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Ambitious Impact (AIM) is a growing nonprofit organisation running training and incubation programs aimed at establishing and supporting a flourishing high-impact, effectiveness-focused philanthropic ecosystem, with a lively community office in East London.
We are looking for a talented Communication and Marketing Manager to join our Recruitment team to increase the quality of AIM’s communication, and our identification of exceptional talent to join our high-impact training programs. In this role, you will create, execute, and evaluate multi-channel marketing and communications strategies and continuously evaluate and improve them for the next iteration.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Recruitment team currently consists of ~three FTE and fulfils the two key functions of attracting and selecting top candidates for our Charity Entrepreneurship incubation program - as well as possible support for other programs AIM runs or may run. As such, there are two 3-4 month sprints each year that are very execution focused for identifying and then selecting top candidates. The recruitment team also carries out broader communications work for AIM, such as by supporting AIM’s Impactful Grantmaking Program, on outreach for staff roles at AIM, and helping our incubated charities with their initial communications.
As Communication and Marketing Manager, you will chiefly be responsible for the attracting function on the team, presenting AIM’s work in a consistently high fidelity, compelling, and engaging manner. You’ll bring a strong focus on implementation, efficiency, and strategic improvement to help us maximise the value of AIM’s communication efforts.
The role could be more junior or more senior depending on the successful candidate: A more experienced hire will take more of a lead on designing the strategy they will execute, while a more junior hire will focus more on contributing to and learning strategic planning for the tasks they will execute at first.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
(The exact % split may change based on updates to AIM’s strategy and the number of programs we are running.)
Executing Marketing & Communications Activities - 40%
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Implementing and (co-)designing integrated multi-channel marketing campaigns across digital, traditional, and in-person channels (such as our website, newsletter, LinkedIn, job boards, and conferences)
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Identifying and persuading top talent to apply for our programs through 1:1 engagement - such as through LinkedIn, email, and online calls
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Soliciting and collating referrals for potential top applicants to our programs, especially from members of our community and affiliated organisations
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Managing communication with candidates before, during, and after the application phase, handling special cases and queries about our processes
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Ensuring target audience-adjusted, brand-consistent messaging and positioning in all our communications materials, adapting to diverse international target audiences and backgrounds where useful
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Ruthlessly prioritising the activities with the highest ROI
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Potentially attending conferences and other professional events to represent AIM, conducting talks, workshops, and 1 on 1 meetings
Evaluation and Systems Improvement - 30%
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Performance tracking and reporting: Set up and improve systems for collecting data on the cost-effectiveness of different communication methods for finding high-quality applicants to our programs
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Use available data to identify areas for increased efficiency and effectiveness in the communication of our work
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Identify and implement opportunities for automation
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Testing potential new communication avenues, such as digital advertising or pitching articles to major publications
Communication Asset Management and Development - 20%
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Manage communications content and assets: Create and improve materials for AIM, such as our websites, newsletter, blog, photos, and video content from our programs
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Write and edit copy across the spectrum of our communications assets
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Take up ad hoc asset-focused tasks for other departments, such as copy editing research reports for the research team, capturing footage of the in-person weeks of our programs, and providing initial design support for new charities we incubate
Planning Marketing & Communications Strategy - 10%
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Co-designing our marketing and communications strategy on the basis of collected data
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Working with our Senior Selection Manager Bret on aligning our marketing efforts with our selection processes and optimising both for successful applications
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Refining our marketing models from initial exposure to application, improving existing steps and identifying new high-potential opportunities
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Market research and analysis: Updating internal models of our target audiences and identify the best ways to reach them
FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES
Future growth trajectories for excelling hires could look like:
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Taking more, up to full responsibility for the entire attracting function of the Recruitment team
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Learning more about the selection function of the Recruitment team and splitting the role into combining work on the attraction and selection functions
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Leaning into a less executing-focused and more people management-focused position as Director of Recruitment as we will most likely hire or internally promote someone to this position in mid-2025
ABOUT YOU
This role will likely suit early-stage and mid-level communications/marketing generalists or specialists (0-5 years of experience) and could be tweaked significantly in responsibility to suit a senior communications/marketing specialist. At minimum, you should already be able to execute high-quality work across a range of communications tasks, combining some existing skills with an excitement to grow in new areas and contexts which may be less familiar. You will likely consider yourself as a communications-focused generalist to some degree, able to quickly learn and improve at tasks you have little or no previous experience with.
We expect excellent candidates will meet many (but not all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested readers from applying.
The Ideal Candidate is:
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A skilled communicator, both in writing and in-person:
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Can create powerful, professional, and compelling written content that concisely conveys complex ideas
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Comes across as confident and persuasive in person when delivering talks at a conference, hosting an online Q&A, or having 1:1 discussions with promising applicants
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Has experience with some (but not necessarily all) of our core communications channels (Wix, Mailchimp, LinkedIn, Google Search Ads; Canva)
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Puts the mission first - being willing to do more menial applicant-driven work during crunch periods of our application cycles
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Has some prior experience with marketing or communications work, bringing practical experience of optimising tools like Google Analytics and Phantombuster, and in executing paid digital advertising campaigns
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Is familiar with and ideally has connections within the evidence-based international development space, farmed animal welfare movement, Effective Altruism movement, and/or other relevant (entrepreneurial, nonprofit, philanthropic) communities
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Is a results-oriented, data-driven decision-maker excited to prioritise ruthlessly and leave less important things undone
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Leans towards quick iteration and testing, being able to learn new skills and processes quickly through doing
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Is a team player able to both give and receive constructive feedback, while being able to independently progress on important tasks when necessary
Desirable but not necessary:
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Can create compelling digital media through high-quality photography and/or filming
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Experience working in fast-moving and/or startup workplaces
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1+ years of experience in communications or marketing-focused roles
WHAT WE OFFER
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A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff
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High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job
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An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community
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Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals
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A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density
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Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel
BENEFITS
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A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave
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UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London
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An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements
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A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals
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Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes
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A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension
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We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.
Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:
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Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),
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A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,
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An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,
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A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,
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A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.
We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.
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Our prior Program Manager has moved up to the role of Chief Programs Officer on our executive team. As such, we are looking for a deeply impact-motivated Program Manager to run our flagship Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. In this role, you will train, advise, and pair exceptional potential founders through a twice-annual, two-month training program. This culminates in supporting the founders through a seed fundraising round and the launch of new charities delivering exceptionally cost-effective programs at scale across global development.
Our program has incubated more than 40 new charities over the past five years, with many receiving recognition from charity evaluators such as GiveWell and Animal Charity Evaluators as field-leading organisations.
IMPORTANT: This is a summarised version of the job advert for CharityJob's purposes. Clicking 'Apply' will take you to the complete and detailed version on our website, where you'll also be able to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a twice-a-year intensive training program enabling cohorts of 8-16 exceptionally talented international entrepreneurs and nonprofit professionals to launch outstandingly cost-effective, evidence-based new nonprofits in the space of two months.
