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This is a pivotal strategic role in our organisation which will focus on the growth and development of our engagement with our stakeholders, partners and supporters. Together with your counterpart, The Head of Fundraising and Communication (Public and Corporate), you will drive income growth and lead on developing our social capital and presence within the city.
We are currently undergoing a strategy refresh and are looking for someone with a proven record of securing and maintaining large, multi-year grants, strategic acumen, innovative thinking and a positive proactive outlook to support us on the next stage of our development.
This role will be based at our main office in Bristol and will require the post holder to be present at our offices with some homeworking.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This exciting new management role within our operations team is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to use their experience within a supported housing environment and help us to continue providing services of the highest standards for the people who need them.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference, and dedicated to achieving excellence. This role seeks a highly skilled and experienced manager with a background in supported housing to lead across the organisation in quality assurance and regulatory compliance. We are looking for a strong and capable team player to work alongside our Operations Manager and group of Registered Managers across our residential care homes for older people and housing communities for women and young people. As a line manager for our community leads, previous people management experience is essential.
Working to help Keychange deliver the best support to our service users, this will be a varied role, including ensuring that our services comply with regulatory requirements, overseeing the delivery of our quality assurance framework, empowering our registered managers to deliver the highest standards of care and support, and assisting our Director of Operations in the smooth daily running of all operations across our nine community sites.
As a Christian organisation, we would ask that all applicants are sympathetic to our faith basis and values.
This role would be hybrid, based out of our Central London office, with UK travel to our community sites essential.
For more information please see the full job description with key responsibilities around quality assurance, regulatory compliance, reporting, team leadership and organisational culture. Please ensure that you outline how your experience fits our person specification in your cover letter.
Interviews will be ongoing for candidates who can demonstrate the experience and attributes required, and we reserve the right to close the application process early.
Keychange is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected.
Please ensure that your cover letter outlines how your qualifications, skills and experience best demonstrate a good fit for our essential and advantageous attributes listed in the job description.
To focus on developing and encouraging community for vulnerable adults by seeking to address the risks in society of increased loneliness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your new company
A well established, dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking consultancy that has a rich history and proven track record specialising in turning construction dreams into reality.
They have vast experience of providing a full range of design, engineering and consultancy services to the built environment across a variety of sectors and pride themselves on delivering exceptional results. As a leading Top 50 consultancy, they offer exposure to top-tier professionals and innovation, including dedication to creating a positive work environment to support personal career goals, including acknowledgement by 'our Investors in People' accreditation since 1995. They promote a merit-based system, allowing individuals to reach their potential without limitations and promote a balanced work-life culture.
Your new role
An exciting opportunity for a motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team and work from home. The role involves acting as a Technical Lead, leading client management, contributing to team development, and assisting with digital transformation. The position offers the chance to work on a variety of projects across different sectors and provides genuine opportunities for career progression within a young, growing, and enthusiastic team.
What you'll need to succeed
Minimum 7 years of experience in a consultancy environment. Professional Member of the RICS or close to achieving Chartered status. Experience of a variety of construction projects within both the public and private sectors; familiarity with healthcare, education, housing refurbishment (including re-cladding), mixed use new build residential developments would be advantageous. Proven knowledge of all aspects of Quantity Surveying including both pre- and post-contract related duties. Should be conversant with Excel spreadsheets and other standard Windows applications. Familiarity with bespoke industry software, Causeway CATO would again be advantageous. Proven experience of delivering projects on time and budget. Effective communication skills in a client-facing role.
What you'll get in return
Home/office working policy. Flexible working policy. Annual leave - sell, buy & carry-over policies. Health Shield cash plan. Long service award. Incentive scheme. Cycle-to-work scheme. Life assurance. Annual season ticket loan. Generous maternity & paternity pay.
What you need to do now
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My client is one of the UK’s leading homelessness charities, supporting tens of thousands of people a year. At present they are going through a back office transformation to ensure they are delivering a first class and efficient service in everything they do.
