Monitoring Jobs

The Director of Grants and Impact will lead the strategy, execution and impact of Suffolk Community Foundation’s grant making programmes and manage the grants team. The Director will ensure that the Foundation captures and responds to the evolving voice of the VCFSE sector and connects with a diverse audience of organisations and communities.

With your understanding of the sector and communities in Suffolk and as an ambassador for the Foundation, you will develop crucial relationships with stakeholders including but not limited to the voluntary, community and faith sector, public agencies and grant making trusts and foundations.

Working with the Chief Executive you will help to position the Foundation as a trusted grant making partner and effective funder, attracting new income and delivering effective grant programmes.

This is an important time for the Foundation as we respond to the increasing need in the sector, with a plan to maximise our impact by creating themed funds and by adopting a coproduction approach to our grant programmes.

Please see the recruitment pack on the website for more information. 

Highway House is a charity that has been providing all year round shelter and support services to the homeless for the past 15 years. Our work with the homeless has evolved an adapted from 2009 to date to offer the support most needed at any given time. Highway House received the Faith Recognition Award for providing specialist services by Her Majesty’s Lieutenant at the Royal College of Medicine in November 2017. We have received the best shelter of the year award 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 by the London Prestige Awards.

Summary of role

This post is responsible for ensuring that guests who attend Highway House are in the first instance made welcome. The primary role will be to engage those guests that attend the day centre and guests that are resident in the shelter’s accommodation in developing a pathway of support for them and help them move to the maximum independence they are capable of.  Providing baseline and continuing monitoring of their progress will be required, as will working closely with the project manager.

Job Description

· Be responsible for receiving guests 2 days a week at the day centre

· Initial recording of guests details in database system

· Work with guests to identify their needs

· Research and engage appropriate support for guests

· Develop links with health and welfare agencies to benefit guests

· Support the physical and mental wellbeing of guests

· Visit guests placed in the shelter’s accommodation 1 day a week  (4 hours) to do support work with guests.

· Supervise and inspect state of property and run room checks on weekly visit to the shelter’s accommodation.

• Ensure effective collection of monitoring information, consultation and feedback
• Report regularly to the project manager as and when required board of trustees upon the progress of the project against stated outcomes
• Agree with Manager any actions regarding outcomes
• Ensure all safeguarding issues are dealt with effectively as detailed within our policy

· Work with, support, and build the understanding of volunteers

· Training volunteers in support work

· Agree and maintain work plans with Project Manager

· Work with project Manager to engage partners and develop new opportunities

· Contribute to review of activities so they are based upon need

· Ensure the information is processed in database system to provide monitoring and evaluation reports

· Any other duties deemed necessary

We are looking for a proactive and driven Investment Associate with strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and excellent communication skills to join our dynamic Finance & Investments team managing over £200m in assets and in partnership with our Donor Advised Fund and Philanthropy Fund Teams. 

Our clients increasingly aspire for donor advised funds to be used for impact, utilising both grant-making and investment as tools within their philanthropic toolkit. Your expertise is needed to help support our client facing teams serve these client needs.

As our charitable funds increase, you will monitor, actively manage and report on the ongoing allocation of Stewardship’s assets and review returns, risk and monitor the performance of our investments. We want to be responsible stewards of our resources and have ambitions to achieve our mission through how we invest and engage responsibly.

As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:

· Active membership of local church congregation.

An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.

ISEAL is looking for an experienced MEL professional to build and deliver its organisational M&E function, work closely with other areas of the organisation on MEL related activities, and convene a community of practice on MEL.

This new role will lead on a range of MEL related activities, from supporting the upcoming ISEAL strategic plan development and putting in place appropriate systems to monitor progress, to ensuring the organisation is making best use of available data to draw out learning and to measure results. Working closely with internal leads across a range of workstreams, the role will support in designing programme evaluations and outcome monitoring tools and processes.  With colleagues from relevant focus areas, the MEL Manager will co-deliver learning at ISEAL.

