Programmes Manager Jobs

About the Role

The primary focus of the Grants Officer is to support schools and youth organisations to operate the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme effectively and to promote, grow and deliver this and other Jack Petchey Foundation (JPF) grant programmes across London and Essex. Although the geographical remit of each Grants officer can change on occasion, it is anticipated that this role will be responsible for the London Boroughs across North West and South West London, plus uniform youth groups who deliver their activities cross-borough.

The Achievement Award scheme is JPF’s flagship programme, with almost 2000 schemes in over 1400 schools, colleges and youth organisations across London and Essex. Through the programme, we invest millions of pounds each year to support young people and youth work. This is an amazing chance for you to have a big impact.

The Achievement Award Scheme enables schools, colleges and youth organisations to recognise, reward and celebrate young people’s achievements. At JPF we are passionate about encouraging young people to raise their aspirations, believe in themselves and make a positive contribution to society. Achievement Awards are designed to recognise a wide range of achievement, not just those achieving academically, but are also aimed at young people who are ‘doing their best’ or demonstrating leadership skills, resilience and determination.

The post holder will manage delivery of the scheme and associated small grants in an assigned area of London. They will be responsible for maintaining and developing positive relationships with schools and youth organisations. The role will involve significant travel to visit schools and youth organisations, as well as outreach and community engagement work to identify and support new groups to apply to join our scheme. This work will also require evenings and occasional weekend work, especially to support our Achievement Award celebration events.

The successful candidate would therefore be someone who has flexibility to travel, work out-of-office hours, enjoys building relationships and public speaking, as well as navigating a busy grants and assessment caseload (desk-based processing, telephone calls/emails, and regular use of a database). It could be a great role for someone living in North West or South West London.

JPF is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented in our team.

The primary responsibilities of the work will be:

 To promote and strengthen the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme and associated programmes (Leader Award Grants, Educational Visits, Environmental Awards and Partnership Programmes) in schools and youth organisations

 To support schools and youth organisations to administer the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme to a high standard and maximise the positive impact it has on young people.

 To ensure that schools and youth organisations maximise their use of the small programmes and partnership programmes associated with the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme.

 To ensure that accurate data is recorded on all JPF systems.

 To support programme growth, impact and reach by building stakeholder relationships in your assigned local area.

 To assess new applications and monitor the impact of the Achievement Award Grants we make in your assigned local area.

 To work with your colleagues in the Grants Team to deliver excellent grant making and relationships with Jack Petchey Foundation beneficiaries.

About You

This is an exciting time to join us as we grow our work as a Foundation. You will have an opportunity to use and develop a wide range of skills in a friendly, dynamic and supportive team that is committed to growing our positive impact on young people.

The role demands a wide range of skills and a high degree of autonomy, reliability and flexibility. We are seeking an efficient, highly organised team member with excellent database and communication skills and a passion for our work. You will need to be able to manage your own workload within agreed targets and maintain a programme of planned visits, while creating new development opportunities.

You will possess an excellent eye for detail, strong administration and database skills and the ability to communicate confidently and present a positive external profile for the charity. This is a busy and satisfying role, with each Grants Officer leading relationships with between 350-400 organisations. You will be someone with great organisational skills and the ability to deal efficiently with regular grant applications, and with busy grant reporting periods twice a year.

Evening and weekend work is a requirement to meet the demands of this role, which on occasion can require up to 2-3 out of hours events in one week, depending on the event schedule. These are seasonal events, primarily during term-time and time off in lieu will be granted for additional hours worked.

This is a perfect time to join the Foundation with a new organisational strategy to deliver – we are exploring how to streamline our processes, improve our support to our grantees, and review our grant-making criteria and guidance. This is your chance to make your mark within a motivated and ambitious team and help us to reach even more young people with our funding.

Main Areas of Responsibilities

The Grants Officer will support schools and youth organisations to operate the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme. 

The primary duties are:

1 To develop, manage and promote the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme and other JPF opportunities.

1.1. Identify schools and youth organisations not currently running the scheme and proactively promote the Achievement Award (AA) scheme to them, following up as required.

1.2 Receive, assess and process all grant applications to join the AA scheme, in accordance with JPF policies and procedures.

1.3 Attend, participate and assist with delivery of Achievement Award celebration events (usually evenings with some weekends), including making a speech to congratulate the young people.

2 Quality Assurance for the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme

2.1 Develop relationships with and support schools, alternative provision, and youth organisations on the Jack Petchey Achievement Award (AA) scheme to operate the scheme to the highest possible standard.

2.2 Provide timely support to such organisations to enable them to run the AA scheme effectively.

2.3 Implement a strategic approach to conducting face-to-face and digital assessment and monitoring visits to schools and youth organisations in your area on the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme, to ensure that JPF funding is well spent and to identify opportunities to improve delivery.

2.4 Organise and deliver digital and in-person training and/or sessions to support schools and youth organisations to operate the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme effectively.

3 Administer the Jack Petchey Foundation grant making process

3.1 Ensure accurate records are kept on the Foundation’s database (Salesforce), including up-to-date contact details and records of communication with groups in receipt of or applying for grants.

