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University of Oxford Development and Alumni Engagement, is seeking a Senior Development Executive to join the Social Sciences team as the lead fundraiser for Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR). This is an exciting new role, working alongside world-leading academics to create new research and teaching around issues such as democratic resilience, political leadership and geo-political stability.
About the Role:
In this role you will be expected to liaise with senior academics to shape fundraising propositions and to spend the greater part of their time identifying and meeting current or prospective donors, raising £1m+ each year in philanthropy. Working closely with academic and administrative colleagues in the Department, along with colleagues in the wider Development team, you will be able to clearly communicate complex ideas to potential donors that align with the University’s strategic goals.
To Be Successful You’ll Need:
The successful candidate will be an experienced fundraising professional with a strong track record and a confident approach to achieving ambitious income targets. You will be an excellent communicator who possesses diplomacy and creativity, as well as the ability to operate in a large, complex institution with multiple stakeholders. An interest in the Department’s research and teaching areas will be crucial, however no academic background in the field is required.
What We Offer:
Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:
· Flexible hybrid working
· An excellent contributory pension scheme
· 38 days annual leave
· Membership to CASE
· Training and development opportunities
· A comprehensive range of childcare services
· Family leave schemes
· Cycle loan scheme
· Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
· Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
Application process:
· Click the link to ‘Apply’ and follow the on-screen instructions on our Application portal.
· Applications must include of a CV and a letter of application, in your own words (in PDF format), outlining your motivations to apply for this role, your relevant experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.
Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 11th December 2024 can be considered.
Interviews are currently scheduled to take place week commencing 6th January 2025, in person in Oxford.
Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
We raise funds in support of the University’s academic priorities, securing donations for all aspects of academic and student endeavour.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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· To work within temporary accommodation provided by New Forest District Council (NFDC) provide intensive support to the victim / survivor and their child(ren) living within the properties.
· To provide high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to victims / survivors who access the NFDC resident and housing options.
· To work with colleagues at NFDC to increase knowledge and develop responses to victims and survivors of domestic abuse through formal and informal training sessions, this includes colocation within the council.
Workers should be “free from abuse in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.
It is essential that the postholder has a full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The engagement team brings together marketing and communications, fundraising, grants and volunteering to build and sustain long-term relationships with the local community that will support the work of Age UK Lambeth. The team aims to encourage active community involvement whether it be regular giving, volunteering, supporting our campaigns or contributing to our programmes.
The role of the Marketing & Communications Officer is to support the Engagement Lead, Engagement team and the whole organisation with marketing, internal and communication and fundraising support.
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About Us
Justice & Care is a globally recognised organisation at the forefront of the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking. With operations spanning multiple countries, our mission is to rescue and empower survivors, dismantle criminal networks, and drive systemic change. Our work has earned international recognition and continues to deliver transformative impact across vulnerable communities.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated MEAL Advisor to join our Impact Team. This pivotal role involves ensuring the quality and reliability of impact measurement across our global programmes. You will play a key role in developing and refining our monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning processes, helping us remain at the cutting edge of impact measurement in the fight against human trafficking.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Design and implement robust monitoring and evaluation tools, theories of change, and KPIs for a diverse range of programmes.
- Data Management: Ensure the ethical, accurate, and secure collection and analysis of programme data, contributing to continuous improvements in information systems and dashboards.
- Impact Reporting: Produce insightful and high-quality reports for donors, stakeholders, and internal teams, tailored to specific requirements.
- Programme Accountability: Champion accountability to affected populations, ensuring our programmes remain transparent and responsive to those we serve.
- Evaluation Support: Assist with internal and external evaluations, from designing data collection instruments to reviewing and proofing final reports.
- Capacity Building: Provide technical support and training to programme teams, enhancing organisational understanding of monitoring and evaluation practices.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Technical Expertise: Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation, including knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
- Analytical Skills: The ability to synthesise complex data and produce actionable insights.
- Attention to Detail: Precision in data handling and reporting, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy.
- Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities to effectively engage with diverse audiences.
- Adaptability: A collaborative and proactive mindset, with a capacity to work cross-culturally and flexibly.
