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Job title: Executive Assistant to the CEO
Contract: Part time, 3 days/22.5 hours per week. Flexibility regarding working pattern: hours could be worked across 3 or 4 days in the week. Permanent contract.
Salary: £16,799 pro rata (£28,000 full time equivalent)
Manager: Gestalt Centre CEO
Location: Working in-person at the centre at London Kings Cross and remotely.
ABOUT THE JOB
Job Purpose
We are looking for an exemplary people-oriented administrator to provide administrative support to the Gestalt Centre CEO and the workstreams she manages. An important role in the organisation, working with senior leadership and across teams, in a welcoming and supportive environment with opportunities to learn and grow on the job.
ABOUT US: THE GESTALT CENTRE
We are the Gestalt Centre, an established therapy not-for-profit organisation, supporting the mental and psychological well-being of individuals, groups, and organisations. We are a dynamic charity that runs, accommodates, and supports a number of counselling, psychotherapy, personal and professional development courses, and a range of therapeutic practices that enhance mental and psychological wellbeing.
As Gestalt Centre, our relationship with people who work for the centre starts from a place of trust. We see our structure as an organisational shape that we use to organise ourselves. What matters for us is how we all work together. We prioritise collaboration and ‘horizontal’ consultative decision making with individual and collective responsibility and accountability.
OUR VISION is a world were meaningful and fulfilling relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives.
OUR PURPOSE is to promote the mental and psychological well-being of individuals, groups and organisations through Gestalt education, training and practice.
Gestalt is a life-changing approach to life, counselling, and psychotherapy. It enables people to develop meaningful relationships, navigate change and lead fulfilling lives by creatively utilising their own resources, skills and strengths.
To apply please forward to Archie Rotap your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 2 pages, outlining how you meet the job requirements and the value you’ll bring to it.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The Finance Manager will join a small and dynamic team that covers Finance, Human Resources, IT and Business Operations. The Finance & Operations team play a critical role by running the day-to-day operations and providing the infrastructure that enables the continued delivery of the Trust’s mission and objectives.
The Sutton Trust is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Finance Manager to join the team and provide crucial support on a range of key finance functions. This is an exciting time to join the team as we are looking to improve process efficiencies and assess the use of technology within the team.
This a varied and hands-on role that requires a strong understanding of charity accounting (particularly funds), excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. You can expect a steep learning curve and fast-paced work in a passionate and supportive environment
Main duties
- Cash management and cashflow forecasting; monitoring and reporting on the Trust’s investment portfolios
- Approval of payment runs in line with approval matrix
- Supporting the Director of Finance & Operations with annual budget setting and leading on quarterly reforecasting cycles
- Building and maintaining relationships with budget holders and members of senior leadership to help them understand budgets and financial statements and support them with their day-to-day budget management and finance needs
- Preparing quarterly management accounts, and other financial modelling as required
- Supporting the Development Team with funding applications, and grant / funder reporting
- Ensuring compliance with funder restrictions and requirements
- Preparing VAT returns, submitting returns to HMRC and providing VAT advice, as required
- Overseeing the Finance Officer’s work and providing cover for leave including sales and purchase ledger, month end, payroll, pension and staff benefit administration as well as the administration of Gift Aid and legacy income.
- Preparing annual accounts and year-end schedules, working closely with the Director of Finance & Operations and external auditors
- Supporting the Director of Finance & Operations to ensure there is an effective system of financial controls
- Line managing, motivating and proactively supporting the Finance Officer in their professional development
- Proactively updating your own knowledge in relation to the role, identifying and undertaking appropriate training
- Keeping up to date with legislation, policies and procedures relevant to the role and the Trust’s work
- Other duties as necessary from time to time
Skills and Experience
We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in:
- A hands-on, generalist finance role with strong experience of a wide variety of finance processes
- Producing monthly or quarterly management accounts and providing suitable narrative as required
- Supporting or leading on aspects of the year-end processes and/ or the annual audit, including producing year-end schedules, accounts and liaising with the auditors
- Setting up and maintaining forecasting templates, including for cashflow purposes
- Improving financial controls and processes, and using technology or automation to improve efficiencies
- Working with and supporting non-finance staff with their day-to-day budget management including the provision of training
- Managing and supporting junior finance staff
- Working in the education or not-for-profit sector (desirable)
- Working with Quickbooks or a similar accounting software (desirable)
Who can demonstrate:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to multi-task
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Confidentiality
And who is:
- A qualified accountant with post qualification experience, or equivalent demonstrable work experience
Competencies
- Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage
- Ability to work across multiple teams with budget holders of varying finance abilities
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently with a high degree of initiative
- A flexible and adaptable approach to accommodate the varying aspects of the role, able to prioritize tasks and work to deadlines
- Excellent analytical skills and high attention to detail
Other
- Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)*
*Please note that we are unfortunately not a licensed visa sponsor.