3.2 Approve/authorise payment of AA grants and related programmes in accordance with JPF policies.

3.3 Ensure appropriate grant reporting by schools and youth organisations and negotiate the return of funds where a grant has not been used in accordance with conditions.

3.4 Proactively manage risk, being alert to potential fraud.

3.5 Ensure that clubs and groups receive all necessary materials to operate the Achievement Award scheme effectively.

3.6 Assess and approve Leader Award Grant, Educational Visit Grant and Environmental Grant applications in accordance with JPF policy.

3.7 Assess applications for Leader Award Grants, Educational Visit Grants and Environmental Award Grants in accordance with JPF policy, with recommendations put forward to Grants Manager and Head of Grants team.

3.8 Provide regular updates on your work and Grants Officer patch to the Head of Grants team as required.

4 To promote the wider work of the Jack Petchey Foundation to schools and youth groups 

 4.1 Identify case studies and other stories and material that can be used for JPF communications, supporting communications team colleagues to raise awareness of our opportunities and impact.

4.2 Represent JPF at digital and physical events, local networks, funders’ fairs, and community or young people’s forums to help promote JPF’s small grant programmes and other opportunities.

4.3 Support and promote JPF’s partnership programmes to organisations on the Achievement Award Scheme, for example the Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge, Step into Dance, Panathlon and First Give.

4.4 Assist with digital and face-to-face monitoring and reporting in relation to groups that have received a JPF Project Grant or other JPF funding. To promote the wider work of the Jack Petchey Foundation to schools and youth groups

5 Other Responsibilities

5.1 Actively contribute to Grants Team and JPF Team meetings.

5.2 Take a lead on specific projects as agreed with Head of Grants Team.

5.3 Contribute to the assessment of other small grant programmes as requested by the Head of Grants Team.

5.4 Provide telephone/email support and advice about JPF funding streams to existing grantees or potential applicants.

5.5 Work at all times within the policies, procedures and values of the Jack Petchey Foundation, in particular safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection and consent policies.

Please note these are the normal duties which the charity requires from the position. However, it is necessary for all staff to be flexible and all employees will be required from time to time to perform other duties as may be required by JPF.

The post holder will work as part of the wider team from the Jack Petchey Foundation headquarters in Canary Wharf with some home working possible within the framework of the JPF Hybrid Working Policy. You will be required to travel to attend visits, events and meetings, including at weekends and in the evenings. Some travel across London more widely may be required on occasion to support uniform youth groups in your portfolio who deliver their duties cross-borough around your assigned areas. 

Associate Director for Safeguarding (0.8 FTE)
£51,368 pa plus excellent benefits (£64,210 FTE)
London WC1 and home-based
28 hours per week

The Associate Director for Safeguarding is an integral role in which you will work collaboratively with the Executive Director for People and Culture and other colleagues across the College to develop our organisational safeguarding strategy and action plan, to promote a culture in which the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk is at the core of our delivery of services in both our domestic and global programmes.

As Associate Director for Safeguarding, you will play an active role to ensure that our safeguarding processes, reporting mechanisms, points of escalation and learning programme for College staff are of the highest quality.

Reporting to the Executive Director for People and Culture, you will work key individuals to design and deliver a programme of continuing professional development around safeguarding processes and delivery. You will provide support and appropriate challenge where required at all levels of the College, ensuring robust reporting procedures are in place for managing safeguarding concerns for both direct and indirect delivered activities.

You will also work with external agencies, support organisations and referral pathways to establish effective working relationships, ensuring external knowledge provides continual challenge to the internal delivery of safeguarding and takes into account wider best practice.

With a good standard of education, perhaps with a social work or related qualification, you should have significant current experience of delivering safeguarding services in a range of settings and across diverse communities. You should also have experience of implementing change within safeguarding settings. You will be values driven, a good team player, with effective influencing and persuading skills, demonstrating an empathic approach regarding the work and workload of others and have the ability to empower colleagues to be effective within all aspects of safeguarding practice.

You should also have an understanding of safeguarding in an in-person, digital and or online delivery environment and be flexible and open to alternative approaches to problem solving, providing suggestions and ideas for change and improvement.

Proven experience of researching and producing high quality written reports, briefings, presentations and information along with the ability to set out and discuss complex issues clearly for a range of audiences, is essential. 

This role will require a DBS check and is not exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

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

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

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

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

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment – we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.

Closing date: 5pm on Friday, 14 March 2025
Safer Recruitment Interviews: w/c 24 March 2025
Final Stage Interviews: 31 March 2025 (in person)

Are you a confident and experienced leader, with a heart for young people, passionate about equipping the church to transform society?

Join us as our next Centre Manager and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to head up our team delivering employment support in Spear Bristol.