The program chiefly consists of a twice-annual sequence.
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Preparing the upcoming cohort and running the initial book club where participants deep dive into our handbook and the recommended idea reports
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The two-month program itself, which includes a 2+ week in-person section and consists of training and coaching participants to select co-founders and ideas
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Post-program support to the new founders, providing ongoing guidance and facilitating connections with our networks of mentors and alumni.
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Evaluation and improvement work for the program itself, and the post-program support and evaluation plus improvements period. In between, the team
The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program team chiefly consists of ~two FTE preparing and running the program and interacting regularly with the recruitment team (for finding and selecting the ideal program candidates), the research team (for selecting and adapting the ideal charity ideas for the program participants), and the operations team (for supporting the incubated projects immediately upon launch through the program). This role reports to Samantha, our Chief Programs Officer, and works closely together with Steve, the second Program Manager who focuses mostly on participant training and coaching.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The exact %s of these will depend on what will be most impactful and the interests and skill areas of the successful candidate, but will likely look something like this:
Direct Program Management - 40%
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During the preparation phase:
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Clearly and proactively managing timelines and communications with internal staff, external partners, and program participants
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Improving systems such that running the program becomes more efficient and effective round over round
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During the program phase for 8 weeks twice a year (February to March and August to September):
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Facilitating training sessions - discussions, presentations, workshops - with participantsbased on best practices
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Providing key feedback on participant project work on short timelines, including on materials such as cost-effectiveness analyses, geographic assessments, theories of change, budgets, pilot plans etc.
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Mentoring participants directly in 1:1 calls and chats
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Guiding participants through two intense in-person weeks in our London office, including in their co-founder and charity idea testing and decisions
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Towards the end and immediately following the program:
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Helping participants develop our raw researched top nonprofit ideas into organisations ready to implement a first pilot within mere months of graduating
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Advising participants on key decisions regarding their charity and providing encouragement and support to get their project proposals across the finish line in time for the seed network funding circle to award seed grants
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Connecting graduates with suitable mentors from our network and identifying, engaging, and onboarding new mentors
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Alumni/Community Management & Development - 40%
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Identifying, championing, and, where suitable, delegating post-program support initiatives that would improve charity outcomes (e.g., speed, likelihood, and size of impact)
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Creating opportunities for connection, collaboration, and cross-learning of our growing alumni and extended community
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Managing a growing extended community of mentors, advisors, and service providers that could support our charities at different stages of their development (e.g., seed, pilot, scale-up, external evaluation)
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Managing shared digital knowledge and communication bases like our resource hub and 300+ member slack community
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Evaluating opportunities and focusing on the most impactful ones
Program Improvement / M&E - 20%
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Carrying out and improving our internal program monitoring & evaluation:
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Collecting and assessing feedback from participants and alumni
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Prioritising areas for improvement
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Brainstorming and deciding on solutions
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Implementing or delegating improvements
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Identifying priority gaps in program curriculum and structure based on M&E, proactive research, and later charity outcomes
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Designing or adapting existing content, including applied projects, workshops, or written material, to support program goals
FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES
This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:
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Focusing on charity strategy development and advising: a hire with more experience and expertise in launching, piloting, and scaling could play a more active hand in revamping our content and mentoring charities on their strategies from the outset; i.e. advising closely on plans, giving more feedback on early project plans, mentoring directly post-program, etc.
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Leaning into building out a thriving alumni ecosystem: optimising our post-program coordination, expanding our partnership work, spending more work on post-program content and community, coordinating our networks of alumni and mentors, creating digital/in-person events, and other strategies to help our charities and their staff reach & expand their potential
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Becoming an expert in M&E: playing a heavier role in the impact assessment & optimisation of Charity Entrepreneurship as the key impact arm of AIM. This would involve more collaboration with our research and recruitment teams to improve our systems and feedback loops, and/or our M&E specialist working to create early internal evaluations of our charities and later external evaluations
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(At some point) going through our Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program themselves as a participant, bringing all the built skills and expertise to bear in their own nonprofit
ABOUT YOU
The role is most suitable for a mid-level professional (3-5+ years of experience) with a background in running programs or nonprofit organisations. An ideal candidate may bring experience in launching and implementing new or early-stage programs or in conducting earlier stage intervention research or monitoring & evaluation work, particularly in LMIC contexts. The applied experience will be invaluable in training, pairing, and advising the next generations of incubatees who are aiming to launch some of the most impactful nonprofits in the world.
We expect excellent candidates will meet many (but not all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested readers from applying.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
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Personality traits:
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Conscientious and organised
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Has a bias toward action
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High emotional intelligence
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Calm under pressure when others around them may feel stressed out (i.e. program participants making important decisions)
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High standards and a constant desire to improve
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Excited to ruthlessly focus on only the most effective tasks
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Highly collaborative, low personal ego
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Keen to give and receive feedback
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Quick and self-driven learner
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Excited to advise and learn across a range of cause areas and interventions (global health & development, animal welfare, policy…)
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Competencies / abilities:
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Highly organised and autonomous, able to run projects with many moving and constantly changing parts from start to finish and call in external input or support where needed
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Generalist, with a good balance of “people” and “project” skills
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Can sensitively deliver critical feedback and nudge participants into more impactful directions while leaving them feeling optimistic and motivated
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High cultural sensitivity (our participants are from all over the world) and ability to flexibly communicate with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g., potential candidates, mentors, funders)
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Able to analyse and synthesise information from a range of quantitative and qualitative sources (e.g., putting together ideal co-founder pairings on the basis of numerical information from surveys and program project performance ratings plus qualitative information from 1 on 1s)
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Experience / technical skills:
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Interest in and knowledge about the charity sector and a sense of key factors that make organisations successful
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Deeply results-focused and impact-minded
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Some prior experience with interventions and sectors from our key cause areas of global health & development, animal welfare, and policy, or occasional exploratory cause areas (e.g., biosecurity and meta charities)
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Has some basic familiarity with a range of sources of (especially empirical, quantitative) evidence and can (learn to) both teach and advise on them
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Desirable Skills and Experience Include:
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Experience delivering programs in nonprofit or government settings, ideally in LMICs
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Experience in founding or working at early-stage organisations
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Foundational (empirical, nonprofit) research literacy
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Basic quantitative and spreadsheet skills
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Knowledge of Global Health & Development and/or Animal Welfare and/or the EA space and an existing network in one or more of these
WHAT WE OFFER
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A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff
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High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job
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An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community
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Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals
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A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density
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Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel
BENEFITS
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A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave
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UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London
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An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements
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A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals
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Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes
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A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension
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We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.
Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:
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Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),
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A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,
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An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,
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A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,
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A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.