Terms of Appointment
- Contract: Full-time, Permanent (part-time considered)
- Salary: £45,000-£50,000
- Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
- Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events / meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends
- DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 10am, Monday 28th October, with first round interviews held over Zoom on Wednesday, 6th November, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Wednesday, 13th November.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a strategic thinker with extensive experience in leading a central Volunteering team in a large charity? Do you have a proven ability to influence, engage and empower senior leaders, to maximise the potential of our volunteers?
About the team:
It’s an exciting time to be involved in volunteering at Dogs Trust as we are committed to volunteering playing a more pivotal role in achieving our mission, helping us to help dogs and the people who love them. We currently have over 4000 volunteers nationwide who support us in our shops, rehoming centres, through fostering and more. They are so important in all that we do; we couldn’t do what we do without them. As part of our volunteering strategy we want to raise the profile of volunteering across the charity, create greater opportunities for volunteering and ensure our volunteers’ experience with us is as fulfilling as it can be.
About this job:
Our first step in helping us realise our potential in volunteering is to build greater capacity in our central volunteering team. To head this team up we are looking for an experienced and inspirational leader who will line manage 3 Volunteering Business Partners and:
- Deliver an inspirational, aspirational and impactful Volunteering strategy for Dogs Trust which engages all stakeholders and embeds an integrated approach to volunteering.
- Defines and measures KPIs for volunteering, ensuring decisions for the service are evidence-led and data-driven and report on these at People Programme Board, Leadership Team and Trustee level.
- Establishes and maintains Dogs Trust national standards, processes and policies to support volunteering across the entire volunteer journey, ensuring compliance and best practice.
- Leads and develops the central volunteering team as a highly-respected and valued function across Dogs Trust.
About you:
To be successful in this role you’ll have extensive experience in leading a central volunteering team, with an up-to-date understanding of best practice in volunteering, current trends and relevant legislation.
You’ll have substantial senior management experience to include monitoring and evaluation, improving and sustaining performance through people and systems, and planning, implementing and managing change across teams/functions, as well as fantastic leadership and management skills to instil and maintain a sense of accountability, high performance, self-confidence and ambition in a regionally dispersed team.
About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.
To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note, on rare occasions, we may close vacancies early if we receive an overwhelming response, so to avoid potential disappointment, please apply at your earliest convenience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to join The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) in our Governance team working on our Global activities and supporting our work in the Devolved Nations.
The Governance team are seeking a brilliantly organised and enthusiastic self-starter to make a significant contribution to the College’s involvement in global activities. Alongside a focus on supporting planning activities, the Global and Devolved Nations Coordinator will help coordinate staff and doctors attending national and global events, liaise with our overseas partners and arrange member gatherings. A high level of cooperation and teamwork between staff members is necessary to fulfil this role’s functions effectively and efficiently.
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to work collaboratively with external customers across time zones, colleagues and senior members.
They will also have first rate administrative and organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload. It is important that as a Global and Devolved Nations Coordinator, the successful candidate has a commitment to providing a professional, positive and responsive service, as well as an understanding of cultural differences.
A willingness to travel both in the UK and overseas is a requirement of the job, although this will be planned in advance and likely to be three or four times a year.
