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This exciting new role is an opportunity to be a strategic leader at the forefront of social and economic research, developing IES’s research on employment, skills and education policy, to achieve tangible impact on employment policy and practice.
Due to growth in our public policy research, we are recruiting to a new senior leadership role to support our Director of Public Policy and Research to co-lead our multi-million pound programme of research across employment policy collaboratively ensuring it is delivered effectively and to clients’ satisfaction. The postholder will be a credible and experienced researcher, motivated to support our team of policy researchers across the full breadth of our work and will play a critical leadership role in supporting and managing the policy research team. They will support and delegate for the Director of public policy in building, developing and managing a broad array of client and partner relationships across policy areas. They will be a representative and advocate for IES policy research, able to disseminate and influence across the themes we cover.
The postholder will also play a leadership role in developing the Institute more widely, leading strategic projects to build our capacity and capability, facilitating others to do likewise. They will be able to engage and motivate staff and capable of clear and transparent decision-making. Alongside, they will grow and develop their own programme of employment policy research.
In particular, the role involves:
Research development and thought leadership
■ Generating substantial, annual income for self and others;
■ Becoming a known thought leader for the IES portfolio, regularly disseminating and advising IES clients and policymakers, to increase IES’s profile;
■ Managing and directing significant projects consistently to an excellent standard, achieving client satisfaction and maintaining client relationships to build potential for further work;
■ Advocating for high quality research and evaluation to build the evidence for what works in improving employment outcomes;
■ Being a conduit for IES values within IES and in the external context;
■ Developing and maintaining effective links with existing and potential clients and partners, monitoring market trends, identifying new opportunities for IES, and proactively suggesting new lines of work for us;
■ Promoting evidence-based policy and practice to lead towards sustainable improvements in public policy.
Internal leadership and development
■ Co-develop the policy business plan with the Director of Policy Research and support the delivery of the Institute’s annual business plan;
■ Play a leading role in operational management meetings and chairing other internal meetings, particularly related to effective project and programme delivery;
■ Be effective in directing and managing a programme of research, being a role model for excellent project delivery and client relationship management;
■ Leading researcher development through effective line management of senior and principal researchers and supporting the development of early careers researchers through project work and L&D sessions.
■ Strong capabilities in risk management and mitigation, identifying emergent issues and able to intervene early and effectively to control these;
■ Play a leading role in the development of the IES policy research programme, encouraging a culture of leadership and support across our team;
■ Lead continuous improvement activity, engaging staff to realise improvements in their own and the institute’s practice;
■ Be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, encouraging all staff at IES to achieve their best;
■ Other duties as required by institute directors.
What we are looking for
The successful candidate will have leadership potential, be a highly skilled, credible researcher, known for subject expertise related to employment matters. They will have a strong understanding of high quality and robust programme delivery to time and budget and be able to mentor and coach others to achieve the same. In addition, successful candidates will possess the following:
■ Capability to co-lead and co-deliver a multi-million pound programme of research related to public policy research.
■ Commercial awareness and business acumen, with understanding of working styles within a small, charitable business.
■ Proven track record of generating substantial portfolio of income, to build work portfolio for self and others.
■ Experience in effectively managing and developing people for high performance and a focus on professional growth for self and others.
■ Exceptional self-organisational and presentational skills, with the ability to lead a programme of work, direct projects and support teams to work well with clients.
■ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent a range of employment topics and convey complex concepts and findings accessibly to a variety of different audiences, including policymakers, the media and the wider public.
■ The skills and expertise to develop new income, and/or to lead high quality bids, with aspects of innovation within commissioned briefs to ensure IES is a preferred supplier.
■ A track record of research related to a detailed understanding of UK employment and social policy.
■ Demonstrable research capability, and understanding of methods and implications for reliability of findings.
■ Excellent academic qualifications in social sciences or related field or evidence of equivalent experience.
Working at IES
We support flexible working and will consider applications from candidates seeking to work flexibly or part-time. The post will be based in our office in central Brighton, although we work in a hybrid way. We would expect the postholder to be prepared to travel to Brighton or London for group meetings on occasion.
Salary: will be within a range of £70,000-£72,000 (full time equivalent) based on skills and experience.
To view our full range of benefits, please see the IES benefits guide.
IES offers a friendly workplace culture and has an active social committee. Brighton and the surrounding areas offer a superb location in which to live with easy access to the sea, countryside, and plenty of culture and nightlife. Brighton is close to Gatwick airport (30 mins), London (1 hour) and France (2.5 hours).
