Research Manager Jobs
We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Programme Manager to join the Academy’s Research Programmes team to manage the new Green Future Fellowship programme.
The role
As the Programme Manager for the Green Future Fellowships, you will play a pivotal role in managing and developing this new programme. This exciting new role focuses on leading the delivery of this important programme, aimed at identifying and supporting exceptional engineering researchers dedicated to developing breakthrough technologies and engineering solutions to address the climate crisis.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone with creativity, initiative, and flexibility to help develop and manage the Green Future Fellowships programme to achieve real breakthrough technologies that have significant impact on society and the economy.
You will have extensive project or grant management experience, including budget management and are a highly organised individual. You possess a good working knowledge of the higher education landscape and engineering communities in the UK. You will be an effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, and thrive working both collaboratively and independently. You can perform effectively under pressure and have experience in managing delivery partnerships with other organisations.
Who are we?
Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change, to global health pandemics and cyber threats.
The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.
With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.
Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?
We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.
This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.
We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?
Company Benefits
The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:
- BUPA cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Independent Financial Advice
- Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
- Life Assurance, 4x annual salary
- Health and wellbeing programmes
- Generous holiday allowance
- Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
- Significant investment into your personal and professional development
- Regular social activities
- Subsidised restaurant
Location
Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.
How to apply/Interview process
As part of your application, you will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement explaining your interest in this role and how you fit the experience, knowledge, and skills profile.
To find out more and to apply, please visit our website.
Closing date for applications: 17th July 2024.
Interviews will be held in-person at our offices w/c 22nd July 2024.
The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.
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People Operations & Systems Manager
Location: Stratford, London
Closing date: Monday 22nd July 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
For 40-years, School-Home Support has been working with children, families and schools to break the cycle of poor school attendance, low education attainment, anti-social behaviour, crime, low paid or no job, generation after generation. We are very proud of the work we do to support getting children and young people back into school, ready to learn, whatever it takes.
This is a new role in our People team and we are looking for an energetic and dependable People Operations & Systems Manager to work closely with our Head of People and Culture, to help implement best people strategies and practices to secure a sustainable organisational culture. You must possess significant HR management experience (3-years in similar role) to continuously track the department’s efforts and target its goals. This role reports into the Head of People & Culture and is a mixture of remote working and office based.
You will be liaising with all colleagues on HR practices and school and regional based practitioners; together with all Line Managers. Setting goals for people operations deliverables to track the department’s outputs and goals in line with our vision and values. Supervising and managing the people administrator and the L&D Advisor to manage the following:
- Reviewing and approving necessary modifications to the people operations department’s efforts from time to time.
- Overseeing specific tasks such as the full recruitment procedure, together with the People administrator.
- Full responsibility for payroll management; together with Finance and outsourced payroll bureau.
- Responsible for all our People HR/Training/ATS systems to ensure they are managed effectively and fit for purpose.
- Responsible for employee engagement and retention, employee satisfaction, and performance management.
- Ensuring that there is a healthy environment for all our employees to work in and that the people department’s workflow is efficient and compliant, at all times.
- Ensuring that DBS management is up to date; liaising with the safeguarding teams with any updates on DBS processes.
- Updating and implementing people policies, and managing the full employee life cycle administrative requirements
- Managing all ER delivery to ensure dispute management is maintained.
- Maintaining disciplines such as legislative regulations and guidelines.
- Develop a positive working environment, encouraging a proactive approach to people's wellbeing and leading the local Wellbeing Forum initiatives
- Be responsible for and drive improvement in diversity, inclusion and engagement.
- Be accountable for talent planning, succession, assessments and HR processes that drive a high performing team
- Provide general day to day HR support on operational issues
- Supporting Group HR Projects/Initiatives
Experience & Skills:
- CIPD qualified (desirable or equivalent experience)
- Experience in a charitable organisation would be beneficial, but not essential
- Proven experience in advising on complex ER matters
- Resilience, great influencing and communication skills
- Able to build trust, respect and openness
The Process
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for the role of People Operations & Systems Manager, please click apply, enter your details and upload a CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role.
Interviews will be held on an ‘as and when basis’ so we encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.
All roles at SHS are subject to an DBS check
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications from all sections of the community.
If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please get in touch to discuss your requirements further.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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 entering an ambitious new phase of growth. This expansion will enable us to deliver our vision – that by 2050, everyone with breast cancer will live and be supported to live well.
