Head Of People Culture Jobs
Global Head of Campaigns
The is a permanent role that can be based in the United Kingdom, Sweden, New York or Washington DC (other geographies will be considered depending on candidate) subject to the right-to-work eligibility in the respective country.
Working: UK location - A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base for candidates based in the United Kingdom.
In other territories, remote working is available with some periodic travel for team meetings in London.
- United Kingdom (London, Hybrid): £70,800 - £79, 650k per annum depending on experience
- Sweden, Grade E: 47000-56000 SEK Per Month
- USA, Grade E: $110 - 129,000 and $126,500 - $148,637 for US Metro markets (DC/NYC)
Job Purpose
With 10 years to achieve Agenda 2030, the SDG 6 targets on clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene are among the furthest behind. Achieving universal, sustainable WASH will require a major mobilisation of resources, public demand and political will. Reporting to the Global Campaigns Director, this pivotal role works across the WaterAid federation to achieve the political and policy changes needed to ensure universal access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
The Global Head of Campaigns will lead WaterAid's campaigning on one of our two global advocacy priorities (currently climate). They will drive our strategic direction and, create the campaigns plan to embed WASH in the climate change agenda, building up political momentum, broadening out our campaign alliances and influential champions. The post-holder will be a champion for campaigning within the organisation, ensuring we achieve a greater impact than the sum of our parts through effective and strategic campaigning across countries, regions and international levels to deliver WaterAid's mission of WASH for Everyone Everywhere by 2030.
Team Description
The Campaigns Team plays a leadership role across the WaterAid Federation to drive the design and delivery of WaterAid's major advocacy and campaigns efforts to achieve SDG 6. We deliver an ambitious agenda, grounded in national level change and impact, using a variety of campaigning tactics, including advocacy, lobbying and working with influential people and organisations
Accountabilities
Key accountabilities will remain flexible. Work plans, and targets may change significantly according to political and advocacy priorities. Overall, this role will;
Campaigns leadership
- Campaigning leadership of one of the two WaterAid global advocacy priorities (currently climate) in a way that delivers impact.
- Alongside our International Affairs team, lead WaterAid's international influencing strategy, working with other teams to drive our engagement in key global political processes that will drive forward our advocacy agenda, with a clear vision of what success looks like and how it contributes to the theory of change
- Build and lead public engagement and campaigning strategy to drive awareness and action on our global advocacy priority.
- Lead the transition from policy to public campaigning, working with communications colleagues to turn policy into public messaging and events.
- Lead the building of political support and champions with influential stakeholders, working with teams across WaterAid as relevant
- Lead the building of relationships and joint strategies with campaign coalitions, allies and partnerships that expands our network into the women's health/climate change sectors, complements our advocacy approaches, and ultimately drives further progress on our mutual campaign interests
- Lead the organisation to utilise a range campaigning approaches, moving beyond WaterAid's comfort zone where it needs to, that will deliver against the theory of change for the advocacy priority.
- Be a media spokesperson and represent the organisation at strategic events and with high-level campaign targets
- Embed a strong gender, equity and inclusion lens to advocacy priority delivery, as part of addressing the needs of those burdened the most with a lack of access to WASH
- Engage with strategically important country and member teams to drive forward advocacy impact, championing a more 'politically savvy' approach to influencing.
- Identify and initiate new forms of partnerships to collaborate over opportunities, developing joint strategies for advocacy and campaigns.
- Oversee a monitoring and evaluation approach that enables strategic course-correction and learning to maximise impact.
- Support the Campaigns Director to champion and provide campaigning thought-leadership to build WaterAid's federation-wide advocacy approach.
Campaigns operations
- Project Manage the delivery of the global advocacy priority, leading the execution plan, holding team members to account, chairing meetings and managing the budget.
- Provide operational leadership on cross-federation and cross-department collaboration on the global advocacy priority, to ensure the organisation has the buy-in and collaborates effectively for maximum impact.
- Work with WaterAid members, media and communications team, regional teams and country programmes on strategically important campaign moments to ensure strong strategic value and high-quality delivery
- Working with the fundraising teams to identify a pipeline of funding opportunities, collaborate in the development of fundraising proposals as opportunities emerge.