Our research and practice are guided by our values and our staff act in accordance with these. Our values centre on: respecting others, acting with integrity, collaboration, curiosity, excellence and compassion. You can learn more about what it’s like to work at IES by looking at our Glassdoor profile.
Because of the nature of our work, appointments will be subject to a report from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Disclosure Scotland.
The Institute for Employment Studies is a registered charity (no. 258390). IES strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
The IES mission is to help bring about sustainable improvements in employment policy and human resource management.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Individual Giving Fundraiser, you will be responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with individual donors to the RSC and our linked charity, the Chemists' Community Fund, both in the UK and internationally. By leveraging your deep understanding of the RSC’s mission and the broader scientific landscape, you will maximize income and support for our charitable activities.
Key Responsibilities:
• Cultivate and Build Relationships: Identify and engage potential individual donors who have the capacity to support the RSC’s mission. Develop meaningful relationships by understanding their needs and aligning them with our goals.
• Achieve Income Targets: Take ownership of fundraising targets, working closely with colleagues across the RSC to develop compelling proposals and secure material, financial, and strategic support for key projects in priority regions.
• Donor Stewardship: Ensure that all donors, both new and existing, receive an exceptional level of stewardship, fostering long-term relationships and ongoing support.
• Manage Legacies and Bequests: Oversee the management of legacies and bequests, ensuring their effective use to support the RSC’s charitable objectives.
What We’re Looking For:
• Proven Fundraising Experience: A successful track record in individual giving and/or major donor fundraising, with experience in securing significant donations or gifts.
• Expertise in Prospect Cultivation: Significant experience in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donor relationships.
• Strong Negotiation Skills: Excellent at handling objections, navigating difficult conversations, and securing key gifts.
• Educational Background: Educated to degree level, with a demonstrable passion for the role of science and technology in addressing global challenges and driving societal progress.
• Credibility and Influence: Ability to quickly establish credibility with our members, fellows and influential individuals, using a consultative approach to engage and influence others.
• Cultural Awareness: An openness to learning about and engaging with diverse cultures, particularly as this role involves working with international donors.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will have the opportunity to also work mostly from a UK location other than this. Applicants should be aware that there is an expectation that employees will attend our Cambridge or London office on a weekly basis (at least once a week).
If you’re ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and help drive the RSC’s mission forward, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and join a team that is helping the chemical science community make the world a better place.
A full job description is available here. Please note that this role is called Philanthropy Lead internally.
If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills/ expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description.
About the RSC
The Royal Society of Chemistry is an international organisation dedicated to advancing excellence in the chemical sciences. We publish new research. We develop, recognise, and celebrate professional capabilities. We bring people together to spark innovative ideas and new partnerships. We support teachers to inspire future generations of scientists, and we speak up to influence the people making decisions that affect us all.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Location: London or Cambridge
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £43,000 per annum plus benefits
You may also have experience in the following: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving Manager, Donor Management, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Business Development, Senior Fundraising Officer, Philanthropy Manager, Philanthropy, Partnerships Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, Marketing Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Direct Marketing, etc.
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London and remote, £32,000 to £35,000 dependent on experience, pro rata, 0.8-1.0 FTE, 36 hours per week, permanent
Are you passionate about fundraising? If you have experience of delivering individual giving and/or legacy fundraising campaigns this could be the ideal role for you.
We are seeking a skilled individual giving fundraiser who can write successful marketing plans for fundraising activities to be our next Individual Giving and Legacy Officer.
Working for us means you will be supporting our mission to lay the foundations for ground-breaking new discoveries and life-changing advances. We give hope to people whose health conditions are overlooked, by supporting research in areas that are underfunded. We invest in the brightest and best researchers, ensuring the next generation of scientists can continue to solve the biggest challenges facing human health. We are a broad and ambitious medical research funder and we operate to the highest professional standards.
This is an exciting time to join us as we have recently launched our new five-year strategy, Giving hope through life-changing medical research. A key part of this strategy is to invest in our fundraising team to achieve transformational growth in voluntary income in the next 10 years. As our Individual Giving and Legacy Officer, you will use your skills in fundraising and supporter care to deliver our ambitious plans to grow our fundraising from individual donors and legacies.
You will be part of our Fundraising Team, reporting to our Director of Fundraising and working especially closely with the Donor Acquisition Project Manager.
Your main responsibilities will be to:
Legacies
- Support and monitor a nationwide legacy marketing campaign.
- Develop and deliver stewardship programmes for individuals, legacy enquirers, and legacy pledgers.