This growth phase means we are seeking to make new connections and attract new donors who can make transformative gifts. Gaining new business will be critical.
As our philanthropy manager, you’ll be integral to supporting income growth within our major gifts fundraising programme. This is a great opportunity if you are a talented major gift fundraiser who has comprehensive experience of successfully soliciting donations from high-net-worth individuals.
This is an externally focussed, relationship management role, concentrating on securing and maintaining long term relationships with high-net-worth donors. This will include identifying new opportunities to raise funds from prospective donors who could make significant financial commitments. You’ll then be responsible for engaging, cultivating, and stewarding these relationships.
The role will support a philosophy of proactive relationship building through cultivation and stewardship communications and activities. This will entail maintaining and maximising exiting donor relationships as well as attracting new business from a growing pool of new major supporters. You’ll ensure prospective donors are engaged with appropriate propositions, particularly from our extensive medical research portfolio.
This role will involve working closely with the head of philanthropy and associate director, philanthropy and special events. Developing good working relationships with the prospect researcher, research communications colleagues and other key internal stakeholders will also be vital.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join our ambitious team. It will offer the chance to use your skills, experience and enthusiasm to make a significant difference for all people affected by breast cancer.
About you
We’re looking for a highly self-motivated, innovative relationship manager who has well-developed understanding and knowledge of philanthropy. A natural and confident networker, you’ll be an exceptional communicator who thrives on making new business connections and building relationships with first time major donors. You’ll have demonstrable experience of soliciting at least 5 figure gifts from high-net-worth individuals and maintaining those relationships for repeat gifts. You’ll have a track record of meeting challenging income targets as well as experience of being part of high value asks alongside senior colleagues and/or senior volunteers
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
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 9.00am on Friday 12 July 2024
1st Interview w/c Monday 22 July 2024
2nd Interview w/c Monday 29 July 2024
About Us
London Legal Support Trust’s mission is to help free legal advice providers in London and the South East be more resilient and sustainable. Through grants, advice and infrastructure development, we help to ensure they can continue providing vital and life-changing legal advice to people who otherwise could not afford to defend their rights.
Access to justice is a fundamental right; without it people are at risk in almost every aspect of their lives, from employment to housing and everything in between. We exist to ensure that everyone has access to appropriate legal support when they most need it – and that lack of financial means is not a barrier.
Our partners, the legal advice centres, help thousands of people every year to access justice and to have their voices heard.
- We support law centres and other legal advice agencies in London and the South East by providing them with grant funding alongside other forms of support.
- We offer our knowledge and experience of the sector to help legal advice agencies become more sustainable.
- We work in partnership with other grant-making bodies to get vital funds out to charities and civil society organisations, to help people that face challenges such as lack of food, isolation, debt, homelessness, domestic violence and mental ill-health.
We raise funds for this work, predominantly through mass-participation fundraising events. Our biggest event, The London Legal Walk, is the biggest event fundraiser in the legal calendar. In 2023, over 16,000 people took part from across London’s legal sector – from judges and barristers to law firms, law students, legal advice providers and other supporters – to raise over £900,000 for free advice services in London.
About the role
We are recruiting a Programmes Manager to work across projects in our Sector Support programme. Working closely with the Head of Sector Support and Grants, they will manage relationships with beneficiaries and partners, coordinating monitoring and evaluation, and ongoing development of grants programmes. We strive to operate in alignment with IVAR Open and Trusting Grantmaking commitments.
This is an opportunity for you to use your excellent project management skills to build relationships with delivery partners; organisations who work on the frontline of social welfare legal advice.
Working in an energetic, friendly and busy team, you will be able to make a significant and positive contribution from the start. We are a small organisation making huge strides in our mission for making access to justice available to more people in need.
About you
We are looking for a proactive and motivated person – an enthusiastic Programmes Manager who can help deliver an ambitious sector support and grants programme in support of a vital cause.
A clear communicator, you will have a passion for social justice and enjoy engaging and working constructively with a wide range of external agencies, partners, and community groups to achieve positive outcomes.
Utilising your strong organisational skills to develop and manage projects, you will relish the opportunity to work within the small LLST team to help develop practical and strategic support offers for free legal advice agencies.
Benefits
- 25 day of annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time). Allowance increases due to years of service to 27 days for 2+ years, 29 days for 4+ years and 31 for 6+ years.
