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Do you have a passion to help Children and Young People and want to make a difference?

Are you a campaigner excited about making real change for children and young people across the UK?

Are you a driven, collaborative leader who wants to shape and significantly grow The Children's Society's impact and reach of our campaigns?

 If so, we have an exciting opportunity for two ambitious Campaigns Managers to join our dynamic and ambitious team. 

Permanent contract (following 6-month probation period), working full time (35 hours a week).

Salary: £37,646.16 per annum (London) / £34,837.08 per annum (National)

The role can be situated in our The Children's Society's national office at Whitecross Studios, Old Street, London, or one of our regional offices (currently in Birmingham and Greater Manchester), with hybrid working options available.  Alternatively, home-based by arrangement with the ability to frequently travel to the national office and other venues as required.

The Children's Society is clear on the impact it wants to create for young people -directly through our services for young people and through our systems change and influencing work at all levels in society.

The Campaigns Managers are part of the Policy, Advocacy and Influencing Knowledge Group - a team of people who work hard to influence government policy for the benefit of young people through astute public affairs and campaigning.

Our charity has been campaigning for change for young people for years, we have an excellent track record, and have had a number of policy successes, reaching young people way beyond the boundaries of our charity. We work well in collaboration with other charities, especially children's charities - the role holder will lead our strategic partnerships and external coalitions to build our external presence and collaboration opportunities. The recently published impact report of the Children's Charities coalition is an excellent example of this. Maintaining a relentless focus on the external environment to ensure that the charity responds to sector developments and remains a strategic leader in the field will be an essential part of the role. Your ability to cultivate a rapid response culture to campaign opportunities to achieve impact will be vital.

Integrated working with colleagues across our impact domain is essential, for example with those who lead on external communications and messaging, bringing together compelling evidence to drive change - in public awareness and attitudes, and in policies and systems - that can improve young people's lives. 

With your energy, enthusiasm and passion to make a difference in young people's lives, you will be responsible for developing and implementing campaigns on key issues affecting young people across the UK.

Key responsibilities will be to:

-Deliver compelling, high-quality, creative and effective campaign strategies to influence policy, practice and public attitudes at a local and national level that are aligned to our 2030 Goal.

-Building innovative and creative bespoke online and offline actions targeting key decision makers that will make the most effective change for children and young people locally

-Deliver effective project management of campaigns, drawing stakeholders together to problem solve and work on issues. Regular monitoring and reporting and that key risks and resource constraints are anticipated and resolved

-Respond effectively to short-term opportunities for reactive campaigning activity to maximise impact, build on opportunities to be generous leaders through local and national partnerships and alliances

-Report on campaign key performance indicators and outcome measures, and contribute to improvement in demonstrating the impact of campaigning through the Impact Measurement Framework. Actively share learning within the organisation.

The Children's Society ensures that youth voice is central to its work and drives its strategic objectives. The post holder will be expected to develop youth voice activity throughout our work, upholding the highest standards of promoting safe and ethical practice.    

Campaigning is one way of how we make the biggest impact for young people. The campaign managers will need to support and participate in integrated approaches across the organisation- to ensure consistent messaging and to increase our external profile, brand and support network - to widen the reach and impact of our charity.

Here are just some of our benefits:

-Flexible working hours: 8 to 4, 9 to 5, 10 to 6, or in between (to be agreed with your manager).

-Family-friendly policies: Including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

-Pension: Stakeholder pension scheme: with company-matched employee contributions of up to 8%.

-'Xtras': Employee discount scheme offering a range of  savings across groceries, fuel, clothing, and holidays.

-Free confidential counselling service: Available to all staff and volunteers.

-28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.

About us

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run more than 70 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we lobby and campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer. Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - you can find out more by reading our 'Impact Report' https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-impact

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is at 23.59pm on Saturday 8th February 2025. If we receive enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier, from Friday 17th January.

Interviews will be held week commencing 24th February.

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BACKGROUND

Over the past 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC-UK

IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England, a programme that is rapidly growing. In Europe, the IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

The External Relations (ER) unit is comprised of four complementary functions: Private fundraising, Mobilization & Marketing, Policy & Advocacy and Operations & Analytics. To enable IRC to deliver our Strategy100 commitments, the ER unit established a bold new approach that enhances our ability to raise diverse and flexible funding aligned with IRC’s top priorities, while raising our profile and influence. The ER unit is international, with colleagues in more than 10 offices globally.

The Purpose of the Role

As Director of Communications, UK, you lead IRC UK’s core communications strategy with the objectives of growing our profile, influencing policy, driving income, and protecting our reputation. This is done by taking a strategic approach to generating effective messaging for cross-team use, creatively collaborating to produce cut-through external products across media and digital channels, and generating top tier media coverage in collaboration with communications, advocacy and fundraising colleagues globally. In this role you will be expected to use expert judgment to manage IRC UK’s reputation, as well as ensure media and digital outputs protect beneficiaries, staff and programming from harm.

The Director will report to the UK Executive Director and the Senior Director of Global Public Affairs. The Director will collaborate closely with the Senior Director for Digital Engagement, UK Advocacy Director, and the Director of UK Mass Markets to meet the organization’s strategic objectives surrounding profile, income and influence.

Scope and Authority

 

Authority:

· The role holder sets strategic direction for UK communications, with a focus on earned media, public advocacy and organic digital.

· The role oversees the UK comms operational budget, with access to the Global External Relations budget.

· The role has the authority to brief journalists with agreed messaging and act as spokesperson for the organisation.

· The Director will line manage the communications team and other positions when required.

· The role is a key member of the UK Senior Management Team, with collective responsibility for the leadership, culture and efficacy of IRC UK.

Key Working Relationships

· Reports to the UK Executive Director and Senior Director Global Public Affairs & Communications.

· Close collaboration with External Relations staff in the UK, US and globally, including Advocacy and Influence, Mass Markets, Fundraising, Awards Management, Digital Engagement, Entertainment Relations, Creative Studio, and Experiential Marketing.

· Works closely with key country directors, country programme staff and technical unit colleagues.

· Supports policy staff in the IRC President’s Office on key UK messages and policy initiatives involving the IRC President.

· Works closely with counterparts in NGOs and donors particularly FCDO and the DEC.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategic Direction

· Raise IRC UK's profile, income, influence and brand in the UK market by developing and delivering a 360 comprehensive communications strategy that reaches target audiences, attracts new supporters, and connects supporters with IRC clients.