- Develop programmes to promote legacy giving.
- Manage and maintain records of legacy enquirers, pledgers, donors, and executors.
Individual Giving
- Oversee the annual challenge and fundraising events programme.
- Oversee marketing campaigns for challenge and fundraising events.
- Provide support for a pilot donor acquisition programme.
- Undertake research on new fundraising opportunities and sources of individual giving income.
- Monitor progress of individual giving income, including working to agreed KPIs and ROI.
What you will bring
This could be your opportunity to take the next step in your fundraising career and perform a vital role in helping us to achieve our mission. We would like to hear from you if you can:
- Demonstrate experience of delivering individual giving campaigns and/or legacy fundraising campaigns
- Use a CRM system effectively for fundraising
- Cultivate and manage meaningful and empathetic working relationships.
- Demonstrate excellent spoken and written communication skills
- Exhibit strong analytical skills.
- Plan and organise your work effectively and respond flexibly to team priorities
- Demonstrate high level of IT skills, specifically excellent M/S Word and Excel.
- Work confidently in a team and be self-motivated to work alone.
Further details can be found in the attached job description.
Our offer
- £32,000 to £35,000 dependent on experience, full-time (36 hour week); willing to consider part-time (min. 0.8 FTE)
- 30 days of annual leave per year plus bank holidays (some of which can be used flexibly)
- 10% maximum employer contribution
- Life insurance at four times salary
- Enhanced family-related leave and sickness leave
- Learning and development programmes and external training opportunities
- Generous additional benefits including regular team lunches, annual health assessments and optional social programme
- The opportunity to join a dedicated team making a difference to human health
We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of three days a week (usually Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday) with the option to work remotely for the remainder.
Closing date: Monday 9 December 2024 at 09:00
In person interviews: week commencing 9 December 2024
Visit our website for further information and details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Director of Research, from £70,000 dependent on experience, London and remote.
Are you a professional research manager ready to make the transition to leadership or already leading a team and ready to grow professionally and extend your reach? If so, you could lead the Medical Research Foundation’s Research department as our Director of Research.
This is an exciting time to join us. We recently launched our new five-year organisational strategy Giving hope through life-changing medical research and you will be crucial in helping us to deliver on this and achieve our vision of a world where medical research improves health for everyone.
History has shown us, time and again, that the best way to achieve better human health is through medical research. Over the past 100 years, we have witnessed monumental advances in medical research. We know that by investing in medical research now, we will see life-saving advances in the future.
While the last century has brought huge improvements in the quality and longevity of life, there are still many health conditions which impose a heavy burden on millions of people, in the UK and around the world. And in many areas of health there is a severe lack of research funding, which is holding back the scientific progress needed to change lives. This is where we step in.
Our mission is to lay the foundations for ground-breaking new discoveries and life-changing advances. We give hope to people whose health conditions are overlooked, by supporting research in areas that are underfunded. We invest in the brightest and best researchers, ensuring the next generation of scientists can continue to solve the biggest challenges facing human health.
In the last five years alone, we have invested over £25 million into life-changing medical research, focusing on areas that have historically been overlooked and underfunded. But there is still much more to do.
Looking ahead, we know that nine million people in England alone will be living with a major illness by 2040 – that’s 2.5 million more than in 2019, an increase of 37%. We will use our unique position, as a broad funder of medical research, to respond to these challenges and fund research in ways that will have the biggest possible impact on people’s lives.
We are broad and ambitious medical research funder and we operate to the highest professional standards. You will lead a department that funds research across the whole research spectrum from discovery to translation, and in a diverse range of priority areas including children and young people’s health, neglected mental health conditions and the impact of climate change on health. Visit our website to find out about our strategy to 2029: Giving hope through life-changing medical research.
As Director of Research, you will work closely with our CEO and will be responsible for:
- horizon scanning and landscape reviews to deliver our research strategy and ensure its continued relevance.
- research funding competitions to deliver at least £5m new research per annum.
- ongoing grant management of a £30m grant portfolio.
- reviewing and creating funding schemes to address unmet need.
- our framework for impact evaluation.
- wider development of the charity through membership of our Executive Leadership Team.
We are looking for candidates with:
- significant experience working in a biomedical sciences research/funding environment.
- significant experience of research funding competitions, peer review, and grant management.
- experience of the evaluation of research outputs and impact.
- experience of motivating and managing a team.
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to evidence relationship building with senior stakeholders and acting as an organisational representative.
- a PhD in biomedical sciences or a degree in biological sciences (or equivalent experience) with extensive experience working in a biomedical sciences funding environment.