- 5% Employer pension contribution
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working options
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Continuing professional development opportunities
We are open to flexible working and part-time options for the right candidates, including job shares if the right mix of experience can be found.
How to apply:
To apply for this role, click the ‘quick apply’ button and submit a copy of your CV with a covering letter of no more than two pages of A4, describing how you meet the requirements of the role and the criteria outlined in the person specification. Please read the Recruitment Pack for full details before applying.
Recruitment timeline:
Closing date: 9am, Monday 15 July 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 22nd July
The successful appointment is subject to satisfactory written references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this exciting new role, you'll manage and deliver fundraising activities, helping us meet income targets. This is a fantastic opportunity to support our mission of 'Better lives for older people'.
At ExtraCare, we create vibrant retirement villages for over 55's, promoting healthy, active, and independent lifestyles. Our model has proven to reduce loneliness and improve well-being. Join us and be part of the UK's leading not-for-profit pioneer in retirement living, with 20 locations since 1988.
Benefits for Fundraising Manager role include: -
- Pension Scheme
- Salary £39,000 per annum
- Hybrid working
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days annual leave including statutory bank holidays (England & Wales)
- Option to purchase or sell additional annual leave
Main Duties and Responsibilities (full job specification available)
Working with the Head of Marketing, develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy to support ExtraCare’s objectives.
Secure funding from a variety of sources, including charitable trusts, community groups, corporate supporters, and individual residents.
Lead fundraising events and campaigns with creativity and strategic insight.
Foster long-term relationships with donors to maximise future funding potential.
ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.
ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to help Eastbourne Foodbank realise its vision/ambition of continuing to be a strong and effective charity challenging poverty both in Eastbourne and expanding across East Sussex.
- In order to realise this ambition, we need to increase our fundraised income for the period 2024 -2027 to £1.6million.
- Through this new organisational role, you’ll proactively create and grow fundraising income opportunities with individuals, community groups and grant giving trusts and foundations. You'll be at the heart of our local community, bringing our cause to life and building lasting donor relationships.
- Through your fundraising expertise, you will have a proven track record of building relationships with individuals, community groups, trusts and foundations and other donors to achieve and exceed annual income targets and KPI’s. You’ll have the capacity to create and craft compelling proposals and appeals that successfully engage and attract donations from new and existing supporters.
Through the design and delivery of excellent, engaging and regular stewardship communications and powerful fundraising appeals, you will grow our income and pool of individual supporters making one off or monthly donations. You’ll also explore and implement ways of promoting Eastbourne Food Bank across the community to successfully attract an ever-greater number of individual donors.
- You’ll engage with local community groups, associations, events, schools and businesses in order to grow Eastbourne Foodbank’s community fundraising reach and income.
- Through excellent, comprehensive and considered research, you’ll identify and prioritise a pool of potential Trusts and Foundations funders for Eastbourne Foodbank and, working with colleagues, you’ll develop authentic, compelling, creative and winning funding bids that can successfully engage new and existing Trusts and Foundations funders.
- You’ll work closely with and support the CEO of Eastbourne Foodbank in maintaining and evolving the existing relationship with the Big Lottery Fund and developing collaborative fundraising activities and joint bids with five other Trussell Trust Foodbanks across East Sussex.
The salary will be £38k to £40k depending on experience
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
For the past five years, Platform’s fossil free work has focused on the coordination of the activist network UK Divest, with the aim to disrupt the financing of the fossil fuel industry through local government pension schemes. In the past two years, the remit of our work has expanded, to include new campaigns focused on exposing and disrupting fossil fuel industry sportswashing and the lobbying of Parliament. Now, with new campaigning underway on new targets in the pension sector, we are re-organising and growing our team to resource this exciting work.
Working alongside three Fossil Free Campaigners at Platform - and partners at Friends of the Earth Scotland - you will build on the strengths and learnings of past years to lead the strategic development of this important programme of work, incorporating UK Divest, Fossil Free Parliament, fossil free sports work, and new pensions work.
Our fossil free campaign is also inextricably tied to other movements for social justice. We are specifically seeking someone to develop the international solidarity potential of this work, understanding how fossil fuels are intertwined with the defence industry, colonialism, and global extraction more broadly. We want to target investment in and political support for fossil fuel companies because we believe it is intricately linked to broader global justice, such as the UK Government’s role in supporting destructive energy projects worldwide. The best divestment and anti-fossil fuel campaigning has been, and your future work will be, informed by and responsive to the BDS movement, the Global Energy Embargo for Palestine and anti-apartheid and arms trade work.
