Quality Manager Jobs in East Sussex

Overview

The Dash Charity is looking for a Development Officer to join our wonderful team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a local domestic abuse charity with a huge influence and reach. For almost 50 years The Dash Charity has been supporting individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse, empowering women, men and children to recognise the tactics of abuse, break the cycle, and take back control of their lives.

We were one of the first charities in the UK to be awarded Leading Lights status for our Advocacy and Outreach Services by SafeLives, and pioneered healthy relationships workshops in schools over a decade ago.

We run three refuges that offer a sanctuary to women and children escaping violence and abuse, offering specialist children’s support and one to one support for women.

We’re now looking for an ambitious and dedicated individual to help us to secure essential funding to continue delivering our life-changing services into the future.

Role Purpose:

We are seeking an ambitious individual that cares about ending violence against women and girls, who is determined to make a difference for all adults and children experiencing domestic abuse. As The Dash Charity Development Officer, you will be responsible for seeking funding from trusts and foundations, to enable us to deliver life changing services and projects.

You will have excellent attention to detail and be willing to gain a strong understanding of how the charity works and the services we deliver by working closely with our frontline staff.

You will work with our Senior Management Team to understand the charity’s impact, identify funding opportunities, and contribute to strategic service development. You will have strong communication skills and be able to build good relationships with our funders.

There will be opportunities for future growth in this role, with the potential management of direct reports as we expand our team. Hybrid remote working with some attendance on-site at services in Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead to colaborate with colleagues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fundraising: Develop and submit compelling applications to trusts, foundations, and statutory funders.
• Research: Conduct thorough research to identify new funding opportunities and cultivate long-term donor relationships.
• Strategy: Contribute to the grants fundraising strategy and assist in achieving organisational fundraising goals.
• Events: Support the coordination of events for trusts and major donors, and represent The Dash Charity at external meetings.
• Stewardship: Provide high-quality feedback and reporting to funders, ensuring strong and lasting relationships.

About you:

• Passion: A strong commitment to ending violence against women and girls and a dedication to The Dash Charity’s mission.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft persuasive proposals and reports.
• Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail and the ability to produce high-quality work under pressure.
• Team Player: Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple priorities effectively.

Desired experience:

• Fundraising Experience: A background in trust and statutory fundraising, with a proven track record of meeting income targets.
• Research Skills: Proficiency in prospect research techniques and knowledge of the funding landscape.
   

How to apply:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the role, please do not hesitate to contact us.

To apply for this position, please review the full job description and then apply by emailing your CV and a cover letter to Nicola Miller, CEO.

This Engagement Lead role will sit within our Capacity Building and Standards (CB&S) function. The CB&S function aims to build the capacity of organisations and institutions to embed the processes, skills, structures and cultures needed for effective public engagement in decision making. This includes work in the public, private and third sectors. 

You will be a proven project leader looking to make your next move and develop your leadership and profile in this interesting and important area of public participation and deliberation. You will enjoy supporting others to develop and embed public participation in decision making, drawing on your own significant experience, for example in delivering deliberative and participatory programmes or designing and running training . You will need to be able to advocate well for the benefits of public engagement in decision making.

You will have an appetite to learn, with strong budget and project management skills. You will have the ability to build and maintain good relationships with a wide variety of people, including senior actors and decision makers in institutions, project partners, internal staff and people in our wider networks. You will be a strategic thinker, and you will be able to develop new areas of work, ideas and fundable projects that will help the CB&S function to deliver its strategic aims. 

The first major project that will play a significant part of your role will be the School for Everyday Democracy - a major project funded by the National Lottery UK Fund. The programme builds the power of people from all walks of life to come together to deliver common good in their communities, and across the country. We want to give participants the power, confidence, connections, skills and opportunities required to affect the things that matter most to them through participation, deliberation, community organising and collective care. You will be the programme and pedagogical lead - directing the strategy of the project, developing and delivering training content, managing governance, budgets and risk, and managing the wider programme team. 

Community Based/Home Working – East Midlands

Permanent, Full Time

Circa £30,000 plus competitive benefits

Do you want to make a difference?

The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk ad in this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family.  Alongside helping our beneficiaries, we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.

It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.

Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.

Do you want to play a part in what we do?

People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:

· Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans. 

· We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.

· We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.

· We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.