Our offer
- from £70,000 for full-time 36 hour week; willing to consider part-time (min. 0.8 FTE)
- 30 days of annual leave per year plus bank holidays (some of which can be used flexibly)
- 10% maximum employer contribution
- Life insurance at four times salary
- Enhanced family-related leave and sickness leave
- Learning and development programmes and external training opportunities
- Generous additional benefits including regular team lunches, annual health assessments and optional social programme
- The opportunity to join a dedicated team making a difference to human health
Our team is proud to work for the Medical Research Foundation. We are ambitious for the organisation and for ourselves. We are approachable - providing advice to everyone and explaining our work. We are dedicated and committed to achieving the most for our donors and our researchers. And we are involved – constantly looking for new ways to engage and improve.
We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, and you will be based at our bright, plant-filled central London office for a minimum of three days a week, with the option to work remotely for the remainder.
Closing date: 09:00 Wednesday 11 December 2024
In person interviews: January 2025
Visit our website for further information and details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Financial Business Partner
£50,000 - £59,000 per year
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid working, 2 days a week in the office
Office based in Chelsea
Exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join a world class research institute and university college. Top of the league for university research quality, my client are also in the top four centres worldwide for their specialist research and treatment.
This role will work in the organisations financial planning & strategy function, to ensure a high-quality business partnering and financial management service that is aligned with the organisation’s strategic priorities.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Produce relevant, timely and accessible reports and ensure good dialogue to enable budget holders to monitor the financial position of their assigned budget(s)
- Working as a team with the other Finance Business Partners, work on the production of the monthly management accounts pack, ensuring timely and accurate reporting and incisive analysis and commentary
- Support budget holders to produce reasonable and considered budgets and forecasts within agreed timescale
- Working as a team with the other Finance Business Partners, work on budgeting and forecasting to ensure a timely process and a high level of accuracy and engagement
Who are we looking for?
- A formally qualified Accountant
- Relevant experience in a finance business partnering setting
- An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation.
My client is fully open to sector experience. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.
The Race Equality Foundation and City, St George’s University of London are looking to better understand the experiences of racism and discrimination among young people from Black, Asian, and minoritised ethnic backgrounds (aged 16-25).
We want to work collaboratively with young people themselves by supporting them to be researchers and using photography and running workshops to explore important issues. At the end of the project, we’ll share our findings and explore the next steps for further research to put ideas into action.
We’re looking for two Peer Researchers to join the study. A Peer Researcher is someone who has personal experience and knowledge about the topic and helps shape the research.
Peer Researchers will work closely with the team, lead various parts of the project, engage with young people, run workshops, and help develop the project’s findings.
To apply for this role, you can complete a written application form, send us a video with your answers, or answer the questions over the phone. You can find the application questions here. You will also need to complete a monitoring form.
The deadline to apply is 11:59pm on Friday 20th December.
This role will start in February 2025.
Job Purpose
This position will lead the established department/s in order to deliver on key priority areas of the Strategic Plan in the areas of: soil, climate and water; integrated crop management and pest ecology; mechanization and post-harvest; crop modeling and technology targeting; remote sensing; adoption; nutrition; and livelihoods, gender and youth issues in agrifood systems. The position will have a key role in strengthening the Institute’s role as a key provider of rice-agrifood systems based outcomes leveraging IRRI’s scientific expertise, international convening role, trusted advisor status, and extensive partnerships network. In addition to being a recognized international expert in the field, the successful applicant will have the leadership experience, standing and personal qualities required to provide inspirational leadership to a group of Research Unit Leaders who will be leading contributions into IRRI’s new cross-institutional functions, and provide strategic guidance in research innovations, partnerships and delivery of program and projects. Department Leaders have a critical role in shaping IRRI’s research for development agenda by bringing together discipline based teams organized through Research Units with cross-institutional functions, in order to ensure both the research and delivery imperatives of IRRI are met.