- Passion and Integrity: A commitment to Justice & Care’s mission and values, with the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.
What We Offer
- Location: Hybrid working arrangement (2–3 days per week in our London office).
- Flexibility: Full-time or part-time options, with the potential for flexible working hours.
- Benefits: Competitive package including private healthcare, workplace pension, and 27 days of annual leave (plus statutory holidays and birthday leave).
Join Our Mission
This role represents a unique opportunity to contribute to life-changing work in the global fight against modern slavery. By delivering actionable insights and driving data excellence, you will play a critical role in ensuring Justice & Care’s programmes deliver maximum impact.
All applicants must currently hold a valid right to work in the UK.
Be part of something bigger. Together, we can end modern slavery.
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Joining Forces to end Modern Slavery
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The Domestic Abuse Marginalised Communities Worker will provide support and interventions to those affected by domestic abuse to empower and support and break the cycle of domestic abuse throughout their journey with Stop Domestic Abuse, regardless of risk. The Navigator will be committed to family work and proactively work to recognise and implement solution focused actions to ensure eradicate domestic abuse from families lives.
The Domestic Abuse Marginalised Communities Worker will provide additional expertise to the wider team and enrich the service with specialist knowledge and guidance relating to victims who may experience additional barriers to accessing support from our service due to their ethnicity. The Lead Navigator will develop initiatives, workshops and training packages for both internal and external professionals. The role will encompass peer to peer support, direct one-to-one support to victims who may be at medium or high risk of harm, whilst also engaging with communities and local organisations in the local area to improve our response to domestic abuse. This role does not involve the line management of staff.
The Portsmouth Service operates as one team, and all staff are responsible for taking referrals for all aspects of the service, offering immediate support, advice and assessments to clients or people contacting the service, welcoming families into refuge and completing relevant paperwork, and ensuring the smooth running of the service. This will include providing cover when required for absent colleagues to ensure that the core functions of the service are delivered and responding to changing demand in service provision. The Portsmouth Service is a team committed to whole family work, when safe to do safe, creating a family journey through the service.
The Portsmouth Service is staffed 9am-9pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. This role’s working pattern will fall within the hours of 9am-5pm Monday- Friday.
It is essential that the postholder has a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes as this role covers multiple sites in Portsmouth.
Job Title - Head of Finance and Operations
Contract - Permanent
Hours - Full time, 35 hours per week (However, we will consider part-time at 28 hours per week)
Salary - £48,000 - £58,000 per annum
Location - London office, Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
About Coram
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
One of the nine members of the Coram group, Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights in education, immigration, community care and family law, and provides significant international legal systems consultancy. The centre is located on the Coram Campus in central London with bases in Colchester and Leeds. We champion access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation primarily under legal aid contract. Our Policy and Practice Change team promotes practice change through training and capacity building to professionals and secures systems change through research, policy and advocacy.
About the role
This senior role will provide financial and operational leadership and management for CCLC, particularly focussed on the Legal Practice Unit and the Policy and Practice Change team. Through systematic and efficient management, the post holder will play a pivotal role in CCLC’s financial and operational sustainability.
The role will oversee the smooth running of the London and Colchester offices through oversight and line management of finance, operations and administrative staff. The post holder will support the Managing Director of Legal Practice and Children's Rights and department heads in the successful running of our services. Where appropriate they will deputise for the Managing Director on financial, operational and compliance matters.
Managing a small finance team, the role will hold primary responsibility for specialist financial functions within CCLC, particularly legal aid billing. The role will act as a key point of contact for a range of internal and external stakeholders including Coram’s central finance team who focus on grant fund management and overall accounting for CCLC.
The role would suit a highly organised and efficient business support professional with experience of financial management within the legal or charity sector. In particular, candidates with experience of legal billing and more specifically, civil legal aid billing, are welcomed. However, we recognise that this is a highly specialised and niche field. As such, candidates with broad operational and financial management experience but a strong aptitude for processing large amounts of data, developing and managing spreadsheets and improving organisational systems will be considered.
This is a largely office-based role in order to fully provide support to the finance and operations team. However, some remote / hybrid working may be possible depending the experience of the candidate after the initial settling in period (to be negotiated with the successful candidate).The finance team are split between the London and Colchester offices and the post holder should expect some travel.