Another important component of this role (roughly 30-40%) will be working with ISEAL’s Membership and Credibility team to support member organisations in implementing the ISEAL Code and ISEAL membership requirements related to MEL.  The MEL Manager will be the content lead for ISEAL’s training events on M&E topics and will co-lead the M&E Community of Practice, a peer learning space for ISEAL Community members.

We are looking for someone with a range of expertise in MEL across different organisations, with a strong preference for specific experience with sustainability systems or standard organisations or comparable settings. The ideal candidate will thrive on delivering effective MEL activities in a standalone role, as well as bringing the expertise and training or facilitation skills necessary to advise others and support peer learning on related topics. They will have a strongly collaborative approach and a genuine interest in sustainability systems and learning and improvement.

In return, ISEAL can offer inspiring insight into the world of sustainability initiatives and sustainability issues, a supportive multicultural organisational setting, and good opportunities to develop professionally and personally in an international NGO environment.

The key responsibilities we entrust you with

Organisational and project/programme MEL activities

• Provide MEL related input into strategic planning process and implementation for new 5-year strategy (with strategy development starting in mid-2025)
• Provide support to ISEAL’s Partnership Manager and project/programme leads in programme evaluation, development of indicators and log frames
• Ensure learning and recommendations on MEL are documented, disseminated and considered when designing new projects or programmes
• Manage the delivery and continual improvement of selected MEL activities and systems, including leading necessary data collection, management, analysis, visualization, and reporting
• Support colleagues across different teams to design and conduct surveys and programme/project evaluations, and to develop performance and outcome monitoring indicators and systems
• Work with peers and internal teams (including Membership, the Innovation Fund and Evidensia(dot).eco) to analyse and develop learning and insights to inform decision making and reporting
• Help create a culture and practice of learning at ISEAL, in liaison with the Associate Knowledge Manager

MEL expertise to support the ISEAL Community

• Co-lead ISEAL’s M&E Community of Practice, preparing and facilitating virtual and in-person workshops and creating and moderating content on the ISEAL Community Platform
• Use MEL expertise to help guide and support compliance with the ISEAL Code of Good Practice, working closely with ISEAL’s Membership and Credibility team
• Act as programme officer for selected Innovation Fund grants related to MEL and the measurement of outcomes and results, supporting grant recipients with expertise and connections and helping to extract key learnings
• Develop content for and deliver training events on good practice in MEL as part of ISEAL’s training and services portfolio
• Contribute MEL and outcomes measurement expertise to collaborative projects managed by Impacts and Innovations team, supporting sustainability systems to respond to changing market and legislative expectations

Experience, Knowledge and Attributes

• Range of experience in MEL roles, ideally including experience in a sustainability system, or in a not-for profit, professional or compliance-based membership organisation
• Prior experience with donor funded projects and programmes, including MEL frameworks and development and implementation of log frames
• Demonstrated ability in a wide range of MEL related activities including theory of change, survey design, MEL and research methodologies, and the development of indicators and related data monitoring systems
• Strong quantitative data collection, management and analysis skills, including the ability to present visual insights using tools such as Excel and Power BI
• Ability to work independently, while building strong relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders
• Collegial and able to thrive in a dynamic work environment while supporting senior colleagues and peers and building momentum and support for MEL activities
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including ability to present technical information to a non-technical audience
• Understanding of what sustainability systems are and how they help deliver change on sustainability issues
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Confidence in using the IT systems, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, etc), use of databases (e.g. Salesforce), productivity and collaboration tools (e.g. Monday com), proficiency in MS Office
• Desire to contribute to a more sustainable world

Additionally desirable

• Experience in an ISEAL member system, or similar sustainability standards organisation
• Knowledge of the ISEAL Code of Good Practice or its predecessor (ISEAL Impacts Code)
• Experience designing and setting up data management systems
• Good working knowledge of emerging trends in MEL and in sustainability reporting and disclosure

About ISEAL

ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website. 

ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive

Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Effective Working and Creativity.

These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions.

The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities.

We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.

We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model with a minimum of 4 days per month in the London office as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.

Other relevant information

Term: This is a permanent contract

Salary: £52,000-58,000 p.a. depending on experience (full time, 37.5 hours per week)

Location: London is the preferred location. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK. An ability and willingness to work in a hybrid work environment is required. Applications for other locations may be considered for exceptional candidates (Netherlands, Belgium)

International travel: The post holder may be required to undertake occasional international travel

Ideal start date: asap

How to apply

Specific enquiries about this role and the application process can be sent to the recruitment(at)isealalliance(dot)org.

Deadline for applications is 6 January 2025

Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Interview process

Please see below the planned interview process (please note that we will endeavor to keep to this schedule, but some dates may be subject to change)

First interviews (Teams): 9-14 January 2025

Pre-interview timed exercises (between 60 – 90 minutes from home): 15-19 January 2025

Panel interviews (in person or Teams) w/c 20 January 2025

Final interview: w/c 3 February 2025

Accessibility

If candidates require additional time or other considerations for the interview process, we are committed to accommodating any reasonable requests.

Please note that ISEAL will cover travel expenses for in person interviews for UK based candidates travelling from outside of Greater London. ISEAL also covers caring expenses for candidates who are carers and need to arrange of cover for the duration of the interview/exercises

Reporting to: CEO
Key relationships: Grants Manager, Grants Officer, Grants Administrator and Communications Officer
Location: The Rufford Foundation Office, Central London. Staff must work a minimum of 2 days per week from the office. There may be occasional travel overseas.
Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, attractive employer contribution-only pension, private medical insurance cover, excellent working environment.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

About The Rufford Foundation

The Rufford Foundation is a grant-making charity that provides funding for nature conservation programmes and projects.

The flagship Rufford Small Grants Programme awards funding to individuals working in developing countries who are starting on the ladder of conservation research and establishing pilot programmes. Since its inception in 1999, the Rufford Small Grants Programme has given over £37 million through more than 6,100 grants to projects in over 150 countries. The programme identifies scientists and practitioners at the early stages of their careers and provides targeted support to enable them to achieve their goal of making a difference in terms of conservation. A searchable database of Rufford Small Grants projects can be found on our website.

In 2023, we started to pilot our Organisational Grants funding stream to provide core, multi-year funding to small local NGOs to help them strengthen their financial and institutional capacity to ensure long-term viability.

This is an exciting time to join The Rufford Foundation, as the postholder will play an essential role in encouraging grantees to apply for further funding. This new role will sit within the conservation team to coordinate the delivery and oversight of Rufford Small Grants.

Rufford Small Grants are renowned for being an important milestone in the careers of conservationists and researchers who may have limited experience in designing and delivering projects. We are very aware that unforeseen issues may arise and are considerate towards requests for project changes. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer will review all project updates and reports to track project changes and to monitor project delivery against proposed plans.

The Rufford Foundation is involved with other conservation donors and practitioners looking at the evidence of conservation effectiveness and supporting learning from success and failure. We fully understand that conservation projects may not succeed as planned and that evaluating small grant project impacts over short timescales (1-3 years) is problematic. The MEL Officer will take this into account when reviewing project progress and evaluation reports.

The ideal candidate will bring previous experience of reviewing (or drafting) donor reports, have excellent analytical and communications skills and be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of biodiversity conservation, ideally with some practical knowledge of conservation in countries where the foundation funds projects. Experience of coordinating work with grantees, including review of workplans, deliverables and budgets, would be highly desirable.

We are keen for the MEL Officer to use their expertise to design a MEL framework to help our grantees with their project proposals, and The Rufford Foundation to evaluate the impact of work across the Rufford Small Grant and Organisational Grant portfolios. The MEL Officer may also support grantees with their own project evaluations.