This position will be based at the IRRI Headquarters, Los Baños, Philippines and is open for international applications.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional groups to ensure that the Department and Research Unit goals and priorities are aligned with IRRI’s overall strategy, priorities,target goals, and values
- Contribute collaboratively to the Institute-wide research management team reporting to the Deputy Director General for Research in order to ensure cross-disciplinary, crosssite, and cross functional collaboration across all of IRRI
- Ensure accountability of Research Unit Leaders to deliver research outcomes in compliance with donor requirements and IRRI’s policies and procedures
- Work as part of a team to bring in new resources to support IRRI’s research for development objectives
- Facilitate the identification of research priorities and optimum usage of IRRI’s resources
- Promote, sustain and develop new strategic partnerships and alliances with public and private stakeholders to cultivate collaborative research programs
- Act as a catalyst and champion of IRRI-wide changes to achieve IRRI’s mission and goals
- Coordinate with IRRI’s Leadership Team, through the DDG-R, in the execution of the Department and Research Unit goals and priorities
- Represent IRRI in research fora, local and international conferences to sustain and develop working relationship with new target investors, donors, government partners, communities and private institutions
- Advocate IRRI’s research for development in international research fora to enhance the IRRI’s brand across different regions
- Engage with IRRI’s national and regional partners to understand their needs and objectives and to provide complementary research for development capacity and programs fulfilling their identified needs
- Facilitate the development, alignment and integration of Research Units operational plans, objectives and key performance indicators
- Lead and facilitate the completion and delivery of research for development outcomes and ensure compliance to funder requirements within agreed timeframes
- Harness the synergy and nurture the creativity of individual staff, multidisciplinary and cross functional research teams to generate innovative research programs and secure new sources of funding
- Ensure high performance research for development delivery from the department in order to achieve maximum success with investors, donors, partners, and users
- Manage, develop and monitor the performance of Research Unit Leaders to ensure the quality and continuous growth of human resources and to build high performing teams
Qualifications
- PhD degree in one of the following areas: soil, climate and water, pest ecology, integrated crop management, mechanization and post-harvest, crop modeling and technology targeting, remote sensing, adoption, nutrition, or livelihoods, gender and youth issues in agrifood systems
- Recognized international leader in a relevant science field
- Significant multicultural and multidisciplinary management experience
Skills Required
Mandatory
- Understand research for development challenges and opportunities
- Excellent people management skills
- Excellent advocacy, presentation, influencing and entrepreneurial skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Proven ability to establish high level of cooperation and alliances
Preferred
- Work experience in Asia or Africa
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources and Organizational Development Office, Ms. Anna Junsay with a subject: Application – Research Director, SIRS - your full name.
The position is urgent and will be filled as soon as suitable candidate is found. Only qualified applicants with relevant skills and experience will be contacted. We recommend applying as soon as possible and not later than 4 December 2024.
Job Purpose
IRRI has given a high priority to growing our work and impact in Africa. The Regional Director will be responsible for providing strategic and practical insights and follow-through to position and grow IRRI in Africa. The Director will ensure a strong reputation for IRRI in relation to our capability to bring big solutions to issues critical for Africa like rural poverty, resilience and sustainability, nutrition/health and national economic advancements.
The Director will lead the development and implementation of an overall Africa strategy as well as country strategies for IRRI's research needs, outreach, capacity strengthening, partnerships and resource mobilization. This will include identification and development of project opportunities, focusing on key contributions IRRI can make to develop the agriculture and food system in target countries in the region.
The Director will represent IRRI's interests before governments in Africa and liaise closely with relevant government offices and agencies. Act as one of the chief spokespersons for IRRI in Africa and interact with a wide range of national and international partners and donors to seek new opportunities for research and partnerships, including fundraising, private and public-private sector partnerships.
The Director will also advise IRRI management and scientists on regional and national developments, emerging issues for research, new opportunities for funding, and appropriate policies and procedures for working and traveling in the region. Manage IRRI's relations with CGIAR centers, other international organizations and development agencies operating in the region.
This position will be based at the IRRI Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya and is open for international applications.