In partnership with Christ Church Clifton, you’ll be managing the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 10,500 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

The important stuff 

Location: Bristol

Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: £30,000

Closing date: Monday 10th March, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Strategy, vision and impact [30%]

• Spearheading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, where each member plays its part, and the church is empowered to transform young lives
• Owning and managing the strategy for Spear Bristol that will help make this vision a reality
• Ensuring the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets; overseeing and reporting on impact metrics

Relationship management [25%]

• Building and managing great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
• You'll be embedded into Christ Church Clifton, and working closely with your Trust and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events

Leadership, line management and training [20%]

• Leading your team with confidence; spurring them on in your centre’s vision; investing in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
• Investing in the professional growth of your Lead Coach and Graduate Coach
• Inputting into organisational-wide training streams
• Inputting into recruitment of new team members

Driving a culture of coaching [20%]

• Driving a culture of coaching in your team
• Hands-on group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
  • Engaging in gritty conversations with your trainees; walking alongside them whatever their circumstances; inspiring them and releasing their potential
  • Managing safeguarding
• Opportunities to engage in corporate coaching

Operations [5%]

• Managing the daily operational activity of your centre, including IT, finance and health and safety

Personal Qualities we are looking for:

• An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values of Resurgo and Christ Church Clifton
• A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment of education
• Effective interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
• Strong leadership and management skills, highly self-motivated with strong initiative and the ability to translate ideas into practice
• An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure
• An awareness of the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
• Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
• Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated talent manager
• Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested

Unifrog’s mission
 

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
 

Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
 

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer (check out this video to hear more about the Unifrog platform).
 

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
 

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply.
 

Employer partnerships at Unifrog

Unifrog provides employers with a comprehensive talent attraction and development offering, with a holistic approach to our partnerships. The Employer Partnerships team brings local and international employers closer to our Unifrog schools, students and teachers. We focus on three key areas:

1. Building brand awareness
2. Increasing talent attraction and/or diversity of hires for apprenticeship opportunities
3. Supporting corporate social responsibility 

This allows employers to centralise their engagement with the future workforce via one partnership. 

This is the newest element of the Unifrog team and since starting work with employers in March 2022, we’re now partnered with over 110 organisations from across all sectors and industries to support them with their talent attraction and brand awareness. 

We’re increasing growth through providing unique tailored partnerships for employers; from partnerships that centre around a virtual course to support students in developing their skills (while increasing brand awareness), to partnering with Unifrog schools in areas of high levels of disadvantage via our school sponsorship programme, which brings outstanding careers guidance and networking opportunities with employers and universities to the students, schools and parents/carers who need it most.

The role and your key responsibilities

As Employer Partnerships Manager, your role is to grow our employer partner numbers and support our existing employer partners to get the most out of their partnership with us. A fundamental element of our work with employers is to make sure they’re adding genuine value to our student, teacher and parent community. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Make sales to employers:
  • Working with our New Business Lead and the wider Employer team, you’ll secure and conduct meetings with employers in which you’ll listen to their needs, communicate our mission to them, demonstrate our offering and seek to secure their ongoing subscription. External events and conferences are a regular part of the role where you may also be required to deliver presentations and be part of panel discussions.

• Maintain excellent relationships with existing partners and secure their subscriptions

  • You’ll onboard new partners, conduct regular check-in calls and consultatively support our employer partners to make the most of their partnership with us. It’s crucial that you maintain a sky-high resubscription rate.

• Delivering our existing services for partner employers

  • As the partnerships manager for your employers, you would be responsible for delivering on the different aspects of the partnership, including:

• Matching campaigns

  • Support your partners to identify events and opportunities they’re running that will be of interest to students using Unifrog, and work with our Employer Engagement Coordinator to add them to our system.

• Webinars, online fairs and in-person events

  • These events are another way for our partner employers to interact with our community of students and teachers. From virtual careers fairs, skill development webinars to in-person insights days, we strive for all our events to be useful, impactful and enjoyable for everyone taking part.

• Help develop new ways for our employer partners to add and receive value

  • The employer offering is continually evolving, and we’re keen to keep adding more ways in which we can add value for students and teachers using the Unifrog platform, and value to our employer partners as well. At Unifrog, we innovate quickly, and it’s everyone’s job to be creative. We want you to play your part in coming up with new services we can deliver which add value to all parties. 

What we’re looking for

• Resilient, and motivated to exceed targets

  • Our sales and resubscription targets are ambitious but achievable. You’ll need to be determined to meet and exceed them.

• Active listening

  • Our employer offering is a bespoke partnership, based on the objectives of our employer partners and how their goals align with the needs of our student and teacher audience. You’ll need to be an outstanding active listener, and be able to facilitate consultative discussions with potential and existing partners. 

• Personable, with a track record of excellent relationship management

  • At Unifrog we’re known for our excellent customer service. You’ll need to provide fantastic support for your partner employers.

• Strong communication skills

  • You’ll be in frequent communication with lots of different people, both within Unifrog and externally - this will be in person, written, over the phone and via video call. You’ll need to be an outstanding communicator, and prepared to speak on panels and present at conferences.

• Attention to detail

  • Whether it’s marketing collateral or an email to a partner organisation, it’s important you have the skills and discipline to carefully check our employer focused content and communications.

• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in

  • You need to be excited about going beyond the core responsibilities detailed above to improve what we do and make it a success.

