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Programmes Manager
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Become part of a dynamic charity, with a great mix of people committed to making a real difference for young people through a range of fun and challenging programmes and initiatives.
Action4Youth changes lives and creates better chances for young people by creating opportunities to discover their personal strengths and potential.
We work with young people from all backgrounds and all abilities to make a real difference to their futures.
We are a respected and dynamic charity based in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes but reaching young people across the wider south east region.
This is an opportunity for someone with a can do attitude and a strong desire to make things happen.
You will join a supportive, driven, committed team whose desire to achieve is matched by an intention to enjoy work on a day to day basis. You will be based in Aylesbury. You should expect to enjoy being part of a collaborative, loud and energetic organisation.
Our Mission; To support all young people’s growth towards fulfilling and responsible adult lives, Action4Youth develops physical, mental, spiritual, moral and cultural abilities which act as:
· A Springboard towards realising dreams
· A Safety Net for those at risk
· A Voice of influence from the young and for the young
In order to benefit as many young people as possible while maintaining Action4Youth’s financial stability, we partner with those (government, schools, youth clubs, businesses, trusts and foundations and others) who share our mission.
What we do; Action4Youth delivers various youth programmes including; the National Citizen Service (NCS), Grow Your Ambition, The Inspiration Programme (TIP), The Breakout Programme, The Junction and an established mentoring programme.
Action4Youth takes the strategic lead for the voluntary organisations supporting children and young people aged 5 – 25 years across its area. It has around 75 organisations in membership and offers a range of essential support and services.
Our outdoor education centre, Caldecotte Xperience in Milton Keynes, creates opportunities for young people to have amazing, challenging, fun and sometimes transformational experiences. They learn what they can do rather than what they can’t, building their confidence and self-belief.
Action4Youth is the operating authority for Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire for Open Awards Groups for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
REPORTING TO: Programmes Director
HOURS: 37 hours per week – the role requires some evening and weekend work
LEAVE: 28 days holiday per annum plus bank/public holidays
CONTRACT: Full time, permanent
SALARY:Approx £37, 376- £44, 903
PENSION: Up to 5% matched contributions
TRAVEL: Travel around Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and surrounding counties will be necessary.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
Primary Function
Support the Programmes Director with design, planning, delivery and reporting of current and future Action4Youth Programmes and initiatives. The Programmes Manager will line manage specific programme teams, will have responsibility for working within a set budget and will be a key link with partner organisations ensuring best practice and efficient programme delivery. They will be responsible for monitoring contractual KPI’s and take the lead on reporting and impact measurement of specific programmes.
The Programmes Manager will need to provide cover for all their direct reports, as well having some of their own programme delivery. They will need to be confident with large groups of young people and be able to work flexibly. We are looking for an experienced line manager with good knowledge of HR processes and experience managing multiple different work streams. This a senior role suited to an experienced and insightful manager who will contribute to the strategic growth of Action4Youth.
Action4Youth currently operates a number of programmes/ services. The Programmes Manager will lead on the following; The Junction Youth Centre, The Inspiration Programme and Training/ Membership and Mentoring. You will also be required to assist with delivery and the on call rota for the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme during peak times. Other programmes may be added in future as Action4Youth develops new initiatives based on the needs of the young people we work with. This role will focus on each or any of these as required within Action4Youth’s overall senior team.
The Programmes Manager will directly line manage the Programmes Leader, The Junction Centre Manager and The Inspiration Programme Manager.
Programme Specific duties and responsibilities:
The Junction Youth Centre
The Junction is a multi service youth centre based in High Wycombe town centre, it is open 7 days a week from 4-9pm. The Junction is for young people aged 12-18 years (up to 25 with SEND) and is funded entirely from Grants and Trusts. The service offers a variety of sessions ranging from a general youth space, health and wellbeing, cooking and 1:1 mentoring.
The Programmes Manager will be expected to work at The Junction one day a week from 2- 9pm and will work with the Centre Manager to ensure the smooth running of the service. You will oversee contractual KPI’s and lead on reporting. This role will include being part of an on-call rota during evening and weekends.