· Partner with global external relations leadership to set Key Performance Indicators for achieving the strategy, and drive and monitor progress towards them with the support of your team.

· Contribute to the development and delivery of the UK Strategic Plan.

Team Management & Stakeholder engagement

· Manage a team of communications professionals, setting objectives, portfolio scope, and partnering on professional development opportunities

· Drive creative insights and strategic thinking within the UK comms team and influence / maximize policy, advocacy and fundraising outputs and results

· Lead strategic communications planning to maximize opportunities of partnering with income and influence objectives and outputs

· Ensure the UK Communications Team are clear on systems, processes and organization to drive efficiency and team productivity

· Review team performance quarterly and present on results to global stakeholders

· As a member of the UK Senior Management Team (UK SMT) support the UK Executive Director in the creation and delivery of IRC UK strategies and priorities, foster cohesion and collaboration among UK based departments, representing the needs and objectives of the team in the UK SMT and UK office.

Execution: Driving IRC profile, influence and income; and protecting the reputation of the IRC

· Work alongside global communications colleagues, Policy & Advocacy colleagues and UK Fundraisers to develop appropriate messaging on key proactive and reactive issue areas across the scope of IRC’s work.

· Plan and identify key moments of opportunity for IRC UK Communications according to internal and external landscape and timetables.

· Ensure pro/reactive message accuracy and cut through calls to action that engage audiences for proactive campaigns and news cycle opportunities.

· Develop, commission and drive creative cut-through tactics and products, from revealing IRC research and analysis to emergency media briefings.

· Secure top tier media coverage of IRC’s work, solutions and innovation, balancing mentions with long-form/features and profiles.

· Influence and shape key media narratives around priority IRC UK policy issues.

· Oversee strategic media opportunities by commissioning, writing, editing and disseminating messaging for multi-channel use, press-releases, op-eds, statements and other content to secure coverage of the IRC in the UK across print, broadcast and online media.

· Work with global communications colleagues and country office staff to create strong, persuasive and impactful outputs, and to arrange interviews and media visits to frontline work.

· Act as a spokesperson for the organization in the media as needed.

· Liaise closely with Fundraising teams to collaborate on timely messaging, client-centered storytelling, digital outputs, and media coverage to bring in donations to the IRC during emergencies and other fundraising appeals.

· Manage the communications component and IRC UK’s relationship with the DEC and lead communications on DEC appeals.

· Use expert judgment to ensure the IRC is protected in the media and to develop and enact strategies to protect IRC’s reputation, as well as ensure media outputs protect beneficiaries, staff and programming from harm.

· Ensure coordinated and topical messaging across media outreach and digital channels.

· Establish close relationships with press counterparts within statutory donor organizations that lead to opportunities to promote IRC in the media.

· Leverage IRC’s President and CEO, and UK Executive Director to grow our profile in the UK, through proposing and implementing op-eds, interviews and other media activities.

· Support, prepare and coach staff, spokespeople and board members for media interviews and visits; and provide guidance across the organisation to dealing with media.

· Build expertise on current and potential issues in the humanitarian NGO arena via research and monitoring of national media and competitors and in liaison with global colleagues

· Work with the global media colleagues to ensure that IRC has a system for managing media enquiries at all times, as needed.

· Responsible for reporting to the IRCUK board, subcommittees and Executive Director on press activity, trends and upcoming opportunities.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

 

Essential

Experience

· Track record in creating, driving and evaluating a 360-degree communications strategy that focuses on media, digital and enabling income.

· Experience leading and managing media and digital teams. 

· Experience navigating and influencing within large matrixed organizations.

· Extensive experience of developing key messages and implementing media strategies with an international, and ideally humanitarian, or development focus.

· Experience of conducting media relations and communications opportunities in developing countries and sensitive contexts.

· Experience of organising international media visits to projects in order to facilitate reporting on key issues.

· Substantial experience responding to reputational threats.

· Experience leading a digital communications team that delivers breakthrough digital content, client-centered storytelling and brings in new supporters.

· Experience/knowledge of tools for monitoring media coverage and digital results.

· Experience of dealing with media enquiries into crisis and sensitive issues.

· Experience of acting as a spokesperson for an organisation.

Skills and Knowledge

· Creative thinker who can identify opportunities and collaborate internally to produce external products that cut through media and digital and meet strategic IRC UK objectives.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills: ability to communicate effectively with colleagues both in the UK and overseas and manage working relationships diplomatically.

· Excellent eye to detail and commitment to high speed and high quality writing and editing

· Strong organisational and time management skills: ability to prioritise team’s work, and multi-task in a fast-paced work setting.

· Good contacts with key UK journalists and media outlets, and knowledge and ability to develop relationships quickly.

· Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills; adept at writing clean, engaging, jargon-free copy for a range of channels.

· Ability to represent IRC-UK and the wider IRC professionally and appropriately at all times.

· Knowledge/interest in international affairs, particularly of conflict and humanitarian crises and issues.

· Knowledge of key political debates in the UK around international development and aid.

· Flexibility as regards working hours, as the need arises.

· Willingness to travel occasionally to conflict areas.

· Fluency in English, spoken and written.

Salary: £32,142

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week

Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays. Staff additionally get a day off on their birthday and our office is closed between Christmas and New Year.

Pension: Employee contributions to pension are matched 1:1 by Results up to a maximum of 5% of gross salary. 

Benefits: Cycle scheme, interest free travel card loan and Employee Access Programme

Line Manager: Parliamentary Advocacy Manager

Location: Results UK works hybridly with staff coming into the office 2 days a week.  Other working patterns are possible if agreed with your line manager. Our office is in The Chandlery, Unit 702, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7QY.

Starting date: This role is available from 1st February 2025.

About Results UK

Results’ mission is to work with others to create the public and political will to end poverty, by enabling people to exercise their personal and political power for change.​

Internationally, we work with Results organisations around the world, and in health we also work with partners in India, Kenya, Zambia and elsewhere through the international ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership. Results UK believes the building blocks of the end of poverty can be most simply articulated as “health, education, economic opportunities, and citizen voice”. These are the things that all people, wherever they live, need and have a right to. 

