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It’s an exciting time to join Blue Cross as they deliver on a refreshed organisation strategy, with high value fundraising playing a key part in its delivery. This role leads the Relationship Management team at Blue Cross, with a focus on bespoke relationship management of HNWIs, mid-value individuals and trusts.

Blue Cross is a national charity that has been helping sick, injured and homeless pets since 1897.  They help pets and their people by providing veterinary care, expert behaviour advice and find homeless pets loving families. They also offer education for future generations plus pet bereavement support for those who have lost their beloved pet companion.

This role plays a pivotal role in driving high value fundraising performance and making a significant contribution to their mission of improving the lives of pets and the people who love them.

You, and the team of fundraisers you manage, will build strong, lasting relationships with mid and major value donors (trusts and foundations and individuals), guiding them on their philanthropic journey. You’ll develop and lead a fundraising plan that cultivates a robust pipeline of prospects, creates compelling fundraising asks, and delivers engaging stewardship, all with the aim of increasing income and building long-term donor relations.

As Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will:

• Report to and work closely with the Head of Philanthropy, to develop a compelling fundraising plan for mid and major value donors, contributing to the philanthropy strategy, and aligning with the charity’s overall goals
• Personally manage a small mixed portfolio of major-level prospects and donors (individuals and trusts)
• Guide and support the philanthropy fundraisers, including the Philanthropy Manager responsible for major value trusts/foundations and individuals, and two Philanthropy Officers responsible for trusts or mid-value individuals
• Forge strong bonds with prospects and donors, collaborating with your team to understand their motivations and inspire impactful donations
• Oversee donor cultivation activities, ensuring adherence to data protection regulations, and collaborating with colleagues when necessary

Ideal skills and experience:

• Secured five to six-figure donations through major gift fundraising
• Understand the requirements of trusts and foundations and can write high quality funding applications
• Designed successful stewardship programs for mid-high value donors, boosting loyalty & donations
• Professionally presented philanthropic opportunities to high-net-worth individuals
• Built strong relationships with senior stakeholders (internal & external)
• Line management experience
• Driver’s license & travel availability

Please note that this role is only open to UK residents and those with the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available. 

Benefits include:

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 30 days plus bank holiday

• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution

• Life assurance

• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme

• Free access to GP via MetLife

· Reporting to: The post-holder will report to the Director of Public Affairs and Policy.

· Contract: Full time, permanent (Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:30)

· Salary: £49,848-£53,958 per year

· Location: Homebased, with travel to CST events and meetings as applicable

Key responsibilities

Working closely with colleagues in the Public Affairs and Policy team, and across CST and CST Professional Development, the Policy Manager will be a fast-paced and varied role. As a new role in a growing team, the successful candidate will likely take on line-management responsibility in the near future.

The successful candidate will play a critical part in representing the views of CST members to government and other stakeholders. They will need a keen eye for detail as well as strong political savvy to see the bigger picture.

This role will be output focused, delivering high-quality written material for a range of uses. Key responsibilities will include:

1) Representing CST and CST members in a senior policy capacity, attending meetings with government officials and others.

2) Policy monitoring, implementing processes and ensuring relevant colleagues are up to date with the latest policy and political developments, and recommending interventions as appropriate.

3) Drafting responses to consultations and calls for evidence, ensuring CST remains a key player in policy debate.

4) Creating briefings on policy issues for internal stakeholders, as well as developing and managing circulation of CST updates for external stakeholders including MPs, Peers, sector figures, and journalists.

5) Utilising public datasets and government announcements to identify opportunities for policy development.

6) Overseeing member queries, creating a triage process to ensure accurate and timely responses.

7) Support the wider work of CST as appropriate, including developing CST’s elected Policy Advisory Group, attending CST’s Professional Development events, and providing input for CST’s Professional Communities.  

8) Working closely with the Head of Communications and others to ensure publications, media releases and other content are reflective of CST views and identifies opportunity for promoting CST’s positions.

9) Working with colleagues, develop systems to promote and enhance CST’s policy voice through a range of channels. 

10)  Any other duties that may be delegated by the Director of Public Affairs and Policy or CST’s Leadership Group.

Person specification

As part of a small and growing team, the successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic and adaptable, switching between core delivery (e.g., drafting consultation responses) and proactive planning (e.g., identifying opportunities to promote CST’s policy voice).

Previous experience working in education or public policy is desirable. The education policy space is complex and nuanced; we do not expect the successful candidate to be an expert across all domains, however they should be able to evidence a passion for education alongside their ability to quickly understand, digest, and distil policy development. This will be tested at interview.

