Safeguarding Officer Jobs in Greater Manchester

Following the return of our co-founder Becca Dean MBE as CEO, we're excited to be recruiting for several new roles as we move into the next chapter of our journey. Having recently celebrated our 12th birthday, we're more determined than ever to reach even more girls and young women, and we’re building a brilliant team to help us do just that. If you're passionate about empowering the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.

THE ROLE

The Girls’ Network aspires to reach more girls and increase the impact we have, so the importance of a strategic, effective and evidence-based monitoring and evaluation system is paramount. The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Manager will ensure thoughtful, intelligent and consistent collection, collation and analysis of data which has the potential to publicly represent our girls’ needs and their aspirations.

Key roles and responsibilities

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

• Develop and employ monitoring systems to support high-quality programme implementation.
• Maintain and employ existing data-collection and evaluation systems to evaluate past and ongoing programmes.
• Calculate impact indicators and support data-driven organisational decision- making.
• Management of our CRM systems to support the Fundraising Team with monitoring of their application pipelines.
• Further the organisation’s current potential to meaningfully contribute to public discourse on the experience of teenage girls in the UK, on social mobility, and on the future of women’s leadership using available and newly created resources, data and insights.
• Develop the above evaluation and research into recommendations; working with the team and independently to inform and plan the creation and implementation of a monitoring system for our impact process, based on evaluation findings, industry research, and overall strategy and objectives.
• Work with the Communications Manager to develop / create the visual design and communication strategy for M&E systems so as to engage stakeholders and to empower our team and our girls.
• Internally and externally champion the use of our impact data to influence broader discourse and policy on the experience of teenage girls in the UK, social mobility, and the future of women’s leadership.
• Identify and understand different stakeholders' needs for monitoring and impact data.
• Manage external consultants and other stakeholders to support evaluations of particular projects as required.
• Understand M&E technology solutions, with a specific focus on gender equity and gender justice.

Learning and Research

• Working with Fundraising colleagues, regularly update the charity's Case for Support, reviewing the latest evidence and data on social mobility, the experience of teenage girls in the UK, and the future of women’s leadership, among wider gender issues.
• Design and deliver engaging whole-team training to enable new monitoring and impact collection processes to be carried out effectively at all levels.
• Working with the People and Culture Manager, promote and model a culture of learning and continuous development within the organisation, by employing and complementing existing systems.

Reporting

• Prepare and present status reports for grant-giving bodies (such as The Millby Foundation) according to the requirements of the grant.
• Prepare and present regular status reports for the CEO, and the board of trustees, as required.
• Contribute up-to-date data and insights to the annual report as well as to other grant and donor reporting.
• Work collaboratively with the Fundraising Team to identify upcoming reporting deadlines to funders.
• Creating clear overviews of the impact data collected in evaluation surveys, for the Fundraising and Programme teams to disseminate to funders and partner schools.
• Support the senior leadership, finance, and fundraising team, by calculating and reporting on social return on investment.

Database/CRM (Salesforce) management

• Manage user access and permissions in order to maintain data security and safeguard sensitive information.
• Create and maintain documentation to support both technical and non- technical data processes.
• Regularly evaluate and update Salesforce objects, automations, and other features as needed in response to business need, staying up-to-date on Salesforce functionality and recommending improvements to SLT.
• Staff support via developing and reviewing Salesforce training, establishing relationships, and managing Salesforce queries ad-hoc and in regular clinics.
• Maintain and develop Salesforce reports and dashboards to monitor data quality.

Other duties

As a small charity with limited resources, all staff are expected to be flexible with their work and as such you may be required to undertake other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time.

Essential skills, knowledge and attributes

• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to effectively employ, interpret and summarise qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources.
• Highly organised with excellent database management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint and Gsuite docs.
• Adaptable and flexible working style as well as experience of developing work plans that help you manage multiple and changing priorities, on time and within budget.
• Proactive in identifying and solving problems, curious and with great attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Passion for The Girls’ Network’s mission and an interest in issues related to mentoring and equality.
• Experience managing and using Salesforce or similar CRMs.