Within these areas, we prioritise a small number of specific issues where we can have the most influence to achieve much needed development progress. Across all our issues, our aims are to mobilise resources, change policy, and create the public and political will that will bring about change.

Job Details

In 2024, someone dies of Tuberculosis (TB) every 20 seconds. TB is the world’s deadliest infectious disease and yet very few people know it still exists. Worse still, it is entirely treatable and curable, yet each year 1.5 million people die of TB. The world’s failure to adequately address TB and other diseases of poverty is due in large part to a lack of political will. 

The Parliamentary Advocacy Officer will lead the TB portfolio within the Parliamentary Advocacy Team, working alongside a Policy Officer to deliver meaningful and impactful advocacy to UK politicians and other key stakeholders to end the TB epidemic. Reporting to the Parliamentary Advocacy Manager, the post-holder will also support the wider work of the Parliamentary Team on a cross-cutting approach to parliamentary advocacy. 

The Parliamentary Officer will provide the Secretariat for Parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Tuberculosis, which works primarily through the UK parliament to push the government to improve its policies on TB and devote more resources to tackling the epidemic. The post-holder will also assume a key role in the UK Academics and Professionals Against TB (UKAPTB) network - an advocacy group of UK-based doctors, nurses, researchers and others working to eradicate TB. 

Key responsibilities​

Parliamentary advocacy

• Working with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy and others in the organisation to develop and implement a high impact and politically astute advocacy strategy for tuberculosis.

• Contribute to the development of Results’ overarching parliamentary advocacy strategy, working closely with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy and other members of the team, aiming to identify, educate, and ask for action while supporting Parliamentarians to take action that will lead to meeting our goals and objectives.

• Lead on the parliamentary work on tuberculosis for Results UK, by building and strengthening relationships with MPs and Peers that result in them championing the end of poverty, specifically in taking action on tuberculosis, and building support for research and development around tuberculosis.

• Provide the secretariat function to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Tuberculosis. The APPG secretariat/coordinator function includes guiding the Group’s work programme and activities, arranging meetings and events, corresponding with the APPG Officers and Members, briefing MPs and Peers to ask questions or speak in parliamentary debates and representing the Group externally, for example with the Global Fund, the Stop TB Partnership and others.

• Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of Parliamentary Delegations to implementing countries and advocacy tours to the UK, working with the relevant Policy Advocacy Officer and others in the Parliamentary Team.

• Work closely with the Grassroots Advocacy Team to ensure parliamentary and grassroots campaigning activity is coordinated and the greatest impact is achieved between the relationships our grassroots campaigners build with their local MPs, and the work led from the office to support MPs in Parliament.

• Ensure our parliamentary advocacy and relationships always remain non-partisan and cross-party, in line with our charitable aims and objectives.

Partners and coalitions

• Liaise with other global Results organisations, the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership Secretariat and other ACTION partners to coordinate our parliamentary advocacy at a global level.

• Work closely with civil society and other partner organisations and allies in the UK to coordinate parliamentary advocacy in the UK.

• Represent Results UK in global coalitions and consortia relevant to your lead issue area, such as the Global Fund CSO Working Group, as agreed with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy.

• Identify and develop new partnerships in line with our new strategy and the focus on equity. 

Communications and media

• Where capacity allows, identify media opportunities and support media activity (including traditional and social media) related to nutrition.

• Contribute content to Results UK’s website, blog and social media to help achieve our organisational objectives and strengthen our brand presence. 

• Publicise the APPG's activities, primarily through its website and twitter account. 

• Represent Results at external meetings and events in relation to  advocacy around tuberculosis. 

Organisational Development

• Carry out effective monitoring, evaluation and learning of your work, recording activity and outcomes that enables Results UK to measure its success, in addition to measuring the impact of your activities towards these outcomes.

• Be a key part of Results UK’s organisational development by participating in strategic discussions, evaluations, sharing your experience and ideas, and working flexibly to support other staff as required.

• Actively develop and support funding ideas to help appropriately expand Results UK’s portfolio in close collaboration with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy and the Operations team.

• Build new and strengthen existing relationships with donors, external partners, and our advocacy targets.

• Together with the Senior Policy Advocacy Officer for Tuberculosis, be responsible for regular reporting to grant funders. 

• Be flexible and undertake other tasks as required.

Person specification

This role is ideal for someone with public affairs or political advocacy experience, preferably in the UK, who understands the way that political decisions impact global poverty and wants to influence these decisions. A strong understanding of and passion for global health issues, particularly those that relate infectious diseases. Equally important is a proven ability to quickly gain an understanding of a complex new area and translate it into succinct, clear, achievable recommendations. 

This post will provide excellent opportunities for leading parliamentary advocacy to deliver real change in funding and policy outcomes on tuberculosis and other issues; for building and deploying a strong understanding of key international development issues; and experience of working directly with UK parliamentarians and other actors across the international development sector.

Essential criteria

• At least one year of experience in a substantial parliamentary or public affairs role with demonstrable success in managing relationships with parliamentarians from different parties.

• Understanding of the UK Parliament (including the roles of MPs and Peers; the range of activity parliamentarians can undertake in parliament to influence Government policy; the role of APPGs; Select Committees).

• A good understanding of international development issues and in particular, the need for approaches based in equity and partnership.

• An ability to learn quickly about new development issues and clearly convey this information to others.

• An ability to write clearly and succinctly, for a range of audiences, from lengthy formal submissions to short articles or blogs, including experience of media work;

• Experience in representing organisations, networking, and working in coalitions.

• Excellent English writing skills with an ability to write clearly and succinctly for a range of audiences.

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

• Good understanding of carrying out effective Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), for advocacy work. 

Desirable

• Experience working in international development.

• Experience of working with campaigners and advocates.

• Experience of working with the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

• Experience of managing activity budgets.

• Experience of planning and hosting online and in person advocacy events.

Personal attributes

• A self-starter, who is highly organised with strong attention to detail and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy.

• A commitment to anti-oppression and challenging your own thinking and biases.

• An ability to respond flexibly to changing priorities, and to stick to deadlines.

• A team player who enjoys supporting other team members towards common objectives.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Willingness and ability to travel within and outside the UK, as required.

• An interest in working collaboratively with global partners and learning from their experiences as well as sharing your own.

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Why work for Results?

