venues by using creative and engaging methods with women from local communities concerned about the issues of domestic abuse and violence against Women & Girls for evaluation and development of SLDAS services and programmes. 

See Job Description/Person Specification for further details.

 Women from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority communities, those with disabilities and long-term health conditions and women with lived experience are encouraged to apply.

We have committed to ensuring that disabled, or Black, Asian or ethnic minority candidates have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled, or Black, Asian or ethnic minority candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job role in order to diversify our team and represent the community we serve.

If you are interested in applying for any of the above posts please see attached information pack and application forms.

 Closing date: Sunday 29th September 2024 by 5pm.

Interviews: Week commencing 14th October 2024

Due to the specialist nature of the work, All posts are designated to women only, permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.

Additional Information: DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.