- Budget management responsibilities for the team
- Be an active participant in the Advocacy Steering Group (co-chair), the federation-wide group that has oversight of the roll out of both the global advocacy priorities, and raise up major issues to the Global Campaigns Director
- Work with particular countries or members where strategic support is required to have effective advocacy impact
Team management
- Line manage a Senior Campaigner that drives forward WaterAid campaign priorities and matrix manage a Campaigns Officer on specific projects (and external consultants as needed)
- Play an active role in facilitating strong team communication and coordination across policy, international affairs and campaigns teams within the department for effective delivery of the global advocacy priority.
- Deputies for the Global Campaigns Director when appropriate and undertake any other responsibilities commensurate with the role.
Person Specification
Essential Skills
- An expert in campaigning - public engagement and mobilization.
- Successful track record of campaigning on a specific issue(s)
- A creative force - someone who can find creative ways to meet our goals.
- Experience of working alongside policy colleagues to deliver advocacy that has impact.
- 8-10 years experience of networking, lobbying, advocacy communications, public mobilisation and policy experience on any of the sustainable development goals or similar themes.
- Experience of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Proven experience in strategy leadership, with excellent analytical and critical thinking skills with an entrepreneurial ability that has delivered concrete change.
- A creative leader who sees the big picture but has the creativity to build the tactics, events and moments to achieve our goals.
- A keen political 'savviness' and an understanding of how political change can happen in different country contexts, including awareness of country differences in government structures, differing contexts of open or repressive governments, threats to civil society and freedom of expression.
- Some campaign/advocacy experience in developing countries, with an in-depth understanding of the functioning and relationships of key players in the development arena.
- Experience of representing organisations externally, being a spokesperson and influencing decision makers across institutions and processes.
- Ability to collaborate effectively, embrace diversity and maximise on its benefits, build strong relationships and networks based on trust, respect, and a partnership approach.
- Experience in managing, leading, motivating and developing a high performing team. Able to work in a matrix, flexible or distance management culture to deliver change.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to successfully manage complex and sensitive organisational relationships to achieve cross-organisational goals
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English.
- Demonstrates effective management of finances, and effectively utilises financial processes and information
- Ability to travel internationally for approximately 6-8 weeks a year and occasionally work anti-social working hours
- Working style that reflects WaterAid's values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.
Desirable Skills
- An understanding of the climate sector and baseline policy is desired but not essential.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 14th August 2024. Shortlisting and interviews may take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover in one document either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective country. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Benefits:
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Size: More than 1000
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping thousands of young people each year. From Spring 2024 we will have 43 centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take on the fixed-term role of Head of Programme Delivery and Operations (North of England and East Midlands) for our centres in North West England, Nottingham and Peterborough, West Yorkshire and East Yorkshire and the Humber. You will line manage the Regional Operations Managers in your regions to ensure that centres are working effectively, that the high quality of programme delivery to young people is maintained across the cluster, and that targets are monitored and met. And of course, you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people and helping them achieve their ambitions.
As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative.
The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We yherefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to develop their talents regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Thank you for your interest in becoming the next Head of Intensive Case Management at Crisis, Skylight London.
If there ever was a good time to join a new organisation, this would be it, as we embark on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. This is a real opportunity to bring your skills, experience, and knowledge to lead a team that has positive impact on the lives of individuals who are experiencing homelessness in combination with complex needs and multiple disadvantages. The team also connects with local communities, volunteers, and other organisations, encouraging system change for people facing homelessness.
About the role
This is a real opportunity to bring your skills, experience, and knowledge to lead a team that has positive impact on the lives of individuals who are experiencing homelessness in combination with complex needs and multiple disadvantages. The team also connects with local communities, volunteers, and other organisations, encouraging system change for people facing homelessness.
About you
You will be part of the Crisis Skylight London leadership team and will encourage and enable staff to constructively contribute to, develop and achieve the aims and objectives of the service. You will also identify and develop opportunities for effective partnerships work, so that our members have strong pathways to the community-based specialist services and support they need as part of their journey out of homelessness.
You will have a strong track record of operational management and a background of leading teams to deliver evidence-led, high quality, impactful services to vulnerable people. Through a collaborative approach, sharing ideas and proposing solutions you will support the team to adapt and work through challenges and change.
Your leadership will be crucial to drive positive and systemic change and help us work towards our strategic goals.