We are seeking an individual to undertake the dual role of promoting the profile of the RAF Benevolent Funds welfare offer, whilst also carrying out welfare casework. Post holders will be expected to undertake holistic assessment of need both remotely (over the telephone and online) and when required in person across their region. You will be expected to work with individuals who may have complex and sometimes challenging welfare needs, assisting them by identifying appropriate support from within both the RAF Benevolent Fund and the wider statutory and military charity sector, ensuring that support is made available to meet their need through the case working process.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a social welfare role supporting individuals and will have strong people and relationship-building skills, as well as empathy with or understanding of issues affecting the Armed Forces community.

This is a community-based position working from home (ideally based in Nottinghamshire) but covering the East Midlands region. The candidate must have their own vehicle for use of traveling around the region. Occasional travel to London will be required. The successful candidate for this role will need to be DBS checked and prove they have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, please click on this link and send your CV, together with a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role, providing examples of how you meet the job profile when you apply through our recruitment portal.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 18th February 2025, 5.00pm.  

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. The Fund takes safeguarding seriously, and appropriate background checks will be completed. You can find out more about our commitment to safeguarding on our website. This role requires an Enhanced DBS check. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).

School Relationships Officer - North East of England

About Voice 21

Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has.

Your opportunity

Tackle a vital challenge, with great people.  Voice 21 exists to transform childrens’ learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.

Output focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively.

Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.

Great benefits. 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) and additional Christmas closure period. Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme.

Remuneration. Our pay is a band and spine point approach where there is up to 7 years progression available (depending on starting point) 

Your purpose

To deliver a high quality experience to schools in your region through expert relationship management and delivery of specific project outcomes: driving high levels of engagement, retention and renewal and enabling Voice 21 to have the greatest impact in each Voice 21 Oracy School.

Your responsibilities

Relationship management and Group Project delivery

• Build and manage strong relationships with member schools and key stakeholders at all levels, across your region in order to add value to their membership, driving engagement, long term loyalty and ultimately impact in our schools.

• Use your understanding of member schools in your region to create ‘wow moments’ across the membership journey (e.g. dropping in to meet with key stakeholders or setting up virtual networking opportunities).

• Manage and deliver projects in your region, specifically our large and highly successful Voice North East group project. This includes working as a leading member of the project team, effectively managing project risks and progress toward milestones, sending communications, and reporting to group commissioners or funders on progress. 

• Represent Voice 21 effectively to external audiences in meetings and events. Develop our regional network through events. Arrange & attend open mornings with current member schools and support with additional event organisation and delivery as required with support from product and events leads.

School journey and experience

• Provide an excellent customer experience for member schools and key stakeholders (e.g. Local Authorities and Multi-Academy Trusts) from sign up through to renewal, acting as the first point of contact for your Voice 21 Oracy Schools.

• Own the membership journey and school experience for your region, including the underlying processes, activities and comms that support membership.

• Gain frontline insights from listening to member schools in your region - collect, track and analyse data about their patterns of behaviour and use these insights to improve their experience.

• Use your understanding of our membership offer to support and guide schools in your region to access member benefits that best meet their needs, are most impactful for their students and steward them towards accreditation (e.g. use diagnostic tools to set action plans for the membership year and signpost to Voice 21 products, resources and events).

• Bring together data (from our CRM system, our Programme team and impact and engagement monitoring) to understand and own the ‘complete picture’ of each school’s member journey in your region - use insights to manage and increase engagement; proactively share insights gained, internally (e.g. with the Programme team about attendance or school feedback) and externally (reporting to a group project commissioner or funder). 

• Own membership renewals in your region, helping the Engagement team to deliver our annual school renewal targets (70%+).

Your progression

Within 1 month, you’ll have:

• Got to know all of the different elements which go into our membership offer through experiencing them first hand. 

• Gained insight into the impact of our membership offer on children and young people’s learning and life chances, by visiting Voice 21 Oracy Schools. 

• Began to get to know the key stakeholders and member schools in your region.

• Have a good grasp of our Voice North East Project objectives

• Built relationships with your closest colleagues in our Experience, Project and Programmes teams. 

Within 3 months, you’ll have: 

• Built relationships with the key stakeholders and member schools in your region.

• Supported member schools in your region to get started on their membership journey and to access membership benefits.

• Become confident using our CRM (Salesforce) to provide key data you need for success in your role.