Part of this journey is the implementation of Business Central, and before the system beds into the finance function, there is a need to bring in an interim to map, manage and significantly improve the related processes.
The successful candidate will be an experienced accountant with previous experience of working with, and mapping Business Central. With an eye for detail and efficiencies you will be comfortable working outside of BAU and focusing on project work.
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Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.
If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!
Job Role: Retail Assistant Manager
Salary: £22,310 per year
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Bradford-On-Avon
The Role:
To assist the Shop Manager in the dynamic and efficient management of volunteer staff, premises, and stock for our brand new Julian House Charity Shop opening in Bradford-On-Avon! The role is crucial in maximizing sales, achieving performance targets, and ensuring outstanding customer service that drives repeat business. You will also ensure compliance with all security, health, and safety standards, stepping in to lead the shop in the manager’s absence.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with the Shop Manager to meet and exceed income and profit targets by optimizing sales strategies, minimizing operational costs, and continually seeking innovative ways to enhance business performance.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory obligations, with a proactive approach to health and safety standards.
- Promptly manage unwanted donations, maximizing revenue from these items through effective disposal methods.
- Identify and nurture key volunteers to deputize effectively for the Shop Manager or Assistant Shop Manager when needed.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- General management, preferably in retail.
- A proactive, customer focused approach to work, demonstrating responsiveness and flexibility.
- Basic Knowledge of Health & Safety, Fire Regulations and ability to identify potential risks.
- Retail experience.
There are many great reasons to join our team!
- Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
- Sliding salary scale with salary increases every year for the first 3 years
- Wellbeing related support and advice and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
- 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment. Plus bank holidays
- 30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
- 20% staff discount at Julian House bike workshops
- A generous and competitive pension scheme
- Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Simply Health Scheme
- A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
- 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions from objective, external facilitators
Our Ethos
As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.
If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you. We accept CVs and applications in all formats.
DBS Checks
We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert. All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the Retail Shop Manager role, please get in touch with us today! We look forward to speaking with you soon!
Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have expertise in customer relational databases and their effective management? Does this include experience of structuring and adapting them to meet the changing needs of user teams while maintaining adherence to design principles and best practice? Then join Shelter as a Supporter CRM Manager (Microsoft Dynamics) and you could soon be playing a leading role within our Business Enablement team.
About the role
The Supporter CRM Manager is integral to the successful use of supporter data across the organisation. We’re looking for someone to play a lead role in embedding best practice ways of working in data management. This is a one-year contract.
About you
To succeed, you’ll need to be experienced in data quality and implementing operational procedures to maintain high standards of data quality and have worked as a help desk technician or a similar customer support role. You’ll also need to be skilled in engaging a diverse database user community, helping them to use and get the most out of the system and working with them to identify system improvements. You should be analytical, solution orientated and able to communicate technical information to a non-technical client team audience, you have a good understanding of relevant legislation and regulations relating to supporter data too (e.g., GDPR, PECR and the Fundraising Code of Practice). You’re also great at diagnosing basic technical issues likely to affect users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and have had some exposure to the Microsoft Power Platform suite, in particular Dynamics and Power Automate/Flow.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About the team
This role sits within the Business Enablement team within Shelter’s Technology & Data (T&D) Department, which is made up of 30+ people based across the country with bases in London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh. The T&D Department is accountable for developing and leading Shelter’s technology and data strategic priorities, providing a secure infrastructure, management of data and insight to underpin strategic outcomes, delivery of technology change projects, data governance and the provision of support for a range of software, systems, and platform tools.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Service Manager
This is an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to join Depaul UK, where you will play a vital role in supporting and empowering vulnerable young people.