• Data analysis

  • You will be expected to organise and interpret data to help employer partners make decisions about their partnership which will lead to securing new business and renewals. We also use Salesforce and Power BI; experience using these tools is desirable but not essential. You also need to be confident using google sheets, excel and powerpoint to create easy to understand visual representations. 

• Commercial awareness

  • We are more interested in people’s attitude and ability than their work history, but previous experience in Corporate Social Responsibility,  Emerging Talent, and/or Apprenticeships would be an advantage.

Working together

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Employer Partnerships team. You’ll work alongside several other teams at Unifrog too, including people on our marketing, data analysis, and school facing teams. You’ll be line-managed by the Head of Employer Partnerships.

Benefits

Head to our jobs page for a full list of the excellent benefits we offer our team.

• Join one of ‘the best organisations to escape to’ and help transform careers and destinations in schools. 

• Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.

• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.

• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.

Key details 

• Base salary of £37,485 plus commission and a share in a company-wide bonus (£50,000 OTE). Grade B.

• Full-time.

• Working hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm or 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 8:30am to 4:00pm, or 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.

• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).

• Work remotely or in our London office.

• Start date: as soon as possible, but no later than the 1st June 2025.

• If you require reasonable adjustments or want to discuss any details about the role before applying, please get in touch.

• We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Application process

Deadline: 10:00 AM (GMT) on Friday 14th March 2025.

Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour)

• Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below. Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process, so please be as specific as possible about your experience.

• i. With reference to the job description and your experience, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)

• ii. Identify a way that a major employer could add value to our student and teacher community, as well as a way that they could receive value from a partnership with Unifrog. How could Unifrog potentially facilitate each of these examples? (250 words)

• iii. What do you feel are the 3 most common barriers employers face when trying to engage with students? How do you think a Unifrog partnership could break these barriers down? (250 words)

Stage 2: Phone task (15 minutes)

Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour)

• Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions)

Phone interviews will be held throughout the application window. Video call interviews will be held w/c 24th March 2024.

Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.

Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
 

• Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.

• As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We want to embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.

• To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.

• To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates. 

Battersea is entering an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we embark on the first year of our new five-year strategy. With increased investment in income generation starting in 2025, we are expanding our team to drive the growth necessary to achieve our organisational goals. Our fundraising team bridges the journey of the animals in our care with the wider public, demonstrating how their contributions enable us to support every dog and cat. We now have several new roles within this team to further our mission.

We are seeking a Face to Face Fundraising Project Manager to aid the development of Battersea’s face-to-face programme across our regular giving, sponsorship and lottery products. 

The postholder will use their experience of face-to-face fundraising to analyse the existing programme and ways of working, identify improvements, contribute best practice, upskill the team and develop a long-term plan for face-to-face fundraising. 

The key objective of this role is to quickly get to grips with the current face-to-face programme and rapidly identify opportunities for improvement/uplift and operationalise any recommendations. The postholder will not be responsible for day-to-day management of face-to-face activity, volume or income targets or agency relationships.

Please note that this opportunity is for a fixed term of 3-4 months.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 2nd March 2025
Interview date(s): w/c 10th March 2025

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Events Officer

We’re seeking a pro-active and friendly individual to join an exciting Learning and Events team.

We’re looking for someone with excellent people skills to join the team in delivering a busy events programme. Events are a way of bringing the voluntary sector together to provide important information, facilitate co-production and celebrate the incredible work carried out by staff and volunteers in all corners of Wales. This opportunity is perfect for anyone looking to increase their knowledge and experience of producing engaging events to a wide range of audiences.

Welsh Language Category: Desirable

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, flexibly

Salary: £32,372* increasing to £34,308* per annum following successful completion of a six- month probationary period. The post will attract a contribution of 9% of annual salary to the approved pension scheme.

* Salary reviews are taking place for April 2025

Location: Flexible: There are office hubs in Rhyl, Aberystwyth and Cardiff that staff can utilise.

About the role

As Events Officer, you would be responsible for delivering an annual events programme, including the flagship conference gofod3 and The Welsh Charity Awards. The exciting events programme attracts hundreds of participants every year and really helps the sector to make a bigger difference.

This role will provide countless opportunities to develop leadership and communications skills whilst working within a supportive and knowledgeable team. You will get involved in all aspects of event planning from sourcing venues and liaising with speakers to producing marketing materials.

Why work here:

Benefits include 25 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays and 5 additional discretionary days, Personal Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced Sick Pay Scheme, agile working and healthcare cash plan.  

You will be working for an organisation that embraces diversity, with excellent work life balance policies, where flexible working is promoted, and the culture is to nurture staff through effective leadership and excellent team working. They are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

The organisation invests in its employees and their development. As well as being a Living Wage Employer, committed to paying staff the real living wage, they have been awarded Investors in People accreditation.

Closing date: 11 March 2025 – 10am

Interview date: 20 March 2025

Applications submitted in the medium of Welsh are welcomed and will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Croesawir ceisiadau Cymraeg ac ni fyddant yn cael eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

By April, Tandridge Voluntary Action (now known as VASE) and Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead would have become one - Voluntary Action Surrey East (VASE).