The Inspiration programme
The Inspiration programme is an Action4Youth initiative that aims to broaden horizons and raise aspirations of young people. The programme takes place in schools across Bucks, Milton Keynes and surrounding counties and follows five pillars; Police and Criminal Justice, Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Culture, Community and the Environment and Working Life.
The Programmes Manager will oversee the successful delivery of The Inspiration Programme and support the Inspiration Programme Manager to plan, timetable and deliver high quality programmes. They will be responsible for quality control and will personally deliver at least one TIP programme across the academic year. They will need to work closely with the Development Team on growth of the programme and broaden our reach into more schools and geographical areas.
Training/ Membership and Mentoring
Action4Youth is an umbrella organisation for voluntary youth clubs and groups across Bucks and Milton Keynes. The Programmes Leader provides training, both internally and externally, and line manages the Aylesbury Vale and Milton Keynes Mentor. You will support the Programmes Leader to lead our membership and training programme, achieving set KPI’s, and ensure the smooth delivery of our mentoring programme.
NCS
NCS is the government’s flagship youth development programme, funded through the NCS Trust. NCS offers 16 and 17 year-olds from different backgrounds the chance to take part in a range of challenging activities away from, and in, their communities.
The Programmes Manager will assist their counterpart in delivery of the NCS programme at peak times; specifically working on seasonal staffing, training and wave management. You will be part of an out of hours on call rota and be required to be on site on programme start and finish days. When on call you will be required to provide programme guidance and support on safeguarding and incidents.
Key Tasks and Deliverables
- Work closely with the Programmes Director, Programmes Manager and your direct reports to ensure the successful and effective implementation of the above programmes
- Assist with out of hours on call duties for NCS residentials and The Junction Youth Centre- this will include incident management and safeguarding support
- Provide day to day management of the assigned projects ensuring effective programme delivery
- Plan projects, monitor overall progress, manage risks, opportunities and resolve issues as required to keep projects on track to agreed baselines and objectives.
- Provide direct line management to staff of the assigned programmes
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills and provide workable solutions to challenges/ barriers that may affect delivery
- Deliver programmes within set budgets and report planned and actuals to the Programmes Director/ funders.
- Report progress of projects at regular intervals to the Programmes Director.
- Ensure that reviews/meetings are appropriately conducted in line with the governance framework by chairing reviews and presenting progress reports to the Senior Management Team and external partners.
- Regularly review against agreed standards to ensure that project requirements are being met.
- Ensure you are well informed of contractual requirements and be able to adapt to changes in delivery requirements quickly and effectively.
- In this senior role you will have strategic responsibility for managing areas of activity involving the young people that we work with. You will have significant responsibility for Safeguarding and the safety of young people as they interact with the organisation.
- Raising the profile of Action4Youth, young people, the value of youth work and promote non-formal learning.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support events and meetings when required.
- Effectively monitor, report and evaluate all aspects of work.
- Support the continued development of quality standards as specified by Action4Youth.
- To have regard for the vision of Action4Youth and to display a commitment to equal opportunities and to the protection and safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Report any behaviour, conversations or comments which are inappropriate within a setting for children and young people.
Other Duties
To carry out any other Action4Youth duties as required by the Programmes Director, SMT or CEO including:
- Attending meetings as required
- Fulfilling any other reasonable duties requested by the Programmes Director, SMT or CEO
- Providing written reports for Action4Youth meetings when required.
- Administering own workload which includes meeting targets and deadlines in line with the Action4Youth Performance Management System.
- Attending relevant CPD training events in line with Performance Management appraisal.
- Undertaking responsibility, as part of the team, for all Health and Safety work related matters.
- Working within the guidelines of Action4Youth policies and procedures.
Person Specification – Programmes Manager
Essential
Experience/ Knowledge:
Strong youth engagement and facilitation experience.
Previous work experience in the youth, education or community sector.
Experience of planning, monitoring and evaluating work with young people.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Technical Job Related Skills:
Excellent communication skills, including being able to positively engage with young people and parent/ guardians from a variety of different backgrounds.
Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload.
Confident user of IT, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Social Media and CRM systems (Salesforce).
A flexible approach to work including willingness to take on tasks outside the normal remit and to work irregular hours.