What you’ll do:
- Lead the organisation and coordination of RCR’s global events activities
- Organise and commission briefings and/or speeches for the RCR President and Vice Presidents
- Support liaison with external partners/organisations
- The administration of and support to the RCR’s Devolved Nations Standing-Committees, and other RCR Boards and Committees
What you’ll need:
- Experience of successful working within a team and the provision of a professional, friendly, and reactive service to colleagues and external contacts
- Experience of coordinating events
- Good understanding of administrative process, systems and procedures including financial administration
- Accurate use and understanding of English including excellent written skills
- Great organisation skills with the ability to multi-task and work under pressure whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you then please find out more about the role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply through the candidate pack.
This vacancy closes midnight 27 October 2024. Shortlist interviews are scheduled for 1 November 2024 with selection interviews scheduled for 7 November 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We believe in a world where no child ever has to live on the streets.
Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a difference? Do you have the drive to create positive change in children’s lives and inspire others to do the same? If the answer is yes, then read on to hear about this exciting opportunity.
We’re Railway Children, an international charity working to create long-lasting change for street-connected children and young people in the UK, India and Tanzania. Founded in 1996, we’ve dedicated over a quarter of a century to developing outstanding practice and services for vulnerable children and their families. As we embark on our new strategy to 2027, we have ambitious plans to ensure no child is left behind, wherever we work.
We are looking for a Regional Manager (based in the Glasgow area) to come and join our UK Programme Team.
As part of a dynamic team delivering the Safeguarding on Transport (ST) project, you will be responsible for developing our community engagement work across Yorkshire as well as supporting our wider UK programme. The role will require you to engage the public and work closely with British Transport Police, station staff and employees as well as local services in the area. You will support our innovative Safeguarding Action Groups that catalyse communities working in and around stations to combine efforts and resources to keep people safe.
Your engaging manner, strong people skills and experience managing stakeholder relationships will ensure that you are able to help create a safer rail network that is actively seeking to look out for and protect vulnerable young people.
This Glasgow based role will combine a blend of working from home with being out meeting members of the community across Glasgow and the Northwest of England - especially in and around some of the busiest stations.
What we offer
As well as helping some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people, we offer some great perks:
·Time out. You’ll start with 25 days holiday per year to recharge the batteries. After three years, this will increase by an extra day per year until you reach a relaxing 30 days leave.
·Pension. We offer a pension contribution of 6% of annual salary.
·Birthday leave and ‘Railway Children Day’. You’ll get two additional days of annual leave in your birthday month and around Christmas time.
·A culture we’re proud of. Driven by our CEO, family values are at the heart of our culture and make Railway Children an incredible place to work.
·Flexible working environment and home working. It’s one of the reasons why our staff retention is so impressive!
HOW TO APPLY...
A full person specification can be found in the job pack on our website.
Please note that Railway Children will only accept applications made using this application form and will not accept CVs, academic certificates or covering letters.
Closing date: 9am Monday 4th November.
Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date.
At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records check.
Due to the number of applications often received, only those to be invited for interview will be informed of the outcome of their application. Applicants who have not heard within two weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful.
THANK YOU
WE STAND FOR CHILDREN, THEIR CHILDHOODS AND THEIR FUTURES!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
King’s Business School (KBS)is a top five rated business school for business and management studies in the UK.
As part of the World class King’s College London the focus of the Business School is to develop bold ideas to tackle the world’s major challenges. We foster the knowledge, confidence, and adaptability our students will need to be the right kinds of leaders for the economy and society.
As the school celebrates its 6th birthday, we continue to invest in achieving a wide range of Business School accreditations to identify areas for growth and encourage continuous improvement within the school.
The role sits within the Business Operations function, and you will work in the Accreditation team to directly support the maintenance of the KBS accreditations alongside Business Operations colleagues.
About the role
The school holds a triple crown accreditation having AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS as well as other accreditations such as Small Business Charter and Bronze Athena Swan Award. The Senior Projects Officer (Accreditation) will play a crucial role in working alongside the Strategic Projects Manager (Accreditation) and the Associate Dean (Quality Assurance & Accreditation) to ensure effective implementation and coordination of the faculty’s accreditation function.
The role involves working alongside multiple functions and stakeholders in the faculty (business operations, alumni, careers, and external engagement) on multiple and varied activities, including collation of data for annual report submissions, overseeing, and servicing the Accreditation Steering Group, supporting accreditation visits, and providing accreditation project support across the Business School. You will represent the Business School at relevant events, gain training in a wide variety of Quality Assurance and Accreditation processes and will contribute to coordinating additional projects across other faculty functions.