Within 6 months, you’ll have: 

• Begun to monitor experience and engagement of member schools in your region and identify strategies to help schools get the most out of their membership.

• Delivered & supported regional network events and reflected on how these went with the team.

• Lead a cycle of renewal in your region and use this to identify areas of strength/development.

From 6 months onwards, we expect for you to be:

• Taking ownership of the member journey and school experience of schools in your region.

• Proactively sharing insights from the frontline with the team to improve experience and engagement.

• Developing strategic relationships with key stakeholders and identifying opportunities to grow our school network in your region.

This job is for you if...

• You take pride in the strength of the relationships you build, you enjoy making connections with a range of stakeholders (both internal and external) and delivering an excellent relationship management experience.

• You have a strong understanding of the educational landscape in the North East of England, and know how to navigate the pressures faced by teachers and school leaders. 

• You have experience working with a Customer Relationship Management database and understand the importance of accurate data to inform decision making.

• You can apply  project management skills (e.g. working towards milestones) and have experience in supporting and organising regional events.

• You care about the little details which make all the difference and get satisfaction from seeing things through.

• You enjoy working as part of a fast-paced, fast-growing team with big ambitions and are excited to use your initiative to help us achieve these.

• You’re passionate about Voice 21’s mission, the education sector and making a change to young people’s learning and life changes.

Who you’ll work with: 

• Our Engagement team: made up of our Head of Member Success, your fellow School Relationships Officers, a School Membership Officer, Schools Coordinator, and your line manager - one of our two School Relationships Leads.

• Our Programmes team who lead and deliver our work with teachers on programmes.

• Our Project Lead and our Events Lead

Location: Remote with a focus on the North East of England.

This role requires regular travel within the North East and occasional travel nationally. This includes visiting schools, attending development days, meetings, and industry events. Some overnight stays will be required.

Ideal Candidate: We are seeking a candidate specifically based in the North East of England and with a strong understanding and experience of the educational landscape and the challenges facing schools in this area.

Contract: Permanent, subject to successful probation review at 3 months.

Terms: Full Time 

Application details 

To apply: 

Please send your most recent CV and a document answering the questions below

• Tell us why you want to work at Voice 21. What is it about us and our mission that excites you? (Max. 400 words)

• Making direct reference to the job description, please tell us the three main reasons why you would make an excellent School Relationships & Project officer in the North East of England (Max. 600 words).

We are ideally seeking to appoint  someone based in the North East of England. 

Please do not apply for this position if you are not based in this area of the UK

Closing date: Midnight, Monday 10th February

Interview date: Provisional dates for initial phone interviews Week Commencing 17th February with second round interviews on Zoom w/c 3rd March TBC

Start date: 1st April 2025 (we can be somewhat flexible for the right candidate).

Questions: If you have any questions about the role, or would like to discuss it before submitting an application, please contact Gill Cameron, Head of Member Success  

Valuing every voice

Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Voice 21.

Support Administrator – Fuel Bank Foundation

Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term (12 months)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Remote (based in the West Midlands) with occasional travel for team meetings within the Midlands.

Are you a confident communicator with excellent administrative skills? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing customer queries and applications processing? Are you flexible, empathetic, and dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service? If so, this role is perfect for you.

At Fuel Bank Foundation, we are the UK’s leading charity for fuel poverty, committed to tackling the challenges of fuel crisis support. Through our innovative network of community partnerships, we provide emergency financial assistance and practical solutions for individuals unable to pre-pay for their energy.

As a Support Administrator, you will be instrumental in ensuring the seamless operation of our charity network activities. You’ll work closely with internal teams and community-based partners to deliver high-quality administrative support, maintain accurate data, and drive improvements in service delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inbox Management: Manage and respond to daily queries received in inboxes with a focus on efficient communication.
• Data Integrity: Request and gather additional information from partners and applicants, updating in-house CRM systems and Excel spreadsheets to maintain accurate, reliable records.
• Escalation: Proactively escalate unresolved queries to the appropriate team members.
• Document Management: File electronic documentation accurately and maintain a central registry of Network Members to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Partner Coordination: Act as the first point of contact for Network Partners, addressing inquiries and providing support.
• Audit Compliance: Monitor and track partner activities, ensuring adherence to internal audit processes.
• Training Preparation: Assist in preparing and dispatching training resources for partners and help organize partner training sessions.
• Data Analysis: Collect and analyse data to identify areas for improvement in network operations and contribute to process enhancement initiatives.
• Process Improvement: Recommend and implement solutions to streamline administrative processes and improve efficiency.