We are looking for someone to lead us forward, with passion, innovation and courage - is that you?

RiverCare & BeachCare Programme Officer (30 hours)

Salary: £23,872 p.a. pro-rata (£29,840p.a. FTE)  

Contract: Permanent

Hours:  30 hours per week

Location: Home-based with regular travel in the East of England, and occasional travel nationwide.

We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off; Extra days leave for travelling using alternatives to flying; The opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme with 8% employer pension contributions; A core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.

Keep Britain Tidy is one of the UK’s leading environmental charities. At a time when we are living in a world facing huge environmental challenges, the work we do has never been more important or more urgent. This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Programme Officer to join our RiverCare & BeachCare programme, run by Keep Britain Tidy in partnership with programme funder Anglian Water.

The successful candidate will be joining a long-established programme which works with a large network of community-led volunteer groups throughout the region. Groups take practical action to protect and enhance their local watercourses and coastlines. The programme aims to inspire people to gain a sense of community ownership of local blue spaces through training and support to become empowered, self-organising volunteer groups.

The successful applicant will be joining the team at an exciting time of programme development, as we look to increase learning and advocacy for environmental stewardship and sustainability. You will have experience of volunteering or volunteer coordination, working with communities and a wide variety of partner organisations, and hold a good knowledge of ecological challenges, ideally in the water and marine environment.

You will be an effective communicator, organised and able to manage your own time. You will be knowledgeable in matters of volunteer health and safety, data protection and safeguarding, with strong skills in using IT to support with the administration required for successful programme delivery.

You will be working as part of a regional and national team. Some travel within the region will be required, as will occasional weekend and evening work.

If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description.  After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us, please continue to apply.

As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions and submit your CV - these will be reviewed based on the criteria found in the person specification. We also ask that you complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately and securely.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 10th March 2025. Keep Britain Tidy reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we ask that you please submit your application as early as possible.

For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March 2025.

Environmental change is affecting us all and we know that a diverse workforce yields best results. We want people from all backgrounds to be part of the solution. It is for this reason that Keep Britain Tidy has flexible and supportive policies for all staff and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, you just need to let us know.

We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.

We are proud winners of the Working Families’ Best Small Employer Award 2021.

No agencies please.

Could you drive our ambitious transformation programme and vision in the Diocese of Worcester?

Our new Transformation Project Manager role will support our goal of a numerically larger church in 2030, which we will achieve through increasing our new worshipping communities, doubling the young people who worship in our churches and investing in church renewal.  This role will support projects across the diocese and guide our strategic priority leads, ensuring projects are well planned, financially sound, and capable of delivering significant impact.

Day to day you will:

· Manage a portfolio of projects to ensure they are effectively planned, executed, and delivered

· Support and collaborate with project leads and diverse stakeholders

· Prepare reports and support with funding applications

Our successful candidate and colleague will be a person who is:

· a smart and straightforward, hands-on, experienced project manager who can serve their team and our parishes

· a natural networker and relationship builder

· passionate about enabling spiritual and numerical growth in the church

· experienced managing projects, preferably within a church, charity, or community context and hold a project management qualification

The Diocese of Worcester is a great place to work with excellent holiday allowances and a very good pension. We want to give those who work for us the flexibility to balance their work and home lives well.

Salary: £43,260 plus a generous non-contributory pension

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday to include occasional weekends or evenings

Location: This post will be based at the Diocesan Office in central Worcester with some home working possible and will require travel around the Diocese.

To apply: Complete our on-line application form and downlaod our job description 

This is a fixed term role for four years (unless extended).

Closing date: 9am, 24th February Interviews: 4th March

The Church of England is for everyone, and it is a priority for us to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole diocese. We welcome all applications from interested and suitably qualified people, and particularly welcome applications from those of UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority Heritage and People with Disabilities.

About Us: 

Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.

At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:

Benefits: 

• 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), 3 additional free days off at Christmas
• Life Insurance
• Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
• A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
• Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
• Free Gym Membership
• Free breakfasts/snacks

Reports to: Deputy Head of Health and Wellbeing

Based: Battersea Park

Salary: £45,150 a year

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Work Arrangement: 40 hours per week, Flexible Working

The Health and Wellbeing Team are a passionate group of health professionals who empower people to make lasting changes to their health and wellbeing and improve their quality of life. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, building innovative initiatives that tackle barriers to improving health. We are experts at reducing health inequalities, real or perceived, and creating lasting changes. 