The ideal applicant will be confident at gathering, collating, and presenting quantitative data in different formats, coordinating multiple and competing projects, and be confident communicating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to deliver a quality project coordination function.
King’s Business School embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion. We attract students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities. We promote flexible working as a key enabler of inclusion. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and from candidates who are LGBTQ+ and/or have a disability.
This is a full time (35 Hours per week) though a 0.8 role will be considered, and you will be offered a fixed-term contract until February 2026.
Contact details: Rachel Rice.
Closing date: 27 October 2024.
To apply, please click “Apply Now”.
Are you an experienced Learning Designer looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?
With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Senior Learning Designer to help us achieve real impact by leading on the inception, design, development and delivery of inclusive, impactful, and systems-shifting online, blended and in-person learning experiences that deliver on .
This role is based from RSA House in London for at least three days per week, with hybrid flexibility for the remaining days.
About You
What we look for in a successful Senior Learning Designer candidate:
- Excellent knowledge of learning design and multimedia learning content design with the confident capability to apply it effectively in practice.
- A strong understanding of the education and lifelong learning policy and practice landscape both formal and non-formal – particularly in the UK.
- Good understanding of curriculum design and assessment frameworks and the challenges and opportunities that hybrid and face-to-face delivery bring to teaching and learning.
- Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and participants from children and entrepreneurs to communities and businesses.
To find out more about this role, please download our job description.
Apply
In order to apply, please click ‘quick apply’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.
Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 21 October 2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply. Please get your application in as soon as possible.
Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.
Inclusion Statement
As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.
We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination. We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.
Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .
About Us
We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.
The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.
We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits .
A global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony.
About SRUK
Scleroderma & Raynaud’s UK (SRUK) is the only charity dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by Scleroderma and/or Raynaud’s. We exist to improve awareness and understanding of these conditions, to support those affected, and ultimately to find a cure.
The role
You will be working with an ambitious and diverse team to lead, shape and deliver communication and campaign strategies to raise awareness and understanding of Scleroderma & Raynaud’s. You will grow brand awareness and increase SRUK’s impact in achieving recognition for the needs of the community and the urgency of the cause. You will oversee SRUK’s communications, campaigns and marketing activities. A highly autonomous role, you will work closely with our research, services and fundraising teams, to drive forward a digital approach for all engagement and development activities. You will also line manage a Press & Social Media Officer and a Marketing Officer.
Requirements
· At least 8 years’ experience in a similar manager role or a senior officer ready for the next challenge of managing a communications and campaigns team.
· Strategy development, objective setting, planning, delivery and monitoring to reach organisational growth and engagement targets.
· Experience of leading communications & campaigns projects to inspire action and drive change.
· Commitment to and proven experience of engaging people with lived experience in communications activity.
· A proven track record in achieving positive coverage in a range of relevant media.
· Experience of social media strategy development and management to achieve growth and engagement.
· Experience of developing a range of content for different audiences and channels.
· Experience of using communications planning tools or systems (e.g. planning grids, Asana, Hootsuite).
· Experience of tracking and reporting on social media and website analytics.
Big ideas. Lifelong connections. One objective.
INDIVIDUAL GIVING PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Reports to: Product Marketing Senior Manager
Directorate: ?Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement (MFE)
Contract: ?Permanent
Hours: ?35 hours per week
Location: ?Stratford, London w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: Thursday 31 October 2024, 23:55
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as an Individual Giving (IG) Product Marketing Manager. You will play a key role in supporting the Senior Manager to develop the regular giving product marketing strategy, plan and budget which aims to stabilise regular giving volumes and long-term income. Further to this, you will manage the delivery of the regular giving product marketing plan, meeting KPIs, to time and budget.
What will I be doing?