Position: Service Manager
Location: Durham
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 per week
Salary: £34,380 per annum + pension and other benefits
Closing Date: Sunday 8th December 2024
Candidate shortlisting: will commence on the 3rd December (on a rolling basis) with the interviews being held on the Tuesday 10th December 2024
Start date: The appointed candidate will start by 17th February 2025 to set up the Service
About the Role
As the Durham Service Manager you will oversee the successful operation of supported accommodation providing an assessment, support and move on service to young people at risk of homelessness – creating a safe and engaging environment that individuals feel proud to call home.
You will work across the Bishop Auckland Supported Accommodation service and the Dispersed Accommodation service based in Tow Law managing a team of Progression Coaches, Night Progression Coaches and Outreach Workers. You will support and guide the team in providing targeted support for clients and take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all young people, volunteers, staff and the building in the service. Additionally, you will ensure the service meets all the relevant regulatory and quality standards, including compliance with Ofsted requirements to maintain the highest level of care and support.
Key responsibilities include:
• Build and maintain local relationships with commissioners, stakeholders, and delivery partners, ensuring effective collaboration.
• Oversee building safety through regular risk assessments, health and safety checks, and compliance with Depaul policies.
• Liaise with internal departments (Finance, HR, Fundraising, etc.) to ensure smooth service operations.
• Manage and monitor budgets in coordination with the finance team and Assistant Director.
• Deliver high standards of support for young people and ensure effective housing management practices, meeting KPI targets.
• Apply the Depaul Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model to help clients align with their values and long-term goals.
About You
To be successful in the role of Service Manager you will need to have the following skills and experience:
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams, set goals, and drive continuous improvement.
• Team Development: Skilled in mentoring, coaching, and motivating teams to deliver high-quality services.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills to assess situations, manage risks, and implement solutions.
• Effective Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, adaptable to diverse audiences, including clients, partners, and stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships and advocate for clients and staff.
• Numerical Skills: Proficient in data analysis, budget management, and interpreting KPIs.
• Adaptability: Flexible and resilient in dynamic, challenging environments with a focus on positive outcomes.
At Depaul UK, we prioritise skills that can be applied and developed in this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate your competencies in relation to each point listed in the person specification. Wherever possible, illustrate how your skills have driven positive results.
In return for working here, you will receive:
• A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
• Commitment to continued professional development with internal mentoring.
• Flexible working model for suitable roles.
• Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years’ service.
• Family friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
• Financial wellbeing offering interest free loans and advances
• Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
• Cycle to Work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans.
• Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
• Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
• International Accident Cover – accidental death, permanent disability
• Death in service (4x Base salary)
• Legal Advice line
About the Organisation
Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as such as: Service Manager, Case Worker, Specialist Service Manager, Project Leader, Service Leader. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
Are you an an experienced Digital Product Manager looking for an exciting opportunity to help develop digital products and services? If so, join Shelter and you could soon be supporting our income generation, advocacy campaigns and advice services.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the team
As part of our central digital function within our Campaigns, Policy and Communications department, you’ll be at the centre of a multidisciplinary product team, working with user-centred designers and developers. Together, you’ll manage products in line with our strategic goals, developing Shelter’s ability use data and insight to monitor and improve digital performance against both user and organisational needs.
About the role
For the first year of your career with Shelter, you’ll be leading a critical project to review and improve our online donation journeys, platforms and systems. This project supports Shelter’s aim to provide a seamless, efficient and accessible donation experience, thereby maximising revenue and ensuring sustainability in a competitive fundraising landscape. You will work closely with stakeholders from both our income generation and technology & data departments on business process optimisation and technology upgrades to help deliver Shelter’s mission and vision.
To succeed in this important role, you’ll need extensive experience of delivery with cross-functional teams and collaborating with experts. You’ll understand how to successfully bring together different technical specialists and business stakeholders and enable them to work together towards a common aim. You’ll have a solid knowledge of product design and development, including facilitating, ideation, and scoping. You will have worked on complex projects with a range of technologies and understand how strategic requirements, business analysis, systems thinking, and user insight can be translated into full-stack solutions.