Like you, we're passionate about ending poverty. We’re a small, collaborative organisation that has a big impact. We just do advocacy - we don’t run programmes. The experience you gain with us sets you up for a career in international development. Here are a few of the benefits of joining us, in addition to the salary, pension and annual leave outlines at the top of this document.

Work-life balance

• We offer flexible working so you can manage work around your own needs.

• Hybrid working means you don’t have to be trapped in a long commute every day and don’t have to be London based as long as you are able travel to London reasonably easily.

• Staff members have their birthdays off as a bonus day of leave and we close the office between Christmas and new year so you don’t need to take leave.

• We subscribe to the Bupa employee advice line – free confidential access to financial and legal advisors as well as telephone and online counselling sessions.

• In addition we run training on mental health at work and have named mental health first aiders who can be contacted in confidence if you would like help finding support. 

• All staff have the opportunity to join working groups outside of their work areas according to their interests. Our staff wellbeing team explores how we can improve our staff wellbeing  - most recently publishing a comprehensive guide - and reviews what we have done to date.

Anti-oppression

• We offer half a day’s anti-oppression learning leave each year

• As well as making reasonable adjustments, we support our staff in making applications to the Access to Work scheme to get. additional equipment where needed. 

• We offer disability leave for disabled colleagues to manage specific needs they may have without having to give up their holidays.

• We have a staff working group on anti-oppression which helps to develop our work on anti-oppression and identify gaps in our current work. 

Partnerships

• Results UK hosts 2 other organisations working on specific aspects of global education, so you benefit from other perspectives and get an in-depth understanding of other work going on in the sector.

• We are part of the ACTION global health partnership which brings together CSOs from around the world to share learning and coordinate advocacy. 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Results UK, we believe in equality, diversity and inclusion, and that it should be the norm. As well as this being an issue of equality and fairness, we recognise that diverse and inclusive organisations are some of the most productive and impactful.

As an organisation, we are aware of the underrepresentation of certain groups and communities in our sector. These include - but are certainly not limited to - people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, refugees, people with disabilities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

We want to change this and are committed to playing our part as an organisation. As a committed equal opportunities employer, we actively welcome applications from people of a wide range of backgrounds, skills and abilities, recognising the value that these different perspectives bring to our organisation.

How to apply

To apply for this job please submit a CV demonstrating your previous experience and answer the questions outlined below via our online application system. If you would like an informal discussion about the role or have any questions, please contact the hiring manager, Vinny Wooding

Deadline for applications is midnight on the 19th January.

Interviews will be held online during the week of 20th January.

All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

Shortlisting questions 

You will be asked to answer the following questions as part of the application process.

What motivates you about this role and working on tuberculosis? 

Working collaboratively is an essential part of this role. What do you think are the most important things for building and maintaining successful relationships with external colleagues? 

You are planning an event for the APPG Tuberculosis.  Describe the process you would go through to decide on the topic of the event and then set up the event with the members of the group.

What does the term anti-oppression mean to you? Feel free to reflect on your personal experiences of anti-oppression if you would like to do so.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

This is a really exciting time to be joining the award-winning Asda Tickled Pink team in a role which is of huge importance to the delivery of the partnership. 2025 and 2026 will be monumental, as we celebrate one of the biggest and longest standing partnerships in the sector, marking £100m raised by 2025 and going big to celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2026. This partnership allows us to go above and beyond for people affected by breast cancer, and this role is a key part of that.

The role sits within the corporate partnerships team, specifically the Asda team, working alongside the head of Asda partnership and the Asda partnership officer.

As the day-to-day contact leading on the partnership’s large scale and multifaceted activations, you’re responsible for the £5m annual target. From ideation to delivery, you’re involved at every stage. This role also has increased capacity to innovate, looking at new initiatives enabling us to achieve and exceed partnership KPIs.

You’ll manage the income and expenditure budgets and restricted funding reporting of the partnership. Sharing updates, flagging risks and opportunities and proposing reforecasts for discussion with the head of Asda partnership.

This role will also manage the Asda partnership officer and therefore responsible for objective setting, personal development and ensuring partnership deliverables for this role are met.

About you

We’re looking for someone excited to take on a big partnership with the drive to deliver first class account management, matched with experience of managing large scale, and impactful strategic partnerships.

You can confidently and proactively manage internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You have experience in delivering partnership activations from fundraising to brand campaigns, managing multiple projects and stakeholders at any 1 time. You’ve a proven track record in efficiently managing budgets, reporting impact, mitigating risk and ensuring compliance in all you do, and you’ll have the experience or motivation to oversee the output and development of a direct line report too.

Your ability to work collaboratively across teams will help us to meet the needs of both Asda and the charity to achieve shared goals. Your creative thinking will help to overcome challenges and identify opportunities (financial or strategic) to maximise the partnership potential for Breast Cancer Now.

If you’ve experience in delivering excellent account management, and a determination to help achieve Breast Cancer Now’s strategic objectives for the benefit of people affected by breast cancer, then this could be the role for you.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 9am on Tuesday 28 January 2025

Interview date Week commencing 3 February 2025

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum

Location: Remote – UK based. Our offices are in East London but we welcome applicants from across the UK who do not wish to relocate. Please note that travel to our London office for regular meetings would be at your own cost.

Hours: 4-5 days a week (flexible – minimum 28 hours/ week)

Contract: Interim. circa eight months, from mid-March 2025

Secondments will be considered.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays and three days off between Christmas and New Year. We currently offer a non-contractual 4.5 day working week, with staff having Friday afternoons off, subject to work demands.

 

About The Young Foundation

Today, The Young Foundation’s mission is to shape a fairer, greener future. We support locally-led action, building knowledge around the issues people tell us they care about. We involve communities in research, and delivering programmes to shape a stronger, fairer society. We work collaboratively to improve lives and address shared challenges, driving social change for stronger communities and a fairer future.

Our strategy, the Power of Participation, sets out our ambitious, five-year plan.

About the role

As part of The Young Foundation’s five-year strategy, this interim cover role will lead delivery of our distinctive function to support a fair and just transition to net zero for vulnerable households and communities across the UK. You will lead and support delivery of a portfolio of projects including our partnership with University of Manchester to deliver the JUST Centre; work with national government and devolved nations on public participation and environmental legislation; and pioneering policymaking and practice with local and combined authorities to build readiness, resilience and strategies to ensure a just transition.