Experienced line manager with good knowledge of HR processes.
Personal Job Related Skills:
Integrity and discretion when dealing with sensitive information.
Committed to young people’s personal and social development and to providing opportunities which enable them to reach their full potential.
A positive, enthusiastic and ‘can do’ approach to work.
Committed to your own learning and development
Confidence to present to and coordinate large/small, formal/informal meetings.
Ability to share information and work collaboratively with other agencies and stakeholders.
Prioritise and manage large workloads.
Work with and report to the Programmes Director.
Proven track record of effective line management.
Ability to work alone using own initiative.
A team player who is enthusiastic, friendly, approachable, flexible and a good problem solver.
Strong interpersonal skills, tact, sensitivity and diplomacy.
Understand the ethos, values and culture of Action4Youth.
Demonstrate an awareness of equal opportunities.
Education and Training:
Be committed to personal development and further training, as appropriate to the development of the role and Action4Youth.
Desirable
Experience working with young people in a residential setting
An understanding of the charitable/voluntary sector
Practical experience of designing and delivering presentations to a varied audience
Previous experience of using a CRM system (Salesforce) and the ability to run reports as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Project Officer, Cornwall
(England South-West)
£28,831 per annum
(Ref: SUS4324)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Contract: Fixed term until 30 June 2025
Base: Authority Office in Cornwall with an opportunity to work from home
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team to work in Cornwall to promote and enable - walking, wheeling, cycling, and public transport as the sustainable way of travelling to schools, workplaces, and for journeys in the local community.
As the Project Officer, you will be innovating, developing, and delivering tailor-made packages of activities and promotional material to encourage and enable active travel.
You will work in close partnership with Cornwall Council, public transport providers, Sustrans’ Behaviour Change & Engagement team and colleagues to support the development and delivery of a countywide Workplace Travel Challenge. This will help ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from the project and that more local journeys can be travelled actively.
Due to the nature of the role, a full DBS is required.
We offer true hybrid working, with a mix of working from the Authority office 1-2 days a week and the opportunity for home working.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake the project on behalf of Sustrans. You will be occasionally travelling across the Cornwall region.
About you
You will be passionate about active travel and supporting and motivating others to make positive changes to everyday journeys, to benefit themselves, their local community, and the environment. You will be self-motivated and able to work independently to manage a varied workload.
You should have experience in building relationships with wide range of organisations, groups and individuals ideally having worked on physical activity, behavioural change projects, a wide range of people including young people.
You will be a skilled communicator, able to adapt your approach to engage and meet the needs of diverse audiences and have experience of planning and delivering engagement activities and promotional events.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 08 October 2024.
- Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 16th or 17th October 2024
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
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Job description
Bristol Charities is entering a season of rapid development and growth and we are seeking a permanent Finance Manager to expand the capacity of the finance team, as we embed a new finance system to assist delivery of a new five-year strategic plan.
Our strategic plan is to expand our impact across Bristol through the implementation of a Hub delivery model, which will allow us to tailor our services and support within priority location and communities across the city.
If you care about Bristol and are passionate for positive change, then please come and join us on our journey.
FINANCE MANAGER
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time (up to 28 hours per week, to be agreed). Additional hours may sometimes be required and can be taken as Time Off In Lieu (TOIL).
The charity’s Finance Manager will slot into the Corporate Services Directorate, working with the Director of Finance (Deputy CEO) to build on the great work of the Interim Finance Project Manager.
The postholder will have the opportunity to drive improvements and efficiencies across our core finance and IT operations. The postholder will help the charity collate, analyse and present its increasingly complex KPIs and data.
We offer the following benefits:
- Competitive salary with index-linked pay awards
- 5% employer pension contribution (matched)
- 4x Life Assurance
- 26 days annual leave, rising with length of service (plus Bank Holidays)
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- BenefitHub discounts and perks platform
- Staff Wellbeing Group
- On-site café
- Free on-site parking
Deadline for applications: Sunday 13 October 2024
Interview dates: Week commencing 21 October 2024 (TBC)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Title: Regional Supply Chain Operations Manager
Location: Nigeria, Abuja
Contract: 12-Month fixed term contract (renewable)
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
The Regional Supply Chain Operations Manager (RSCOM)2 is part of the Programme Supply Chain (PSC) team. This role supports programme teams and Country Offices (COs) in supply chain management and compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards.