Principal Responsibilities

Rufford Small Grants

• Review narrative and financial reports for Rufford Small Grant projects, including comparative analysis of results versus original proposals.
• Draft brief summaries of the results of each project, highlighting project changes and outcomes, sharing these with colleagues in writing and at team meetings.
• Compile key achievements delivered through Rufford Small Grant projects.
• Make recommendations for Rufford staff to follow-up with grantees about further Rufford Small Grant funding.
• Work with colleagues to develop reporting guidelines and update our reporting templates.
• Support grantees with understanding and meeting Rufford reporting requirements – this might be done through online or in-person meetings with individuals or groups.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of grant-related activities specifically related to the review of Rufford Small Grant project reports.
• Using background material drafted as part of a recent consultancy, to develop high-level indicators for conservation and capacity building, lead in formalising an evaluation framework for The Rufford Foundation across all grant-making.
• Develop a systematic process to monitor the careers of previous grantees to measure the impact of our funding.
• Produce graphs, tables and short reports on Rufford Small Grants on a regular basis.

General

• Support with monitoring and evaluation of Organisational Grants including review of annual reports and gauging progress against annual plans.
• Cultivate strong relationships with colleagues, grantees and external contacts.
• Explore opportunities for grantees to draft pieces to promote their work through Rufford communications channels.
• Provide administrative support on grant-making processes as required.
• Represent The Rufford Foundation at events in the UK (online and in-person) and overseas to promote Rufford Small Grants to relevant audiences and ensure the foundation is well connected with conservation and donor communities.
• Ad hoc work in support of the Grants Manager and CEO.
• This job description is not exhaustive, and the role may evolve.

Person specification

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience of working within an environmental or biodiversity conservation NGO.
• Grant-making or project reporting, ideally within the conservation sector.
• Reviewing donor reports for conservation projects, including drafting feedback for grantees to address queries raised.
• Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluating conservation projects.
• Candidates will ideally have completed an MSc in an environmental/conservation- related discipline.
• Demonstrable understanding of planning and delivering field-based conservation projects, preferably within countries where Rufford funds projects, would be advantageous.

Skills and abilities

Essential:

• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, grantees and collaborators.
• Interest in connecting with other conservation donors and others working in conservation and capacity building.
• IT literate with experience of using online application and review systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good research, analytical, and administrative skills.
• Able to manage a consistently busy workload.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines.
• Good team player who enjoys working within a small, friendly team.
• Capable of working under their own initiative.
• The job holder may be requested to travel overseas as part of their work.
• Must have the right to work in the UK on a full-time basis.

Desirable:

• Ability to communicate in a second language, e.g., French, Spanish or another language.

We regret that we are unable to consider applications from those who have a time-limit on their visas. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship.

Voluntary Action Harrow is looking for a Grant Monitoring and Evaluation Manager. This role involves developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks for both internally and externally managed programmes. Responsibilities include managing data collection, building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and contributing to training and capacity-building initiatives within the team.

Responsibilities

• To create monitoring and evaluation frameworks for internally and externally managed programmes

• To receive monitoring information from funded organisations and create reports/presentations as needed

• To set up processes for VCS organisations to feed in issues they or their clients are facing

• Offer tailored training, one-on-one guidance, and practical data-gathering tools to support VCS organisations in completing monitoring and evaluation. This approach empowers participants, enhancing their confidence, knowledge, and expertise to conduct impactful evaluations.

• To manage the Harrow Giving grants customer relationship management (CRM) (Salesforce)

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including residents, voluntary, community and faith sector organisations, social enterprises, local NHS services, and statutory sector partners.

• Support other staff and volunteers in delivering training if and as required.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of internal training when required.

• Maintain and update records on our database.

Skills, Competencies and Behaviours

• Skilled in recognising and addressing inequalities

• Proficient in monitoring and evaluation.

• Strong communication skills with clients, colleagues, and agencies from diverse backgrounds.

• Experienced in working collaboratively within multi-professional and multi-agency settings.

• Capable of maintaining accurate records and documentation.