This is a crucial moment in the UK’s journey to net zero. We know that a fairer, stronger, green and digital economy can regenerate local places and improve people’s lives. But, to achieve this, policymakers across the UK need to better-understand people’s readiness for change, giving practical support, inspiring trust, and mobilising local action. Community engagement and participation is vital in a fair, sustainable, and socially transformative shift to net zero.

Leading a small team, and in collaboration with our external affairs, research and innovation teams, you will have the opportunity to drive forward a critical agenda for the UK, building practices, skills, thought leadership and innovation to drive a just and fair transition. You can read more about our work in this area on our Just Transition hub.

How to apply

With reference to the job description, please complete and return the application form, CV and additional information requested to us.

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on 22 January 2025.

Successful candidates will be informed by Monday 27 January 2025 at the latest.

1. First round interviews will be held on Thursday 30 January [online]
2. Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to meet informally with the senior team and members of the Just Transition team on Monday 3 February [online]
3. Second round interviews will be held on Wednesday 5 February at Toynbee Hall, London

The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our team we actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK. Applicants who require a work permit in order to take up employment will not be considered.

Upon submitting your application, you will receive an automated response to say we have received your application.

Please note that we review applications after the closing date. All internal applications will be reviewed.

The Marketing & Fundraising Manager will play a pivotal role in driving our organisation’s fundraising and marketing initiatives. You will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative fundraising strategies and impactful marketing campaigns, building strong relationships with donors and stakeholders, and advising senior leadership on trends and opportunities in fundraising. Additionally, you will work closely with the Executive Director and line-manage three direct reports, a wider internal telemarketing team and various consultants and service providers. This role is ideal for a proactive individual who is passionate about making a difference and skilled in engaging and building diverse audiences.

We are looking for a dynamic, inclusive and committed person with experience of education and/or civil society work and project management, to lead our innovative programme of engagement with young people and the general public. The aim of this work is to build understanding of the rule of law, a vital aspect of citizenship in our modern society.

Background

The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law is part of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), a leading independent institute based in London.The Bingham Centre’s focus area on Citizenship and the Rule of Law recognises that public understanding of the rule of law is vital to protecting and strengthening it. There needs to be a concerted effort to engage with the general public and particularly young people, who are likely to benefit tremendously from learning about the role of law and legal institutions in securing their rights and enabling fair and equal participation in civic life.

Through our activities in the field of Citizenship and the Rule of Law, which began in 2014, we have pursued this goal in several ways:

• Developing materials for UK citizenship education: our award-winning classroom resource series, The Rule of Law for Citizenship Education, has reached more than 30,000 school students in 400 schools.
• Participating in discussions on legal education and citizenship in a variety of settings, from conferences in the legal and teaching professions to meetings of the Solicitor General's Public Legal Education Committee under the previous government. Following the 2024 general election, the government has signalled a strong interest in public promotion of the rule of law, and this was one of the themes of the Attorney General’s 2024 Bingham Lecture.
• Producing video and digital materials and undertaking online teaching. The Bingham Centre developed a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Citizenship and the Rule of Law for the University of London. The MOOC and other online resources may be found on our Rule of Law Digital Hub.
• Co-ordinating interactive school workshops, run by volunteers: we launched an innovative Public and Youth Engagement Programme, funded by the Sybil Shine Memorial Trust. The Programme has recruited volunteers who have run interactive workshops in UK schools on issues selected by the school students themselves.  

The Role

We are looking to appoint a strong candidate as Senior Fellow to lead our focus area on Citizenship and the Rule of Law, for a fixed period until 31 August 2026, with the possibility of extension if further funding is secured.  

The Senior Fellow will be expected to undertake the following duties, working in conjunction with a Researcher from within the Bingham Centre team, and volunteers undertaking pro bono activities:

• Manage the Public and Youth Engagement Programme; 
• Engage with school and other institutions about Bingham Centre resources and programmes; 
• Maintain, develop and deepen relationships with stakeholders in the citizenship and public legal education fields;
• Plan and initiate new projects, and contribute to the development of projects by other colleagues.

Person Specification

The successful applicant will demonstrate the following mix of experience, skills and attributes:

Experience

• Working with young people or disadvantaged communities;
• Teaching, campaign work or legal practice (experience in any one of these areas is essential, and a combination may be an advantage);
• Managing projects, including liaising with multiple partners and civil society stakeholders; experience of monitoring and evaluation of projects would be an advantage.

Knowledge 

• A degree in law, politics or a related field; for non-law graduates, demonstrable knowledge of the rule of law;
• Sufficient knowledge of current affairs and the UK legal system to produce briefing papers for both students and teachers;
• Broad awareness of rule of law issues outside the UK.

Competences

• Excellent writing skills, and the ability to present material in an engaging and accessible manner (experience of preparing materials or reports for non-legal audiences may be an advantage);
• Good organisational skills;
• An enthusiasm for bringing people together;
• Willingness to facilitate discussions featuring viewpoints with which you disagree;
• Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, basic websites and social media in a professional environment (primarily X and LinkedIn).

At The National Lottery Community Fund we are committed to making a bigger difference in the years ahead.  That’s why being ‘impact-focussed’ is one of our core values.  We want to transform how we use insight in our organisation so that we can: identify the communities that most need our funding, demonstrate the difference we make and take an equity-based approach.  Our 2030 strategy ‘It starts with community’ sets stretching goals and puts impact at the heart of what we do. 

We’re recruiting for a Head of Strategic Analysis in our newly formed Evidence and Impact team.  You will help us build stronger insight into the challenges faced by communities across the UK and the case for action in each of our four mission areas.  You will connect this evidence about the external environment in which we operate and the future trends for society and the economy to our ongoing performance monitoring and KPIs.  You will lead your team’s work to communicate evidence in a compelling and engaging way to a wide range of audiences.  The strategic analysis and research your team delivers will support advocacy and influencing at both a UK-wide and country portfolio level.

Ultimately your work will ensure that The National Lottery Community Fund has the evidence we need to deliver the full impact and benefit of ‘It starts with Community’ and that we have the processes in place to adapt and learn, including in preparing the insight that we need to set strategy beyond 2030. 