Supporting the IG Senior Product Marketing Manager to translate the Fundraising & Marketing operating plan and budget into a product marketing plan and budget for regular giving
Managing the planning, set-up, delivery and analysis of integrated multi-channel campaigns that meet and exceed specific product KPIs
Managing the content and creative production, ensuring campaign assets are fully aligned with Brand messaging and other communications themes
Working alongside the Senior Manager to motivate the Executives and matrix manage specialist Digital Marketing & Delivery teams to deliver activity across channels
Working with digital and data experts from across marketing and the wider organisation to improve communications
Managing the continuous testing and analysis of campaigns
What are you looking for?
Significant experience translating marketing strategy into tactical delivery plans
Significant experience delivering multi-channel campaigns, from planning through to execution and analysis, that meet campaign KPIs
Strong understanding of end-to-end supporter journeys and the role of different channels in fully integrated campaigns
Relevant experience of marketing for regular giving, and strong understanding of Individual Giving products and audiences
Data-driven with a strong understanding of UX principles and relevant experience of interpreting results and recommending opportunities for optimisation
Relevant experience of building positive working relationships and influencing others at all levels.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Staff work a hybrid schedule with 2 days/week in the office
The United Kingdom (UK) plays a significant role in global terrestrial and marine conservation efforts. In addition to being a major provider of public and private funding and a vocal actor on issues of international policy, it is a source, transit and destination point for illegally traded wildlife. IFAW has a long record of accomplishment working on prominent issues in the UK and has developed a large, loyal and generous supporter base in the country with positive brand recognition.
Working under the direction of the Director Policy & Advocacy Europe, the Sr. Program Officer will be responsible for the implementation of IFAW’s global programmatic strategies in the UK region. Consolidating and building on previous progress, the focus will be primarily on combatting wildlife crime, engaging relevant national stakeholders across policy, enforcement, civil society, private sector, and academic sectors.
The Sr. Program Officer will work collaboratively with global staff to ensure alignment with IFAW program priorities, leveraging IFAW’s networks and expertise worldwide to achieve success.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter able to deliver under their own initiative while balancing the need to work within an international team, ideally with experience in a government department or agency, or a non-profit organization, preferably within a global structure.
With a strong background in program delivery, policy development and a good understanding of influencing and delivering change within parliamentary and government processes, this candidate will be articulate and politically aware and able to build out effective engagement strategies. With policy-makers, enforcement authorities and other stakeholders.
The role is permanent and full-time; and will be based in the UK and subject to IFAW’s policies on remote/hybrid work arrangements.
Role and Responsibilities
· Work collaboratively with UK and global staff to deliver IFAW’s global program goals in the UK, with an initial focus on IFAW’s wildlife crime program.
· Develop the strategy and operational plans for policy advocacy, program implementation and research within the framework of IFAW’s global programs and policies, ensuring that budgets, targets, and performance indicators are set and work monitored, evaluated, and reported effectively within the organisation’s reporting mechanisms.
· Proactively identify, assess, and respond to all relevant developments within public policy, capitalizing upon opportunities to push IFAW’s priority policy calls and achieve positive changes in policy and legislation, ensuring IFAWs global policies and approaches to conservation and animal rescue are represented adequately in UK politics and key institutions.
· Build and maintain relationships with policymakers and stakeholders in law enforcement, academia, private sector (where relevant) and civil society organisations.
· Support the IFAW’s fundraising teams, when relevant, with the development of the UKs institutional grant funding portfolios and major giving opportunities, including developing pitches and undertaking face-to-face meetings with potential supporters.
· Work with the UK communications team to support media strategies around IFAW’s programmatic work, acting as a media spokesperson where appropriate.
· Manage budgets relating to programmatic activities.
· Ensure effective internal communication on UK program implementation and successes.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
· At least 5 years of relevant experience, in areas such as nonprofit management, wildlife conservation, policy development and advocacy, project and financial management, stakeholder engagement.
· Demonstrated experience of successful political engagement on difficult issues, with a track record of skillfully navigating parliamentary structures and government decision-making to achieve political or governmental support.
· Strong network of political and governmental contacts and knowledge of policy and legislation development within the UK.
· Good knowledge of what wildlife crime entails, and who the key actors are that aim to combat wildlife crime, is highly desired. Specific expertise in wildlife cyber-enabled crime a bonus. Strong knowledge of species identification and CITES are a bonus as is experience in issues around transparency and tackling corruption.