 What We’re Looking For:

• Administrative Expertise: Strong background in administration with experience managing records, reports, and correspondence.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to adapt communication styles for diverse audiences.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Outlook.
• Organisational Abilities: Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills to manage workload effectively.
• Problem Solving: A proactive problem solver with strong decision-making capabilities.
• Teamwork: Collaborative mindset with the ability to work independently and as part of a high-performing team.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and support partner communications.

 Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of the energy sector, fuel poverty challenges, or experience in the charity sector is advantageous but not essential.

 What You’ll Receive in Return:

• Team Support: Join a supportive and collaborative team committed to your success.
• Enhanced Annual Leave: 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days.
• Flexible Working: Enjoy a flexible schedule that supports a healthy work-life balance.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  • Enhanced pension contributions.
  • Private healthcare and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Training and Development: Benefit from a comprehensive onboarding programme and ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Equal Opportunities Employer: We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

About us

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

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

About the role

We’re seeking a well-organised coordinator to join our growing support services team and help us reach more people living with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer. You will coordinate the successful delivery of face to face and online services providing information and emotional support in the UK.

You’ll work as part of a team based across the UK and arrange delivery of services in the East of England, playing a key role in increasing our reach and uptake. 

You’ll liaise with venues, expert speakers and support our team of dedicated qualified sessional therapists, as well as providing technical support for the running of monthly online services. And you’ll build productive relationships with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to promote our services and increase their reach and uptake.

About you

We’re looking for someone with experience of developing and delivering information and support services, preferably in a health or charity environment. You’ll understand the challenges for people living with illness or complex health or social needs and be keen to use your excellent organisation and time management skills to juggle a busy workload.

You’ll enjoy working collaboratively and managing relationships with a range of stakeholders. A great team player, you’ll be flexible and able to travel and work outside normal office hours, including regular overnight stays. Above all, you’ll relish the opportunity to deliver our ambition to provide support for anyone living with secondary breast cancer who needs us, by making our services more widely available and accessible.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package. 

Home working

This role is primarily home based with travel expected across the east of England and occasional travel to London and/or other parts of the UK.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role.

Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

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

Closing date

Monday 17 February 2025 at 09:00am

Interview date

Week commencing 24 February 2025

At Unlock we want to ensure that people with criminal records have access to the best quality support possible.

We have our website which receives over 1.5 million visits, and our helpline with nearly 10,000 contacts every year; now we want to take this support out into communities to make sure our expertise gets to everyone who needs it. With over 12.5 million people affected by a criminal record and with this number growing, we know our service is even more important than ever.

We want to build a network of community organisations that are connected to Unlock and have access to specialist training in supporting people with criminal records. This new role is pivotal to achieving the vision of Better Advice for All.

If you’d like to be part of this vision and the role fits with your skills and experience, we look forward to your application.

Community Based/Home Working – Devon/Cornwall

Permanent, Full Time

Circa £30,000 plus competitive benefits

Do you want to make a difference?

The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk ad in this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family.  Alongside helping our beneficiaries, we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.

It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.

Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.

Do you want to play a part in what we do?

People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:

· Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans. 

· We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.

· We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.

· We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.

We are seeking an individual to undertake the dual role of promoting the profile of the RAF Benevolent Funds welfare offer, whilst also carrying out welfare casework. Post holders will be expected to undertake holistic assessment of need both remotely (over the telephone and online) and when required in person across their region. You will be expected to work with individuals who may have complex and sometimes challenging welfare needs, assisting them by identifying appropriate support from within both the RAF Benevolent Fund and the wider statutory and military charity sector, ensuring that support is made available to meet their need through the case working process.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a social welfare role supporting individuals and will have strong people and relationship-building skills, as well as empathy with or understanding of issues affecting the Armed Forces community.

This is a community-based position working from home (ideally based in Exeter/Plymouth) but covering the Devon/Cornwall region. The candidate must have their own vehicle for use of traveling around the region. Occasional travel to London will be required. The successful candidate for this role will need to be DBS checked and prove they have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, please click on this link and send your CV, together with a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role, providing examples of how you meet the job profile when you apply through our recruitment portal.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 18th February 2025, 5.00pm.  