Whilst this is a full-time position, we will consider requests for part-time working and we will endeavour to offer some flexibility with days and hours to be agreed.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing date: Monday 6th January 2024 23.59pm (Please note, we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable amount of high quality applicants to take forward to interview prior to the closing date)
Test and Interview date: TBC
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
£57,000 per annum
Fixed term - 12 months (maternity cover)
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Public Relations Manager.
As a senior leader sitting within our Media Team, you will be responsible for leading the strategic thinking and delivery for UNICEF UK’s public fundraising media and communications work, including Soccer Aid for UNICEF.
You will manage high level external stakeholder relationships including funding partners, celebrity publicists, UK media, PR agencies and broadcast partners; and you will manage a small and talented PR team.
We are looking for someone ambitious, strategic and solutions focused. You are a team player and will be a skilled communicator adept at managing a complex range of stakeholders and getting things done!
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 9 January 2025.
Interview dates: First round: Wednesday 22 January 2025 (via MS Teams). Second round: Wednesday 29 January 2025 (in person at UUK offices).
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your response and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you because by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
£58,000 per annum
Permanent, 35 hours per week (other flexible arrangements will be considered)
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our ICT Security Manager.
UNICEF UK needs an ICT Security Manager who can take responsibility for overseeing and implementing ICT security standards for our organisation of 400 hybrid-working colleagues in the UK. You will need a good understanding of Microsoft E365 and Microsoft Defender and will be well-versed in ITIL standards, change control processes and risk investigation and assessment.
You will need relevant ICT security qualifications (minimum AZ500, CISSP, CISM) or demonstrable equivalent knowledge derived from significant experience in roles which may have included IT support, network management, security management, server or applications administration. Putting your skills to work in this forward-looking organisation, you will play a critical part in enabling our work for children.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 17 December 2024.
Interview date: Week Commencing 6 January 2025 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open-plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process. When answering written pre-selection questions be aware that every question is scored on its own and without reference to your other answers. AI-generated answers will be discarded.
We anticipate most colleagues will work flexibly in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London (and at home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, women and disabled candidates because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 28 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Hate Crime Advocate to join the Specialist Services Team in Kent working 37.5 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a
competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
As a Hate Crime Advocate, you will play a vital role in directly supporting all service users who may be affected by Hate Crime. You will ensure the provision of individual structured, tailored resources and information to all service users ensuring they receive the required support to complete their journey through the criminal justice and legal systems to cope and recover from the impact of crime, helping people to move beyond the crime and access additional support services.
You will need:
You will have the skills to carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in a similar setting or position. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
About the role
We are delighted to share a fantastic opportunity to join the HiA UK Supporter Relations (Fundraising) team.
As Communications Coordinator, you will be responsible for ensuring that all Hope into Action UK communications, marketing and website is accurate, concise and engages effectively with our key audiences. Working in a key role within the Supporter Relations team, you will ensure we share good news stories and messages well, to develop and grow our brand.
You will manage the Hope into Action UK website and Franchise landing pages as well as manage and increase our social media channels and engagement. You will oversee all internal and external communications with stories gathered from across the Network and other content.
About you
Are you a budding content creator? Do you have great communications skills?
We are looking for someone who understands the need for content creation, someone who can produce engaging content across various platforms, such as newsletters, social media, and on our website.
Someone with an eye for detail and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced workplace where every day brings new challenges and tasks. We value good listening skills, the ability to work in a flexible team, learn new skills and have the initiative to work independently.
We love diversity and we value your unique skills, strengths, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our team will help you realise your potential whilst helping us to raise our performance in empowering those we serve.
In return, we will provide support and training for communications and fundraising in the charity sector.
About us
Hope into Action provides more than a roof over someone's head. We understand that homelessness is not only a lack of accommodation, but a lack of connection. Together with over 100 churches, we have provided direct support to over 400 people, many of whom others have given up on. They all require not only housing, but holistic support.
Our vision is for every church to lovingly provide the homeless with a home. The tragedy of homelessness is in every community. We believe that with our help, every church can do something about it.