We will be Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable in our approach, building on a set of positive behaviours and culture that will help us to secure the right policies, deliver breakthrough services and build a community, helping to end homelessness across Great Britain. Staff, members, and volunteers acting together to be positive, ambitious, and guided by the impact we seek to have.
It’s a scandal that people are homeless. Every day it destroys lives. But we can solve it.
Together, we will end homelessness.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 4 August 2024 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Thursday 15 August 2024
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Our Chief Executive's Office is looking for a highly organised individual with the confidence and credibility to work with Senior Stakeholders across our Executive Leadership Team, Board of Trustees and the Royal Household to become our new Head of the Chief Executive's Office.
The key aspects of this role include:
- Providing operational day to day leadership and management of the CEO office
- Laision with the Royal Householder on all matters relating to The Prince’s Trust, our Founder and management of all Royal engagements
- Producing briefing documents and reports for the CEO, Leadership and Trustee Board meetings.
This role is perfect for you if you have experience of operating at a senior level, with a keen eye for detail and a strategic mindset. Experience of leading the executive support requirements of senior leaders is a must. We have a hybrid way of working, and whilst there is flexibility, you will be required to be in the South London Centre 3 days per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
The People Team Promise
The People Team support the delivery of the Crisis organisational strategy, utilising specialist HR skills, knowledge and professional best practice to maximise the impact of our work.
We support leaders to create a culture of inclusion and high-performance throughout the organisation, cultivating a psychologically safe and positive work environment for everyone.
We listen to all colleagues and signpost and support them to achieve a working environment that allows them to thrive.
All colleagues can expect the People Team to act inclusively, and respond to queries, challenges and opportunities in an agile, creative and person-centred manner. Pragmatism and compassion will be offered when advising on policy and process.
The Role
The People Team are recruiting for an interim People Business Partner to support several directorates. This is an exciting time to join us as the team work to manage day to day activities and support the cultural transformation of the organisation in line with our new values.
About the role
As People Business Partner you will act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders in the assigned directorate(s), using a broad range of HR expertise and data insight to understand needs and advise on people initiatives that support the delivery of business plans . The role will be varied managing both day to day issues and longer term transformational work.
You will work in collaboration with the wider People and Culture function and areas of the organisation to deliver effective, development, planning, implementation and embedding of people and culture projects, and organisational change.
You will play an integral role in the development and embedding of the People and Culture Strategy and associated workstreams and projects
You will have opportunities to contribute to project work within the People team playing a key role in ensuring that our people practices are developed through effective collaboration with stakeholders and in line with our new corporate values.
You will be a member of the extended management team within the People Team; helping to shape our plans to deliver most impact.
About you
This role will require a postholder who can partner confidently with senior leaders and identify opportunities for strategic interventions and collaboration. Someone who is experienced in employee relations, building relationships, creating momentum and positive change. You will have a person centred approach and be able to provide clarity and simplicity to complex matters.
You will have a solid background operating autonomously at Partner level and the ability to capitalise on wider organisational people and culture initiatives; bringing them to life locally and delivering tangible outcomes.
You will be skilled at coaching others to deliver the best outcomes and have demonstrable experience of providing credible advice on employment law, change management and best practice.
A background in partnering in the third sector would be a distinct advantage but not essential.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: 6th August 2024
Interviews will be held on 14th August 2024
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details on the careers page of our website) and we will contact you to discuss how we can help.
For more information about our work please visit our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Full Time - 35 hours a week
People are the heart and soul of Restore and the purpose of the HR function is to ensure that the right people are recruited, developed, engaged and retained to deliver our vision and mission to provide excellent mental health recovery and coaching services to communities across Oxfordshire.
This is an exciting time to join Restore as we seek the right candidate to lead and support the development of several HR projects, including a new Restore Workplace Wellbeing strategy and Community of Practice for Restore service teams.
You will provide strong, supportive leadership to a small and dynamic HR, Volunteering and Training team, fostering a culture of continuous professional development.
In order to be considered for this position, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following criteria below.