As a permanent member of Platform staff, you will also participate in the collective decision-making and running of Platform as an organisation, as well as having fundraising responsibilities alongside your project work.
Details
Hours: 4 days (32 hours per week based on a 40 hour week)
Contract: Permanent contract, subject to 6 months’ probationary period.
Salary: Baseline salary is £42,248 pro rata (£33,791 at 4 days a week) and is subject to Platform’s Socially Just Waging System.
Location: Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London E2 6HG. Many Platform staff members choose to work primarily from home: flexible remote working can be negotiated to suit circumstances.
Responsible to: Management Group and Trustees
About Platform
Extractive energy, food and financial systems are driving climate breakdown, the defining issue of our time. At Platform, we’re tackling this by exposing who owns and controls these systems, mobilising impacted communities and envisioning sustainable and socially just alternatives.
Drawing on Platform’s unique 40-year history, our team of campaigners, researchers and artists are working across the UK to transform the political, cultural and social conditions in which polluting industries operate.
What we are looking for
You are an experienced campaigner and organiser, with experience in inter/national campaigns, and a track record of developing impactful strategies with strong theories of change. You thrive on movement building and supporting networks of activists to do their best work. You have strong connections in climate and social justice movements at large.
You understand how change happens, and are experienced in practical approaches that secure small but consistent wins. You understand how political institutions work, particularly local councils and/or UK and Scottish Parliament. You may have experience in insider advocacy, and have worked with policymakers to make change happen. Ideally, you also have a working understanding of how financial institutions such as pension schemes support the fossil fuel industry.
You are deeply motivated by Platform’s visions and values, and feel enthusiastic at the prospect of operating within a flat-structured organisation. You have a strong understanding of climate justice in relation to a wider context of capitalism and white supremacy.
You are interested in creative campaigning that makes use of arts and culture, and have a strong track record of developing trusting relationships. You have experience engaging with press media in a strategic way.
You enjoy working in a team, take pride in and responsibility for your work, and believe in collaborative, consensus based decision-making.
Platform works towards a just future beyond fossil fuels.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an enthusiastic and organised programme manager, with experience of working closely with research institutions and/or on learning projects? Have you managed research grants and programmes before, for at least 2 years? Are you keen to work in the international development sector with a leading consultancy company?
If so, please read the job description below:
The primary focus of the role is the day-to-day management of various donor contracts which have a learning and research focus. These contracts currently include both governmental and private foundation contracts. The Programme Manager will oversee the delivery of programmes, coordinating budgets, workplans, consultant management, and administration.
The Programme Manager will be assisted in this by a Project Officer, and will work closely with the Operations Manager, to whom they will report (currently based in the UK). The Programme Manager will work closely with teams of consultants based globally, research institutions also based globally, and also liaise with the Gender and Social Development Head of Practice (currently based in the UK).
Please don’t apply unless you have the right to work in the UK, Cyprus or Kenya.
Please do not apply unless you fulfil these essential specifications needed for the job
The Organisation:
The Academy of Medical Sciences is the independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK. The vision is to promote good health for all, supported by the best research and evidence. As a forward-thinking organisation, they foster an open and progressive research sector to improve global health. Their community includes around 1,400 Fellows elected from diverse fields across the biomedical sciences. The Academy awards prestigious grants to major universities. With a current income of approximately £20 million (and growing), they are funded primarily by the Department of Science Innovation and Technology. The organisation has flexible and hybrid working policies with staff being given the opportunity to spend most of their working time from home.
The Role: Finance Manager
Reporting the Head of Finance, you will lead the process of accurate and reliable financial accounts for the group.
- Facilitate timely financial accounts and statutory reporting.
- Oversee the processing of income and expenditure.
- Ensure proper VAT accounting in line with regulations.
- Manage and support a team of 4, including 3 Finance Officers and a Financial Accountant.
- In recent years, the Academy has made significant strides in enhancing their systems and processes. They are committed to continuous improvement and welcome innovative ideas.
The Ideal Candidate:
You will be a professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with charity sector experience. Candidates from an audit background will be considered, especially if you have partial VAT experience. You will have demonstrable expertise of consolidating accounts and reconciliations. Experience with complex balance sheet and bank account reconciliation will be also helpful. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills to liaise with stakeholders and manage an established team.