• Effective time and diary management skills.

• Competent in navigating complex local community relationships and politics.

• Able to liaise effectively with colleagues, ensuring clear communication and information sharing.

• Experienced in supporting and empowering staff and volunteers.

• Experienced in using databases (our system is Salesforce) 

• Strong ICT skills (Including Teams and Zoom), with adaptability to new systems and tools.

Listening, Verbal, Written and Presentation Communication Skills

• Mentoring skills, ensuring that participants have understood

• Able to communicate well with clients, colleagues and other agencies

• Able to work in partnership in multi-professional and multi-agency settings

• Able to keep accurate records

• Able to effectively manage your time and diary

• Ability to negotiate complex local community relationships and politics

• Effectively liaising with colleagues and ensuring others are kept informed

• Supporting and empowering staff and volunteers

• Strong ICT skills, including adaptability to new systems and tools

Grade: Grade 3

Position type: Full time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Responsible to: Impact & Accountability Lead

Direct reports: None

Location: Truro, Cornwall (hybrid – mixture of office and home working). Remote working (UK only) will be considered (with regular travel to Truro approx. 4x per year).

Travel: Work away from home, this may be UK or overseas training or an in-country deployment. You may be required to deploy for up to 50% of your time in any calendar year.

Role purpose

The MEAL Coordinator will travel with the emergency response team to deliver emergency shelter responses, to enhance programme quality and embed a culture of organisational learning and accountability. Sitting within the Programme Quality team, the MEAL Coordinator will play a significant role to strengthen participant voice and accountability, enable data driven decision making and help to identify best practice and innovative shelter solutions allowing people to recover and rebuild their lives.

The MEAL Coordinator will lead/support key processes that enhance programme/project delivery. They will liaise with programme managers/emergency coordinators and partner organisations to provide technical support and ensure that programmes/projects adhere to agreed processes, namely needs assessments, log frame development (with clear outcomes/outputs and SMART indicators), robust and transparent community feedback mechanisms and the development of the MEAL plan. They will also be expected to provide technical input on data collection exercises (both quantitative and qualitative) data analysis for routine monitoring exercises as well as designing/coordinating review /evaluation processes. 

The MEAL Coordinator will play an important role in promoting organisational learning and embedding a culture of reflection, analysis, and learning. Working together with Programme Managers & Emergency field coordinators, they will ensure learning frameworks are in place so that lessons are learned (both positive and negative) are captured, responded to, and shared with peers. They will work closely with the Programme Delivery Team and Technical Specialists to identify and/or support the establishment of Action Research projects that will contribute to improvements and innovations within the shelter sector. 

There is significant travel with this role (up to 50% FTE), and the post holder must be prepared to travel at short notice for up to two months at a time. The MEAL Coordinators may also be asked to contribute to the development of organisational policy papers on mainstreaming or technical areas such as cash programming.

This role will be joining a fast-paced organisation realigning itself for further growth in the face of mounting humanitarian needs. We look forward to welcoming candidates who share our passion and teamwork to achieve this.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

The MEAL coordinator is a core member of the project team and will work closely with the project lead to ensure project quality and accountability. They will lead processes or liaise with partners (depending on implementation model) to ensure ShelterBox standards are adhered to.  Specifically, they will:

Project Support  70% FTE

· Advise/Carry out needs assessments to inform project design

· Facilitate technical MEAL component of Organizational Capacity Assessments and support with the development of capacity strengthening plans for potential partners

· As relevant, support the delivery of Capacity Building Action Plans, through the development of appropriate resources/ providing in-person and remote training /mentoring on MEAL concepts and practice.  This will also involve reviewing training courses/modules, developing resources, and providing training.

· Collaborate with partners and implementing teams to, support project/log frame development with clear outcomes/outputs and SMART indicators, in line with organizational reporting requirements

· Ensure robust MEAL plans are in place, and that SADD distribution data is robust

· Ensure robust and transparent community feedback mechanisms are functioning and support safeguarding processes

· Provide technical input/Lead data collection exercises (both quantitative and qualitative)

· Liaise with partners and implementing teams to ensure the MEAL Plans are operationalized and that the data/reports provided by partners are robust, verifiable and with the appropriate degree of objectivity.