Roles and Responsibilities
- To position IRRI and its reputation as a major contributor to critical issues in Africa
- To significantly grow IRRI in Africa to better achieve our mission to impact on rural poverty, climate resilience, the environmental sustainability and nutrition/health
- Lead the development and implementation of an overall Africa strategy as well as country strategies for IRRI's research needs, outreach, capacity strengthening, partnerships and resource mobilization. This will include identification and development of project opportunities, focusing on key contributions IRRI can make to develop the agriculture and food system in target countries in the region
- Provide strategic leadership and enable effective governance and management of IRRI's major research and development programs in Africa by ensuring coherence and synergy between various research programs, projects and activities. This includes oversight of robust financial administrative and human resource systems
- Represent IRRI's interests before high government entities in Africa and liaise closely with relevant government offices and agencies, and local and regional research and education institutions
- Act as the chief spokesperson for IRRI in the region and at international forums with interest in research and development in Africa
- Interact with national and international partners and donors to seek new opportunities for research and partnerships, including fundraising, coordination and engagement with both public and private sector
- Build and maintain a strong and healthy working relation for IRRI with other CGIAR centers, international organizations and development agencies operating in the region
- Create and sustain positive relationships with traditional and non-traditional donors, local missions and development agencies to ensure continued support of IRRI's research and outreach activities in the region
- Coordinate regional and national projects in a manner aligned with IRRI's strategic plan and embedded in IRRI's research areas to ensure synergy and coherence
- Identify and prioritize opportunities to develop IRRI’s programs and activities in Africa
- Provide necessary advice for IRRI management and scientists on regional and national developments, emerging issues for research, new opportunities for funding and appropriate policies and procedures necessary for current and future strategic work in Africa
- Coordinate efforts and resources to build the funding and partnership base to grow IRRI in Africa
- In coordination with the HQ, oversee the management of IRRI offices, finances and human resources in the region
Qualifications
- PhD in agricultural sciences, rural sociology, development economics or related field
- Over 15 years of relevant experience in research, leadership and outreach activities
Skills Required
- Experience in developing large research for development projects
- Demonstrated ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary team
- Track record of managing multi-country research for development programs
- Record of high-quality publications
- Prior experience of leadership, partnerships, mentoring and team building
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources and Organizational Development Office, Ms. Anna Junsay with a subject: Application – Regional Director, IRRI in Africa - your full name.
The position is urgent and will be filled as soon as suitable candidate is found. Only qualified applicants with relevant skills and experience will be contacted. We recommend applying as soon as possible and not later than 4 December 2024.
Job Purpose
This position will lead the established department/s in order to deliver on key priority areas of the Strategic Plan in the areas of: breeding for unfavorable environments, breeding for favorable environments, quantitative genetics and biometrics (related to plant breeding), seed and delivery systems, and germplasm evaluation, host plant resistance, and including market access and nutrition traits and abiotic stress tolerance. The position will have a key role in strengthening the Institute’s role as a key provider of dynamic and innovative pre-breeding and breeding research outcomes leveraging IRRI’s scientific expertise, international convening role, trusted advisor status, and extensive partnerships network. This position provides the overall leadership for accelerating the development of new rice varieties and hybrids in all major rice-growing environments, with a particular emphasis on targeted product development pipelines that, based on clear product profiles, utilize molecular breeding approaches and distributed germplasm evaluation networks to maximize genetic gains. New breeding systems and tools have been put in place in the Rice Breeding Innovation department, however further innovative and cost-effective tools and breeding systems will need to be identified, developed and implemented to achieve the goals of making the IRRI breeding program the pre-eminent public sector cereal breeding program globally.
The Rice Breeding Innovations Research Director is responsible for assuring success in a global context, while focusing on South Asia, Southeast Asia and Eastern and Southern Africa. The position also requires an understanding of breeding information management systems, intellectual property, and an ability to work with the private sector with the assistance of business development specialists. In addition to being a recognized international expert in the field, the successful applicant will have the leadership and change management experience, standing and personal qualities required to provide inspirational leadership to a group of Research Unit Leaders, and provide strategic guidance in research innovations, partnerships and delivery of programs and projects. Department Leaders have a critical role in shaping IRRI’s research for development agenda by bringing together discipline based teams organized through Research units with cross-institutional functions, in order to ensure both the research and delivery imperatives of IRRI are met.