You will be responsible for leading and developing Enable Health & Wellbeing's Personalised Care workstreams, including the PCN service, Health Coaches, Community Health & Wellbeing Workers, and Wandsworth Council’s Front Door Service. Additionally, you will assist the Deputy Head of Health and Wellbeing in overseeing and managing the Health and Wellbeing department.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:  

• Use excellent leadership skills to deliver high-quality services. 
• Seek opportunities for future growth of the personalised care service and wider H&W department.
• Develop and lead partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders. 
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the personalised care service, providing regular reports. 
• Responsible for the personalised care service’s financial performance, monitoring income and expenditure and reporting to Deputy Head of Health and Wellbeing and funders as requested. 
• Successfully deliver and develop an enhanced model of social prescribing and personalised care, managing all aspects of this service.
• Develop partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders including Clinical Directors, South West London ICB, Wandsworth Council, and VCS Leaders. 
• Responsible for ensuring the safe and effective delivery of assessments for clients and patients referred to the service. 
• Manage the social prescribing grant fund and micro-commissioning pot, distributing funds in line with Enable guidelines and any contract specifications.
• Ensure referral systems are in place and appropriate and work with providers to develop tools to meet our needs.
• Take a strategic approach to service growth and improvement considering resources available and the needs of the organisation.
• Be an advocate for social prescribing and personalised care with partners and stakeholders. Support regional and national policy and strategy developments. 
• Network with other personalised care managers, learning and sharing best practice to develop and improve our service.
• Develop, plan and implement programmes to meet the identified needs of the community in line with local, regional, and national health and wellbeing policies/strategies. 
• Line management and development of staff within the service. 
• Ensure staffing structures are appropriate for the needs of the service and within budgets available. 
• Recruit and support staff, professionals, and volunteers as appropriate to support the delivery of the personalised care work programme, including supporting them in their professional development as appropriate. 
• Manage portfolio of contracts and work programmes ensuring they reach their targets, are appropriately staffed, complete all reports, financial monitoring and all third-party agreements are in place and compliant.
• Identify and realise opportunities for developments within personalised care, including expanding geographic reach, adding additional services, developing specialist services or broadening target groups. 
• Identify and apply for alternative funding sources to further the work programme of personalised care service. 
• Work proactively as part of the Health and Wellbeing Management team to develop and improve the department. This is likely to include service planning, support with tenders and bids, staff development initiatives, and other related areas. 
• Manage the services financial performance. 
• Monitor and document income and expenditure according to Enable policy and procedure. 
• Develop appropriate budgets for new developments with Deputy Head of Health and Wellbeing. 
• Ensure programme budgets are monitored in line with requirements of funders. 
• Manage project budgets in a manner that supports the wider department and organisational financial objectives. 
• Produce reports on the personalised care service, using both qualitative and quantitative statistical information as required. Consider further opportunities for sharing data and reports. 
• Responsible for developing/sourcing systems to monitor performance ensuring the achievement of specified quality standards and performance measures. 
• Working with the Marketing and Communication Department prepare and deliver strategies and plans for programmes that encompass a variety of modes including; press releases, social media, the website and attending community events.

Skills and Experience:  

• Knowledge & awareness of relevant national, regional and local policies and initiatives within health, physical activity & public health. 
• In depth knowledge of personalised care, social prescribing, and health coaching including different models of delivery.
• Significant experience of working in health, social care or related environments, including experience of working with primary care, and experience within a social prescribing programme. 
• Experience of working in a leadership role, contributing to strategic developments within a programme, organisation, or project.
• Experience and successful track records of planning and delivering growth and development of projects.   
• Experience managing contracts and working with funders to negotiate contract specifications.
• Experience of financial planning and effective budget management. 
• Project management experience, preferably relating to working with partner organisations and planning, delivering and evaluating projects.
• Experience of building and developing partnerships. 
• Experience of managing and leading a team and experience supporting the development of others. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to converse with key people (including clients and the public) and develop new networks using a range of methods, including; oral, written, telephone and in meetings. 
• Strong IT and web-based skills, with experience of using all applications within the Microsoft Office suite. 
• Excellent evaluation skills with the ability to bring together multiple data sets and analyse data. Ability to present this data for a variety of audiences. 
• Ability to work alone and effectively prioritise workload to meet the demands of the job in a timely manner. 
• Excellent organisation, planning and time management skills. 
• Ability to identify, assess and manage risk, ensuring that team members follow all policies and procedures. 
• Able to work effectively with others in a team openly and collaboratively, valuing their differences creating a working environment which helps achieve goals 
• Commitment to valuing equality and diversity and understanding of how this applies to Enable. 
• Ambitious to grow and develop services, staff, and yourself. Driven to achieve targets and success

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts. 

Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. To find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website. 

Introduction

Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the charity uniting people to stop cystic fibrosis (CF). We fund vital research, improve care, speak out and race towards effective treatments for all. We won’t stop until everyone with cystic fibrosis can live without limits.  Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition which causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system.  It affects more than 11,000 people in the UK.

In recent years, improvements in the treatments for CF have transformed the symptoms and quality of life experienced by many, but not all of the community.  The enormous leap forward that has been made is both wonderful and challenging and brings new support needs.

With better health, more people with CF now want to plan careers, but need to balance this with management of their condition.  Others still need support with barriers to work or help to navigate their rights at work when they need to focus on their health.  This led us to create Work Forwards, a dedicated programme of career, work and employment support for the CF community.

Background about the Work Forwards Programme

Building on the foundations of our existing financial and welfare support, our Work Forwards employment programme aims to give people with CF the confidence and skills to move towards secure, fulfilling employment which fits around their health needs.

Having secured three-year funding from the National Lottery Community Fund in autumn 2022, since then the programme has been helping people affected by CF with work, employment and careers. The project’s ultimate aim is to ensure they have the finances and resources to stay as well as possible and live a long, fulfilling life.