· Ensure project documentation is up to date

· Support data analysis and the facilitation of learning and reflection based on findings that result in data-led decision making

· Coordinate/Facilitate/carry out end of project evaluation processes in line with DAC criteria.

· Ensure all projects/programmes are contributing to organisational KPI reporting. Develop and populate Information Management systems as appropriate.

· Liaise with the Grant Management team to ensure that all projects MEAL systems and processes are in line with donor requirements, and support programme managers to submit quality narrative reports in a timely fashion.

Knowledge Creation and Sharing 20% FTE

· Ensure that each Project log frame, MEAL plan and Learning and Accountability Framework are up-to-date and facilitate continuous and conscious reflection and learning. 

· Utilising M&E data, evaluation findings and wider sector understanding, develop thematic discussions to strengthen understanding within ShelterBox and in relevant Communities of Practice. 

Infrastructure Development 10% FTE

· Contribute to the development of policies, SOPs and processes that strengthen project delivery and accountability.

· Ensure ShelterBox is abreast of new technological developments supporting information gathering and analysis, particularly methodologies that empower affected populations to communicate with ShelterBox and to share their insights enhancing participation.

Working Requirements

· This role will support the design and implementation of rapid response emergency project that will demand prolonged travel (up to two months) at very short notice.

· For remote workers: travel to Truro HQ for collaboration weeks 3 times a year, and additional meetings as requested.

· Comply with ShelterBox training and adhere to policies and standards and demonstrating organizational values as and where possible.

Interviews will be conducted remotely on Teams week beginning 13th January 2025. 

BVSC is all about supporting the voluntary sector, the volunteers and residents in the best way possible.  We aim to unlock the potential of all voluntary organisations, from the grassroots small groups to the well establised larger charities. 

We’re looking for a talented and experienced person to lead our mission to innovate, expand and enhance our services. Your leadership will support our commitment to build the capacity of local charitable organisations by providing, and supporting your team to provide, targeted support to increase sustainability of organisations, with a specific focus on Children and Young People. You will also lead on our vision of making volunteering more accessible, driving forward an innovative volunteering strategy for Bexley.  If you can apply the skills of leadership, strategy, monitoring, evaluation and financial oversight – we’d love to hear from you!

The role includes directly supporting a caseload of clients alongside supervising day to day advice team operations. You will complete weekly and monthly reports, identifying any issues and working with colleagues to overcome them. You will play a crucial role in monitoring key performance indicators, analysing data, and facilitating communication within the team. 

The Advice Team Leader will support the Projects Manager in ensuring high quality advice and service is provided to clients and is the first point of contact for colleagues for any advice query.  

Overview of the Projects Manager – Central Asia role and the team

The Projects Manager – Central Asia will join the projects team and interface with new and existing project partners in areas where the Church is persecuted and/or suffering. This role is responsible for identifying, evaluating and overseeing projects in Central Asia that align with Barnabas Aid’s mission and objectives. It involves managing the entire project lifecycle, from proposal evaluation and grant administrant to monitoring and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent organisational skills, and a passion for making a difference in the lives of suffering Christians through effective grant management.

Overview of the Projects Manager – South Asia role and the team

The Projects Manager – South Asia will join the projects team and interface with new and existing project partners in areas where the Church is persecuted and/or suffering. This role is responsible for identifying, evaluating and overseeing projects in South Asia that align with Barnabas Aid’s mission and objectives. It involves managing the entire project lifecycle, from proposal evaluation and grant administration to monitoring and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent organisational skills, and a passion for making a difference in the lives of suffering Christians through effective grant management.