We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.
We help you find and transition to a high-impact career with comprehensive support, removing barriers and accelerating your journey to maximize good.
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To run the next rounds of our 2½-years old Grantmaking Training program, we are looking for a Philanthropic Programs Director to continue finding, training, and advising funders in setting up their grantmaking for maximum impact. In addition, you will provide strategic oversight and guidance to the funders in our five funding circles, collectively distributing $5-10 million annually.
IMPORTANT: This is a summarised version of the job advert for CharityJob's purposes. Clicking 'Apply' will take you to the complete and detailed version on our website, where you'll also be able to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Philanthropic Programs Director, you will lead and keep developing AIM's Impactful Grantmaking training program and oversee our five funding circles. Your primary responsibility will be outreach, program facilitation, and hands-on philanthropic advising for the twice-annual 9-week cohorts of funders giving over $1M annually.
This is a fairly senior position with high stakes, a lot of potential for development, and outstandingly high potential for impact, and thus best suited to an individual with at a minimum 3-5 years of experience and some deep prior expertise in the philanthropic sector.
You will work closely with the Philanthropic Programs Manager in a two-person program team. You will decide collaboratively at the start of your tenure how to divide and/or share responsibilities in the categories below, as well as how to take care of operations and ad hoc tasks and projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Facilitation (~40%)
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Deliver program content in an engaging and accessible manner
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Develop weekly lesson plans and discussion topics for a 9-week program Zoom calls
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Conduct thought-provoking and productive 1:1 coaching sessions with participants for 30 minutes weekly throughout the program.
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Prepare for and run the weekly group calls going through topics covered in our foundation handbook
Outreach and Public-Facing Work (~30%)
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Conduct regular calls with philanthropists, advisors, and other philanthropic professionals to maintain a strong presence in the sector
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Serve as the initial point of contact for new funders interested in or referred to the program, effectively communicating its value without being overly sales-oriented
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Scope and test the best ways to find new prospective participants who would benefit from our program and cause a large amount of impact
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Ensure each cohort has a minimum of 5 participants contributing an average of $1M+ each annually
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Maintain visibility of the program in philanthropic circles through activities such as article writing and regular engagement on philanthropy listservs
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Represent the AIM Grantmaking program at a minimum of two conferences annually and at local philanthropic events in your area
Community Engagement (~15%)
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Foster relationships with our community of 30+ alumni and extended network of funders
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Provide strategic oversight and guidance to funding circle co-chairs, serving as a valuable resource and goal-setter
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Organise regular alumni catch-up calls for the entire community
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Collaborate on planning the grantmaker meetup component of annual AIM network in-person gatherings
Grantmaking (~0-10%)
- For the right candidate, there could be an opportunity to be personally responsible for regranting a sizable amount of money via our five funding circles across some of their five cause areas (global health & development, meta charity, mental health, animal welfare, and AIM seed network)
Program Operations Support (~10%)
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Contribute to iterative improvement of program content, adapting based on feedback, evaluation, and tailoring for the upcoming cohort composition
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Collaborate on revising the program handbook to better serve future cohorts and benefit the broader philanthropic sector
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Ensure the Philanthropic Programs Manager receives adequate management, support, and oversight to maintain program momentum
FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES
This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:
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Becoming an expert in understanding the philanthropic landscapes in different cause areas, from central funding bodies, key stakeholders and actors, to core methodologies and strategic issues in the space and its related communities
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Becoming adept at small group and individual-focused (U)HNWI teaching, coaching, and advising, acquiring experience working with a wide range of individuals with different backgrounds, interests, approaches, and cause areas
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Focusing on building out a strong philanthropic network to find program participants, being able to bridge and connect a wide range of individuals and organisations across interest areas and geographies and enabling them to strategically increase their impact
ABOUT YOU
We're seeking a versatile professional capable of delivering high-quality work across a diverse range of tasks in high-stakes contexts. The ideal candidate will bring existing expertise in some areas while demonstrating a willingness to learn and excel in less familiar domains. You should consider yourself a philanthropy generalist to some extent, with the ability to quickly adapt and improve in new areas of responsibility.
The ideal candidate is a people-oriented mid-level to senior-stage professional (3-5+ years of experience) with extensive knowledge of philanthropy and a deep alignment with AIM's vision for a thriving, collaborative, effectiveness-focused philanthropic sector.
Strong and even ideal candidates will meet many (but not necessarily all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested applicants.
A strong candidate is:
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A natural people person: Thrives on interpersonal interactions, both in-person and via digital platforms like Zoom. Naturally engages and excites conversation partners and knows when to speak and when to listen.
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Ideal - prior experience in people-facing roles like advising, consulting, or management
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A passionate philanthropic change-maker: Prior experience with the philanthropic sector, dedicated to improving its impact, and finding fulfilment in helping funders achieve their desired goals. Keen to learn the specific features of multiple cause areas of grantmaking.
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Ideal - prior experience in a relevant profession, such as (U)HNW advising, grantmaking, or research; prior experience with grantmaking in the evidence-based philanthropic landscape, such as in international development, the farmed animal welfare movement, and/or in the effective altruism community.
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A quick and flexible multi-context thinker: Capable of quick, agile thinking when faced with challenging questions, responding confidently and persuasively to inspire participant action. Able to consider multiple perspectives and navigate different worldviews.
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Ideal - prior experience interacting with key decision-makers in high-stakes contexts, either as a peer or in an advisory capacity. For example, this could be in a consulting, fundraising, or grantmaking capacity with HNWIs or C-level executives
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A skilled facilitator: Able to create and communicate content in engaging and effective ways. Notices when a participant is less engaged and bring them into the conversation, while able to smoothly direct conversations towards topics that are the most productive for the group and is confident interrupting people when needed.
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Ideal - someone with experience in teaching, facilitation, or educating, particularly in semi-formal settings
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An altruistic team player: Enjoys collaborative project work and is adept at both giving and receiving constructive feedback. AIM and our programs and funding circles are all cooperative environments that place impartial impact above individual success.
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Ideal - proven motivation to work in philanthropic, non-profit, or social domains, i.e., prior work or engagement with spaces aimed at improving the world
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Willingness to work in person from London (visa sponsorship and moving costs support provided)
WHAT WE OFFER
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A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff
-
High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job
-
An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community
-
Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals
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A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density
-
Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel
BENEFITS
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A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave
-
UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London
-
An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements
-
A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals
-
Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes
-
A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension
-
We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.
Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:
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Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),
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A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,
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An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,
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A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,
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A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.
We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.
We help you find and transition to a high-impact career with comprehensive support, removing barriers and accelerating your journey to maximize good.
Join our team supporting asylum seeking young people and refugees reach their full potential. At Housing Plus we accommodate and support 16-18 year olds in local authority care who are preparing to transition to adult life.