We’re looking for a strategic thinker who can connect the evidence and insight our team creates to the decisions at hand at all levels of our organisation.  This means you must be able to demonstrate experience of presenting insight to senior stakeholders at Executive and Board level in a way that promotes evidence-led strategy and policy.

We aim to ‘lead the agenda’ with insight, so you will have strong experience of leading teams to develop clear and purposeful insight products for use in strategic communications and advocacy.  Your people management skills will be crucial to this role as you lead the 5-strong Strategic Analysis team, developing a supportive culture of high-performance.  You will forge strong partnerships with a wide range of colleagues in the UK-wide Evidence and Impact function and play a key role in our leadership team as we strive for ‘One Fund’ ways of working.

This role can be based in any of our offices.  Some travel is expected to attend leadership meetings and connect with colleagues who are based in different locations of the country.

Interview Date: w/c 3rd February

Location: UK - We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Newtown.

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• Educated to undergraduate level, or equivalent level of experience in a relevant discipline such as quantitative or qualitative methods, evidence synthesis or trends analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with different audiences.
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders (including at Board level), often with competing priorities, to gain agreement.
• Proven experience in driving insight to action and in communicating compelling evidence to senior stakeholders, particularly at Executive and Board level.
• Proven experience of delivering impactful evidence at different stages of the strategy cycle, including one or more of the following: consultation, horizon scanning, performance and KPI reporting and policy analysis

Desirable criteria

• Educated to undergraduate level, or equivalent level of experience in a relevant discipline.
• Familiarity with functional standards for analysis and in how they apply to the work of multi-disciplinary teams. 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

Position type: Full time, 37.5 hours, permanent position. Flexible working considered.  

Responsible to: Supporter Care Team Lead/Officer

Direct reports: None

Location: ShelterBox HQ, Truro, Cornwall. (Hybrid working with a minimum of two days in the office)

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic individual with a passion for amazing supporter experience. The ideal candidate will be a great communicator and be a real people person with previous experience in customer facing roles. They will have a keen eye for detail, able to accurately follow processes and have experience handling spreadsheets and databases.

As part of a growing organisation, we are looking for someone with an interest in supporter engagement and international affairs who will continuously seek new ways to ensure supporters are at the heart of everything we do.

Main Roles & Responsibility to include:

As part of the Supporter Care team, the Supporter Care Assistant will help provide an excellent supporter experience and through every interaction will seek to build meaningful relationships with our supporters which increases their level of satisfaction and engagement. Whether you are handling donations, maintaining a high-quality database, responding to various supporter enquiries and fulfilling their requests, responding to complaints and feedback, or providing supportive administrative services to the department, the delivery of outstanding customer service to our many supporters will remain at the heart of your role and be the focus of your efforts.  Over the coming year ShelterBox is transitioning to a new CRM system (Dynamics 365), and the job holder will be involved in supporting team SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) and being active participant in adopting new changes and learning new processes.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

· Delivering a consistent and high quality of supporter engagement through all enquiry channels including inbox, phone calls, social media direct messages and post.

· Managing the ongoing relationship with supporters as they progress in their ShelterBox journey.

· Championing the supporter voice throughout the organisation via meetings, communications and daily interaction.

· Processing and acknowledging all donations that have come in through a range of sources including but not limited to post, website, standing orders, direct debits and financial reconciliations.  

· Maintaining accurate gift aid records.

· Ensuring supporter records are kept up to date and data entry is accurate, recording all communications on our CRM database. 

· Producing written correspondence such as bespoke letters and responding to feedback or complaints.

· Aiding the Supporter Care Manager, Supporter Care Team Leader & Supporter Care Officer in project work that will develop the team’s approach to supporter engagement.

· Supporting volunteers within the team. 

· Taking an active part in ensuring your own personal development. 

· Contributing new ideas and continually seeking to improve processes to drive efficiency and improve supporter experience.

· Undertaking general admin tasks related to supporter communications such as filing, scanning etc.

General Duties

· Contribute new ideas and continually seek to improve processes to drive efficiency and improve supporter experience.

· Participate in the day-to-day work of the organisation – such as reporting, attending team meetings as required, and taking a flexible approach, following all policies and procedures and contributing to the review of these as required.

· As part of an emergency organisation there will be times when you will be required to work evenings and weekends at short notice in response to a disaster.

· Occasionally represent the work of ShelterBox at events to members of the public and supporters.

Please note: This is a Cornwall Based role with at least 2 days a week in the office in Truro

 Interviews for the role will take place on February 3rd and 4th.

About Us

“IPSO protects the public interest by promoting high quality journalism and defends the public when editorial standards fall short.”

Charlotte Dewar, IPSO Chief Executive

IPSO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation – is the regulator of most newspapers, magazines, and digital news in the UK. We are a small but influential and high-profile organisation with a clear and important purpose. We place a strong emphasis on personal development for staff and provide excellent training opportunities and a supportive work culture.

We are recruiting a Complaints Officer to join our committed, friendly, and dynamic Complaints team.

Reporting to the Heads of Complaints and working closely with the Systems department, the purpose of the Complaints Officer position is to handle complaints made to IPSO in a personal, authoritative and efficient manner and to assist in the operation of IPSO’s pre-publication and privacy notice services.

About the role

This is a role for someone who is articulate and efficient, with excellent communication and analytical skills, and an interest in news and how it is regulated.

IPSO has a strong commitment to staff development, and the role benefits from a well-structured and stimulating programme of progression. Starting with drafting responses to complainants whose complaints are not being taken forward, the successful candidate will progress to investigating complaints, drafting rulings for external publication, and mediating between complainants and publications.

You will also be trained to staff, on a rota basis, IPSO’s pre-publication and privacy notice services, which provide 24-hour confidential advice to editors and journalists on matters relating to the Editors’ Code and protect members of the public and public figures from potential intrusion and unwanted press attention.

The key role responsibilities include:

· Reviewing and investigating complaints to IPSO to determine whether they fall within its remit and raise a potential breach of the Editors’ Code of Practice;

· Drafting recommendations for the consideration of the Complaints Committee;

· Providing efficient, compassionate and effective pre-publication and privacy notice services.

Please see attached the full job description.

Skills and experience

Efficient, effective and empathetic, the right candidate will have a strong analytical ability that they can convey both verbally and in writing. You will have excellent writing skills, and experience of drafting important documents to a high level. You will also have experience of dealing sensitively and professionally with people from a range of backgrounds. Complaints Officers are trusted with a high level of autonomy in their work – so demonstrable time management and organisational skills are required.