· Proven track record of program delivery, working within dispersed and multidisciplinary teams. Experience of working in a global organisation, within a matrix model is preferable. Experience of commissioning research or working with academic institutions a plus.
· A resourceful problem-solver, with strong critical thinking skills. Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment, prioritize tasks, and work well under pressure.
· Proven ability to work effectively through networks and coalitions to achieve change and to communicate constructively with partners and funders and fulfill their reporting requirements.
· Culturally sensitive, proven record of accomplishment of working with diverse, multi-cultural teams. Effective communication skills, including listening skills.
· Experience of public speaking to reach a diverse range of audiences and/or being a media spokesperson,
· A strong commitment to animal welfare, conservation and IFAW’s mission.
· Candidates should have the right to work in the UK
At IFAW, we aim to create and foster a workforce that reflects and contributes to the diverse, global community in which we work to improve the lives of both animals and people. We are dedicated to fostering justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion so we actively encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Hiring range is 34,000-41,000 GBP
To apply, please submit CV and letter of interest via our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
King’s College Hospital Charity is dedicated to supporting life-changing care at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We’re here to help King’s go beyond what the NHS can provide to meet the needs of current and future patients.
We make the best care possible by raising money for cutting-edge equipment and facilities, innovative research and pioneering treatment, pushing boundaries, transforming clinical services and finding new ways to improve how people experience King's hospitals.
The Senior Fundraising Operations Officer will lead on a number of weekly and monthly data import processes, ensuring income and supporter contact data is loaded accurately onto the CRM system.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Database Manager in the management and development of the Charity CRM database, championing its use across fundraising and identifying opportunities for system development. They will also work with colleagues across fundraising and communications to support the selection of data for marketing campaigns.
Key tasks
- Lead on the import of both online and offline income streams, investigating and resolving anomalies.
- Undertake data marketing selections, in conjunction with the Database Manager, liaising with fundraising colleagues on selection criteria.
- Work with the Database Manager to provide effective database and operational support to end users.
- Undertake all aspects of the Supporter Services Assistant role on days when they are not in the office, ensuring supporter enquiries are responded to, income processed twice weekly and donations thanked.
- Work with the Database Manager to develop and continuously improve database reporting across both Charity CRM and Power BI in support of the fundraising and communications operational plan.
About you
You will have:
- A highly organised, and thorough approach to work with meticulous attention to detail
- The ability to see projects through from start to finish managing time and tasks effectively
- The ability to multi-task, managing a heavy workload and at times conflicting priorities as well as tracking progress on a wide range of tasks
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to work on own initiative without supervision
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- A team-building approach, coupled with discretion and a supportive style
- Experience in working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases
- Experience in using Advanced Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel, Word, and SharePoint
- Experience in undertaking data selections for marketing mailings
- Experience in data import protocols - extracting data and transforming it ready for import.
We are a friendly team, committed to a diverse and inclusive culture and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We offer a collaborative working environment with bespoke learning opportunities, 25 days holiday plus the bank holidays, and various employee benefits to help you balance your work and life. To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages on setting out how you meet the criteria via the Charity website by Tuesday 22nd October at 23:59:59.
Stage 1 phone call will take place either Wednesday 23rd or Friday 25th October. Interviews will take place Monday 28th October.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
IOM prepares individuals arriving through safe and regular pathways for their integration in the UK through tailored pre-departure activities. This post will directly coordinate successful implementation of key resettlement and integration projects deliverables on UK Cultural Orientation, and other pre-departure preparation activities, under the UK Resettlement Schemes, and the Afghan Resettlement Schemes.
Under the overall guidance of the National Resettlement and Complementary Pathways Officer, the direct supervision of the Senior Resettlement and Integration Projects Associate and working in close coordination with the Senior Associate Operations and relevant IOM missions the incumbent will coordinate the implementation, and day to day delivery of the assigned projects, support the implementation of programmes and provide specialised support in the area of Resettlement and Integration.
For more details about the role and how to apply, please visit our website: https://unitedkingdom.iom.int/careers
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role
We are looking for a Senior Advocate who will have day to day responsibility for the running and promotion of the advocacy service in Tameside.