Many of our young people are seeking asylum or refugees. Our ambition is to help the young people to fulfil their potential as they transition to living independently.
We’re a small team in a family-owned company looking for a team player who is passionate about what we do and invested to support us day-to-day. Our dream appointee is a proactive, energetic and committed individual with initiative, attention to detail, excellent written and verbal English language skills and endless tenacity and patience.
You’ll be willing to turn your hand to whatever is needed on a day-to-day basis, whether that’s organising the training roster, maintaining the HR records, reviewing monthly reports, owning the fire-alarm testing or finding someone to fix the roof. You will also support the director in organisational tasks relating to CSR/ charity work with Brent Schools Football, which Housing Plus has supported for many years.
Strong organisational skills, excellent interpersonal abilities, a problem solving and “can do” attitude, a degree of flexibility and a strong team-player ethic are essential. As a minimum, you’ll also have a good working knowledge of google docs and classrooms, and the Microsoft suite of apps.
Living relatively locally would be a significant advantage and a driving licence useful, but not essential. You may be required to work across our four locations in North-West London and there may be some, mainly remote, duty work out of normal office hours .
From time to time you may have contact with the young people and will need to be supportive, understanding and sensitive to their needs. You will also be capable of liaising with a wide range of professionals as required. Training in key areas such as safeguarding with be provided.
Regular responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
· Working within and developing administrative systems across the organisation, maintaining paper and electronic records
· Day-to-day support for the team in administration and ad hoc tasks
· Scheduling meetings, taking minutes and following up on actions
· Supporting the recruitment process - following up references; DBS applications, etc, and maintaining HR and training records
· Helping to maintain financial records/ support with accounting administration
· Monitoring and procuring cost-efficient contracts, including utilities and telecoms across the placements.
Housing Plus is an equal opportunities employer. Our policy is clear: we are inclusive and do not discriminate. Rather we actively promote equality of opportunity for all those who have the right mix of talent, skills and potential. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people is integral to our work and we expect all staff to share this commitment and to work to our code of conduct. Housing Plus operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Providing young people preparing to leave care with a safe, nurturing environment with support to fulfil their potential
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Head of Fundraising
About Wicksteed Park
Wicksteed Park, in Kettering, Northamptonshire, is one of the UK's oldest leisure parks, founded in 1921 by Charles Wicksteed. Managed by the Wicksteed Charitable Trust, it offers over 25 rides, 281 acres of parkland, playgrounds, and walking trails, catering to all ages. The park also hosts events including live entertainment and workshops, with venues available for weddings and parties. Entry to the parkland is free, making it an ideal destination for families and nature lovers to enjoy year-round.
Role Outline
The Head of Fundraising will be instrumental in the instigation, implementation and completion of the Trust’s long term funding strategy. This important role leads on the Trust’s approach to individual giving, legacies, campaigns and community fundraising. The role plays an important part in raising vital unrestricted income and will act as the connection point with our loyal supporters. The role will lead and develop a fundraising team, working closely with the Community and Heritage team and volunteers.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced fundraiser with demonstrable experience at a senior level, with strong communication and relationship building skills.
This is a full-time position on a temporary contract for an initial period of three years, with potential to become a permanent position. Wicksteed Park operates a 40-hour working week, primarily based onsite. Consideration will be given to requests for flexible working.
Salary: £48,000 per annum
With thanks to the players, this role is initially funded under the National Lottery Heritage Fund grant: Securing a Sustainable Future for the Home of Children's Play.
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About The Felix Project
The Felix Project is London’s leading food redistribution charity, dedicated to ensuring good food is never wasted and no one goes hungry. Last year, our nearly 180 staff and over 15,000 volunteers collected 32 million meals of surplus food, distributing it to Londoners in need through a network of over 1,100 community organisations, charities, and schools.
In London, one in five households with children lack reliable access to nutritious food, while the UK wastes 20 tonnes of food per second. The cost of living in London has risen by 24% in the last three years, and food prices continue to climb. About 14% of working families have turned to food support services for the first time in the past year, and 100,000 London families have less than £3 a day for food.
Our work has never been more needed, and demand continues to grow: we are building our expertise and impact in response. The Felix Project now operates from four main depots in North, South, East, and West London, with ‘point-to-point’ projects in Central London and Canary Wharf. The East London depot has a kitchen producing up to 5,000 meals per day from surplus food. A new 'Multibank' in Ealing distributes non-food essentials.
Purpose of the Job
The Health & Safety Assistant will support the Health & Safety Lead in ensuring that The Felix Project complies with all relevant health, safety, and food safety legislation. This role is integral in maintaining a safe working environment across all our operations, assisting in the implementation of safety policies, and ensuring continuous improvement in health and safety practices. The Health & Safety Assistant will work closely with staff, volunteers, and external partners to promote a culture of safety and wellbeing.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum (+ bank holidays) plus up to 5 days additional leave for length of service.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
- Birthday day off.
- Access to benefit platform for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends plus gym discounts.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme including 24 Hour GP helpline.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Opportunity for free meals whilst working at our depots.
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.
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We have been working with the local community, providing support to some of Surrey’s most vulnerable young people and their families for the past 3 years.Our vision is to develop happy, thriving and resilient young adults who can contribute positively to society.
We are looking for a Youth Work Coordinator and a supporting part time worker to deliver high-quality youth work at our youth centre
Job Title: Youth Work Coordinator
Hours: 37 hours a week to be worked flexibly, some evenings essential and some weekends.
Length of Contract: 2 years (longer if funding becomes available)
Location 130 Upper Hale Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 0JH
Rate of pay: £24 to £28k per annum
Responsible to: Community & Youth Centre Manager
Main purpose of Job
Running sessions; building relationships; delivery of youth services. They will work closely with the other Youth Workers to ensure a great supportive programme and efficient use of all resources.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning and Development
• Plan, resource and deliver sessions to ensure continued support is given by HC&YC to young people; Putting young people first, ensuring we offer the right help at the right time
• Ensure that young people are involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of youth work
Delivery
• Deliver high quality youth work
• Work within HC&YC equal opportunities, health & safety and safeguarding policies
• Identify emerging needs and plan services to meet those needs
Quality and standards
• Ensure evaluations and case notes are all up to date and completed on time
• Keep accurate records and provide data and information as required
Communications and relationships
• Develop and maintain relationships, particularly with existing and new delivery partners and commissioners
Person specification - Key skills
Experience
• Experience of delivering and leading high-quality youth work sessions is essential
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating youth work
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with young people
• Current child protection training or a willingness to work towards
• Experience of working with young people aged 11 to 18
• Ability to develop appropriate, supportive, positive relationships with young people
• Able to evidence a commitment to empowering young people
• Able to promote themselves and their work; being a positive role model within the community at all times, in line with the values of The Hale Community and Youth Centre
• Able to recognise current issues for young people and the barriers they may face that leave them vulnerable
• To be pro-active when participating in new projects
• Ability to deal professionally with the pressures young people and communities bring
• Willingness to adapt to the changing needs of the community and young people
• Have confidence to work with other agencies that support young people
• Committed to working to organisational Policies and Procedures in particular about the safeguarding of young people and working within our equality and diversity policy
• Able to attend meetings and training sessions when required
• Ability to use ICT, for record keeping and communication, within the team
Qualifications
• A degree in Youth Work or a Level 2 or 3 qualification in Youth Work
DBS - This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure.