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. The Fund takes safeguarding seriously, and appropriate background checks will be completed. You can find out more about our commitment to safeguarding on our website. This role requires an Enhanced DBS check. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they're likely to die from.

We are looking for an HR Advisor to join our dedicated Business Partnering team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven charity while supporting HR Business Partners in delivering high-quality HR services. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting your designated region across a wide spectrum of HR topics. You will provide professional guidance on a variety of Employee Relations matters including assisting managers in navigating complex ER cases.

This role offers a collaborative environment with strong support from your Business Partnering Colleagues, while also providing significant flexibility and autonomy in managing your daily responsibilities.

Main responsibilities:
- Provide expert ER advice to managers and staff across your dedicated region, with a particular focus on managing attendance, and performance.
- Support the development of action plans based on management reports and insights for your place.
- Act as a key representative in disciplinary and performance meetings, ensuring fair and consistent outcomes.
- Assist the HR Business Partner in consultations related to proposed organizational changes.
- Collaborate with colleagues in Payroll and other HR functions to resolve queries promptly and support overall HR objectives.
- Work autonomously, managing your own diary and workload, with the flexibility to plan your time efficiently.

Key Criteria:
- Solid experience in a generalist HR role, particularly in a fast-paced multi-site organization.
- A proven track record in advising on complex Employee Relations issues, including misconduct, performance, and change management.
- A high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism and tact.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on building positive working relationships in a remote environment
- Self-motivated, with the ability to manage your time and work autonomously, while being part of a supportive, collaborative team.

Please see the full job description .

Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and Cover Letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications: Wednesday, 12 February 2025.

Salary: £30,000-35,000 depending on experience
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week)
Based: Home-based within London or South East England with occasional travel in the region to support your stakeholders (travel requirements are minimal). The role offers a balance between homeworking and travel, allowing you to manage your work in a way that suits you.

Benefits you'll LOVE:

- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 33 days annual leave including flexible bank holidays
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting our client as they look to appoint a new Director of Programmes – a key senior leadership role supporting with delivery of their new 5-year strategy at a vital time for oracy education

The organisation is the national oracy education charity. They exist to empower every child to use their voice to thrive in school, work and life. Their work with schools across the country transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact this charity has.

You will be joining the organisation at an extremely exciting time, both organisationally and in terms of opportunities for oracy in the education system. Since their founding 9 years ago, they have grown to be working with over 1,100 schools annually. In the Spring they will launch their new strategy for 2025-30, with a vision that every child will have access to a high-quality oracy education, in every school, every day. This includes the ambition to grow their network of Oracy Centres of Excellence from 44 to 600 by 2030. The charity has a highly engaged and ambitious team of c. 55 staff, and a projected annual turnover in the current financial year of £3.4m.

The Programmes Directorate (working closely with the Operations Directorate and the Learning, Impact and Influence Directorate) includes teams working on programme design, delivery and the member experience and success of Oracy Schools and Centres of Excellence. All directorates work closely together to make maximum use of evidence and technology in shaping services to schools. Strong relationships in the team, with schools and partners are central to the organisation and key to success in this role.

The successful candidate will be a pro-active, confident and collaborative leader with a deep understanding of the educational landscape, proven expertise in learning design and a track record of delivering high-quality and transformative programmes at scale. You will be a collaborative leader with the ability to communicate and engage with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally. You will be passionate and driven by improving outcomes for children facing socioeconomic disadvantage and champion the power of oracy education to enable every child to thrive.

Live Webinar

A live webinar will be held, and recorded, on 12th February at 9:00am (GMT). This will be an opportunity to learn more about the role and the organisation's new ambitious strategy from the team, and allow candidates to ask any questions. Further details can be found here, as well as the option to register interes

If this description resonates with you, we encourage you to submit your CV in Word format as soon as possible. Suitable candidates will be provided with further details about the role, including a detailed job description.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 

There are video versions of the information below available to view on our website.

This job is to work as an advisor to Neurodiverse Connection. The person in this job will help us hear from other people with a learning disability. The project is to meet and hear from people who have been in mental health hospitals. We will be finding out about what went well and what could have been better.

We want to make sure that our information, conversations and activities are easy to understand for people with a learning disability. You’ll be helping us to get it right.