The post-holder will be:

· Passionate about education and outcomes for children.

· Adaptable, switching between complex policy areas and distilling information for CST members and others.

· People-centred, adept at forming and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, CST members, and external stakeholders.

· Politically astute with a deep interest in politics, public policy, data and research.

· Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and work flexibly to tight deadlines. 

· Embody the Nolan Principles, and act with integrity and discretion.

· Committed to ongoing development of themselves and their colleagues. 

Using their knowledge of land and buildings and their use and maintenance, in addition to knowledge of governance in the Methodist church context, the postholder will ensure a coherent and holistic approach to property across the District.

· Provide advice to churches and circuits on property-related matters

· Work with colleagues, including ministers and lay members of the circuits and churches within the District, to maximise utilisation of property and land across the District for mission and income generation, in line with Connexional property strategy

- Support with selling properties

- Collaborate with colleagues on seeking alternative opportunities for mission or income generation

- Provide guidance on potential grant opportunities

· Provide support with the instruction of professional advisors and contractors and liaise with surveyors as necessary

· Provide advice and support to ensure projects are delivered effectively and in compliance with relevant standards and legislation

· Support the management of the consents process

- Advise the consent giving body of the District regarding property projects and the feasibility of District grants

- Provide support on the use of the online consents system

- Oversee the submission of annual returns

· Provide oversight of quinquennial inspections

- Ensure inspections are undertaken in a timely manner

- Ensure action points are followed up

- Collate copies of returns

· To assist in the development and continual review of the District Development Plan for property

· Ensure work is in line with the requirements of relevant bodies and legislation

- The Methodist Standing Orders and Connexional Team (including as a member of the Connexional Property Group)

- Maintain the District relationship with TMCP and action any correspondence as required

Report at District Policy Committee/Synod as required

Salary: £30,000-£32,000

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Location: Remote, UK-based (occasional travel to Cambridge or London)

Closing date: Rolling

Benefits: Flexible working policy, Paid charity volunteer days, Employee Assistance Programme, Life assurance cover, Employer pension contribution up to 5%

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Donor Journey Officer working for a wonderful global charity, supporting children at risk of losing parental care, and ensuring healthy relationships. You will report to the Head of Supporter Care and Development. As part of this exciting new role, you will be developing and implementing retention supporter experience to maximise supporter engagement both on-and off-line to help support growth strategy. You will also work with the Communications team to ensure that content and campaigns are delivered. 

This role will offer you the brilliant opportunity to directly contribute to the organisation's ability to create meaningful change by inspiring and sustaining ongoing commitment.

 To be successful as the Senior Donor Journey Officer, you will need: 

• Demonstrable experience in individual giving donor journey planning and implementation, with experience of supporting or managing retention campaigns
• Experience of planning and delivery of multi-channel supporter experiences that increase engagement, fundraising rates and average value
• Ability to report, analyse data and make recommendations that improve donor journeys, fundraising and the supporter experience

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Heather on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner. 

Our Helpline Services Manager will oversee and be responsible for the ongoing Service delivery of Cruse’s first tier of support to bereaved people across England, Northern Ireland and Wales. You will join dedicated and passionate team. This includes our Helpline Telephone Support, and Email Services. 

Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role with reference to the Job Description and Person Specification and should be no longer than two pages. 

The closing date for applications is 21st March 2025, We reserve the right to close the advert early, as interviews will be held as suitable candidates apply.

Please be advised that if you do not hear from us by 28th March 2025, unfortunately on this occasion you have not been shortlisted.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from all protected groups as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Appointment will be made on merit.

Criminal Record Checks

All staff are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Staff working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online: 

· Applicants in England and Wales: DBS Code of Practice

· Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice

Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse. Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email.

We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.   

Our partner is seeking an Interim Director of Finance to offer a 12 month maternity cover. Your appointment will come at an interesting time, and your leadership will support their expansion plans and new projects, whilst leading on business as usual activities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the organisation’s scale and income-generation strategy. This includes developing flexible cost models, developing budgets for pilot projects and new projects, and identifying alternate funding opportunities.
• Lead in the development of the organisational wide budget, and budgets for donor/funder proposals.
• Provide oversight on the organisation’s systems, controls, procedures and policies; ensuring these are robust and strengthening them as required.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the finance function, and the production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for the management team, donors and the board.  
• Lead on full grants cycle management from developing budgets for proposals, grants management and compliance, and reporting. This also includes supporting country offices and implementing partners in strengthening their processes and controls, and grants requirements.
• Lead in the preparation of statutory accounts for the UK and overseas entities; and lead in the organisational and project audits.
• Ensure that the UK and overseas offices remain compliant with tax, legal and regulatory compliance.
• Attend trustee and board meetings .