Please apply as soon as possible with a full CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages evidencing your skills and abilities to undertake this role. Interviews will be held on Monday 21st of October.
In return, we offer the chance to join a dynamic organisation, with opportunities for personal and professional development. We also offer the following:
· 28 days annual leave per year, plus Bank Holidays
· Pension Scheme
· Excellent Training Opportunities
· Flexible Working Options Available
Full or Part Time:
Full Time and part time position available
There will be a probation period of a minimum of 6 months
Salary:
£24 to £28k p.a. (pro rata)
Contact Details:
If you are interested in finding out more please get in touch.
Please send a full CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for this role. Thank you.
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About Brightside
Brightside is on a mission to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future. For over 20 years, we’ve used technology to connect young people facing barriers with inspiring mentors. We deliver online mentoring programmes in collaboration with schools, universities, businesses and charities to provide young people with access to networks, online career information and high-quality mentoring. Read our latest impact report here.
Role overview
The Senior Programme Manager will lead our delivery team and work closely with the Partnership Manager to ensure that we’re designing and delivering mentoring projects that meet our partner objectives. The postholder will line-manage key staff in the delivery team, delegate programme activity and oversee quality across our portfolio. The postholder will be accountable for engagement across our portfolio and for ensuring we meet targets and key performance indicators set by our partners for project outcomes.
The postholder will also lead the delivery of Brightside Mentoring, our London based mentoring project that’s currently funded until 31 December 2025. This will involve leading the ongoing design of the project as we learn from each cohort, recruiting young people to take part from across our London networks and reporting to the funder on project progress. Our ideal candidate will therefore be based in or around London, as frequent travel will be required.
Responsible for (our partner portfolio)
- Overseeing project deliverables across our portfolio, ensuring tasks are delegated across the team and that deadlines are met
- Chairing weekly delivery team meetings to stay on top of project launches, delivery updates and upcoming evaluations
- Ensuring that roles and responsibilities for project delivery are clear across the delivery team
- Collaborating with the Partnership Manager to manage our approach to risk across the portfolio
- Collaborating with the Data and Insight Manager to ensure recommendations and learning are embedded into future projects
- Monitoring quality in our project delivery, and developing systems to do this efficiently
- Managing our training calendar, ensuring that mentor and mentee training sessions are staffed as required
- Overseeing our training content, reviewing as necessary
- Acting as an escalation point for challenges that may arise in projects
- Acting as an escalation point for any safeguarding concerns
- Providing monthly reports to the Senior Leadership Team on progress with strategic programmes and the portfolio
- Proof reading end of programme evaluation reports
Responsible for (Brightside Mentoring)
- Acting as Programme Lead for Brightside Mentoring, our London-based mentoring project (currently funded until December 2025)
- Leading the programme design process, embedding learning from previous cohorts and addressing previous challenges through innovation
- Working closely with the Partnership Manager to lead mentee recruitment, ensuring that we’re reaching young people and getting them onto the project
- Attending recruitment events across London, working with contacts in and beyond our network to recruit young people
- Delegating tasks across the delivery team
- Working with the Interim Head of Innovation to recruit volunteers
- Ensuring that all volunteers are trained and DBS-checked before participating
Accountable for
- Engagement across our portfolio – monitoring participation of mentors and mentees, identifying success, challenges and developing strategies to improve engagement
- Programme management processes – ensuring we implement robust programme management processes that lead to success, with clear workflows for the team to follow
- Programme records – ensuring that the delivery team keep accurate records of meetings, updates and learning
- Participant conversion – ensuring that as many young people as possible fully participate in programmes after they sign-up
Team working
- You will be line managed by the Interim Head of Innovation
- You will line manage a Programme Manager and the Data and Insight Manager
- You will lead the delivery team and chair weekly team meetings
- You will work closely with the Interim Head of Innovation and Partnership Manager to lead the Programmes Team
Essential criteria
To be successful in this role, you should:
- Be strongly aligned with our mission
- Embrace Brightside’s values and contribute to a positive staff culture
- Understand the challenges faced by young people in education and careers
- Demonstrate a significant track record in programme management
- Be confident in delegation
- Have significant experience in making data-driven decisions (using insights to inform programme design)
- Have a strong track record in leadership and team coordination
- Have experience of line management
- Be able to build strong relationships and collaborate well with others
- Have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
- Be able to work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities
Desirable criteria
We are especially interested in candidates who:
- Have experience using Salesforce or other CRM software
- Have experience of using project management software such as Monday .com for tracking deliverables
A DBS check at the enhanced level will be required for successful applicants
Your development
You will be supported and challenged in this role. All staff can get involved in activities across the organisation. We are committed to the learning and development of staff and your line manager will work with you to create a personal development plan to support your growth and career progression.
We’re committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can be themselves and succeed in the workplace and beyond. Our culture is inclusive and supportive to staff from all backgrounds, and we provide flexible policies to cater for the differing needs of all staff.
Salary and benefits
Salary: £35,900- £38,900
Contract: Fixed term (ending 31 December 2025)
Hours of work: 37.5 hours a week (full-time)
Holiday allowance: 25 days
Other benefits include:
- Three days additional leave between Christmas and New Year
- Three days of volunteering leave
- Tenancy deposit loan scheme
- Up to one month ‘work from anywhere’ policy
- Employer pension contributions
- Flexible working hours
- Regular staff socials
- Option to buy up to five additional days of annual leave
Application instructions
- Submit an answer via CharityJob to the following question: ‘Describe a successful programme you managed. What strategies or actions did you take that contributed to its success?’
- Submit a one-page cover letter, outlining how you meet the role’s essential criteria
- Submit your CV
Applications must be submitted by 8am on Monday 21 October
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered
Successful applicants will be invited to first interviews from the week commencing 28 October
Successful applicants from the first interview will be invited to a second interview on the week commencing 4 November. The second interview will include a presentation and/or task.
Our mission is to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Brightside
Brightside is on a mission to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future. For over 20 years, we’ve used technology to connect young people facing barriers with inspiring mentors. We deliver online mentoring programmes in collaboration with schools, universities, businesses and charities to provide young people with access to networks, online career information and high-quality mentoring. Read our latest impact report here.