What’s in It for You:
- Salary of between £52,996 - £58,885
- Hybrid and agile working (encouraging at least 1 day per week in the office, with flexibility).
- Work-from-abroad policy (subject to tax implications and safety considerations).
- 29 days of annual leave, including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.
- Up to 4 wellbeing days per year.
- Pension contribution (7.5% of gross salary from the Academy, with a 3% employee contribution).
- Life assurance.
- Interest-free season ticket travel loan.
- Family-friendly benefits, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and coaching for parents returning to work.
How to Apply: The closing date for applications is July 15th, and interviews will be held on July 24th. Applications will be considered on receipt! Feel free to get in touch if you would like a copy of the detailed Job Description and/or annual accounts before making your application. For an informal discussion about the role, contact Peter O’Sullivan at Hays Senior Finance.
Director of Research (Maternity Cover)
The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has a single, clear vision: a world free of Motor Neuron Disease (MND). In the relentless pursuit of this goal, we are committed to funding research projects to accelerate the development of meaningful treatments, focusing on the projects that are most likely to impact people with MND positively.
The Director of Research is a key position in the organisation that leads our research activities, managing a small team as we invest in a prioritised and focused research portfolio. Working alongside the CEO and senior leadership team, you will be responsible for overseeing a research strategy that fits seamlessly with the Foundation’s vision, ensuring we have the expertise and resources required to support our programme and initiatives.
As someone with experience working in a scientific research role, you will have the ability to interpret, analyse and utilise research findings and developments, with a deep understanding of the drug discovery and development landscape. You will be someone who constantly seeks out new research approaches, methodologies and funding models, ensuring that the Foundation remains at the forefront with its innovative practices. Knowledge of the research grants system is essential; we’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running. You will care about the impact of our work, developing an excellent understanding of the MND field and placing those living with MND at the heart of every decision you make, while ensuring all funded projects continue to meet our goals and financial requirements.
Strong communication skills are central to this role. The successful candidate will be comfortable demonstrating our expertise and position in the MND community and communicating developments, insights and critical milestones both internally and externally. Influencing and relationship building will come naturally to you, and you’ll be the kind of person who can work with diverse personalities from a wide variety of professional backgrounds. Playing a key role in championing the Foundation, you will also lead the ambitions of the organisation. Your contribution will be integral to our success.
If you’re proactive, organised and highly motivated to make a material difference for those living with MND, then we would love to hear from you. Come and be part of the cure – no job could be more rewarding.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced and motivated evaluation manager to lead and develop a programme of evaluations. Working closely with the evaluation senior officer and colleagues across the organisation, this role is responsible for ensuring we have robust evaluation methods that produce high quality impact evidence to inform improvement plans for our charitable activities and future strategic direction. The role will also have a cross-organisation focus, supporting a wide range of teams to develop their evaluation activities, ensuring that we can evidence the impact of our whole range of work.
About you
You’ll have demonstrable work experience in delivering evaluations of services or projects using a range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including surveys, focus groups, interviews and creating theories of change. You should be methodical, with strong attention to detail and strong analytical skills. We expect you to have experience of creatively disseminating evaluation evidence to a variety of audiences. You will be a self-starter with the ability to work collaboratively and manage relationships with a range of teams across the organisation.
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.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role can be based in either our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield offices. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. 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 Team.
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 15 July 2024 at 5pm
Interview date: Thursday 25 July 2024
About CAT
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK, based near Machynlleth in Powys, Mid Wales.
CAT provides inspiration, education and training in solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency.
Key activities include residential short courses, vocational training and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of sustainability-related topics, with online courses and events offered alongside in-person learning.
CAT launched the Zero Carbon Britain Hub and Innovation Lab in 2020 with support from the Moondance Foundation. This was initially a three year project and received further funding from the Moondance Foundation to run the Innovation Lab for a further three years. The aim of the project is to improve the capacity of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action and create systemic change in order to increase resilience to climate change.
This will be achieved by offering a programme of support aimed at increasing the competence, confidence and effectiveness of policy makers, communities and organisations in developing zero carbon policies and action plans. This support will include: using the Zero Carbon Britain model to provide people with the knowledge to create Zero Carbon Action Plans; delivering Zero Carbon Britain training using a ‘train the trainer’ model to increase the skills and capacity of communities to take action on climate change; supplying the tools to enable people to turn climate emergency declarations into action; setting up a digital resource hub and online network to provide peer support and increase confidence of individuals and communities to take action on climate change. In conjunction with the Zero Carbon Britain Hub, an Innovation Lab will identify key issues, priorities and tasks; develop ideas that impact on these areas; and create routes into larger scale impact or systems change.