Desirable skills, knowledge and attributes

• Knowledge of data visualization software.
• Salesforce administrator certification or other relevant qualifications.
• Knowledge of Zapier or similar web-based automation tools.
• An understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation technology solutions.
• An interest in social equity and justice.
• Understanding of or experience of working from home.
• Experience of working in a small charity.

For more information, please download the candidate pack and apply via our website.

We are looking for a highly motivated and inspiring Director, to provide strategic and operational leadership of our independent adoption support charity. 

Working as part of a small yet mighty staff team, you will work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees, Committees, Volunteers, Working Groups and other Stakeholders to lead significant growth across a variety of programmes, infrastructure and fundraising opportunities. 

You will bring an entrepreneurial approach to growth, seeking new opportunities and forging new strategic partnerships to support agile growth both nationally and regionally, whilst also nurturing our existing deeply committed volunteers and members.  As an empathetic leader, you will show understanding and commitment to the needs of adopters and prospective adopters and their families and how WAF services can most effectively address these needs.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Steering Strategic Development & Organisational Leadership

• Managing Financial & Budget Controls

• Leading on Fundraising & Strategic Partnerships 

• Overseeing Monitoring and Impact

• Contributing to Communications 

• Championing our Advocacy efforts

• Collaborating with our Board and Committees

• Empowering our Team

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Experience of developing and nurturing partnerships with statutory, voluntary

• and private sector organisations (E)

• Track record in identifying and securing new funding streams, these could include: earned income, corporate giving, individual giving, crowd funding and value in kind (E)

• Experience of bid writing for trust & foundations / fundraising applications (E)

• Experience of budget setting and budget control (E)

• Experience of managing staff and volunteers (E)
   

Desirable 

• Experience of working within a co-produced or beneficiary-led service (D)

• Experience of working with a Board of Trustees (D)

• Understanding of the current issues affecting adopters and prospective adopters (D)

About We Are Family 

We Are Family is an extraordinary peer support community for adopters and prospective adopters. We’re there for parents throughout their adoption journey. Online and in person, our parents’ groups, events, resources, podcasts and talks offer mutual support, information and inspiration to adopters and those considering adoption. We are the leading peer support community for adopters  across Greater London and the Home Counties, and offer digital-membership nationally; we have ambitions to scale our in-person services provision significantly over the coming years. 

You can find out more about us here.
 

To Apply 

If the opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly growing charity appeals to you as someone able to make a valuable contribution, we would love to hear from you! 

Please read our full application pack via our website

Deadline to apply: Thursday 24th April 10am
Start Date: ASAP

Please note that applications are received and reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore an early application is advised. 

One of the great strengths of We Are Family is that we are volunteer and member driven, and we represent a diverse community of adoptive parents. We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to ensure that the organisation can benefit from this diversity of experience.

Start date: 12th May 2025

Salary: £25,874 per annum

Location: HMP Styal (Wilmslow, Cheshire)

Working hours:  Full time, 35 hours per week

Contract: 1-year fixed term until 31st March 2026

Annual leave: 30 days plus statutory bank holidays (if full time). All WIP staff also receive an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year.

Pension scheme:  WIP provides an auto enrolment pension scheme with 5% contributions from the employer and 3% from the employee.

About Women in Prison

Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation.  We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.

Job Purpose: 
The ‘Creating Community Connections Project’ is a Domestic Abuse (DA) Services pilot, sponsored by HMPPS and led by Women in Prison working in partnership with a number of women’s centre providers, Anawim, Together Women and The Nelson Trust.

The project aims to connect women in prison who have experienced DA with vital specialist community support services across the country, especially domestic abuse services and women's centres. The Link Worker is responsible for the provision of 1-2-1 advocacy and structured support to women with a history of/current experience of domestic abuse currently residing in HMP Styal.

Key Responsibility Areas

1. To provide ad-hoc and in-depth 1-2-1 advocacy support to women in HMP Styal who have a history of/current experience of domestic abuse.
2. To recruit, train and support a network of Women’s Champions – women serving sentences at HMP Styal – to co-facilitate service delivery of the Creating Community Connections Project.
3. Provide Through the Gate support to women leaving custody, where applicable to the role and delivery of the project.