Person Specification - click 'apply' to review the full job description
Essential
- Minimum 2 years’ experience of hands-on HR leadership including significant relevant experience and knowledge across a wide range of HR disciplines including learning, resourcing, talent and retention
- CIPD qualified or other degree in HR related field
- An understanding and practical knowledge of employment legislation and good practice
- Practical knowledge and experience of Sage and / or other databases
- A working knowledge of GDPR and understanding of the importance of confidentiality
- Experience of developing staff and volunteer training programmes
- Experience of budget management
- Experience in leading and supporting a high performing team
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels including the ability to secure engagement from staff, and managers
- High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Experience of developing and implementing robust and effective work-plans
- Ability to present and articulate (sometimes complex) information in a simple and concise way
Desirable Requirements
- Experience of working in the voluntary or not for profit sectors
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems
- Experience managing volunteers
- Experience of managing organisational change
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview date to be confirmed - Will be face to face in Oxford
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As Head of Advocacy, you will lead the development and delivery of Medical Justice’s advocacy programme, drawing on our evidence of the harm caused by immigration detention, to secure lasting change through combinations of research, policy, parliamentary, and media work, as well as contribute to strategic litigation.
Reporting directly to the Director, you will lead our experienced team advocacy team, help develop our strategic objectives and shape our emerging Senior Management Team.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience –
Support from Experts by Experience Employment Network
Medical Justice is a member of the initiative so candidates with lived experience for our jobs can receive its support with reviewing covering letters, CVs, and interview preparation, as well as give encouraging and constructive feedback to applicants during and after the application process, subject to its volunteers’ availability.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please follow the link in the application pack to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
- see the Application Pack for more details.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Develop the advocacy team’s expertise in all of the ways our evidence can be used to effect change, including policy work both with the Home Office and NHS England who commission healthcare in immigration detention, parliamentary work, media work, and to contribute to strategic litigation, and how and when they interrelate.
- Understand and keep updated on what is happening with immigration detention policy, including matters that influence it, such as the literature on health issues of detainees, key legal judgements, inquests, reports by official monitors and parliamentary committees, responses to parliamentary questions, parliamentary debates, research produced by other organisations, and information that you glean from FOI requests.
- Keep abreast of the wider political context that may influence immigration and detention policy.
- Represent Medical Justice at external meetings and events.
- Participate in Home Office, NHS England and monitoring bodies’ stakeholder forums.
- Participate in formal and informal ad-hoc NGO groupings. - Work both reactively and pro-actively, identify opportunities for securing change and prioritise work according to its strategic importance as well as ‘return on investment’.
- Work with the Director and the Head of Casework to ensure ;
- Further develop Medical Justice’s Strategy and ensure that strategic objectives across the organisation are impactful, current and coherent.
- Developments that affect detention policy are shared within Medical Justice.
- Issues experienced in our casework are documented and used in our advocacy work.
- Our material is robust so that we maintain credibility as an organisation which is vital for our advocacy work as well as for the use of our medico-legal reports in clients’ individual legal cases.
- Develop the monitoring and evaluation framework for our advocacy work. - Facilitate the meaningful involvement of people with lived experience of detention Medical Justice advocacy work, including in its design and development.
- Line-manage the Parliamentary & Research Analyst and the Researcher, including providing support in terms of personal development/training and well-being. There will also be line-managing responsibilities for some periods of an individual on the Casework Trainee programme for people with lived experience, once it is introduced.
Research / line-management of the Researcher
- Consulting colleagues, other NGOs and lawyers to identify research projects that draw on medical evidence from our casework that would have the most impact, including carrying out research for strategic litigation and supporting such litigation.
- Collaborate with other organisations as appropriate.
- Lead the team in conducting research and provide periodic feedback of policy implications regarding the emerging findings to others within the organisation for consideration.
- Lead the team in the producing analysis of research and audits of our MLRs, writing up into required formats, including research reports, text for inclusion in policy work, submissions, witness statements, briefing papers for parliamentarians, and media articles.
- Together with colleagues, offer suitable material for peer review publication and contribute where appropriate to research carried out by medical professional bodies and others.
- Contribute to the further development of the Medical Justice datasystem and its functionality.
Policy work
- Carry out policy work with the Home Office, NHS England and their contractors – this may include responding to consultations, and challenging issues proactively.
- Build relationships with the Home Office, NHS England, and monitoring bodies – make sure Medical Justice is included in all relevant consultations and alert others if they have been missed out.
- Collaborate as much as is sensible with other organisations to get the best outcomes for people in detention.