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years post qualification experience. Finance leader, with a strong all-round technical background in developing and strengthening controls, financial accounting, management accounting & reporting, forecasting/modelling and offering financial advisory support to the senior leadership team and board of trustees.
• Experience in managing a complex multi-currency, muti-year, multi-country grants portfolio and in fund accounting for charities.
• Experience of leading the finance function of a charity working internationally.
• Advanced MSExcel skills, including a high proficiency in financial modelling.
• Wiling to be hands on, working effectively with staff based in overseas and offering guidance and mentoring as required.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) catering to a range of finance and non-finance audiences.
• Willing to travel to the overseas offices; there will be at least 2 trips a year.

This is a 12 month fixed-term contract that offers remote working from anywhere in the UK. Please note, that the successful candidate will need to be based in the UK and work from the UK for the duration of the contract, and therefore would need the right to work in the UK.

Title:Policy and Advocacy Manager

Salary:From £40,000 per annum

Contract:Permanent

Hours:37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)

Holiday:25 days per year plus bank holidays 

Location:Home based with travel within / to London and across the UK

Probationary Period:3 months

Reports to:Head of Legal and Policy

Benefits:An additional 3 days holiday between Christmas and New Year, Flexitime policy, 5% pension contribution

Start date:As soon as possible / flexible

We are River Action

We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue Britain's rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end pollution. 

We are building a talented team of positive disrupters and community mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of community and wildlife.

Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated individual who shares our passion for protecting rivers to join our team to drive forward our policy and advocacy work. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong policy insights capable of blending analytical problem-solving with intelligent advocacy to drive meaningful change. This role requires someone to have excellent writing skills and the ability to draft complex policy documents as well as top line arguments for wider communication. 

The ideal person will bring a combination of expertise, energy and ideas to amplify our impact, holding decision-makers and polluters accountable with a professional and diplomatic approach. 

If you thrive in fast-paced environments and want to be at the forefront of environmental policy and advocacy, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

As our Policy and Advocacy Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and advancing River Action’s political and policy influence, working closely with the Head of Legal and Policy, Chief Executive and wider team to develop and execute an impactful policy and advocacy strategy.

River Action is the Co-Secretariat for the APPG on Water Pollution, offering our Policy and Advocacy Manager a unique opportunity to shape the policy direction for River Action and also to influence policy development across Parliament. 

You will also work closely with our public affairs agency who manage our daily Westminster activities. 

You will:

• Lead River Action’s policy and advocacy work. 

• Collaborate with River Action’s team and external partners to ensure our collective work is underpinned by robust and forward-thinking policy analysis.

• Develop policy analysis to support campaign, communications and policy strategies, based on a strong evidence base and a sound understanding of the relevant legal and policy frameworks.

• Translate complex policy and evidence into clear messages and compelling campaigns to engage political and policy stakeholders.

• Monitor and analyse political and policy developments, interpreting their implications and opportunities for River Action and its supporters.

• Generate analysis to enable participation in public consultation processes, including drafting high-quality and persuasive consultation responses and briefings for Westminster and Whitehall audiences.

• Increase our political influence with exciting policy interventions, ensuring River Action’s voice is heard at the highest levels of decision-making.

• Build and maintain relationships with key policymakers, civil servants, and partner organisations.

• Support grassroots community groups in engaging with their local representatives for effective advocacy.

• Organise and attend key political meetings and events, including the Water Pollution APPG.

• Manage strategic policy partnerships, including our relationship with Wildlife and Countryside Link and other third-sector organisations.

• Ensure River Action’s policy and advocacy efforts align with our creative campaigns, maximising reach and impact.

You will also:

• Actively engage in professional development and training.

• Adhere to health and safety policies while working in different locations.

• Maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at River Action.

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across River Action to collectively deliver our mission while being true to our values. 

UK travel will be required. Training and operational activities may require overnight stays away from home, in which case costs will be covered and standard River Action procedures will apply.

What you’ll bring

The position will suit a self-motivated, strategic and determined person. You will be an excellent communicator, comfortable representing River Action and engaging with diverse stakeholders. You will have a passion to protect and restore our waterways and to hold decision-makers and polluters to account.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

• Experience in a similar policy and advocacy role, ideally within the environmental sector. 

• Policy and/or legislative experience, with a good understanding of the workings of the UK government and Parliamentary procedure.

• A good understanding of the UK water industry, the key UK water-related policies and the issues that are impacting our rivers, land and wildlife.