Our aim as the Supporter Relations team is to nurture and encourage supporters, provide resources and support for those who wish to fundraise on our behalf and create partnerships; resulting in financial and engagement support enabling Hope into Action to achieve our vision.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Position: Head of Business Development
Contract: Full-time and permanent
Location: Hybrid working in Sidcup, Greater London 2 days per week and remote
Salary: Remuneration will be commensurate with experience plus benefits
Reporting: this role will report to the CEO
Purpose
The purpose of the role will be to lead business development across Development Pathways with the aim of sustaining and expanding our business portfolio through engaging with more clients and business opportunities, overseeing the development of new products, building our consultant and associate network, enhancing our internal capacity to generate business and maintaining and developing our brand through effective communications.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Head of Business Development are:
Strategy and leadership:
· Developing and leading our business development strategy and plan to consolidate our current portfolio and move us into new areas of growth.
· Providing strategic oversight and management to improve business development functions and increase fee-based revenue, coordinating across our country offices.
· Building and managing to a high standard a strong business development and communications team aligned to the needs of the organisation.
· Ensuring that we are aware of the latest trends in our focus sectors, monitoring competitors and reviewing Pathways’ offering considering competitors’ developments.
· Participating in the Senior Management Team and contributing to leadership and decision-making across Development Pathways
New business development:
· Setting up and maintaining systems and procedures for detecting potential business and tender opportunities through different channels (e.g. online portals, outreach, etc.)
· Building relationships with decision makers within potential client organisations and partners.
· Developing and growing our network of consultants, ensuring Pathways has access to the right knowledge and skills to implement new projects.
· Overseeing the timely delivery of high-quality proposals, submissions and bids across the organisation.
· Oversee the monitoring and evaluating of our business development opportunities.
Communications and marketing:
· Overseeing our communications portfolio including the development of high-quality materials to promote our services and brand to new clients and to reflect best practice in the thematic areas and locations within which we operate.
· Ensuring that our brand reflects Pathways’ values, expertise and the requirements of the global marketplace
· Securing conference opportunities and sustaining general brand development opportunities.
· In coordination with our technical team, ensuring that we maintain our reputation as a thought leader in international development, in particular, on social protection.
· Representing Pathways at relevant senior meetings, conferences and partner and client meetings.
Other:
· Provide effective line management to members of the business development and communications team and external consultants supporting these functions, as required.
· Ensuring compliance of all aspects of business development with relevant policies, regulations and legislation, e.g. GDPR.
· Engaging in other areas of work as determined by the demands of the business and the CEO.
Person Specification
The Head of Business Development should have the following qualifications, skills and competencies:
Essential Qualifications and Skills:
· Relevant undergraduate degree in business, international development or similar.
· Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in leading business development in the area of international development.
· An enthusiastic entrepreneurial spirit.
· Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in effectively managing individuals and teams.
· Experience in organization-level leadership positions.
· Excellent interpersonal, time management and communications skills.
· Ability to take initiative and work independently.
· Commitment to social justice, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
· Ability to travel internationally as required.
Desirable:
· Master’s degree
Terms of Employment and Benefits
Recruitment will be at the senior level and is a permanent and full-time post. Along with the basic salary, the successful candidate would receive an attractive package of the following:
· Fulfilling work: work directly in support of some of the world’s most underserved communities and in a dynamic and successful team, in particularly supporting the expansion of social protection systems globally.
· Flexible work: Development Pathways offers employees flexible work hours and part remote working options, with a requirement to work in the London office for at least 2 days per week (currently on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
· Generous time off: recharge with 30-holiday entitlement plus standard bank holidays.
· Travel the World: we expect the successful candidate to travel overseas for work for up to a month in a year.
· Health and well-being provision: access to the company private health care scheme (after the satisfactory completion of the probationary period), pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
· Commitment to professional development opportunities: we encourage our staff to participate in professional learning and development.
· Provision of a company laptop.
· Working at home benefit
· Travel to work allowance, and
· Access to Development Pathways’ bonus scheme
How to apply
We invite interested candidates to please apply for the post by including the following:
- A cover letter explaining why you are applying for this position, and how you would be a good fit for the post of Head of Business Development. Please include your salary expectations in your cover letter.