This position will be based at the IRRI Headquarters, Los Baños, Philippines and is open for international applications.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional groups to ensure that the Department and Research Unit goals and priorities are aligned with IRRI’s overall strategy, priorities, target goals, and values
- Contribute collaboratively to the Institute-wide research management team reporting to the Deputy Director General for Research in order to ensure cross-disciplinary, cross site, and cross functional collaboration across all of IRRI
- Ensure accountability of Research Unit Leaders to deliver research outcomes in compliance with donor requirements and IRRI’s policies and procedures
- Work as part of a team to bring in new resources to support IRRI’s research for development objectives
- Facilitate the identification of research priorities and optimum usage of IRRI’s resources
- Promote, sustain and develop new strategic partnerships and alliances with public and private stakeholders to cultivate collaborative research programs
- Act as a catalyst and champion of IRRI-wide changes to achieve IRRI’s mission and goals
- Coordinate with IRRI’s Leadership Team, through the DDG-R, in the execution of the Department and Research Unit goals and priorities
- Represent IRRI in research fora, local and international conferences to sustain and develop working relationship with new target investors, donors, government partners, communities and private institutions
- Advocate IRRI’s research for development in international research fora to enhance the IRRI’s brand across different regions
- Engage with IRRI’s national and regional partners to understand their needs and objectives and to provide complementary research for development capacity and programs fulfilling their identified needs
- Facilitate the development, alignment and integration of Research Units operational plans, objectives and key performance indicators
- Lead and facilitate the completion and delivery of research for development outcomes and ensure compliance to funder requirements within agreed timeframes
- Harness the synergy and nurture the creativity of individual staff, multidisciplinary and cross functional research teams to generate innovative research programs and secure new sources of funding
- Ensure high performance research for development delivery from the department in order to achieve maximum success with investors, donors, partners, and users
- Manage, develop and monitor the performance of Research Unit Leaders to ensure the quality and continuous growth of human resources and to build high performing teams
Qualifications
- PhD degree and subsequent experience in plant breeding
- Recognized as an innovative international leader in a relevant science field
- Significant multicultural and multidisciplinary management experience
Skills Required
Mandatory
- Understand research for development challenges and opportunities
- Excellent people management skills
- Excellent advocacy, presentation, influencing and entrepreneurial skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Proven ability to establish high level of cooperation and alliances
Preferred
- Work experience in Asia or Africa
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources and Organizational Development Office, Ms. Anna Junsay with a subject: Application – Research Director, RBI - your full name.
The position is urgent and will be filled as soon as suitable candidate is found. Only qualified applicants with relevant skills and experience will be contacted. We recommend applying as soon as possible and not later than 4 December 2024.
Our new Research Community Growth Coordinator will play an essential role in growing our Lived Experts Research Community and taking the impact we can have in businesses to the next level.
It will be well-suited to someone who cares about social outcomes as well as business outcomes, and who is motivated to make a positive impact for charities and vulnerable people.
Our purpose at Three Hands is to create business value and social value, hand in hand. Three Hands Insight is the award-winning ‘social insight’ arm of Three Hands, focused on enabling businesses to gain insight from charities and ‘lived experts’ in a wide variety of societal issues and vulnerability circumstances. Clients include NatWest Group, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, British Gas and EDF Energy.
A major feature of Three Hands Insight is our Lived Experts Research Community – a group of people with first-hand experience of challenging circumstances and vulnerabilities such as disability, mental health problems, digital exclusion, financial vulnerability and dementia. We established the community in 2022 to help businesses understand challenging customer circumstances, and to do a better job at inclusive design for vulnerable and underserved customers. There are currently around 250 lived experts in the community.
Please see the attached job description for more information on Three Hands Insight, the areas of responsibility for the role and the skills and interests were are looking for...
Our purpose at Three Hands is to create business value and social value, hand in hand.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a confident communicator with excellent writing skills? Are you passionate about improving living standards?
Then you might be just the right person to support our communications function at abrdn Financial Fairness Trust.
You’ll play a big part in helping to achieve the Trust’s goals by:
· Supporting the Head of Communications to administer the external relations functions of the Trust;
· Focussing on digital communications;
· Raising awareness and improving understanding of our work with a wide range of stakeholders.
We are looking for a communications professional with experience of social policy or campaign projects, you will report to the Head of Communications and work closely with our Policy and Public Affairs function.
Digital comms will be your thing as you will be creating and producing digital content, and managing the Trust’s website and social media accounts. You’ll have a strong interest in all things media as you’ll support the press office function such as managing press lists, taking media enquiries and writing press statements and other copywriting.
You’ll work alongside a small team of seven who are based between London and Edinburgh and work in a hybrid manner. You should be someone who is highly motivated with a can-do attitude, and the ability to occasionally travel within the UK.
The role would particularly benefit an individual with communications/media relations and/or public relations particularly in the third sector or government.
Please review the detailed job description attached for more information.
What you’ll get
It’s crucial that everyone in the team is passionate about our mission, but not at the expense of our lives outside of work. We strive to ensure everyone in the team has a good work-life balance, valuing flexible working and being open to conversations about what you need. You’ll work with a friendly and knowledgeable team of staff and Trustees, and a supportive and experienced manager.
You can choose how you work your 21 hours from the start of employment, you need to live close enough to commute to Edinburgh or London on occasion, and you’ll receive a salary of £38,702 FTE (£23,221 pro-rata) with a transparent pay scale in place. We know there’s more to life than just work, so you will have 40 days annual leave (24 pro rata including bank holidays), private medical care, income protection, life assurance and save for your future with 16% unmatched employer contribution to pension (plus an additional 2% match if you contribute). We have family-friendly policies and extra optional benefits to choose from too, such as discounted gym membership and good value travel insurance.