The project employs two staff and sits within our wider support service team lead by the Head of Support and Programmes. There are a number of key deliverables for the project including one-to-one support and guidance, online sessions, information resources, and a case study library. Outcome measures are focused on improing skills and confidence and ensuring people affected by CF can navigate barriers to work and employment.

Project Brief

We are now looking to evaluate the programme and seeking a freelance/consultant with expertise in evaluating programmes.

Working closely with Cystic Fibrosis Trust throughout, the consultant will design, implement and deliver an evaluation to enable us to monitor and assess to what extent the project is achieving the programme aims and make recommendations for future delivery.

The overall aim of this work is to compile and provide us with a comprehensive, well-presented, and easy-to-read independent report to demonstrate to what extent we have met the outcomes intended throughout this project, as described in the funding proposal.

The deadline for when we need this report completed is July 2025 and which we can then submit to the National Lottery Community Fund and use this to inform the development of future funding bids. 

Key Deliverables

· Quickly develop a deep understanding of our project and anticipated project outcomes.

· Work with us to quickly develop the ways in which we will evaluate how we have achieved the project outcomes, through qualitative and quantitative data collection.

· Take lead responsibility for ensuring all research data and information is collected as required, to inform the development of a comprehensive report.

· Liaise with us throughout the process to ensure the report is developed to the standard we expect.

· By July 2025, provide us with an excellent final report which tells the story of the delivery of our project, the challenges, learnings and how we have met the project outcomes.

· Suggest a suitable methodology, within timeframe and budget, but we would expect it to include;

1. - Interviews with beneficiaries who have been involved in the programme.
2. - A review of key documents and resources produced through the programme.
3. - Interviews/focus groups with people affected by CF to identify any future needs around work and employment not covered by the programme.
4. - Review and compilation of all impact and evaluation data collected through the programme.
5. - Review of the successes and challenges of the programme so far, to support us to learn from these and to suggest where they may be gaps in delivery/further opportunities to help us shape our possible future work in this area.

Indicative Budget

There is budget available to deliver this project and this is up to a maximum of £6,000. This must cover all costs to complete this work, including consultant fees, and any materials and resources needed to undertake the research and data-gathering element of the project.

It is accepted that it may be the responsibility of some other providers (including ourselves) to collect and provide some of the data required.

Role Requirements

The successful person will:

· Be a suitably experienced project consultant, researcher and report-writer.

· Have knowledge of delivery of funded programmes within a charity, particularly those funded by NLCF.

· Ideally understand work and employment programmes in a charity environment.

· Ideally have lived experience of cystic fibrosis – this will be a distinct advantage.

Tender Submissions

Your proposal to undertake this work should include:

1. Details of you/your organisation, core skills, experience and competencies.

2. Case studies/examples of specific projects you have worked on, including details of two referees.

3. Details of availability to undertake work distributed across the project period and through to completion.

4. Confirmation of ability to work as an independent consultant/freelancer (e.g. Have your own office/IT equipment and the correct tax and NI status to work as a freelancer)

5. Evidence of any professional indemnity insurance/public liability insurance you have in place.

6. Details of how you would fulfil the project brief, the fees you would charge and the steps you would take to deliver the project to budget and timescale.

Selection Criteria

Proposals will be assessed according to the following criteria:

· Extent to which the tender demonstrates an understanding of and meets the brief.

· Previous experience of delivering similar briefs in a relevant field.

· Overall quality of the submission.

· Availability to deliver to timeline.

· Lived experience of cystic fibrosis.

Timeline

We expect you to work with us across a 6–8-week period as follows:

· Closing date for tender submissions – 13 March 2025

· Tender selection – week commencing 17 March 2025

· Expected project start date – 1 April 2025

· Final report delivered by – 11 July 2025

Closing date and how to submit your Tender

The closing date for submission of proposals is 5pm on 13 March 2025

This exciting new role at Goldsmiths will lead on strategic alumni engagement projects and the development and delivery of highly personalised mid-value and legacy programmes.

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

The Development and Alumni Office is a small, dynamic team responsible for building a culture of support for Goldsmiths, whether that is through philanthropy, volunteering or advocacy. Our fundraising activities support highly impactful projects that change lives and even save lives, and that reflect Goldsmiths’ values of civic engagement, social inclusion and educational excellence.

The Alumni Relations and Regular Giving programme aims to build relationships that inspire alumni, colleagues and friends to support Goldsmiths through strategic projects and initiatives, donations or volunteering. Through our multi-channel giving campaigns, we seek individual gifts, mid-value gifts and legacy gifts.

About the Role

Goldsmiths has an alumni community of 93,500 former students and staff in 160 countries around the world, who offer a unique set of skills and experience. This new role at Goldsmiths has been created to help us expand our Alumni Engagement, Mid-Value and Legacies programmes, which seek the engagement and support of our alumni community.

This role will work closely with the Head of Alumni Relations and Regular Giving to lead on strategic alumni engagement projects and to develop and deliver highly personalised mid-value and legacy programmes.