A personal interest in current affairs and the news industry is a must, but there is no need for a degree or qualification in this area.

What we can offer you

This role is highly engaging and interesting – with no two days being the same. It offers great development opportunities, alongside the opportunity to raise press standards by dealing with complaints made against a variety of newspapers and magazines.

There is a competitive starting salary of £40k, plus another £2k after 24 months of service. You’ll also receive an additional £1,075 on-call allowance after the relevant training has taken place, 25 days of paid annual leave, and excellent additional benefits including season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, private GP service, and (once probation is completed) free fitness membership.

The role is full-time, and IPSO offers hybrid working to all staff. All staff work two core days (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) in our Central London office. New staff may be asked to come in for more days while they familiarise themselves with the organisation.

At IPSO, we want to create a culture which recognises, values, and respects that people are different. We believe that representing the diversity of the society in which we work is fundamental to our goals of protecting people and promoting freedom of expression.

We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and we strongly encourage applications from a wide range of people regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender (identity, expression or reassignment), marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief and socio-economic background.

IPSO will reimburse reasonable travel costs for attending interviews. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please include that information with your application. In-person interviews are preferred but IPSO conducts interviews by video call where needed and candidates choosing this option will not be disadvantaged. Please see attached the full job description below

Working hours: This is a full-time role (35 hours per week)

Part-time working may be considered for an exceptional candidate with a minimum of approximately 28 hours per week

Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 per annum, subject to qualifications and experience

Benefits: We offer a range of benefits including hybrid and flexible working, 11% non-contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday rising to 29 after five years’ service.

About the role:

Your chance to join the Diocese of Chelmsford Programme Management Office as a Programme Manager, working within a mission focused team to develop and shape coherent programmes of change ‘to enliven disciples to make disciples’ in the Bradwell Episcopal Area. 

We are seeking individuals with a passion for change to establish, support and navigate the resource intensive phase of strategic implementation. You will be instrumental in engaging others to be receptive to project / programme management disciplines in missional projects and programmes of work across the whole diocese.

We are seeking individuals who are able to demonstrate significant project management experience working in large scale programmes of organisational change, as well as having excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage others.

Qualification in programme management or degree level or a proven track record in programme management will be required for this role. 

Travel is required in this role, and this may include the ULEZ zone of London.

Role Duties

• Work collaboratively with the Bradwell Episcopal Area Team to develop successful applications for external funding for missional growth, including the development and writing of project plans and funding applications. 
• Contribute to the missional strategy, training and implementation of that strategy in the context of church growth and discipleship.
• Work collaboratively within the PMO team ensuring shared learning and a consistent approach to programme management is taken across the three episcopal areas.

Person Specification

• A desire to serve the church in the Diocese of Chelmsford and passionate about enabling growth.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to bring order to complex situations and find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
•  Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes and projects, including risk and issue management.

The Diocese of Chelmsford

The Diocese of Chelmsford is the Church of England in East London and Essex. The Diocese is vibrant and growing with our 463 parishes and 139 schools across Essex, the unitary authorities of Southend and Thurrock, and five East London Boroughs serving a population of around 3 million and rising.  We have nearly 600 churches, which are served by around 500 clergy.

The Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance (CDBF) is a company, and registered charity, that manages the business and operational affairs of the diocese, including matters relating to Finance, Property, Communications and Media, Safeguarding, Governance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Data Management, as well as Mission and Ministry which deals with training and supporting our clergy. We aim to serve our parishes and churches, worshipping communities and church schools with accountability and responsibility.

For more information and how to apply please visit the Diocesan Website.

Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Interview Date: Monday 27 January 2025

Membership Engagement Manager
£45,864 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week

The Membership Engagement Manager is a crucial role for the College as you will champion the value of RCPCH membership, enhancing the member value proposition and take the lead on improving the College's engagement with its members.

As Membership Engagement Manager, you will collaborate with teams and members throughout the College to deliver the operational plan, analysing member data, survey outputs and the external environment to identify trends and gain insights and intelligence which inform the value proposition.

Reporting to the Head of Membership and collaborating across all teams to identify and map opportunities to recruit and retain members, you will lead on all membership website content, marketing literature and communications related to Membership to improve the onboarding process, renewal cycle and awareness of what the College does for members.

In addition, you will establish and deliver a programme of events for senior members and Fellows, whilst ensuring the RCPCH stands engage members effectively at the RCPCH annual conference.

Educated to a good standard, you should have experience of working for a membership organisation and have a strong track record in project management.

With proven experience in developing initiatives that drive membership engagement, you should have excellent copywriting skills along with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, being able to demonstrate the ability to influence, collaborate and present to senior stakeholders.

A management or project management qualification along with experience of conducting market research and developing membership value propositions would be desirable.

The Membership Services Team, part of the Membership, Policy & External Affairs Division, plays a vital role in the College. The team reports to the Head of Membership and supports over 24,000 members worldwide while managing a budget of £7 million. Their key responsibilities include developing the member value proposition, ensuring the smooth operation of membership services, and enhancing member engagement. 

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community. 

The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work. 

The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well. 

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

Closing date: 16 January 2025
Interviews: 23 January 2025

Team Coordinator and Executive Assistant

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £30,043 per annum (i.e. pro-rata to the full time equivalent of £34,550 per annum)
Hours: 30 hours per week
Department: Strategic Communications and Content
Job Type: Part-time
Contract Type: Permanent

We have a great opportunity for a well-organised and proactive individual with experience of working in an executive assistant and/or administration role. The role works to two Directors and their Directorates spanning fundraising, communications, campaigns and advocacy, and UK programmes. 

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future. In this role you will have a chance to contribute to our mission through providing high quality support.  

The Influencing and External Affairs Directorate builds awareness and mobilises support for Plan International’s mission. It delivers powerful influencing strategies through policy and campaigning, in partnership with young people in the UK and globally. It creates engaging and impactful communications, a cohesive brand presence, and builds relationships with stakeholders in support of our objectives. 

The Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Directorate is responsible for driving engagement and income from members of the public, high net-worth individuals, corporate partners, and trusts and foundations. It uses data and supporter insight to develop compelling products and propositions that engage and inspire, and it ensures supporters have a smooth and rewarding experience when interacting with us. 