• Excellent communication and writing skills with close attention to detail and the ability to produce concise and persuasive political briefings and consultation responses.

• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues, stakeholders and partners. 

• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to proactively plan and prioritise work.

• Ability to work flexible hours as necessary.

• A good and supportive team player with a willingness to muck in as and when required.

Why join us?

• Be part of a mission-driven organisation working to restore and protect the UK’s rivers.

• Work at the heart of political and environmental change, influencing decision-makers at the highest levels.

• Work in an agile, supportive and happy work environment where your ideas and expertise will have real impact.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organisation.

Diversity and inclusion

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we’d still love to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this role.

How to apply

To apply, please submit to jobs at riveractionuk dot com with the subject ‘Policy and Advocacy Manager’:

• your CV (2 pages), 

• a cover letter (2 pages) explaining why you want to work for River Action and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, and 

• a written submission (2 pages) as described below. 

Only applications including all three documents will be accepted. Please provide your documents in pdf format. 

Written submission

Please prepare a 2 page policy briefing for MPs on a current issue affecting the health of UK rivers. Your briefing should be written in a clear, persuasive style suitable for a Parliamentary and government audience and:

• Identify a water-related issue (e.g. agricultural pollution, sewage discharges or water management).

• Provide a concise analysis of the impact on rivers and biodiversity.

• Summarise relevant UK Government policies and legislation.

• Propose two or three practical policy recommendations for decision-makers.

Application process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 23:59 on Sunday 16 March 2025.

Should your application be selected during sift, the next stage will involve a panel interview. You may also be invited to attend a second interview. 

Interviews will be held on 20, 24 and 26 March 2025 via video conference. Some questions will be provided in advance for equity and to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge, skills and experience most effectively. 

Please indicate in your covering letter or in a covering email your availability for an interview on those dates. 

If you have any questions about the role or your application, please contact us on jobs at riveractionuk dot com.

Issimo is a small Salesforce consultancy working with UK charities to help them to get the best from their Salesforce investment.

We are looking for a Salesforce administrator to get involved with implementing and supporting a range of new and ongoing projects. This will be a busy and demanding role where you will balance several parallel work streams.

The ideal candidate will have worked as a Salesforce administrator within the UK Third Sector so will understand its constraints and opportunities. Excellent communications skills are essential. You will also need a level of commercial awareness to balance the needs of the client and the consultancy.

This role has great scope for development. You will be expected to work towards certifications for which time and support will be given and you will gain in-depth knowledge and experience of the Salesforce ecosystem. 

This is a rare opportunity for you to take your Salesforce career to the next level. 

The role is up to 37.5 hours per week and is fully remote. We support flexible working.

Essential Skills

• Salesforce Administrator Qualified (ADM 201) or working towards certification
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working/volunteering on a Salesforce org or Additional Salesforce Certifications
• Experience using Microsoft Office

Desired Skills

• Salesforce Consultant Certifications e.g., Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, NPSP Consultant
• Experience managing and manipulating data
• Understanding of Agile Project Methodology
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and experience of manipulating large data sets

Behaviours

• Methodical and lateral thinking problem solver
• Able to work independently and be managed remotely while working towards common goals
• Self-motivated with the ability to handle multiple tasks
• Self-starter with a desire for Continued Professional Development
• Prioritises consideration for customer requirements and needs while remaining commercially focused
• Confident verbal and written communicator

Benefits

• Working in a small, diverse team
• Supporting Non-profit clients in achieving their objectives
• Excellent opportunity to learn from experienced staff with more than 20 years in IT
• Excellent opportunity to apply Salesforce knowledge across multiple orgs
• Remote working with the flexibility to manage own workload and time
• Allocated study time for CPD and free certification vouchers
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Head of Health Services (Fracture Liaison Services)

Full Time | Permanent | £60,000 - £65,000 per annum plus benefits | Location: Remote

We’re a dedicated, inspiring, and forward-thinking healthcare charity and our mission is to improve the bone health of the nation, raising awareness and demanding change for the 3.5 million people who live with osteoporosis in the UK We influence care by putting osteoporosis at the top of the public health agenda, driving up standards of care and closing the care gap. We’re proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by our employee engagement rating, which puts us comfortably above the charity benchmark and we want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.

We are looking for an experienced strategic leader in health services influencing at a local and national level to lead a major new Fracture Liaison Service implementation programme to develop our existing local support offer into a systematic, national brokering effort which can be delivered at scale.

Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are the world standard for preventing further life changing fractures once a person has suffered their first broken bone. We’ve succeeded in getting FLS mandated in England and Wales, and we are now poised to play an ambitious, pro-active role in the rollout of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in England and to work with services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to embed high quality FLS. This is an exciting new role to lead our work to support the roll out of universal, high quality FLS, preventing 74,000 fractures over the next five years, including 31,000 life-threatening hip fractures.