Alumni engagement and alumni strategic projects (approximately 50% of the role)

This role will lead on the development of strategic initiatives to bring alumni together with Goldsmiths to form relationships, projects and initiatives that support education at Goldsmiths. Projects will be wide-ranging in nature, for example the development of cross-organisational projects such as alumni/student mentoring, or setting up alumni panels, committees or boards to support Goldsmiths.

Mid-value and legacy fundraising (approximately 50% of the role)

This role will lead on engagement initiatives to develop and steward our mid-value and legacy donors who are acquired from our alumni engagement, individual giving and legacy marketing programmes. The legacy programme will deliver highly personalised engagement for legacy prospects and pledgers via events, a legacy society and other initiatives.

About the Candidate

We are seeking a strategic thinker and natural relationship builder. You will have the skills and experience to develop strategic projects that create partnerships between alumni and the College, for the benefit of Goldsmiths and our students. You will have an entrepreneurial approach to identifying new opportunities and developing ideas. You will be experienced in the development and delivery of mid-value and/or legacy programmes, including events, and building personal relationships with alumni and alumni donors, or equivalent. You will be skilled in writing engaging fundraising copy for communications and reports. We welcome applicants with a background in the Higher Education or Not for Profit sector.

Benefits

We have generous benefits - an agile working environment, 28 days' annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of well-being initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes. Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.

An exciting opportunity to play a crucial role securing the funding needed to help young people thrive.  At an exciting time of growth for our charity, we are looking for an experienced, driven and enthusiastic Senior Fundraising Manager to join our team.  You will take the lead in managing and growing an existing portfolio of trusts and foundations, developing strong relationships and securing vital funding that enables us to continue to deliver our mission.

What is Jamie’s Farm?  Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming, and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to our working farms, we provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence, and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges.  As part of the dynamic HQ team we offer a beautiful and unique supportive working environment, a competitive salary, and the opportunity to be part of a team that is passionate about making a real difference.

More about the role:  As Senior Fundraising Manager you will write compelling grant applications and reports that clearly communicate the impact of our work, ensuring we maintain and increase funding in line with agreed targets. You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to cultivate lasting partnerships with funders. Taking a proactive approach, you will identify and secure new funding opportunities, expanding the network of trusts and foundations that support Jamie’s Farm.

About you:  We are looking for someone with proven experience securing funding from trusts and foundations, with a strong track record of writing successful applications for significant grants (£200k+). You will be a confident and persuasive writer, able to communicate our impact concisely and compellingly, while building strong and long-lasting funder relationships.

Proactive and tenacious, you excel at identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities. Highly organised, with keen attention to detail, you can manage multiple applications and deadlines effectively. You are also eager to embrace new ways of working, using AI and digital tools to enhance efficiency.

Please see the full job description, desired experience and employee benefits by exploring our recruitment pack below.  Don’t meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – your unique skills and experience could be just what we’re looking for.

How to Apply:  Please apply via the Jamie’s Farm website by clicking on the “Apply” button below. Read through the full recruitment pack and return both a completed application and equal opportunities form to the email address provided. We look forward to hearing from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager leading our Children & Young People service to join our Homicide Service Operations Management Team; you will be home based but extensive travel in the UK and Wales will be required.

Do you want the unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced service delivering exceptional, individual support to families and children and young people (CYP) bereaved by and eyewitness to homicide?

Do you have substantial experience of developing and managing children and young peoples' services? Do you have extensive previous knowledge and understanding of the impact of trauma, and bereavement on children and young people?

If yes, then we would love to hear from you!

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

The Homicide Service provide exceptional support to people affected by murder and manslaughter. We work closely with Major Crime Teams within police forces across England and Wales. The Homicide Service CYP team integrates fluidly with the Homicide Service Family and Peer Support teams to provide cohesive and effective advocacy and support service to eligible service users across England and Wales. We also support families of British Nationals murdered abroad and so work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who refer into the Homicide Service.

You will lead a team of Team Leaders and CYP Caseworkers who deliver support in schools, community settings and homes. We offer a range of interventions to CYP including one to one support (digitally and in person); Peer Support and outreach within the community.

This role will develop the CYP service, constantly striving for the best outcomes for children and young people and so you will be driven to make a difference every day. You will demonstrate resilience and adaptability; understand the importance of professional boundaries; possess the excellent organisational skills required to manage a diverse workload with often competing priorities. An ability to work as part of a team, as well as managing your own diary/work priorities is a must.

As an Operations Manager you will need:

• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practice and legislation relating to equal opportunities and diversity, inclusivity, safeguarding and risk assessments
• Experience of leadership and management and implementation of change management processes.
• Ability to effectively manage demanding and competing work priorities, achieving successful results across team and service
• Extensive working experience of the impact of trauma and bereavement and the importance of trauma informed practice, especially when supporting children and young people
• Experience and knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, particularly in the criminal justice, health and social care sector
• Undergraduate degree or relevant professional qualification such as ILM level 5 or above or extensive experience in a supervisory role with budget management and target driven

Please read carefully the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details, this is essential for your application.

This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.