The two Directorates work closely to drive awareness, engagement, action and income that all contribute to Plan International’s mission to deliver for children’s rights and equality for girls. 

In this busy and varied role, you will provide administrative support, manage the directors’ diaries and support with the preparation and minuting of meetings. You will use your excellent coordination skills to support and organise project groups and events, as well as dealing with invoices and expenses. 

We are looking for someone who is well organised and proactive, has great communication skills, and is interested in getting involved in everything that’s going on in the teams and the wider organisation. If you think this is you and you have an interest in the role that fundraising, communications and advocacy teams play in the charity sector, we look forward to receiving your application.

For further detail of this role, please see the job profile. 

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 16 January 2025
Interviews will take place on 30 January 2025

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

REF-218985

SHiFT’s Director of Programmes & Policy strategically and operationally directs the implementation and delivery of SHiFT through our SHiFT Practices and realises opportunities for SHiFT’s work to influence policy and practice reform. This is an exciting opportunity for someone driven by SHiFT’s Mission to break the destructive cycle of crime for children and young people, with the tenacity and skill to deliver innovation and translate learning from it to stimulate systems change within complex, multi-agency operational environments that include Children’s Social Care and Youth Justice. The Director of Programmes & Policy role is a new role for SHiFT, which has emerged because of our growth and the need to increase SHiFT’s strategic and operational capabilities. By welcoming a new senior leader, we want to ensure that we have enough capacity and capability to consistently deliver excellence through our Practices and to realise opportunities for continued innovation, growth, and influencing consistent with our mission to shift systems.

SHiFT’s Director of Programmes & Policy will obsess about the ‘what’ of our practice, holding overall responsibility for stewarding a SHiFT Practice from inception to scoping, mobilisation and launch, and then into effective delivery of each 18-month Programme cycle as we ‘infiltrate’ Host Organisations with the aim of shifting systems. Working differently with children and young people caught up in, or at risk of, cycles of crime, and doing so from an ‘insider-outsider’ position (where all our Practice colleagues are employed by public services rather than directly by SHiFT), is complex work. You and your small team of Practice Development Leads, led by our Head of Practices, will need to carefully hold the tension between consistency and flexibility, getting and staying closely alongside organisations that host SHiFT Practices as ‘critical friends’ to ensure that the SHiFT Commitments are met as we grow, learn and innovate.  You will need to be front footed and confident in using data to identify opportunities for improvement in implementation and design, sharing insights to inform the organisation’s strategic direction as part of SHiFT’s Senior Leadership Team and feeding them into relevant governance forums including SHiFT’s Practice Committee and Board of Trustees. You’ll be building on some good foundations for the programmatic aspect of your role, but we expect strengthening and embedding these foundations to be the focus of your work for the first year in post, above the policy focused aspects of this role.

To thrive in this Director of Programmes & Policy role you will be flexible, comfortable with ambiguity and iterative working, and have exceptional problem solving and relationship building skills. You’ll bring substantial experience of operational and strategic leadership in contexts relevant to SHiFT’s work and have a proven track record of developing services and ensuring they are delivered at pace, and to a consistently excellent standard. You’ll have credibility and confidence in working with stakeholders relevant to policy and practice reform, including civil servants and senior practice leaders, in systems relevant to SHiFT’s work (e.g. Youth Justice, Children’s Social Care, policing, and education). Colleagues would say that you’re a person who gets things done, loves data and learning, sweats the small stuff, and is great at bringing people with you.

Your principal responsibilities will be to: 

● Ensure the consistent implementation and ongoing fidelity of SHiFT through our Practices, as is reflected in our Framework / the SHiFT Commitments and SHiFT Ways. This includes leading:

o the scoping, mobilisation, and launch of new Practices; and

o the clear, consistent, high-quality operation of 18-month SHiFT Programme cycles, underpinned by high support and high challenge partnerships with organisations that host SHiFT Practices (to date, all Local Authorities).

● Implement and (working closely with the Director of Practice & Learning) iterate SHiFT’s quality assurance and quality improvement processes to ensure:

o there is clear line of sight to the activities of our Practices and their impacts for children, young people and families, as well as on influencing systems change; and

o SHiFT has a clear evidenced understanding of what’s working well and why and where and how to learn and make improvement.

● Plan and coordinate local, regional, and national practice facing activities, including the delivery of SHiFT’s learning and development programme, and impactful opportunities for collaboration and learning across SHiFT Practices.

● Identify and realise opportunities for improvement in the operation of SHiFT Practices, reflecting learning as we grow in the development of our approach and processes to maximise SHiFT’s opportunities for reach and influence.

● Translate insight from SHiFT’s ideas in action to inform and influence wider policy and practice change in ways consistent with SHiFT’s approach and Mission.

● Identify and realise impactful opportunities for developing SHiFT’s activities and sharing our approach and evidence of impact to influence systems change. 

● Contribute to whole organisation strategic development and operational effectiveness as a member of SHiFT’s Senior Leadership Team, reporting regularly into SHiFT’s Board of Trustees and Practice Committee.

Beliefs and alignment

• The belief that all people are capable of change and that a relationship with a skilled practitioner can be a powerful driver of this.
• The belief that young people who display behaviours linked to offending can be supported so that they cease offending and meaningfully contribute to society.
• An alignment to a culture of high trust and high expectation where there are fewer rules, high levels of accountability, and a need for excellent performance from the entire team.
• An alignment to SHiFT’s Values – ambition, courage, flexibility, and tenacity – which reflect the ‘Breaking Cycles’ ingredients (the foundations on which SHiFT is built).
• A preparedness to challenge the status quo and be positively disruptive in the pursuit of higher standards even when this is uncomfortable.
• Dynamism, tenacity, and determination – you are someone who does not give up until you succeed. You have a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Curiosity and a commitment to learning – comfortable in a fast-paced and aspirational ‘start-up’ context, and as part of a team that is committed to ongoing reflection, adaptation, and improvement.

Experience, knowledge, and skills

· Knowledge and experience of dynamic risk management is desirable.

· Experience developing and embedding audit and oversight processes is desirable.

· Experience of contract management is desirable.

· Experience leading geographically dispersed teams is desirable.

· Experience developing and selling policy change recommendations is desirable.