The Kent MS Therapy Centre is seeking an experienced Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser to join our vibrant and successful Fundraising Team. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for generating income from trusts and foundations at KMSTC. You will take over the current trusts and foundations caseload, including repeat applications, report writing and maintaining relationships. You will identify and actively pursue new grants available as well as develop and maintain relationships with major funders. Your work will ensure that that we can provide excellent therapies and support to people living with MS and other neurological conditions at our purpose- built therapy Centre.

Alongside raising funds, you will be part of the team responsible for growing our Monitoring and Evaluation framework which helps to develop, monitor and assess the impact of the Centre’s services. You will also be responsible for maintaining and updating trust and foundation records on Beacon, our fundraising database.

You will be expected to develop ideas and opportunities, as well as growing relationships with prospective, past and current supporting organisations. You will be instrumental in engaging and growing our supporter base to ensure that our charity is more sustainable and in a strong position to continue our vital role to those living with neurological conditions.

You will regularly present reports to the Management Team regarding your portfolio of active trusts and foundations as well as prospects.

You will be expected to develop an in-depth understanding of the charity and the work that it does to support those living with MS and other neurological conditions in order to write compelling applications and develop meaningful relationships with supporters.

KEY PRIORITIES:

· Research, develop and manage a portfolio of prospects and existing donors (trusts and foundations)

· Maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities to ensure a consistent flow of applications and income

· Develop relationships with new trusts and foundations that can add to and grow the portfolio of existing donors

· Maintain the stewardship of existing funders

· Gather and analyse relevant information to create compelling cases for support, backed by data that showcases the impact of our therapies

· Prepare and submit compelling and tailored grant proposals to funders

· Manage and monitor the annual plan for trusts and foundations income generation and ensure that funders’ terms and conditions are met

· Write and submit interim and annual reports for funders as required 

· Ensure accurate and timely processing, recording and thanking donors when grants are received

· Manage and update trust and foundation records on Beacon, the fundraising database

· Work with the team to grow the Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the Centre

· Collaborate with key stakeholders in the development, roll-out and evaluation of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework

· Provide regular financial reports to the Management Team as well as the Board of Trustees when requested

· Keep accurate and up-to-date records of restricted and unrestricted fund balances on a monthly basis, and provide corresponding reports for the Management Team

· Contribute to the charity’s quarterly member newsletter

· Keep abreast of fundraising sector best practice and regulations

· Support general activities within the Kent MS Therapy Centre in Canterbury in line with organisational requirements

Are you a highly organised leader with excellent facilitation skills who is passionate about the transformative power of the Arts, building community and helping people grow and develop in their therapeutic arts skills? 

As Talitha Arts’ Therapeutic Arts Programme Manager, you will be responsible for managing Talitha Arts’ programmes, partnerships and practitioners, working with a wide range of stakeholders. You will come from an arts, management or therapeutic arts background (in any field) and have experience developing programming, managing people/volunteers, and growing partnerships.You will be committed to growth and development and passionate about the power of the creative arts to bring healing, restoration and transformation. You will have experience and a heart for working with vulnerable people, devising and developing creative arts workshops and training sessions, and will be willing to work flexibly with therapeutic intent but outside a clinical framework.

This position is home-based with regular travel within London for workshop, training and meetings (travel costs will be reimbursed). Working hours are flexible throughout the week and can be either part time or full time depending on the candidate (maximum of 30hrs per week).Talitha Arts also provides learning and development opportunities, travel for work within London and 3 extra days at Christmas.

Who are We?

Talitha Arts is creative arts charity that delivers creative arts workshops that benefit the mental health and wellbeing of those who have experienced trauma (through trafficking, living with dementia, domestic and sexual abuse, homelessness) and/or are living with mental health problems, addiction or disability. We are a small team comprising our Artistic Director (Executive), Fundraiser and Therapeutic Consultant. You will be managing 15 self-employed practitioners who work on a freelance basis.