Parliamentary work / line-management of the Parliamentary & Research Analyst
- Oversee our work as the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention, raising awareness of immigration detention amongst parliamentarians and priming them to take action. Work to ensure the APPG brings together parliamentarians with experts, NGOs, lawyers and people with lived experience to amplify our collective impact.
- Oversee the briefing of parliamentarians for challenging unjust policies, asking parliamentary questions, holding parliamentary debates, opposing parliamentary approval of harmful policy amendments, and assisting parliamentarians in tabling amendments to relevant Bills.
- Oversee submissions parliamentary committees to inquires they hold as well as the briefing of committee members and clerks.
Galvanise Medical professional organisations
1. Work with Royal Colleges, the British Medical Association and others to galvanise their communities, encouraging helpful evidence from them, and organising events with them.
Media
1. Work both with the Director and on your own to create mainstream and social media opportunities to promote the work of Medical Justice and the needed content.
General
- Provide reports for staff and/or trustees as requested.
- Respect and comply in full with Medical Justice patients’ confidentiality requirements and contribute to developing our own policy in this area.
- To work flexibly as a member of a team and the organisation and undertake other reasonable duties and responsibilities at the request of the Director.
- To assist the smooth running of the organisation, working with other Medical Justice staff and the trustees to meet overall objectives, including strategic and operational planning, participation in periodic appraisals, and contribute to organisational development. Also, attending and assisting with relevant events as appropriate.
- To promote Medical Justice policies including our equal opportunities and anti-discrimination policies.
- To be self servicing, to pro-actively share relevant information and expertise within the organisation, and to keep all records, statistics and qualitative information in accordance with Medical Justice policy and practice.
For more information about Medical Justice, this role, the Person Specification, Guidance notes for completing the application form, and the application form, please download the application pack
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About us
The Tudor Trust is a grant-making organisation with a long-standing commitment to funding smaller, grassroots organisations. With an endowment of around £220m, our annual commitment to grants has averaged £20 million.
We are currently in a period of transition from a family foundation to one that is independently led by a newly formed board of trustees. At the same time, we are rebuilding our staffing structure in line with an emerging strategy that has greater emphasis on aligning our investments to building thriving communities. We want to take a systems thinking approach that centres racial justice in all our work.
As we continue on our transformative journey, an opportunity has arisen to join the Tudor Trust as the Head of Finance and Operations. You will provide direction to our financial strategy and management of the organisation, ensuring sustainable growth and financial health.
You will be part of the senior leadership team (SLT), making an active contribution to the strategic direction, planning and leadership of Tudor Trust in collaboration with the wider team. You will be pro-active in your delivery; model our behaviours and ensure racial and social justice are at the centre of everything we do.
For the last 18 months, the post has been held by an Interim, who has successfully brought our financial and governance processes and systems up to date and in line with best practice. The opportunity for a new Head of Finance is to work with these systems, whilst also supporting the CEO to develop the finance, investment and governance functions in line with the developing strategy.
About the role
The Head of Finance and Operations will be responsible for all finance support including budgeting, reporting, financial planning, managing risk and liaising with external auditors as well as advising senior management on fiscal strategy, while fostering a culture of financial accountability and continuous process improvement.
As a senior manager within Tudor Trust, you will actively contribute to the broader goals and ambition of the charity. You will work closely with the chief executive and board of trustees. This includes acting as Company Secretary and working particularly closely with trustees and sub-committees focused on all aspects of investment and finance.
In line with our emerging strategy, there will also be opportunities to support our thinking on impact and social investments, and alternative models to providing social loans and capital grants, alongside our grantmaking.
You will be supervising a finance consultant who provides additional support with the day-to-day financial recording and monthly management accounts.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking an Interim Head of Diversity and Inclusion (maternity cover), Fixed term, starting start of September 2024, up to August 2025. Between full-time and 0.6 FTE part-time available as options.
We are open to applications proposing to hold as a job-share and other flexible working arrangements, so long as we are confident those can deliver the necessary leadership and management responsibilities for the Diversity and Inclusion team and activities.
The role
We are recruiting for an Interim Head of Diversity and Inclusion for a period of up to one year to provide maternity cover. This is an exciting and high-profile role, working externally across the engineering profession and internally across the organisation. As Interim Head of the Diversity and Inclusion, you will lead a team of skilled and dedicated diversity professionals and steer the course of our portfolio of programmes and activities.