Sometimes you will be helping us write questions, sometimes you will be meeting people in hospital to find out about their experience. Sometimes you might come to workshops to help us run them well. We also want your help to think about what people tell us. You will help us tell people what we have found out in a way that is easy to understand.

We really want to hear from some people who don’t often get the chance to say what they think. We will be meeting with some people to do workshops and activities. We will be meeting other people online. You can work with us to help us make this interesting and easy to understand for people with a learning disability.

The work time is not fixed for this job and working days will change across the month. The person will be paid for half a day each week. This will mean that the person might work a full day one week and not work the next week, but that payment will always be the same at the end of each month. We will agree working days and time with the person.

Role Description

• To help us reach and engage people with a learning disability.
• Help us make easy read information.
• Help us write easy read and easy to understand interview questions.
• Help make workshops interesting and easy to understand for people with a learning disability.
• Help people with a learning disability take part in interviews and workshops. These may be online or in-person.
• To represent Neurodiverse Connection nationally, regionally and locally and tell people about the work that we do.
• To work alongside the Neurodiverse Connection team to do high quality work.
• Travel nationally and especially within the areas of Bristol, North Somerset, North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire is an important part of this job.

Recruitment Details

Recruitment Timeline

• Deadline for applications: Monday 17th February 10am
• Are you invited for interview? Wednesday 19th February
• Date of interviews: Wednesday 26th February
• Have you got the job?: before Wednesday 5th March

How to apply

Stage 1: complete the application form or send us a video answering the questions. It’s ok for a supporter to help you with this.

• You will be asked to enter some of your contact details and details of previous work.
• You will then be asked to answer 3 questions.
• You will also be asked to complete an equity and diversity form. This is optional.

Stage 2: We will invite some people to an online interview. If you get invited, you will be sent the interview questions 5 days before the interview. You can have help from a supporter if you need this.

About Neurodiverse Connection

How we work

Neurodiverse Connection is a new Community Interest Company. We want to support you as an important team member to work on projects that you love and that match your interests and skills. We want you to tell us if there are things we aren’t getting right. We want to help everyone do well and enjoy being at work.

What you can expect from us

It’s part of our mission to be a great place to work and we think this is good for everyone.

We aim to:

• Work to make Neurodiverse Connection an organisation that you enjoy being part of and that supports you to do great work.
• Help you learn by offering training, working with other people, and supervision.
• Listen when we don’t get it right.
• 35 hour working week (pro rata).
• 4% work place pension contribution.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata).
• Access to a wellbeing fund.

Balmer Dawson Executive Search is delighted to partner with Mellon Educate in their search for an experienced Grant Writer to join their successful organisation. 

Mellon Educate is an Irish-based African development charity founded by Niall Mellon in 2002. From the enormous collective effort of their volunteers, in conjunction with the South African government, they have built houses for 250,000 homeless people in South Africa’s townships.

In 2013, the charity redoubled its commitments to those less fortunate in Africa, pledging a 10-year education development programme to provide better education to more than 100,000 African children. 

Mellon Educate wishes to recruit a Grant Writer on a part-time OR full-time basis with specific experience and a proven track record of success in educational grant applications in Sub-Saharan Africa from medium and large sized international funders, sovereign donors, corporate and philanthropic foundations and institutional donors.

Role Purpose:

This is a brand-new position that has been created to increase Mellon Educate’s capacity to secure grants on a global scale. The Grant Writer will be responsible for identifying suitable funding opportunities and coordinating, preparing and writing funding applications.

The successful candidate will work with colleagues to develop and implement Mellon Educate’s strategic approach to funding against agreed key performance indicators. This role requires an enthusiastic self-starter, with good knowledge of educational grant-writing, exceptional persuasive writing and organisational skills and a good knowledge of the South African education system.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for identifying, preparing, producing and submitting grant applications and funding proposals. 
• Writing and editing high quality and compelling content for competitive proposal processes and other fundraising materials as required.
• Researching, exploring and identifying new grant and funding opportunities which support Mellon Educate’s current strategic objectives. 
• Gathering, analysing and synthesizing proposal inputs and co-ordinating and reviewing content from all contributors. 
• Building and maintaining a database and schedule of grant opportunities and grant application materials. 
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships across the organisation to ensure that grant management is fully embedded. 
• Building strong strategic partnerships with funding organisations and donors. 
• Working with colleagues to support all of Mellon Educate’s fundraising work, including trusts, foundations, major gift, legacy giving, and capturing stories of change to demonstrate impact to funders. 