We’re looking for someone who is a passionate champion of agile product design, but who is used to being flexible within a range of business settings and constraints. As an excellent communicator, you’ll have the ability to advocate for a particular approach while building constructive relationships. You’ll need to be able to balance dependencies and priorities to develop a clear roadmap, that everyone can get behind, to deliver on time and budget.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
A passionate champion of agile product design, you are used to being flexible within a range of business settings and constraints. Through extensive experience collaborating with experts in cross-functional teams, you’ll understand how to successfully bring together different technical specialists and business stakeholders, enabling them to work together towards a common aim.
You’ll have a solid knowledge of product design and development, including facilitating, ideation, and scoping. You will have worked on complex projects with a range of technologies and understand how strategic requirements, business analysis, systems thinking and user insight can be translated into full-stack solutions.
An excellent communicator, you can advocate for a particular approach while building constructive relationships. Able to balance dependencies and priorities, we’ll look to you to develop a clear roadmap, that everyone can get behind, to deliver on time and budget.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme, and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
our client is seeking a dedicated and experienced professional to lead their Asset Maintenance Team as Group Head of Asset Maintenance. This pivotal role, based in Warrington with travel across Liverpool, St Helens, and Warrington, is responsible for ensuring the efficient and customer-focused delivery of Repairs & Maintenance (R&M) services.
As a leader within their Asset Leadership team (ATL), you will oversee an annual programme of C£35m, including responsive repairs, damp & mould, disrepair, voids management, and estate management services. Your expertise in managing large-scale contracts, responsive repairs, damp & mould, disrepair and vacant property management, coupled with your knowledge of CDM legislation and contract law, will be critical to driving performance and enhancing customer experience.
This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate across internal teams and external partners, utilising innovative data analytics to inform decision-making and ensure the highest standards of customer satisfaction, quality and service delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, motivate, and develop the Maintenance teams (R&M, damp & mould, disrepair, voids and estate services) to ensure they provide high-quality services to customers and other internal and external customers whilst ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction
- Lead on the contract administration of the repairs and maintenance contract with HMS and be accountable for managing key, complex stakeholder relationships across Warrington, St Helens, and Liverpool.
- Track and monitor customer satisfaction levels across Asset Maintenance Services and develop action plans to improve performance.
- Lead on performance relating to customer complaints to ensure complaints are dealt with in a timely manner to the satisfaction of customers and within the performance framework.
- Inspire and motivate staff as part of a High-Performance Culture to deliver the Asset Management Strategy, operational plan and the key objectives for Asset Maintenance in order to continually develop individuals and seek opportunities for personal development and growth
- Act as a coach and mentor in the development of staff and team competencies to promote change, innovation, continuous improvement, and management of risk.
- Provide clear management that builds an environment based on trust, mutual respect, and integrity, where everyone takes individual accountability and responsibility whilst working together as a team.
- Be responsible for staff development, recruitment, deployment, motivation, performance management, training, absence management, and discipline.
- Continuously evaluate the existing processes and procedures to ensure that Maintenance services are being delivered in the most efficient and effective manner and, if not, initiate appropriate action.
- Oversee the coordination of disrepair claims and ensure all works/processes are completed in line with the disrepair protocol.
- Be responsible for monitoring productivity, performance, and financial compliance of the maintenance teams in line with agreed targets, including preparation and submission of relevant LOC and Board papers and associated project progress reports.
- Monitor budget expenditure levels for maintenance workstreams and manage the budgets accordingly to ensure adherence to budgets and forecasts
- Ensure all maintenance works are delivered in an efficient manner, ensuring all health and safety legislation is met at all times.
- Be monitored on agreed performance targets around maintenance performance, productivity, quality, and expenditure against agreed budgets, and provide regular reports focusing on performance, progress, and risk.