You will report to the Executive Director, Programmes, providing oversight and leadership across the whole portfolio of activity. This includes:
- Our Industry activity supporting the promotion and embedding of inclusive cultures in engineering businesses. These include inclusive engineering leadership programmes, D&I toolkits and resources, inclusive recruitment programmes and more.
- Education support, including our Higher Education Diversity Impact Programme supporting higher education institutions to support D&I approaches and develop a community of practice to facilitate learning and sharing of ideas across the wider engineering higher education sector.
- Our diversity and inclusion research programme which provides insightful and rigorous research to identify barriers to achieving our goals and informs actions and recommendations on diversity and inclusion.
- Our work with professional engineering bodies to embed diversity and inclusion.
- Our work to embed diversity and inclusion through all Academy external programmes and activities, and working in partnership with internal teams, including supporting our HR team with expert advice, to build and maintain inclusive cultures and embed D&I good practice into Academy operations.
Who are we looking for?
An experienced diversity and inclusion professional with an innovative mindset, strategic thinking skills and well-honed judgement, to help input into delivery of key Academy diversity and inclusion programmes.
As well as having experience working with both internal and external stakeholders and contractors, you will need experience of managing complex, multistakeholder projects and be able to design and implement innovative, impactful diversity and inclusion initiatives. Experience of line management with the ability to provide support and empathy to your direct report(s) while empowering them to maximise their potential is also essential for this role.
Who are we?
Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change, to global health pandemics and cyber threats.
The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.
With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.
Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?
We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.
This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.
We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?
Company Benefits
The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:
- BUPA cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Independent Financial Advice
- Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
- Life Assurance, 4x annual salary
- Health and wellbeing programmes
- Generous holiday allowance
- Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
- Significant investment into your personal and professional development
- Regular social activities
- Subsidised restaurant
Location
Our primary light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We will consider applications from candidates wishing to be based outside London. We also operate smaller sites in Belfast, Glasgow and Swansea, and the post could operate from one of these. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.
How to apply/Interview process
To find out more and to apply, please visit our website. As part of your application, you will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement explaining your interest in this role and how you fit the experience, knowledge, and skills profile.
Closing date: Midnight on 28 July 2024.
Interview date: 2 August 2024.
The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.
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Impactful research. Expert communication. Panoramic vision.
Head of Cancer Patient Information Services
£80,000 - £86,000 plus
Reports to: Director of Information and Involvement
Directorate: Policy, Information and Communications
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) - We are open flexible working options, if you would like to discuss please get in touch
Closing date: 2nd August 2024 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.
Please note: Cancer Research UK is able to consider visa sponsorship for this vacancy. If this applies to you, please ensure that this is clearly marked on your application.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We're looking for an inspiring and experienced leader for the Head of Information Services, to provide strategic oversight and management of Cancer Research UK's information services. Our online cancer information is one of the most widely trusted sources in the UK, with more than 30 million people accessing it each year, while our helpline and Cancer Chat provide a much-needed service for people affected by cancer. This role will be responsible for continued improvement and transformation of the service responding to audience needs and digital trends.
You'll be surrounded by people who are people dedicated to providing high quality cancer information to millions of people and helping improve everyone's understanding of cancer.
What will I be doing?
Oversee the provision of high quality, accessible and impactful information services to patients and the public, including the nurse helpline, About Cancer website, Cancer Chat and clinical trials information.
Provide strategic direction to ensure CRUK uses innovative approaches to differentiate content to meet audience needs and responds to digital trends for continued improvement or transformation of its information provision across multiple channels.
Act as a key SME on cancer patient experience and information user needs, using data to advise senior leaders and teams across CRUK (including press), representing or providing the clinical expertise and knowledge of the team.
Provide functional leadership to the patient information teams
Support the Director of Information & Involvement and I&I leadership peers with shared accountability for the implementation of the department's strategic objectives inclusive of culture and engagement.
Work in a cross-organisational senior leadership team to shape and deliver information journeys and increased personalisation, as part of CRUK's Engage digital transformation programme, leading to deeper engagement, brand and fundraising benefits
What are you looking for?
Knowledge of information seeking with an understanding of how to target, build engagement with, and evaluate content and services.