You will develop and manage an ambitious programme to influence and support the implementation of new FLS across the UK, developing and rolling out a major new FLS implementation programme to achieve 100% FLS coverage in England by 2030 ensuring FLS meet recognised quality standards.

Working with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and Health Boards, you will use data and analysis to make the case for FLS to local commissioners, providing the support and tools local clinical leaders need to secure agreement for implementing FLS in their area.

You will also lead the charity’s work with all nations around monitoring FLS delivery, and supporting improvement of existing FLS, to achieve recognized standards of good practice to achieve our aim of enabling access to high quality FLS for everyone regardless of where they live.

Reporting to the Director of Services, Influencing and Innovation, you will lead the service improvement team and be a member of the Leadership Team, playing a key role in strategic and operational decision making for the whole organisation.

• Are you an experienced leader with an exceptional track record in health service influencing at a regional or national scale?
• Do you have a deep rooted understanding and proven extensive experience of working with ICBs and/or Health Boards to develop, implement or improve health services?
• Do you have a strong understanding of data collection and analysis for health service improvement?

If this is you, and you’re looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: Remote

How to apply

To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by answering the supporting questions, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

No agencies please – we are currently committed to sourcing candidates directly for this position and any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date and so we encourage you to apply as soon as you can

Want to know more? For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description. The closing date is 25 March 2025 (5pm). First round interviews expected to be 4 April 2025.

We particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team.

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Oak is a great organisation with a highly valued culture. We have been recently accredited (through colleague surveys) as a founding member of Escape The City's Top 1% Employer Certification (the ultimate benchmark for progressive organisations) and achieved a Flexa verified score of 93% overall, with 93% for autonomy, 95% for working hours, and a whopping 97% for role modelling.

Oak provides school teachers and pupils with the highest-quality curriculum and lesson resources across all subjects and age groups. In this role, you will work on our user-facing web applications using React, Typescript, Next.js, GraphQL, and SQL to make our products easy and fun to use.

We work together in product squads alongside designers, researchers, and education experts, regularly releasing new features and improvements to give teachers and their pupils quick and easy access to the highest-quality learning resources.

Responsibilities

• Development of highly performant ed-tech applications that are secure, scalable, highly available and accessible to the widest number of users that meet Government Digital Service standards.

• Pursue an active programme of continual learning and development of skills.

• As a member of the Oak Team, contribute to the planning and culture of the organisation.

• Work in cross-functional and product-oriented squads with colleagues from across the organisation, as required.

• Support all work across Engineering and take on other general responsibilities as required.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Proven experience building web-based applications using modern Javascript libraries and tools either professionally or in collaboration with others.

• Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on digital product development.

• Desire to build beautiful, easy-to-use digital products with an understanding of the importance of accessibility in all its forms.

• Great communication and collaborative skills.

If this sounds like what you’d love to be doing, we can’t wait to hear from you. If you’re not sure that you exactly fit the above criteria, get in touch anyway. Ability and attitude are just as important as experience!

WE MAY CHOOSE TO CLOSE THE ROLE EARLY DUE TO THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS SO PLEASE GET AN APPLICATION IN EARLY.

We offer flexible working where you can base yourself at home or in a co-working office of your choice; whichever works best for you. We work a 36-hour a week and most colleagues finish early on a Friday or take every other Friday back to ensure they keep a healthy work-life balance. We believe in continually getting better as an organisation and as individuals and so there are plenty of opportunities for growth and a generous Learning and Development policy. Our team is supported with generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave so that their families get a fantastic start.

If Oak sounds like somewhere you could do your life’s best work then we would love to hear from you. We use Applied platform to support diversity in our recruitment.

Oak is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We particularly encourage applications from Black and minority ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented.

We are here to improve pupil outcomes and close the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers to teach, and pupils to access a high-quality curriculum.

We achieve this through building and developing our brilliant team who then collaborate with experts from across different sectors to produce the Oak platform.

About us:

The UK Cyber Security Council works to bring together stakeholders to build and drive engagement in the cyber security profession, through developing standards and ethical practice, demystifying career routes into the profession and promoting the profession.

In collaboration with multiple UK Government departments and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) we develop, promote and oversee nationally recognised standards for cyber security, in support of the UK Government’s National Cyber Strategy to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.

The UK Cyber Security Council also offers organisational membership, which is open to all organisations that share an interest in promoting, supporting, and developing the cyber security profession.