At Talitha Arts, creativity is at the heart of everything we do, and therefore we are seeking someone who shares our belief in the transformative power of the creative arts and can reflect our creative and relational ethos in their approach to managing our programmes, practitioners, and partners. As we are a small charity, you may be asked to perform duties to support fundraising and other initiatives. 

Equal Opportunities

At Talitha we are committed to creating and supporting an inclusive environment and

to celebrate diversity and the value of different backgrounds and experiences. We

encourage applications from all backgrounds - we are particularly interested in

welcoming global majority candidates, those with disabilities and LGBTQI+ candidates.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation's core values and

the work we do.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Managing and developing all aspect of Talitha Art’s therapeutic arts workshop programming 

• Overseeing all programming, coordinating teams and managing Practitioner Coordinators

• Overseeing the planning and evaluation process of all programmes, including liaising with partners, monitoring and reporting

• Advising on creative and therapeutic processes

• Helping to create and develop new programme strategies in collaboration with the Artistic Director to ensure best practice

• Working closely with Talitha staff and practitioners to ensure programmes are well-managed and run to budget

• Overseeing and managing the content of sessions and monitoring therapeutic intent

• Working alongside Therapeutic Consultant to ensure that programmes are trauma-informed and therapeutic in intent 

• Act as Deputy Safeguarding Adult and Child Lead for Talitha Arts 

• Maintaining all databases and updates (in google workspace)

• Committed to ongoing learning and development, including exploring expressive arts therapies and researching beneficiary groups

• Delivering workshops alongside a team of practitioners as and when is necessary

2. Managing Talitha Art’s partnerships with organisations, care homes and community settings to develop ongoing collaborative programmes

• Building on existing partner relationships; and seeking and developing new partner relationships

• Partnering with various organisations to schedule and manage Talitha’s programmes

• Developing project proposals and pitch to new potential partners

• Collaborating with partners on project management of programmes including planning scheduling, coordinating publicity, and follow up with partners (liaising with AD)

3. Managing Talitha Arts Practitioners

• Developing, devising and delivering Talitha Art’s ongoing practitioner training and development and induction training for new practitioners (alongside AD)

• Helping to devise an effective approach to ensure practitioner retention and best practice (alongside AD)

• Coordinating programmes to fit availability of practitioners in accordance with their suitability for the client groups

• Working alongside AD to recruit practitioners (including DBS and references checks), liaise with them during the process, and assess suitability and progress of trainees 

• Delegating tasks to Programme Coordinators and working closely with them to have oversight of programmes they are responsible for

•  Organising and planning regular check ins and ongoing learning and development sessions and opportunities (alongside AD)

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The Youth Endowment Fund 

Senior Evaluation Manager - Full time  

Reports to: Head of Evaluation 

Salary: £50,600 

Contract: 1-year fixed term - potential to extend 

Location: Central London, Hybrid* 

Application closing: 5pm, Friday 3 January 2025 

We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. 

The Senior Evaluation Manager will play a key role in supporting the Head of Evaluation to lead elements of evaluation work. The post holder will also lead a team of Evaluation Managers, ensuring they have the support to deliver a portfolio of evaluation projects.  

The Senior Evaluation Manager will play a key role in supporting the Head of Evaluation and Assistant Director of Evaluation to lead elements of evaluation work. The postholder’s responsibilities will include:  

• Develop and implement processes to assess the quality of evidence in funding applications and provide recommendations to the Grants and Evaluation Committee. 

• Lead the delivery of YEF’s evaluation work, designing, commissioning and managing complex and large-scale evaluations. 

• Be responsible for the ongoing development of YEF’s commissioning guidance. 

• Supervise and project manage the team’s evaluation work, providing quality assurance and monitoring of progress against project plans and project budgets. 

About you: 

• You’re an excellent communicator. You can produce technical documents that accurately report methodological and statistical information.

• You have strong knowledge, experience and technical expertise in evaluation methodologies. 

• You have strong relationship management skills. You’re comfortable working with a wide range of people, including senior academics and other research experts, children and their families, practitioners, and policy makers.