Strategic thinking - ability to develop and deliver clear content and channel strategy aligned with organisational goals and audience needs.
Proficiency with digital tools, platforms and technologies relevant to content creation, management and distribution.
Flexibility to quickly adapt to new trends, technologies and changes in the digital landscape.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, in particular the value of communicating in plain English.
A commitment to maintaining confidentiality for the users of the information service and understanding of data governance frameworks and data protection regulations.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including partners and vendors.
Experience of setting and managing budgets, and an understanding of practicing in a cost-effective way.
Experience of working in matrix structures.
Team leadership experience in a complex and / or change environment.
Understanding of clinical / nursing accountability and how this applies in a public information service setting.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience, we'd still love to hear from you.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our .
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.
For more information on this career opportunity please or contact us at .
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
THE ROLE: Full-time (37 hours per week) - Permanent / Hybrid
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Do you have a track record of delivering positive change within finance?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Finance to join YMCA DownsLink Group. We are looking for a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering financial efficiency.
In this role, you will provide visible, inspiring and engaging leadership and direction to our financial strategy and management of the organisation, ensuring sustainable growth and financial health.
You will be responsible for providing strategic financial guidance to senior management, trustees, and other stakeholders, maintaining robust financial controls, optimising financial performance, and managing risks.
This role involves overseeing all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and compliance, while fostering a culture of financial accountability and continuous process improvement. You will be accountable for the financial performance of the function as well as providing high quality line management support to the team.
In addition, you will be part of the Extended Leadership Team (ELT), making an active contribution to the strategic direction, planning and leadership of YMCA DownsLink Group in collaboration with the wider team. You will be pro-active in your delivery; be a role model for our values and ensure the needs of children and young people are at the centre of everything we do. You will also be part of the senior management ‘on-call’ service when required.
Hybrid role with an expectation of working three days at our office in Hove and two days working from home - Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm and Friday, 9am to 4.30pm.
ABOUT YOU: We know there are great candidates who may not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself and why perhaps you are looking to take the next step.
You will already have extensive experience in a senior fiscal management role, preferably within the non-profit or housing sector.
You will have in-depth knowledge of financial regulations and compliance requirements relevant to charities and housing projects, as well as an understanding of charity accounting standards and housing finance regulations.
Experience in managing finances for housing projects, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for property-related activities is essential. You will have knowledge of the housing sector, including funding mechanisms, property management, and the challenges faced by housing charities.
In addition, you will have experience in working with senior management teams and trustees, along with demonstrated experience in leading and managing a finance team.
CLOSING DATE: Friday 2 August at midnight. We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK.
An inclusive workplace - We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.
Accessibility - If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adults’ barred lists) check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Head of Services & Development
Reporting to: CEO
Salary: £41,600
Terms: Permanent, 37.5 hours a week
Buckinghamshire has a growing older population who are the heart and soul of our communities – for example as employers, workers, volunteers, mentors, carers and child-minders. They help make our worlds go round. But when the challenges of older age feel overwhelming, and someone’s own world shrinks, Age UK Bucks is there to support them. Based in Aylesbury and working across the county, our services support older residents to maintain their independence and well-being, especially when times are difficult:
Job purpose: As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will help lead the organisation through transformational change to more effectively and sustainably deliver our mission - to support, champion and empower older Bucks residents to meet the many challenges and opportunities of ageing.
The role: You will oversee the development and delivery of high quality, person-centred, compassionate and effective support and services for older people across Bucks that has demonstrable impact and quality. You will help shape the charity’s structure and improve operational capability, building the team’s skills and nurturing new relationships with partners and clients to achieve this.
We are looking for someone who is empathetic to the needs of older people and their families. You will need to have great communication skills and have the ability to flex between day to day service delivery support and strategic planning and development.
If you would like to view the full job description please visit our website.
To apply for the role, please send your CV with a covering letter detailing:
· Why you are applying for this role.
· What skills and experience will you bring.
· What are your areas of development.