Job details:
ZCBILM240216
Area of Responsibility:
Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab
Responsible to:
Co-CEO
Responsible for:
Research Assistant
External Trainers and consultants
Contract type: Fixed term – 2 years
Responsibility Grade: 7
Location: Flexible with regular visits to the CAT eco centre near Machynlleth
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. (1.0 FTE)
Working Days: Usually Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Occasional weekend and evening working.
Salary and employee benefits:
£35,898 per annum.
CAT offers a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days p.a., plus bank holidays, plus additional allowance at Christmas (usually 3 days), plus 1 extra day for every year worked (up to 5 days).
CAT also offers an attractive package of employee benefits, including:
· a free cooked lunch and free hot drinks from the café whenever working from the CAT eco centre
· 40% discount on retail goods purchased from CAT
· Opportunities for CPD training, qualifications & professional memberships to be funded by CAT
· Opportunity to take 2 CAT short courses per year free-of-charge
· the opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
· a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme (planned)
· 5% pension contribution
· generous maternity and paternity entitlement and Death In Service benefit
· 2 hours per month for general health & wellbeing & 2 hours per month for Welsh language tuition.
Work remotely: See Location
Application deadline: 9am 5 July 2024
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 15 July 2024 (on site)
Expected start date: To be discussed at offer stage
Overview of Role
The postholder will manage the Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab, to improve the capacity of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action, identifying key issues, priorities and tasks, developing ideas that impact on these areas and creating routes into larger scale impact or systems change, in order to increase resilience to climate change.
Main Responsibilities
· To work with the Zero Carbon Britain Hub Team and External Evaluator, to clarify aims and capabilities, identifying key issues, priorities and tasks the Innovation Lab could help tackle, assessing current and potential innovation capabilities and gaps
· To design the Innovation Team model
· To manage all staff employed to deliver on the Innovation Lab
· To liaise with the Head of Development to identify other sources of funding for developing the Innovation Team model and building the Innovation team
· To develop and implement Innovation Lab methodology, piloting and delivering innovation Labs
· To put in place effective systems, policies and procedures for the effective management, monitoring and evaluation of the Innovation Lab in order to deliver on the project’s aims and objectives, outputs, outcomes and impact
· To work with the Graduate School of the Environment and contribute to teaching on the Masters in Behaviour Change and other Masters degrees
· To represent the Innovation Lab externally
· To liaise and work in partnership with appropriate external organisations, to support the needs of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action
· To manage external consultants and staff tasked with delivering training and consultancy
· To prepare marketing material and publicise the project and its activities
Any other appropriate duties as defined by the Co-CEO
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The country’s most vulnerable children have overwhelmingly poor educational and life-outcomes, with disastrous consequences for themselves and society. Many of these children are excluded from school.
The Difference exists to improve the life-outcomes of the most vulnerable children by raising the status and expertise of those who educate them. The organisation creates specialist senior school leaders, with the expertise to lead whole-school and multi-agency approaches to meeting the learning, wellbeing, and safeguarding needs of all children.
The Difference is a small and growing organisation, founded in 2017. They’re an agile and flexible team and you’ll be joining at a time of investment in fundraising, having recently employed their first full-time Head of Fundraising. It’s an exciting time to join the organisation as they develop a new strategy to take them to 2030 with fundraising playing a key role in the organisation’s growth. They have a small but generous group of funders who have supported The Difference and as Trust & Foundations Manager you will work to grow the pipeline of trust funders and work closely with the Head of Fundraising to develop a fundraising strategy.
You will manage, develop, and grow The Difference’s portfolio of trusts and foundation donors, supporting to diversify their donor base and secure high value, long term support. This post will manage trust income in line with donor requirements, identifying and building relationships with new prospects and submitting high quality and engaging reports and proposals. You will feel real ownership over your work and need to be self-starting, flexible and hungry to grow with the charity.