Role overview
The Data and Insight Manager will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating quality and impact across our mentoring programmes. The postholder will work closely with our Programme Managers to build evaluation frameworks that reflect our partners’ objectives and support the delivery team to plan projects that deliver on the partners’ target outcomes. The postholder will lead on analysing end of project survey data, drawing insights and recommendations and using these to write and deliver end of project evaluation reports. The Data and Insight Manager will monitor impact and outcomes across our portfolio and support our Senior Leadership Team to understand the impact our projects are having across our mentoring portfolio. This is a varied role, suited to candidates interested in using data and insights to improve processes and articulate impact to a wide range of audiences.
Responsible for
- Creating evaluation frameworks for our projects based on logic modules, ensuring our mentoring delivery is outcomes-driven
- Collaborating with the programme delivery team to ensure partner aims are embedded in evaluation frameworks alongside our organisational Theory of Change
- Creating and maintaining Power BI dashboards to oversee end of programme and termly impact data
- Sharing start of programme data with the delivery team to encourage in-project changes based on findings
- Analysing quantitative and qualitative data to use in evaluation reports and to support wider organisational activity
- Writing end-of-project evaluation reports, using data to make recommendations
- Overseeing the efficiency and accuracy of our data collection tools
- Proofing and testing evaluation surveys to ensure accuracy of questions and survey logic
- Reviewing and improving our evaluation planning and reporting templates as appropriate (including focus group templates and documentation)
- Delivering focus groups and/or interviews as required by project evaluations or wider organisational impact reporting
- Termly data analysis of outcomes across our portfolio to track impact progress
- Working with the fundraising team, using our data and case studies to bring our impact to life
- Using our significant qualitative and quantitative data to explore hypotheses
- Identifying patterns or results that help us to understand our impact and key drivers to ensure a high-quality experience for our mentees and mentors
Accountable for
- Evaluation processes – embedding systems to collect essential information and context from the programmes team for writing evaluation reports
- Embedding learning – ensuring that there are systems in place for project learning to be captured in future project plans
- Accurate data collection – ensuring that all surveys are set-up correctly and that data is gathered accurately
Team working
- You will be line managed by the Senior Programme Manager
- You will work closely with the programmes team to gather partner aims and objectives to support evaluation frameworks and reports
- You will work closely with the fundraising team to support their work in communicating our impact
Essential criteria
To be successful in this role, you should:
- Be strongly aligned with our mission
- Embrace Brightside’s values and contribute to a positive staff culture
- Understand the challenges faced by young people in education and careers
- Significant experience in evaluation methodologies, such as logic models and Theory of Change
- Significant experience in creating and using Power BI dashboards (or similar systems) to analyse data
- Demonstrate a strong track record in data analysis
- Significant experience in evaluating a project or process from start to finish
- Be comfortable working with stakeholders from non-analytical backgrounds
- Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail
- Have experience of monitoring impact and project outcomes across several projects
- Demonstrate a strong track record of translating complex findings into accessible reports and presentations for a wide range of audiences
- Be solutions-focused with the ability to work through challenges with others
- Be able to use creativity to find stories in project data
- Have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
- Be able to manage competing deadlines
Desirable criteria
We are especially interested in candidates who:
- Have experience using Salesforce or other CRM software
- Have experience of using project management software such as Monday .com for tracking deliverables
- Knowledge and understanding of social mobility and/or the fair access sector
- Experience of integrating youth voice into evaluation methodologies
- Have experience in facilitating focus groups and interviews
A DBS check at the enhanced level will be required for successful applicants
Your development
You will be supported and challenged in this role. All staff can get involved in activities across the organisation. We are committed to the learning and development of staff. Your line manager will work with you to create a personal development plan to support your growth and career progression.
We’re committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can be themselves and succeed in the workplace and beyond. Our culture is inclusive and supportive to staff from all backgrounds, and we provide flexible policies to cater for the differing needs of all staff.
Salary and benefits
Salary: £30,400-£35,900
Contract: Fixed-term (ending 31 December 2025)
Hours of work: 37.5 hours a week (full-time)
Holiday allowance: 25 days
Other benefits include:
- Three days additional leave between Christmas and New Year
- Three days of volunteering leave
- Tenancy deposit loan scheme
- Up to one month ‘work from anywhere’ policy
- Employer pension contributions
- Flexible working hours
- Regular staff socials
- Option to buy up to five additional days of annual leave
Application instructions
- Submit an answer via CharityJob to the following question: ‘Can you give an example of how you've used data to drive decision-making in a previous role?’
- Submit a one-page cover letter, outlining how you meet the role’s essential criteria
- Submit your CV
Applications must be submitted by 8am on Monday 28 October
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered
Successful applicants will be invited to interviews from the week commencing 4 November.
A second interview for successful candidates will involve a task and/or presentation.
Brightside will conduct a blind recruitment process, removing names and gender-identifying features from applications before being reviewed by the hiring manager for shortlisting.
Our mission is to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future
Want to work for an organisation with income of over £2bn? Are you passionate about delivering top-tier financial reporting and compliance? Looking to take on a leadership role where your financial accounting technical expertise can drive real impact?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Financial Controller to join our organisation’s finance team. In this pivotal role, you will support senior leadership in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial statements, leading the statutory audit process, and maintaining strong relationships with external auditors. This position offers the chance to make a lasting impact on financial performance and contribute to the strategic success of the organisation.
As the Deputy Financial Controller, you will assist the Financial Controller in managing and motivating the financial accounting team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring timely, compliant reporting for month-end and year-end processes, while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and transparency. A key focus will be on providing technical accounting expertise, leading audits, and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in overseeing the preparation of the organisation’s annual financial statements and lead statutory audit activities, from planning through to finalisation.
- Act as the secondary point of contact for external auditors, ensuring smooth audit processes and maintaining robust financial records.
- Ensure compliance with relevant financial reporting standards (such as FRS 102) and support various statutory returns, including international accounting requirements (e.g., US GAAP).
- Assist in updating and communicating the organisation’s accounting policies, ensuring their effective application across all financial operations.
- Identify and drive improvements to the financial control environment, working closely with internal auditors and senior management.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the Financial Accounting team, ensuring high performance, continuous development, and operational efficiency.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a skilled finance professional to step into a leadership position and contribute to the financial success of a prominent organisation. You will play a vital part in ensuring the integrity of our financial operations and have the chance to work closely with senior leaders in a dynamic, hybrid working environment from their central London office.
The successful candidate will be:
- Be a fully qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience.
- Have a proven track record in financial leadership, including technical expertise in financial reporting and audit management.
- Experienced in leading and developing teams within a complex organisation.
- A confident people Manager who can demonstrate a clear ability to manage and motivate teams, while building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Experienced leading on financial controls and process improvements within a large and complex environment (please note experience from a highly regulated environment is preferable but not essential).
Please don’t delay in applying to learn more!