Equal Opportunities
Age UK Buckinghamshire strives to meet the needs of all older people in Bucks but is also aware that some communities could be better served by us. We therefore want to become more representative of the community we serve. We encourage equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourage applications from our wonderful rainbow of talent in Bucks and people of all ages.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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- £30,459 per year including holiday uplift, term time only (39 weeks per year) – based on a full-time salary of £36,100
- Full-time – 37.5 hours per week
- 12 month fixed-term contract
- Based in Shooters Hill College – SE18 4LD
Through a partnership with Shooters Hill College, we have secured funding for a Young People’s Counsellor. The successful candidate will provide individual, face-to-face counselling support in weekly 50-minute sessions to students attending Shooters Hill College who require support with their mental health and/or wellbeing.
You will be a qualified counsellor with experience of working with young people. You will understand the importance of caseload management, service evaluation and will be familiar with impact and outcomes measurement of counselling interventions. These will be carried out at the beginning and end of therapy and throughout the duration of the service using appropriate clinical measurement tools and a satisfaction survey. You will also have experience of using CRM databases.
You will need to be organised and have the confidence to communicate effectively with a range of people. A flexible can-do attitude and a calm, problem-solving approach is also essential for this role. We consider accessibility, responsiveness and a client-centred approach the key strengths of our services at SEL Mind. You will be able to demonstrate these qualities through relevant work experience.
Please note that annual leave cannot be taken during term time for this role. A holiday uplift is included in the salary above.
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Closing date: Sunday 4th August (11:59pm)
Likely interview date:Week beginning 12th August
SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.
SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.
Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have an exciting opportunity for an Interim Head of Strategic Funding to join our team based in Chingford London.
Location: Gilwell Park. Chingford, London (1-2 days a week hybrid working)
Salary:£61,273 per annum – Band H (Inclusive of Market Supplement and Outer London Weighting)
Term: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.
The Interim Head of Strategic Funding??????? Role:
This is an incredibly exciting time to join the fundraising team, as we expand to meet the huge potential to raise more money to support Scouts’ mission. We’re engaging new funders and partners who share our drive to make Scouts accessible to more young people, growing our movement inclusively to reach those who would benefit most. We’re an enthusiastic, high performing team of fundraising professionals who want to deliver results for young people.
In this role, you'll have a fantastic opportunity to lead the development of our Strategic Funding efforts, making a real difference to the lives of young people. You will experience the Scout movement from a range of perspectives, meet high value funders and work with senior colleagues, including the CEO. You will develop your strategic thinking and operational management skills, as well as your understanding of how a values-based organisation makes decisions and delivers for its members.
Key responsibilities as our Interim Head of Strategic Funding???????:
- To lead delivery of the Strategic Funding component of Scouts’ wider fundraising strategy, working closely with the Chief Fundraising Office to develop and refine strategy in response to market conditions and stakeholder needs.
- To develop and lead cultivation of a mixed pipeline of trusts, foundations, high net worth individuals and government funders to secure five to seven figure gifts.
- To manage and motivate a team of four – 2 x Trusts and Foundations Executives,1 x Strategic Funding Project Officer, 1 Philanthropy Manager – fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and high performance.
What we are looking for in our Interim Head of Strategic Funding???????:
- Extensive experience of leading fundraising teams and a track record of success in identifying, cultivating and securing grants and major gifts.
- Experience of leading engagement with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of representing and managing funders’ expectations of funded projects.
- Experience of managing budgets.
What we can offer you as our Interim Head of Strategic Funding???????:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your team
- Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
- Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
- Five volunteering days to contribute to a cause that matters to you
- Three extra days off in December between 27 and 31 December (that’s our gift to you)
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm Wednesday 31st July2024
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 14th or Thursday 15th August 2024
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies.
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Our Finance & Performance team are looking for a proactive and technically strong finance professional with a passion for making a difference to become the new Head of Financial Performance & Analysis in Birmingham.
In this newly created role you will lead a team in the provision of high quality management information for internal and external stakeholders and provide business insights to drive financial performance.
You will be responsible for the month end activities including production of the management accounts with analysis and commentary aswell as setting the financial planning framework and provision of financial performance reports. You will also oversee the year end close, production of financial statements and external audit.
This role is ideal if you want to join a friendly and capable finances team where you will shape the future of our financial performance and reporting function, streamline processes and improve our reporting capabilities to drive better decision making.
What happens next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why do we need Head of Financial Performance & Analysiss?
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Head of Financial Performance & Analysiss!
Perks for working at The Trust!
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
- Personal development opportunities through our Networks – PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
Equal Opportunities
Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBTQIA+ Network).
Safeguarding
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.