You will manage a pool of advocates which involves recruitment, supporting them through induction and by conducting supervision and best practice meetings, ensuring the provisions of the service we offer to children and young people is to a high standard.
You will be responsible in managing the advocacy referrals and allocating these to the most appropriate advocate to meet the needs of the child or young person, whilst also carrying a small caseload of advocacy referrals yourself where you will provide independent and confidential advocacy to children and young people to empower them to express their wishes and feelings in decision that affect their lives to ensure that their voices are heard.
You will help drive the performance of the service by monitoring the referrals, activity and budgets, and using bespoke system, to prepare statistical and qualitative data reports for monitoring meetings to evidence service target achievements. This will also enable you to identify recurring themes and concerns which can be escalated.
This role also provides the opportunity to work in co-operation with other NYAS services and departments and well as acting the link between NYAS and the local authority.
About NYAS
As an established leading rights-based charity, NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is well positioned to ensure that children, young people, and adults across England and Wales are fully respected, represented, and supported in expressing their views and having their rights upheld.
We work with care-experienced children, young people, and adults who are often reliant on statutory services suffering the negative impact of the cuts in public expenditure. Our combination of social care and legal services places us in a unique position to ensure that they receive the services they need and that their voices are heard.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment which means NYAS welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.
NYAS is proud to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.
Work with us to help change young lives.
At NYAS, we listen to what children, young people and vulnerable adults want. We empower them to have their voices heard.
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Citizens Advice Tandridge District have an exciting opportunity to join our small friendly advice team as an Advice Service Manager, working in our Caterham and Oxted offices.
The successful candidate will be responsible for and have:
· Great interpersonal skills and an advice background to manage our advice services.
· They will be responsible for the day to day delivery of our advertised advice services, including supporting training, overseeing and supervising the quality of advice given and managing performance of staff and volunteers.
· The ability to bring out the best in the team, as well as to ensure the highest quality of advice across our core service and varied projects.
· Be a trained Advice Session Supervisor/ or knowledgeable generalist adviser/caseworker and/or willing to complete the appropriate training.
· You will be part of the senior management team, inputting into the running of the office, developing relationships with relevant stakeholders and funders where appropriate and promoting our service.
· You will ensure new initiatives are implemented smoothly and that volunteers, staff and supervisors are appropriately supported and developed.
· The role includes providing cover for Advice Session Supervisors and filling short-term gaps in staffing as necessary.
· We will consider applicants who have experience of working in the advice sector and of managing volunteers
Joining Citizens Advice means becoming part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive environment that values integrity, support, inclusion and collaboration. If you’re ready to take on a pivotal role that impacts every people’s live and contributes to a greater cause, we’d love to hear from you.
The Citizens Advice service values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
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SCIE Vision
We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.
At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:
· Progressive – always learning and developing.
· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.
· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.
· Transparent – open and honest.
The role:
A great opportunity for you to join our small friendly team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:
· Developing and Implementing strategy, leading our work to improve local policy and practice to ensure our local improvement programme provides value to clients.
· Playing a pivotal role in providing operational and strategic leadership in the management of SCIE.
· Generating and sustaining income for SCIE’s local improvement activity in line with annual income targets and the business plan, developing, testing and positioning new products to create a sustainable income pipeline.
· Leading our portfolio of local improvement projects, managing our strategic partnerships with councils and Government departments.
- Managing the senior practice development consultants, supporting and nurturing the team, ensuring the team adopt good practice and approaches to continuously improve the practice development management functions within SCIE.
What we are looking for:
· Ability to think and act strategically and demonstrate a record of successful delivery in social care or a related field
· Senior Management Experience with a good understanding of different organisational structures, governance arrangements and strategic decision making in local government, health, social care, education and voluntary and community sector organisations and the challenges facing these organisations.
· Experience of leading consultancy and change projects in local government, health, social care, and voluntary and community sector organisations
· Experience of growing income, developing and sustaining commercial opportunities and products in a competitive environment.
· Experience of leading teams
What we offer in return.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service. . Benefits of working for SCIE can be found here Work for the Social Care Institute for Excellence - SCIE
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