About the role:

The Quality and Performance Manager will be responsible for cultivating a culture of excellence, emphasising high performance, quality, and compliance to exceed targets across the external licensed bodies. In this role, you will utilise your skills in stakeholder management, influence and coaching to enhance performance within the licensing area.

Your primary focus will involve collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure the seamless and efficient delivery of the professional registration process, tailored to meet the specific requirements of our users and participants. You will drive continuous improvement and promote best practices. A pivotal aspect of this position involves identifying performance challenges and effectively motivating and managing organisations and their teams to find solutions and elevate performance levels.

The ideal candidate will excel in building relationships and communication, maintaining productive cross-contractual and interdepartmental relationships with key stakeholders across different organisational levels to optimise performance.

Collaborating closely with external partners and the internal professionalisation and wider Council team, you will enhance and streamline performance by identifying, developing, and assisting in the implementation of innovative and impactful solutions. This role is centred around achieving results, requiring exceptional management and decision-making skills that can be applied to the intricate operations of complex licensed contracts.

To support these responsibilities, the role holder should possess knowledge and experience in reporting, analytics, data management, budgeting and enabling comprehensive and robust performance optimisation. Through ongoing performance analysis, you will provide guidance to licensed bodies to address and mitigate performance, quality, and compliance concerns while identifying key areas for improvement, ultimately establishing a proactive approach to managing performance related risks.

The role holder will need to work closely with the Head of Professionalisation to ensure updates, best practice and areas for improvement are communicated effectively and in an impactful way both internally and externally. It is expected that you will attend a range of external and internal events and initiatives to help raise the profile of and work of the Council, support pipeline growth and grow demand. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Quality

· Develop, implement, and manage quality practices that meet the requirements of the license, as well as requirements set by Government (NCSC and DSIT) to ensure that processes and procedures are compliant. 

· Manage and improve the quality framework that delivers an excellent standard of assessment, ensuring that the outcomes are exceeded and improving applicants’ experience. 

· Take a lead role in developing the Councils approach to understanding and measuring quality and outcomes through the whole professional registration process being administered by licensed bodies. Highlight areas of improvement, identify solutions and put plans in place,

· Develop a community where good practice can be shared. 

· Be responsible for ensuring all relevant individuals are added to the professional register in a timely manner and communicated to appropriately by all parties

· To manage the day-to-day relationship with external partners and stakeholders, deal with any queries in a timely manner. 

· Research, build and embed a feedback system to contribute to continuous improvement

· Work with the Director of Finance and Operations to ensure that payment structures are in place and undertake monthly reconciliation

· Ensure a robust moderation processes and plans are in place, work with the Technical Advisory Panel members and chairs to ensure members are aware of moderation support needs, complete them within agreed timescales and provide timely feedback to licensed bodies.

Performance

· Responsible for the performance management of contracts, ensuring internal and external reporting requirements are adhered to, KPI’s are set, managed and continuously reviewed and reported to LT.

· Oversee all renewal and extensions for client contracts, which will include financial and system performance based KPI’s, including the need to be accountable for the accuracy of financial tracking, cost control, overhead management, and invoicing. 

· Managing audit requirements in relation to the contracts, including preparing documentation, coordination, addressing findings and maintaining records.

· Working with various internal and external partners to identify and define solutions for complex issues, working with the appropriate stakeholders to design and implement positive outcomes.

· Work with the marketing and comms lead to ensure that Marketing and comms plans meet the requirements of the license, and that the Council strategy is aligned to support. 

· Work with the events and membership co-ordinator to highlight opportunities for collaboration with stakeholders and partners that will support Council strategic objectives. 

 

General Responsibilities

· Lead on workstream as guided by Head of Professionalisation and in collaboration with Professionalisation team members

· Manage key risks and follow escalation process when necessary

· Ensure there is cohesive and aligned work with colleagues within the organisation

· Maintain open and effective communication with internal and external colleagues

· Prepare status reports as required for the Head of Professionalisation

· Comply with data protection legislation and act responsibly on matters of data disclosure both internally and to third parties

· Represent the Council in stakeholder meetings and external events

· Represent the Council in a professional manner and to act at all times in a manner which will not damage its reputation.