Essential Skills and Core Competencies : 

• Proven track record of success in educational grant writing in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Demonstrated education related expertise
• Knowledge of the South-African education system (a distinct advantage)
• Keen understanding of the challenges faced by countries in the developing world
• Experience securing grants from Sovereign funders
• Evidence of success in securing medium and large-scale educational programme funding in the developing world
• Exceptional writing, editing and literacy skills. 
• Ability to write clearly and concisely, producing compelling narratives. 
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Proven organisational skills.
• Strong capacity to use ICT to improve efficiency and information-sharing across the team. 
• Capacity to work under pressure to tight deadlines. 
• Capacity to prioritise effectively and manage time well. 
• Strong communicator and team player. 
• Enthusiastic and disciplined self-starter, with a target driven approach. 
• Strong financial literacy with competency to plan, manage and track grant expenditure. 
• Skilled relationship and network builder. 
• Flexibility, creativity and a positive work attitude. 
• Track record of producing high-quality grant applications, documentation and presentations. 

Remuneration:

• Salary will be in the region of €50,000 + DOE (depending on experience) on a full-time basis or pro-rata on a part-time basis

Application process:

To apply, please submit your CV and Cover Letter (maximum one page) in MS Word format  (outlining how your motivation, experience and skills fit this role profile) for the attention of  BOTH Gilly Balmer and Zena Dawson at Quick Apply button provided.

Closing Date:

The closing date for applications is Monday 24th February by 5pm (GMT)

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Senior Communications Officer (Development and Engagement) on a permanent basis.

Job Title: Senior Communications Officer (Development and Engagement)

Reporting to: Deputy Director of Development and Engagement

Main Purpose of the Role: Working in the dynamic and successful Development and Engagement team, you will lead on all communications activity supporting our parent, alumni and donor engagement programmes. Responsible for developing and managing communications strategies and campaigns, you will also undertake a varied range of projects across our communication platforms.

An experienced copywriter and enthusiastic digital marketeer, you will work to ensure all communications are of the highest quality, on brand and align with our core values and strategic ambitions. The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of marketing principles and have experience in using a range of marketing software packages and tools.

You will be encouraged and supported to take ownership and initiative, bringing your own expertise to support the objectives of the team and the wider school. Integral to our communications strategy is the development of a new alumni website due to launch in 2025.

You will work to increase community cohesion and engagement, deepening relationships within our global school community.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Copywriting and Content Creation

• Leading on copywriting for all development and engagement collateral e.g. event invitations, programmes, brochures, website content and supporter engagement communications.
• Collating and managing the department’s digital assets for the purposes of content creation.
• Leading on the creation of our annual alumni magazine, The Pelican.
• Liaising with parent and alumni volunteers to create engaging content.

Digital

• Leading on management and content creation for the alumni website oldbrightonians com
• Working closely with the Archivist to ensure relevant historic content is migrated to our digital archive site.
• Developing and executing the department’s social media strategy, creating exciting content for the alumni social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook).
• Responding to comments and messages through all social media channels.
• Creating email campaigns and communications sent to our alumni, parent and supporter communities.
• Leading on the use and development of Brighton College Connect, our alumni networking platform.
• Taking an innovative approach to current and emergent technologies and trends to increase engagement.
• Reporting on engagement and communications activity.

Design

• Generating digital imagery and design to support social media and email marketing campaigns.
• Managing external relationships with key designers, publishers, mailing houses and digital providers.

Data and Process Management

• Planning and overseeing the scheduling of engagement communications.
• Working closely with the Senior Development Officer to manage communications preferences for the community and ensuring all data processing is compliant.
• Exporting data sets for all communication campaigns.
• Supporting colleagues to execute annual data projects e.g. data collection and cleansing.