Skills & Experience:
- Degree level education in construction or property related discipline or equivalent relevant training/ experience
- Relevant management & leadership experience commensurate with the role
- Membership in RICS, CIOB, or an equivalent professional body is advantageous
- Able to demonstrate a significant knowledge of leading and management maintenance services with a specific focus on the Client/Contractor split gained through extensive and relevant experience
- Extensive experience of developing and implementing property performance techniques.
- Extensive experience of leading and managing technical roles in a maintenance in a housing or property management led organisation.
- A successful track record of achievement at managerial level in shaping and implementing change through good project management and the use of measured performance data
- Evidence of transforming business processes to improve the customer experience, process and business performance based on intelligence led data and strong project management skills
- Evidence of co-ordinating and demonstrating the importance of value for money in everyday operations
- Demonstrates a commitment to H&S to ensure safe operations and environment for staff and customers
Interview Process:
The interview will assess candidate’s behaviours and competencies to evaluate their suitability for the role. By exploring past experiences, they aim to understand their skills & experience, ensuring they find individuals who align with their values and can thrive within their team.
Additional Information:
Each successful applicant will be required to complete the following pre-employment checks prior to a start date being agreed:
- Right to work verification
- Qualification certificate check
- 2x Completed references
- OH Health Questionnaire – Fit For Work
- DBS check (if required for role)
- Completion of all new starter documentation including signed T&C’s
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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Last year, 136,000 young people approached their council for help as they were homeless or at risk of being homeless. Even more alarming is that figure represents an increase of 58% from six years ago. Youth homelessness costs the UK economy an estimated £8.5bn, largely due to unemployment, and so the challenge can feel huge. But we already have the resources to solve it within the built environment sector. And that is where LandAid comes in.
We use our links to the UK’s property industry, harnessing its members’ direct capital, assets and skills to help tackle youth homelessness by awarding grants and investing in frontline charities, providing financial support, and brokering free advice and expertise to increase the impact of their support.
The Chief Financial and Operating Officer is an important new role for us, created to ensure we achieve our ambitions over the coming years by focusing on delivering better quality of management information, insights and analysis to the Board and leadership to inform decision making. A key early component of the role will be to develop a detailed four-year financial plan in line with our organisational strategy. You will also look to invest in our internal operations by driving continuous improvement and exploring emergent technologies that offer us the ability to deliver greater real-time insights to and efficiencies for our teams. In addition, you will review our risk and governance frameworks by working actively with our Board sub-committees.
Beyond finance, you will oversee our outsourced HR and IT functions, ensuring we receive high-quality and cost-effective support and have robust systems and policies in place. You will also continue our work to become an employer of choice, building on our achievements today which have seen us identified as one of the UK’s ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work For’, and shortlisted as one of the ‘Top 30 Charities to Work For’.
We are looking for a chartered accountant who brings senior finance leadership experience either at executive director level in an organisation of similar size to ours, or deputy director level in a larger organisation, most likely within a charity setting. Knowledge of the built environment and/or capital investment is advantageous, as is an understanding of the models of social investment. Crucially, you’ll be the sort of person your colleagues are keen to learn from and eager to work with, able to offer expert insight and coaching with patient enthusiasm, but comfortable in offering clear advice and direction when needed.
To download a full copy of the candidate brief and learn more about the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button, where you will be redirected to the website of our recruitment partner, Tall Roots. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Tall Roots via their website.
The Boaz Trust is a Manchester-based charity that started 20 years ago as an outworking of the founder's Christian faith. Last year we provided trauma-informed and person-centred housing and support for more than 200 people facing homelessness after seeking safety in the UK through our floating support and 17 properties that we manage.
This new role is a key part of our strategy to increase our capacity to provide accommodation for more people in the Greater Manchester area working in partnership with GMCA and a range of local and national stakeholders. You will report directly to the CEO and Board and be part of the Senior Leadership Team building on our unique experience of providing both housing-focused and floating support for people who have recently been granted refugee status, as well as those who have been refused asylum and who are facing homelessness.