· Work from a positive, growth mindset to solve issues and problems that may arise and to adhere to the organisation values

· Carry out such tasks as the COO/Head of Professionalisation may from time to time deem necessary for the effective and efficient functioning of the Council

Person Specification:

Essential:

Experience

• Experience with self-assessment process and Quality Improvement plans
• Experience of creating cultures that embody positive change, continuous improvement and equality
• Experience of managing a supply chain including setting and achieving KPIs and contract conformance
• Management experience and understanding of contractual and performance management with the ability to deliver results
• Experience of successfully delivering an outcome-based contract
• Experience of driving performance, identifying areas of concern and implementing projects for performance improvement

Skills, knowledge and qualifications

• Clear understanding of the purpose of professional registration and associated processes
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to negotiate and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Ability to analyse a range of data from a range of sources to develop insights and support decisions
• Ability to respond quickly in a fast-moving environment, and make key decisions aligned to business goal

Personal Attributes & Approach

• Commitment to a registrant-centred approach
• Confident, positive and hard-working team player – happy to go above and beyond
• Ability to work flexibly within changing priorities and a capacity to be adaptable as required to deliver completed tasks to set deadlines
• Excellent IT and digital skills including Microsoft 365
• Ability to work on own initiative, as well as in consultation and negotiation with senior managers and other stakeholders as required
• Commitment, determination and resiliency

Desirable:

· Relevant QCF Assessor Qualification – e.g. D32/D33/A1/CAVA/TAQA Assessor

· Relevant Internal Verifier/Internal Quality Assurer qualification – e.g. D34/V1

· Previous audit experience

· Demonstrated success in producing efficiencies/increased outcomes against target

· Significant operational management experience

Next Steps

Deadline for application: Friday 28th March 5pm

Interviews: w/c 7th April or w/c 21st April

Start date: As soon as possible

About SafeLives

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.    

Last year alone, 14,000 professionals received our training. Over 80,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 100,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last six years, over 4,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start. 

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

About the role

We are looking for a values-led, senior People professional to provide maternity cover for the role of our Senior People & Culture Manager. The successful postholder will be responsible for providing high quality generalist People & Culture services at SafeLives, in conjunction with a People & Culture Officer. The role will oversee the smooth running of key HR operations and will be instrumental in building a culture amongst our employees that reflects our values through the provision of excellent People support.

As part of a small, ambitious team you will provide a range of comprehensive, and customer orientated human resources services which support the implementation of SafeLives’ People & Culture strategy. You will be the lead operational HR professional, supported by the Director of People and Culture on strategic matters and a full- time People & Culture Officer on transactional matters, and access to external legal and HR consultancy support when needed. There will be a strong focus on supporting the embedding and development of our culture and behaviours; employee engagement; learning and development, and staff well-being across the organisation.

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.

Contract: Fixed term, maternity vover for 9 months.

Location: Remote with occasional travel to London and Bristol offices.

Benefits

• 34 days' holiday incl. public holidays
• Flexible working e.g. compressed hours
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee assistance programme
• Clinical supervision
• Holiday purchase scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced sick pay
• Professional development fund
• Individual learning budget
• Restorative practice training
• Time off in lieu 

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.

Closing date: 9.00am on 3rd April 2025. 

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.

No agencies, please.

Remote – Regular travel to the Capacity office in Liverpool, Local Trust office in London, and 3ni work in the north east, as well as client offices across the country and other sites as needed. Out of hours travel and stays away from home are therefore a feature of the role.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 23rd March 2025

An exciting opportunity for a Researcher and Data Analyst with solid experience of conducting research (preferably quantitative).

Research, data and an evidence-based approach are at the heart of 3ni. We’re always on the lookout for new and better ways to do things, and we’re keen to find someone who shares our vision of harnessing innovation to enable community-led regeneration in the neighbourhoods that need it most. This job might be for you if you enjoy getting to the bottom of why things are the way they are, and what can be done to make them better.

3ni is a new social value partnership, bringing together policy and practice to transform neighbourhoods across the country. At 3ni, we believe that community regeneration starts from the ground up. Through research, policy and events, the national network for neighbourhood improvement, is sharing and shaping the best and next practices and helping disadvantaged communities rebuild. 

In this role, you’ll focus on developing our evidence base on measuring community need, advancing existing approaches to measuring social capital in neighbourhoods and further developing our innovative Discovery diagnostic tool, including through the use of AI and the development of a performance monitoring function.

• You’ll lead on our data thinking and analysis as well as commissioning research to support our work with public sector clients.
• You’ll primarily focus on the quantitative analysis of factors contributing to neighbourhood disadvantage, but some qualitative research will also be required.

To thrive in this role, you’ll have a knack for turning analysis and insight into compelling briefings and reports that are focused, easy to digest and useful, developing and sharing detailed area-based insights that will help us support our partners to develop effective neighbourhood strategies. 