Location: London only (split between our Centre and KTI's Centre)
Interviews: 30/10/2024 in our Centre
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Are you passionate about creating safe and secure environments? The King’s Trust International is seeking a Safety and Security Manager for an exciting 12-month maternity cover role.
50% of your role will be working for The King’s Trust International where you’ll play a pivotal part in ensuring the health, safety, and security of our staff across the globe. The other 50% of your role will involve supporting the Prince’s Trust UK advising on the physical security of UK premises, international travel and event security.
This is a unique opportunity to work with a world-leading youth organisation tackling UK and global challenges through risk management. Apply today to join us in empowering young people to thrive!
What happens next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why do we need Safety & Security Managers?
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Safety & Security Managers!
Perks for working at The Trust!
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
- Personal development opportunities through our Networks – PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
Equal Opportunities
Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBTQIA+ Network).
Safeguarding
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
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Req ID: 3184
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
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The Football Foundation are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in their search for a permanent Head of Finance. The Football Foundation are the Premier League, The FA and the Governments charity that helps communities improve their local football facilities through football grants.
The Head of Finance will lead the finance team, ensuring robust financial management and sustainability to support our charitable objectives. With responsibility for a team of five you will lead and provide statutory, financial and management accounting, including all financial planning and analysis, for the Football Foundation (Foundation) and the Premier League Stadium Fund.
The role:
- Develop and implement financial strategies that support the organisation’s visions e.g. treasury management, developing long term cashflow strategies to maximise returns to the organisation.
- Lead and work with the SMT, Management Group, PMO Lead, and Data & Insight team to create and maintain financial and cost models to support the development and finalisation of strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts, focusing on the relationship between services, resources, and productivity.
- Work with the CFO in preparing and presenting the consolidated budget and plan to the SMT and ARG Committee.
- Develop high level models to support strategic and operational decision making, e.g. assessment of financial sustainability of grant applications and monthly reporting to funders in line with contractual obligations.
- Continue the development and transitioning of the finance team from a mainly transactional team to a team providing forwarding looking information. Enhance collaborative decision making through improved business partnering and transparent reporting.
- Ensure all legal entities comply with relevant legislation and prepare statutory accounts, corporation tax, VAT, Charity Commission, and other statutory financial returns as appropriate.
- Lead and manage the finance team, motivating and developing them so that that they are clearly focused, competent, and work effectively and efficiently.
The organisation:
Since we kicked things off in 2000, we’ve been privileged to make a truly transformative difference to grassroots sport across the country. As a result of our funding partners investment, every day we see the incredible impact of the game on physical fitness, mental wellbeing, bringing communities together and the local economy. With the investment from our funding partners the Premier League, The FA and the Government, we are making a big impact. We're helping to transform communities and the lives of individuals through delivering outstanding grassroots sport facilities.
Essential criteria:
- Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post-qualified financial and operational management experience.
- Proven experience at a senior level in a finance role with responsibility across the entire finance function, including hands on experience in delivering business partnering.
- Knowledge of the legislative, tax and regulatory framework of companies, ideally in the not-for-profit sector.
- Leading an end-to-end external audit process.
- Developing/improving and implementing financial procedures and controls.
- Strong presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and interpret complex issues at Board level, and to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organisation including experience of working with non-executives.
- Can demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to delivering organisational change and improvement.
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate and develop team members.
The position will be based at The Football Foundation’s head office at Wembley Stadium and requires on average 2 visits per week to the office, dependent on business need. The closing date for applications is 29th October with first stage interviews taking place on the 7th November.
Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application to our exclusive search agent, Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!
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Job title: The Social Change Nest, Director of Operations, Finance & Delivery
Location: Hybrid, attendance at London Kings Cross 2 days/week minimum
Reporting To: CEO
Contract: 12-14 months maternity cover – immediate start
Salary: £65,000-£70,000
Date Closes: Tuesday 15th October
Role Purpose:
This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact on hundreds of civil society, social movements and community groups around the world, driving funding to where it is needed most. The Director of Operations will join the senior management team, reporting to the CEO and will be responsible for overseeing the business operations across our businesses. They will share the Social Change Nest’s ambitions to transform funding for grassroots organisations and coalitions by reimagining fundraising, removing structural barriers and encouraging institutional funders to support community interests. They will oversee the operations, finance and delivery functions in the team, working closely with the CEO to develop strategy, manage risk and feed into the board.
About The Social Change Nest
At The Social Change Nest, we’re radically transforming the funding landscape. We nurture grassroots groups and enable funders to support frontline social action by offering fiscal hosting, grant management, grant distribution and fund management services. We currently support over 500 community groups across the UK and abroad addressing climate to housing, wellbeing and animal rights. We are pioneering fiscal hosting in the UK and have distributed grants to groups that otherwise would not have had access to the opportunity. Since our inception we have ensured over £23m has got safely into the hands that need it.
We have a 5-year strategy for scaling, innovating and supporting more civil society both in the UK and abroad. Over the next 12 months we are aiming to raise a significant capital investment, secure our income streams, launch 2 new game changing products and expand into Europe.
The Social Change Nest is part of the Social Change Group. As a group we have been certified as a BCorp business, Disability Confident Employer, and an accredited Living Wage Employer. In addition, we were listed as one of the top social enterprises in the UK in the SE100 for the last three years. Underpinned by our values of collaboration, curiosity, courage, and creativity we believe relationships are the glue that holds us all together and we are proud of our culture.
You’ll be joining a close-knit team, supported and developed to be the best you can be. We believe that every member of our team brings a unique perspective from their experiences and abilities and we encourage everyone to be a curious soul about how we can improve everything we do, from how we interact as a team to how we deliver for our clients and communities.
Key Responsibilities:
Executive Leadership and management:
●Collectively hold the vision, mission, impact and values of the Social Change Group with the CEO and ensure it is embedded in our systems.
●Work with SMT to develop and implement our strategic plan across the Social Change group, ensuring that operational plans and initiatives are aligned with overall goals and supported by effective reporting.
●Lead an operations team, setting clear goals and expectations, providing regular feedback, and creating a positive and engaging work culture.
●Attend board and committee meetings and prepare board papers including reporting on regular operational andfinancial information. Liaise with board members as and when required
●Ensure that the businesses under the Social Change group are operating and working together seamlessly.
Operations and process management:
●Develop and implement operational policies and procedures that ensure the smooth running of the businesses, including processes for product development, delivery, HR and finance.
●Oversee and optimise the company's resources, including staffing, equipment, and technology, to ensure that they are being used effectively and efficiently.
●Identifying areas for improvement based on business reporting and implementing changes for efficiency and effectiveness.
●Oversight of all HR functions and internal processes including, policies, pay, performance management, conflict and resolution, contracting.
●Oversight of contracting terms and processes with clients and employees.