- A CV (curriculum vitae) specifying your qualifications, education, and relevant work experience for this role.
Closing date for this post will be 13th December 2024.
Applications should be submitted by email.
While this is a UK based post, we welcome applications from other countries and would be willing to consider a sponsorship visa for the successful candidate.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and high-quality candidates may be interviewed before the closing date. We retain the right to close this recruitment without notice.
Due to the high number of applications expected, unfortunately only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applicants, please note the Privacy Notice on our website.
Development Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications and abilities without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, family or parental status, or disability status.
About us
Founded in 2010, Development Pathways has grown into an internationally respected consultancy and advisory organisation, providing high quality consultancies and project management throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific, in social protection and broader social policy, socio-economic analysis and research, training and software development services. We have a strong commitment to social justice, gender equality, women’s empowerment and inclusive development. We currently work in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America.
We currently employ 56 staff across our four offices, who work alongside a global network of trusted consultants. Our four main offices are located in the United Kingdom (London – Sidcup), Kenya (Nairobi), Australia (Sydney) and Jordan (Amman). As an employer, we put our staff first and are committed to flexible working practices and developing our staff’s professional capabilities. For more information about our organisation, please our website.
The Head of Business Development is a key leadership position within Development Pathways. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for business development. They will lead a small team in London and engage with our offices in Kenya, Australia and Jordan to support and guide them as they engage in business development. The successful candidate will be expected to expand our business portfolio by continuing to engage with current clients but also seeking to enter into innovative areas of new business. They will also contribute to the broader leadership of Development Pathways as a member of our leadership team.
This position will be located in our London office. It is open to high calibre, qualified candidates from outside the UK, as we will be able to provide a visa for those who do not have the right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic IT Senior Project Manager to join us at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, where you will play a vital role in the Project Management Office team. This role is integral to our mission of advancing women’s healthcare by delivering a number of technology projects to transform how the College operates.
At RCOG, you will be part of a dynamic, values-led team that is passionate about making a positive impact in the healthcare sector. We are committed to innovation, inclusivity, and fostering a collaborative environment where everyone is empowered to excel. “Our team thrives on being recognised as the centre of excellence for project management and business analysis, making RCOG a place where you can develop and grow.”
Responsibilities:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Project manage all aspects of allocated technology projects in collaboration with business-change-focused project managers and RCOG’s Information Technology Management Team
- Ensure technology projects are delivered in a timely and efficient manner, utilising RCOG PMO processes, good project management practices, and adherence to RCOG project systems, controls and tools
- Enhance RCOG PMO processes through the introduction of good technology change practices
- Track, monitor and communicate project progress against the project plan, requirements, quality measures, standards, processes, and milestones.
- Act as an expert source of project management advice to the Technology team and other RCOG staff working on the project
For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team dedicated to excellence and innovation in healthcare. Join us and contribute to a meaningful mission, all while advancing your career in a supportive, forward-thinking organisation.
About you
This position is well-suited to a motivated individual who is looking to deliver operational change through technical development. You will be well-organised, approachable and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Experience of working as part of a Project Management Office would be beneficial. Your ability to manage complex, high-stakes technology projects will set you up for success in this role.
Requirements:
- Qualification in project management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile) or similar project frameworks
- Proven success working on large scale, high risk, time pressured digital and technology implementation projects
- Background in overseeing technology procurement, development, testing and project implementation
- Computer literate with a working knowledge of data, IT systems and related processes and advanced MS Office skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Please note, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you are excited about joining an organisation with ambitious goals and a supportive, inclusive culture, we’d love to hear from you.
Our culture and benefits
As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Agile and flexible working environment and free lunch onsite
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
- 10% pension contribution after probation
- Enhanced wellbeing and family support
- Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
- Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
- Affinity staff networks
- Life assurance and income protection schemes
- Lifestyle discounts
For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.
How to apply
- Closing date: 10.00 am on Monday 16 December 2024
- We encourage candidates to apply early and reserve the right to close the advert and appoint before the closing date.