• You value innovation and use your initiative to identify ways to do things more efficiently. You’re into working with data, and new and emerging technologies.
• You’re good at writing, whether it’s a project update, an insights reports, a briefing or recommendations piece you can create a clear structure that helps readers ‘get the point’.
• You value accuracy, and quality, and can structure your thoughts and the points you are seeking to make.
• You are comfortable working with, and manipulating, large data sets.
• You're good with numbers and have excellent analytical skills. You know how to marry data and insight with messaging and narrative, and how to use research to tell a story.

The extras

• For full time roles: 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). If you’re coming to us with up to 33 days annual leave, we’ll match it.
• 2 Capacity bank holidays per annum.
• Flexible working (including majority working from home).
• Free eye-tests, vouchers for glasses.
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme, matched up to6%.
• Funded health support including counselling, physiotherapy etc.
• Holiday buy-back scheme (up to 5 per annum).
• Team days and socials. Free lunches (yes there is such a thing).
• A great team to work with (but we would say that).

For further information please visit our portal via the apply button, where you can download our job pack and apply!

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 23rd March 2025

Diversity Statement

At Capacity, we believe that public services should be people-centred, inclusive and accessible to everyone and our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) is at the heart of this. To uphold these values, we only accept applications through our application portal. This allows us to provide a standardised process where candidates are evaluated on merit. We have implemented measures to remove unconscious bias from our process while maintaining accessibility by continuing to support a range of application formats. We are committed to continuously improving this process and welcome any feedback.

Remote – Regular travel to the Capacity office in Liverpool, Local Trust office in London, and 3ni work in the north east, as well as client offices across the country and other sites as needed. Out of hours travel and stays away from home are therefore a feature of the role.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 23rd March 2025

In this role, you’ll be shaping the future of 3ni by driving forward core components of our programme. Your main focus as Senior Practice and Delivery Manager will be leading the development and delivery of our brand new consultancy offer.

3ni is a new social value partnership, bringing together policy and practice to transform neighbourhoods across the country. At 3ni, we believe that community regeneration starts from the ground up. Through research, policy and events, the national network for neighbourhood improvement, is sharing and shaping the best and next practices and helping disadvantaged communities rebuild. 

The Role

The to-do lists you write and the skill sets you engage will vary. One day you might be scoping and delivering 3ni’sresearch programme, the next devising plans for growing our membership and the next working closely with our Operations Director to develop, refine and execute our business plan. You’ll also play a key role in iterating our innovative diagnostic tool Discovery, using cutting-edge data to support us to engage our key audiences. You’ll not only help us to get new partners on board, but also play a key role further engaging our existing ones, making sure they stay connected to the work we do. You’ll build strong and trusting relationships that enable us to deliver our consultancy work, securing credibility, influence and impact for our work responding to challenges facing some of our most disadvantaged communities.

What we need

You’ll be as happy in the world of policy and strategy as you are in the day to day reality of practice and delivery and can see the big picture as well as having an attention to detail and the highest of standards when it comes to producing content.

• You’ll be dealing with numbers and often complex data, and are as comfortable being immersed in spreadsheets to put together the budget and costs for a project as you are checking the interdependencies whilst putting together a GANTT chart and project management plan.
• You are a proficient and accomplished communicator. You’re as at home with the written word as you are talking through the key points of a presentation.
• You are an experienced, entrepreneurial and proactive thinker, designer and doer, who can bring creativity, critical thinking and business development skills to the role as we work together in a small 3ni team, as part the wider Capacity organisation, and with the broader ecosystem of partners.
• You’re great at mastering a brief. You’re happy wading through research reports and datasets, and are able to use your brilliant analytical skills to get to the heart of the matter and obtain the key insights and information relevant to our work.

See our job pack for a full details.

The extras

• For full time roles: 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). If you’re coming to us with up to 33 days annual leave, we’ll match it.
•  2 Capacity bank holidays per annum.
• Flexible working (including majority working from home).
• Free eye-tests, vouchers for glasses.
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme, matched up to 6%.
• Funded health support including counselling, physiotherapy etc.
• Holiday buy-back scheme (up to 5 per annum).
• Team days and socials. Free lunches (yes there is such a thing).
• A great team to work with (but we would say that).

For further information please visit our portal via the apply button, where you can download our job pack and apply!

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 23rd March 2025

Diversity Statement

At Capacity, we believe that public services should be people-centred, inclusive and accessible to everyone and our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) is at the heart of this. To uphold these values, we only accept applications through our application portal. This allows us to provide a standardised process where candidates are evaluated on merit. We have implemented measures to remove unconscious bias from our process while maintaining accessibility by continuing to support a range of application formats. We are committed to continuously improving this process and welcome any feedback.