Other

• Working to budget constraints for communications resource, providing regular financial updates to the Deputy Director.
• Maintaining a close working relationship with the College marketing department, sharing content, best practice, planning and strategies.
• Responding to relevant emails and phone calls from the community in friendly, timely and approachable manner.
• Supporting the Senior Events and Engagement Officer in reaching event attendance targets.
• Managing the alumni Shopify account, ensuring this is successfully embedded across website and CRM, and effectively promoted to the community.
• Any other reasonable tasks to support the team and at the request of the Director or Deputy Director of Development and Engagement.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:

Essential Criteria

• At least two years’ experience of working in a busy marketing/ communications role
• Strong copy writing skills, with excellent grammar and proofreading skills
• Track record of increasing community engagement
• Experience of using CMS, CRM systems plus digital marketing and social media platforms
• Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously and to competing deadlines
• Excellent time management skills and a demonstrable ability to multitask
• Good level of IT competency and experience of Microsoft Office packages
• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative
• Builds strong internal and external stakeholder relationships and works well with others
• Approachable and professional communication style
• Excellent attention to detail and an analytical and interpretative mindset
• An enthusiasm for education and the independent school system

Desirable

• Experience of using Google Analytics
• Experience of design work such as use of Canva and Adobe
• Understanding of GDPR legislation
• Good financial acumen with strong numeracy
• Previous experience of working at a charitable organisation and/ or an understanding of fundraising

Hours of Work: 

Monday to Friday inclusive, 8.30am to 5.00pm with a 60 minute unpaid lunch break (37.5 hours per week). In addition to this, the post-holder will be required to work some evenings and weekend events for which time in lieu will be given.

Remuneration: 

The salary for this role will be £30,000 per annum.

Holidays:

23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service (of which 3 days need to be taken between Christmas and New Year when the College is closed)

Benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific learning and development programme available to all employees.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library

Wellbeing:

• Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
• Comprehensive wellbeing package.

For full details of the role, please see the Job Profile Document on our website.

Location: Home-Based (with occasional travel across the UK)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent (flexible hours considered)
Salary: £90,000 per annum (Band E – Senior Leadership Team)
Hours: 35 hours per week (part-time / flexible hours considered)

About Magic Breakfast
Magic Breakfast is a dynamic and purpose-driven charity with a bold mission: to ensure no child in the UK starts their school day hungry. The charity provides over 300,000 children with healthy breakfasts every morning, enabling them to focus on their learning. Working with schools in disadvantaged areas, Magic Breakfast is committed to removing hunger as a barrier to education, while also leading research and campaigns for long-term solutions to end child morning hunger. As Magic Breakfast looks to expand its impact, it has ambitious plans for growth in the coming years, making this an exciting time to join the organisation and help scale its operations.

The Role
Magic Breakfast is seeking a visionary Director of Finance and Technology to join its Senior Leadership Team at a pivotal time. With plans for substantial growth, the charity is looking for a leader to help drive both its financial strategy and technological transformation. This role will oversee the charity’s financial operations, ensuring long-term sustainability while driving operational efficiency through innovative technology solutions. The Director will also play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of Magic Outcomes, the charity’s trading subsidiary. Working closely with the CEO and Trustees, this is an opportunity to contribute to Magic Breakfast’s mission on a significant scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of financial and technology strategies to ensure sustainability and support the charity’s growth.
• Oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and compliance.
• Provide strategic insights to the Senior Leadership Team and Trustees to inform key decisions.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team focused on innovation and operational excellence.
• Implement technology solutions to enhance operational efficiency and user experience.
• Ensure robust risk management processes and compliance with financial and regulatory standards.
• Guide the financial and strategic planning of Magic Outcomes, ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission.

About the Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will bring:

• Proven senior finance leadership experience, ideally within the charity sector.
• A strong background in financial planning, forecasting, and compliance.
• Experience managing complex transformation projects and organisational change.
• Expertise in technology implementation and data governance.
• A professional accountancy qualification (e.g., ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA).
• A passion for Magic Breakfast’s mission to end hunger as a barrier to learning.

Why Join Magic Breakfast?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a charity at a moment of growth and transformation. With plans to scale its operations and reach even more children, the Director of Finance and Technology will play a central role in shaping the future of Magic Breakfast. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and the chance to contribute to meaningful, long-lasting change in the fight against child hunger.

To Apply
Candidates are invited to submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their qualifications and suitability for the role or reach out toRosemary Pini at Allen Lane who are supporting Magic Breakfast with the recruitment process.

Magic Breakfast is excited to hear from individuals who are committed to creating lasting social impact.

Timeline

Closing Date: 16th February

First Stage Interview: 5th and 6th March

Second stage Interviews: 17th March