In the current climate, this work is needed more than ever. We are therefore looking for an experienced and dynamic leader to develop our accommodation services. The ideal candidate will have experience / knowledge of;
- procuring and managing accommodation services (including shared housing)
- social housing standards, regulations and other relevant housing legislation
- project, contract or budgetary management
- managing a team of staff and contractors
- building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, to increase impact and sustainability.
We are looking for someone with ambition and drive to build on our experience and reputation as well as getting involved in the day-to-day delivery of housing management in a small team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to use their experience to make a big difference to the lives of hundreds of people and to shape the future direction and strategy of the organisation.
The successful candidate will need to be supportive of the Christian ethos and values of the charity. However, diversity, equity and inclusion are also important to us at Boaz Trust so we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
For a full Job Description and Person Specification as well as more details about the role and the organisation download our 'recruitment pack'.
Our vision is that people who seek safety in the UK are welcomed here and are free to live life in all its fullness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a highly organised person who thrives on creating and maintaining seamless HR and payroll processes? Join our dynamic team as an HR Systems and Payroll Officer, where you’ll play a key role in keeping our payroll and our HR systems accurate and efficient. If you love being the go-to person for smooth, reliable processes and enjoy supporting a thriving workplace, we want to hear from you!
About the role:
As the HR Systems and Payroll Officer, you will take on a varied role that is central to maintaining and enhancing our HR and payroll systems. You will handle significant data input, act as a system administrator, and ensure seamless payroll processing, accurate data management, and compliance with regulations.
This role also involves providing customer support to system users, troubleshooting issues, developing new processes, training users, and creating guidance materials to ensure effective system use. Ideal role for someone with experience in payroll and HR systems who enjoys streamlining processes and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Hybrid working is the norm for us at the moment, so a mix of home and office working is what you'll get, as well as our other benefits. We meet once a month for a department day in our head office in Kings Cross as well as any required training days or in person meetings for a business need. Further details can be discussed with the hiring manager in interview.
About you:
- Proven experience in HR systems and payroll processing.
- Display a strong attention to detail and customer focus.
- A strong knowledge of HRIS software and payroll systems.
- Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and communication abilities.
- A solid understanding of payroll regulations and compliance.
- Possess strong organizational, accuracy, communication, and analytical skills.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You will have the opportunity to actively problem solve and support colleagues across SHP to inspire positive change, all while working in a collaborative and growth-focused environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important Info:
Closing Date: Sunday, 1st December 2024 @ midnight.
Interview Date: Tuesday 10th or Wednesday 11th December (via Microsoft Teams)
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.
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The Role: The successful candidate will be working with adults in a residential setting delivering assessments, group sessions and one-to-one therapy to those admitted to the service. The post holder will offer an intensive, abstinent-based programme with high levels of group therapy and a strong emphasis on aftercare support. The role will include facilitating specialist psycho-educational groups, 12 step, relapse prevention therapeutic groups and individual counselling sessions.
You will work closely with our Supported Housing team and be required to participate in regular team meetings. You will also be required to liaise with external agencies and work creatively to provide the most appropriate treatment plans for clients with complex needs. You may be required to cover occasional evening Aftercare groups.
Main Responsibilities
- Undertake assessments of people entering the service through various referral sources.
- Develop, facilitate, and review a group work programme that meets the needs of our clients. These might include dual diagnosis, trauma, cross-addiction, criminal justice issues and various types of substance use.
- Provide a holistic package of care to individuals which meets their needs and includes working with colleagues across other teams to help residents with diversionary activities, employment, training, and education.
- Work with the Supported Housing team to ensure residents are safe, secure, and maintain their tenancies and are prepared to move onto independent living.
- Provide a range of one-to-one interventions that might include MI, person-centered care, CBT, DBT and trauma work.
- Manage a caseload of individuals with a wide spectrum of needs.
- Assist residents to understand the effects and benefits of any medication prescribed for them and the importance of complying with treatment regimes. This might include liaising with pharmacists, doctors, and psychiatrists for monitoring purposes.