- We will be interviewing candidates in the week commencing 6 January 2025.
- Please note that the start date for this role is February 2025.
We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.
Please note: We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
About us
The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 17,500 members in the UK and internationally.
We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.
Sue Ryder supports people at the most difficult times of their lives because we believe no one should face death or grief alone.
Are you an experienced fundraising with a proven track record in delivering income growth through the development of corporate partnerships and relationships?
Sue Ryder is looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join the Fundraising team and develop Sue Ryder’s national Corporate Partnerships programme to drive income growth and develop new partnerships in line with the organisation’s strategic aim to provide more care for more people.
The Role
Reporting to the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will identify and develop a robust pipeline of corporate prospects aligned with Sue Ryder’s strategic aims and aspirations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Help develop on a multi-year corporate partnerships strategy, activity plan and budget in order to significantly grow income from national corporate partnerships.
- Work with corporate donation manager in retail develop strategic relationships with corporates to grow donated goods and services.
- Support the Community Team to significantly grow local corporate income
- Develop strategic two-way face to face relationships with key prospects finding routes to new networks in their peer group in order to build a robust new business pipeline and ultimately grow income
- Participate in budgeting and financial management at departmental level
About You:
- Demonstrable experience of securing significant corporate donations and working with corporate partners to demonstrate success in new business and of securing 6-7 figure partnerships
- Proven experience of delivering income growth through the development of corporate partnerships and relationships
- An expert networker – capable of planning and establishing networks that facilitate relationships with key decision makers in large organisations
- Proven experience of developing compelling corporate propositions that are in line with the organisation’s strategy and meet the brief of prospective corporate partners
- Sound understanding of the legal and contractual aspects of corporate partnerships
Competitive Benefits Package
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time), - Company pension scheme
- Staff discount with thousands of retailers
- Refer a friend scheme - £250
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.
Closing date: 16th December
Interview date: TBC
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Hate Crime Advocate to join the Specialist Services Team in Kent working 37.5 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a
competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
As a Hate Crime Advocate, you will play a vital role in directly supporting all service users who may be affected by Hate Crime. You will ensure the provision of individual structured, tailored resources and information to all service users ensuring they receive the required support to complete their journey through the criminal justice and legal systems to cope and recover from the impact of crime, helping people to move beyond the crime and access additional support services.
You will need:
You will have the skills to carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in a similar setting or position. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Part-time: 28 hours per week (four days weekly)
Remote, in the UK (must be available to travel to London team meet-ups once a month)
£37,000 - £40,000 pro rata, depending on experience
Overview Animal Equality is an international organisation working with society, governments and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals. Animal Equality has offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and India.
The Philanthropy Specialist plays a major role in meeting the organisation's ambitious fundraising goals. Responsible for major giving and grants portfolios, the Philanthropy Specialist identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards financial support from generous individuals and granting bodies. With a proven track record, the successful candidate will network with key stakeholders, present compelling communications and generate significant funds. In turn, these funds will enable Animal Equality to achieve its ambitious financial targets and carry out its crucial campaigns to meaningfully transform and save the lives of farmed animals.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary band £37,000-£40,000, depending on experience. This is a remote working opportunity (UK-based candidates only). The candidate will be expected to attend mandatory monthly team meet-ups one day per month, at their own expense.
- Holiday entitlement equal to 33 days per year (including standard public holidays).
- Personalised Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): an Animal Equality-funded benefit that offers employees, supporters and volunteers confidential counselling and advice on a wide range of work and personal issues. The programme offers several services, such as a 24/7 confidential helpline and expert Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Flexible hours, with the option to start between 8am-10am and finish between 4pm-6pm.
- Able Futures Support: The service is a nine-month, practical and confidential support service for employees whose circumstances or mental health may impact their wellbeing or work. Employees can work with a mental health professional to deepen their understanding of how their mental health may impact them and will build coping skills and resilience to thrive at work.
- Gifted yearly stipend to access learning and development resources, to help employees further grow their personal and professional skills.
- Monthly stipends for employees to enjoy a vegan lunch at the Animal Equality monthly meetups.
Apply now
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
The interview process comprises a multiple-stage interview and Skills Test.