●Ensure all the functions of the business are working seamlessly together.
Risk and compliance:
●Ensure that the Social Change Group is in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, including data privacy and workplace safety regulations.
●Collaboratively work with the board to set and manage risk, controls and reporting across the group whilst upholding our trauma informed approach.
Financial Management:
●Ensure the success of the finance team by ensuring they have the systems and processes in place to monitor and deliver business finances.
●Oversight of setting and monitoring budgeting and forecasting (clients & revenues; spend)
●Managing and working with the finance team to ensure the financial strategy is delivered and that the finance function is operating efficiently.
●Financial modelling for the business - new products and review of existing products.
●Decision making on broader business financial decisions
In carrying out these duties the post holder will:
●At all times work so as to protect the organisation’s reputation and principles in line with our values and trauma informed approach.
●Be comfortable constantly challenging the status quo and seeking creative solutions to systemic problems for changemakers.
●Treat internal and external contacts with dignity and respect and uphold the company’s equality of opportunity and dignity at work policies
●Actively participate in appraisals, team meetings and meeting self-development needs
●Undertake any other duties necessary to this post as reasonably required
Skills and Experience:
Essential experience
●Proven experience as a Director of operations or a similar executive leadership role in a fast paced social impact organisation
●Experience of working in an executive team
●Experience of developing long-term relationships with senior decision makers
●Experience of creating systems and organisational processes that are effective, efficient, and embed and socialise them with the team and clients.
●Experience of developing strategies and implementing them in line with company values
●Experience of financial management
●Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to build and lead an effective team.
●Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
●Demonstrated ability to analyse and evaluate data and metrics, with a deep understanding of business operations and processes.
●Experience in developing and implementing operational policies and procedures, with a focus on driving efficiency and effectiveness.
How To Apply
Please submit your CV and Cover Letter to Careers4Change
Your Cover Letter should indicate how your skillsets align with the Job Description and why you are keen to join a social impact organisation like The Social Change Nest
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Title: Finance and Support Services Assistant
Location: Mali
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
The Finance Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting financial control and managing risk within the organisation. This position ensures conformity to the organisational Financial Framework, focusing on financial management and controls, planning and budgeting, monitoring, and audits.
- Support financial control and manage risk.
- Ensure conformity to the organisational Financial Framework.
- Implement financial management and controls.
- Conduct financial planning and budgeting.
- Perform financial monitoring and audits.
- Monitor and retain financial records.
- Ensure compliance with local regulations and governance requirements.
- Manage logistics, supplies, and purchases as per procurement policy and procedures.
- Ensure IT equipment and connectivity for office functionaries in line with ICT policies.
- Support, administer, and strengthen financial management, accountability, and capacities of partners.
- Facilitate collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning, and analysis.
- Develop and provide grant management support for both restricted and unrestricted funding.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
About you
The Finance Assistant is a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in financial management, ensuring compliance with organizational frameworks and local regulations. Their expertise spans financial planning, budgeting, monitoring, and audits, along with maintaining accurate financial records. They efficiently manage logistics, supplies, and IT equipment to support office functions. With a robust understanding of project and programme management, they enhance financial accountability and capacity building for partners, facilitate collaboration between finance and programme teams, and provide comprehensive grant management support. Additionally, they implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
- Strong background in financial management, including financial planning, budgeting, monitoring, and audits.
- Experience in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with local regulations and governance requirements.
- Proficiency in managing logistics, supplies, and IT equipment in line with procurement and ICT policies.
- Ability to support and strengthen financial management, accountability, and capacities of partners.
- Experience in facilitating collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning, and analysis.
- Competence in developing and providing grant management support for both restricted and unrestricted funding.
- Knowledge of HR policies and procedures, including payroll and training.
- Good level of English.
Desirable:
- Speaking French would be desirable.
- Experience in supporting financial control and managing risk.
- Familiarity with organisational Financial Frameworks and financial management controls.
Closing date: 13 October 2024
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
‘’Candlelighters have had a profound effect on our family, we’re so grateful for all they do for us. I’ve said on occasions that the hospital is saving my daughter’s life and Candlelighters are saving mine.’’
Every year over 150 children in Yorkshire will be diagnosed with cancer. For over 40 years Candlelighters have existed to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer by improving treatment, finding cures and by investing in vital research to improve the outcomes and lives of children with cancer.
Candlelighters deliver a range of high-quality family support services for whenever and wherever they are needed, from the point diagnosis, during after treatment, and for those families who are sadly bereaved.
This life changing organisation is looking for an exceptional Senior Regional Fundraiser to join the mighty fundraising team that helps raise the vital funds the charity needs.
The Role
We are looking for a talented Senior Regional Fundraiser to support the fundraising team by generating income, maximising opportunities and building relationships within the Yorkshire community. Duties will include:
- Leading on the development of the community fundraising strategy
- Working collaboratively with the fundraising team to achieve targets through shared fundraising activities
- To proactively engage with the families Candlelighters support, community groups, schools and local businesses
- To develop excellent fundraising relationships by providing appropriate levels of stewardship and support to donors
- Delivering presentations and attending third party events where appropriate
The Person
To be considered for this fabulous role you should have experience of community fundraising and meeting fundraising targets. You will have excellent presentation skills and be confident with public speaking. With an ability and desire to build and nurture relationships in various scenarios, you will be confident delivering effective fundraising campaigns and events.
Knowledge of using a CRM database and experience of developing budgets & fundraising plans is essential. It is key that you have the ability to work independently and perhaps most importantly that you are able to remain positive, resilient and flexible when dealing with change. A knowledge of local networks would also be desirable.
Why Candlelighters?
This wonderful charity considers itself to be one big family that believes in making every day as positive as it can be. Employee wellbeing is a huge priority for Candlelighters and feel it is vital that their employees are well rewarded. They offer a whole range of incredible benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Access to wellbeing activities
- Flexible working
- Group Personal Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
- Generous holiday allowance
- Training and Development opportunities
- An extra day off your birthday
- Team away days and a Social Committee
- Support for Working Parents
- Talking Therapies
- Free hot and cold refreshments
“I have worked at Candlelighters for over 5 years now, it’s such an AMAZING place to work - One big family! From the first day you start at Candlelighters you feel the warmth and joy from the whole team, everyone is fabulous and so supportive! I feel very privileged to work for Candlelighters.”
This role is a full time, 12-month fixed term contract and offers the opportunity to work flexibly from the office in Leeds, out in the community and from home. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for the role.
Please note this role is subject to an enhanced criminal record check, which is processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
This particular role is not suitable for family members who are currently receiving support from Candlelighters. This is to ensure they are given the best possible care and support without any potential conflict of interest.
If you think you could be the right person to fulfil the rewarding responsibilities of this role, apply here, or get in contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information.
Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format such as audio or video upload or require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.
Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.
Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.