- Provide psychoeducation to raise awareness and understanding of substances and their effects.
- Provide onward referral and liaison with wrap-around support within SCT to enable our residents to achieve social integration and personal development.
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An exciting job for a motivated, experienced retail manager, that wants to really make a difference. The Store Manager will oversee and expand our charity retail operation at our superstore on Barns Road in Oxford.
Our mission is ending homelessness and you can play a vital part. The Store Manager is responsible for running our thriving store, selling donated furniture and household goods seven days a week and driving revenue to support our work. This exciting role also involves managing a strong team of staff and volunteers to meet income targets and enhance a thriving, profitable, retail social enterprise. The role supports our values and brand and provides effective leadership, training, and development to staff. Working closely with our Learning & Development manager and Community manager delivering work experience and learning and development opportunities to the ex-homeless men and women [known as companions] who live within the nearby Emmaus community. Your role will embrace customer service, merchandising, staff supervision and everything else you’d expect in a retail environment, plus overseeing house clearance services and a fleet of five vans that play a crucial role to collect donated items and deliver customer purchases.
There will never be a dull day in this role and it will suit an individual that is flexible, committed and gains fulfillment from not only acheiving sales targets but also helping people acheive positive change in thier lives.
This is an incredibily rewarding job that involves working directly with the charities beneficies so you get thesee te impact on our work on a day to day basis. The successful candidate will also beneift from a development & training packeage to enable them to further develop their skills & knowledge and take their career to the next level.
You'll also be joining a diverse international movement committed to ending poverty and suffering around the globe
So, if you have great communications skills, experience of retail management and working with vulnerable people and a positive “can do” attitude we would love to hear from you. You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are passionate about what they do.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Group Marketing Executive (Content Focus)
Location: London/Hybrid
Department: Group Marketing and Communications
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35
Salary: Up to £31,000 depending on skills and experience
Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for social impact? The Big Issue Group is looking for a Group Marketing Executive to help us share powerful stories, drive engagement and grow our community across our mission-focused initiatives, including Big Issue Media, Campaigns, Big Issue Recruit, and Big Issue Invest.
In this exciting and newly created role, you'll work closely with our impact-driven marketing team to create compelling content across all channels, manage social media channels, and support key campaigns like Poverty Zero and Christmas.
Ideal for early-career marketers, this role offers:
- The chance to hone your content creation and storytelling skills to shape and execute key campaigns for the Big Issue Group
- Experience with social media management and short-form video creation.
- The opportunity to highlight the stories of people impacted by poverty while respecting their dignity.
- Exposure to all areas of the Group Marketing Team and wider Big Issue Group
Join us and help grow awareness of the Big Issue Group’s mission, drive revenue streams, and create real change for people affected by poverty in the UK.
For a full job description including the summary of responsibilities, skills, qualities and experience required for the role, please download from the link below.
Salary and Benefits:
- Salary £31,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays incrementally increasing with service.
- Flexible working policy
- Pension scheme
- Private Health care cover
- Enhanced Family benefits
- On-going learning and development
- Employee Assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing
- Blue Light Benefits scheme
Workplace details:
Whilst this role will be based at the Big Issue Group Head Office in Finsbury Park, the Group Marketing Team operates under a hybrid model - currently visiting the office every Thursday plus one other day each week at each individuals discretion and working the rest of the time from home. The successful candidate would be welcome to work in the office more frequently however if they desired.
Closing date – 5 December 2024. Please note that we may invite suitable candidates for interview before the closing date. So please apply asap.
Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
Since 1991, the Big Issue has sought to tackle poverty by creating opportunities through enterprise and working with individuals to rebuild their lives. Over time our organisation has grown, extending our mission so the Big Issue Group now consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd, Big Issue Invest Ltd (our social investment arm) and Big Issue Changing Lives Community Interest Company.
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