The position will:
- Write compelling funding applications and grant reports to trusts and foundations at 5- and 6-figure level
- Grow multi-year restricted and unrestricted income from existing and new donors and support the growth of overall income from £1.25m to £1.9m annually in next 3 years
- Work closely with the Head of Fundraising to support with strategy and growth plans
- Develop and expand meaningful engagement opportunities that can be offered to funders
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience developing bids and applications for 5+ figure grants
- Proven ability to write compelling, well-organised content which turns complex ideas and detail into summaries that can effectively engage different audiences
- Experience overseeing management of end-to-end stewardship journeys, from prospect to long-term engagement, and building relationships with foundation trustees and grant managers
- Knowledge and passion of working in the education sector
Benefits include:
- 6% employer pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave
- Enhanced sick leave and compassionate leave
- Enhanced maternity & adoption pay
Expert recruitment for fundraisers and charities.
Are you a research professional with a deep understanding of the humanitarian sector? Are you committed to improving humanitarian outcomes with a strongly held belief that research and innovation should be at the centre of efforts to improve humanitarian effectiveness? Could you oversee a portfolio of world-class research and learning products?
Founded in 2020, the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH) is an initiative hosted by Elrha, a global organisation committed to solving complex humanitarian challenges, and is funded by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO).
The UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Research and Learning Manager on a fixed term basis until end March 2025 to join our dynamic team and contribute towards our efforts in bridging research, policy, and practice within the realm of humanitarian innovation, working in a fast-paced environment. This role is critical in shaping and implementing our agenda by leading cutting-edge research initiatives, fostering learning, and ensuring that our work is informed by evidence-based practices.
We are looking for someone with:
Extensive Experience in Research and Innovation: You should have a strong background in designing and delivering research and/or innovative solutions, ideally with experience in communicating complex research findings to diverse stakeholders, though a record of published work is not a prerequisite.
Technical Expertise in Innovation Practice and Systems Change: Your role will involve providing technical expertise in research and innovation, particularly in the areas of innovation practice and systems change. You should have the ability to drive impactful strategic collaborations involving various stakeholders, including government bodies, public and private sectors, academic institutions, and NGOs.
Strong Connections in the Humanitarian Research Community: You should have well-established connections within the international humanitarian research community. Knowledge of existing evidence, emerging research trends, and the evolving research landscape is crucial.
Proficiency in Partner Outreach and Network Building: You should be adept at building and coordinating networks and have the capability to persuade others to embrace new methodologies and approaches. Your role will involve using various advocacy and communication strategies to promote innovative ways of working.
If you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.
Note for applicants:
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Candidates must have the independent right to work in UK and be resident in the UK at the time of appointment as we are unable to support visa sponsorship for this role.
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When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children UK recruitment system. UKHIH is hosted by Elrha which is an independent subsidiary of SCUK.
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Please read through the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure you complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you.
Closing date: Sunday 7 July
Interview dates: 17 & 18 July (online)
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We are at an exciting time in Dandelion Time’s development and will be implementing our new Strategic Plan over the next 4 years. The role of Business, Data and Compliance Manager will play an integral role in supporting the Senior Management Team to do this.
Founded in 2003, Dandelion Time is a growing rural-based charity working with the most vulnerable children affected by trauma and mental health issues. Over the years Dandelion Time has helped thousands of people and intends to transform many more lives as we expand our services in Kent.
In this role you will report to the Director of Finance managing the IT infrastructure, Data Protection, procurement contracts and policy requirements for the Charity to enable it to meet its legal, strategic and operational objectives.
As we continue to grow there is real scope to develop both the role and your own career progression.
People are at the heart of everything we do at Dandelion Time, whether they are our staff, volunteers, or the families we work with. Being hands-on in the natural world is the basis for our activities and creativity at Dandelion Time. We care for the earth, plants, animals and each other. But whatever the role, you will be helping to transform the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
The successful candidate will work 3 to 3.5 days per week over 3 or 4 days. The pro-rated salary for this role is £18,600 for 22.5 hours and £21,493 for 26 hours.
Ensuring we have a happy and healthy work-life balance for all our staff we offer flexible working arrangements to allow you to work in a way that suits your individual lifestyle. Additionally we offer 25 days holiday (pro-rata) with the ability to purchase additional leave, matched pension scheme up to 5% and an enhanced sick pay scheme.
Our stunning farm setting means you can reap the benefits of our beautiful, homely environment and the joys that working in the great outdoors and with animals bring.
Children should grow up in a safe and nurturing environment, to feel loved and free of fear
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