Interested in applying?
We’re committed to offering flexibility, so if you’re not sure if the role will work for your circumstances why not just ask us? And if there are reasonable changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you put your best self forward, we are happy to consider adjustments, as we know this can make a huge difference, especially for disabled people or people who are neurodiverse.
We are a proud Disability Confident Committed – Level One employer. If you have a disability and would like to submit your application under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of the team will reach out to support you through the application process.
If you’re keen but still have a question or unsure if you meet the criteria, please don’t be afraid to ask – we would love to have a chat with you. Please email us and we will arrange a call with the line manager if needed.
Ready to apply?
Please complete the process by midnight on Sunday 1st December 2024 (extended from original closing date of Thursday 28th November 2024). Interviews will take place on Tuesday 10th December 2024 in person in Edinburgh or online based on your preference; and there may be a second interview.
We’re conscious it might look a little different – it’s part of the complexities of being under a larger organisation umbrella. If you have any problems navigating the system, please reach out to us by email. The most important thing is to upload your CV and supporting letter which should demonstrate how you meet the role requirements and why you’re a good fit. Please note the supporting letter should be uploaded in the same space as your CV – there is the possibility to include multiple attachments there or you could combine them into one document before uploading.
About the Trust
We’re a small team with a big goal. We’re a funder who wants to tackle financial problems and improve living standards for people on low-to-middle incomes in the UK. We fund up to £3m a year of policy, campaigning and research projects through our strategic programme, aiming to create real and lasting change. Our grants are awarded to organisations such as think-tanks, charities and universities who want to boost the personal and household finances of people on low-to-middle incomes, addressing issues such as pensions, savings, social security, taxation, debt, the cost of living and so much more. We aim to be an open and engaged funder that offers more than money, using our team’s expertise to work in collaboration with those we fund.
Our relationship with abrdn plc
We are an independent charitable funder. Our funding comes from the unclaimed assets from Standard Life’s demutualisation in 2006, which we received in 2017. The company has since merged and rebranded as abrdn. In December 2021 we changed our name from Standard Life Foundation to abrdn Financial Fairness Trust. The company supports us through in-kind donations such as office space. Decisions about our strategy and what we fund are made by our independent board of trustees.
Charitable foundation funding and commissioning research, policy work and campaigning to improve living standards of people on low to middle incomes.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our client, an exciting not-for-profit social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish, now has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Human Resources Advisor to join their team on a permanent basis.
Please note; this role offers hybrid flexibility, with a requirement for at least three days per week working from the central London office.
As Human Resources Advisor, you will join a small but friendly and collaborative team that delivers real impact by business partnering with managers and senior stakeholders across the organisation to deliver best practice advice and guidance on HR policy and practice.
As Human Resources Advisor you’ll support and resolve a broad range of HR matters throughout the employee lifecycle, as well as work on HR projects and help to foster a positive employee relations culture.
This role will ideally suit someone who thrives in a fast paced environment and can manage a workload that varies between short and reactive deadlines to longer proactive work.
Most importantly, you’ll need to demonstrate a really positive work ethic and the ability to work as part of a team that supports and covers for each other, as well as taking ownership of their own areas of responsibility.
In addition you will require:
- Experience of working in a professional Human Resources department at Advisory level and of effectively partnering with managers.
- A thorough and up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law.
- Proven generalist HR experience of providing advice on HR policies and procedures.
- Proven expertise in recruitment and HR processes.
- Experience of advising and supporting on employee relations matters including sickness, disciplinaries, grievances, maternity/paternity leave.
- Experience of working with HRIS, data and maximising functionality.
- Strong excel skills with experience of producing and analysing data and statistics and reports.
- A good understanding of payroll administration.
At FrameWorks UK, we believe that when we change the story, we can change the world. Our framing research shows how people think about different social issues, and we use this knowledge to develop and test the best ways to communicate these issues to create social progress.
As our new Research Assistant, you’ll:
● Plan and conduct qualitative research.
●Oversee research processes, manage timelines, and coordinate with research teams in the UK and US.
●Share research findings with campaigners and organisations, driving real-world impact.
This is a new role for a proactive, organised individual with a minimum of two years of postgraduate or professional research experience. If you’re passionate about creating social change through research, we’d love to hear from you.
●Salary: £36,000 p.a plus benefits.
●Location: Hybrid, with 2 days per week in our central London office.
●Hours: Full-time requests for part-time will be considered.
For the full job description, and to apply, please go to our website.
Deadline: 8th December