The RSCOM 2 WARO position is field-based and works with other regional roles to provide support to the Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Liberia COs. This includes helping with planning, procurement, logistics, and custom clearance, ensuring adherence to PSC, Quality Management System (QMS), and GDP operating standards.
The goal is to build the capacity of COs in procurement and supply chain activities, ensuring Sightsavers’ programmes and COs are well-resourced and risks to the organization’s reputation are managed.
Principal Accountabilities
- Understand Sightsavers’ operating models and PSC requirements, focusing on planning, GDP standards, and best practices across WARO COs.
- Collaborate with the Controller PSC and other RSCOMs to support WARO COs and programme teams in planning, procurement, and supply chain management.
- Assist WARO COs in applying the PSC system and QMS, understanding UK regulations for WDA (H) licence, GDP guidelines, and national regulations.
- Develop solutions for programme supply chain management at CO and field levels, providing expert advice to resolve supply chain issues.
- Create a training plan and visit schedule to address Regional Director (RD) priorities and CO SC risk profiles.
- Work with the Controller PSC to develop tools for capacity building in supply chain management for WARO COs or programme partners.
- Provide robust support to WARO COs, frequently visiting countries to enhance performance, compliance, and capacity building.
- Collaborate with central teams to ensure COs’ supply chain needs comply with organisational procedures and programme demands.
- Offer technical advice to senior programme/regional and country leadership on complex supply chain issues.
Principal Outputs
- Lead the capacity building implementation of focused WARO COs developing a workplan for review and approval by Controller PSC
- Provide the key point of contact for WARO CO staff to assist with the application of the QMS, supplier qualification, SC planning, advice regarding audit and compliance, and leading on day-to-day support and periodic reviews.
- Provide general advice and the conduit for developing the wider PSC team understanding of CO challenges and requirements
- Advise SCMs regarding country specific use of local suppliers, storage sites and/or transport routes, etc
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as required
This is a highly varied and involved role, and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
About you
The Regional Supply Chain Operations Manager will be skilled in developing solutions for programme supply chain management at both CO and field levels, providing expert advice to resolve supply chain issues. The RSCO will create risk-based training plans and visit schedules to address Regional Director priorities and CO supply chain risk profiles. Working effectively with the Controller PSC to develop tools for capacity building in supply chain management for WARO COs or programme partners. Additionally, providing robust support to WARO COs, frequently visiting countries to enhance performance, compliance, and capacity building
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
- Supply Chain or Logistics professional qualification.
- Experience in implementing/overseeing complex large-scale supply chains for NGO-funded programmes or equivalent.
- Culturally sensitive and empathetic, with a focus on achieving clear objectives.
- Demonstrable experience in similar supply chain management involving pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and stores in the international development sector.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with personnel at all levels, internally and with external contractors and suppliers.
- Experience of working directly with third-party contractors and supplier management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with strong IT skills.
- Emotionally resilient, able to travel and operate alone, interpret Controller PSC’s intent, and develop plans with departments to achieve overarching aims and objectives.
Desirable:
- Understanding of global supply chains, wholesale distribution of pharmaceuticals, and freight forwarders.
- Experience of the NGO and international development environment.
- Able to conduct training needs analysis, plan bespoke training packages, and implement delivery.
- Commitment to continuous personal improvement in performance.
- Experienced in fostering a culture of collaborative working, sharing knowledge, expertise, and skills across teams.
- Strong organisational skills, able to liaise with geographically dispersed groups, both internally and externally.
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the work time as needed to support programme implementation.
Closing date: 29 September 2024
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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A specialist Arts University based in central London is seeking an IT Support Manager for a full-time permanent role. The organisation is a prestigious arts focused University with around 600 students. They have two sites – one being the main teaching campus near Kings Cross, the other an art gallery with some teaching capacity, on the Strand.
The role is paying a starting salary of £50,942 per annum plus an excellent package including a leading pension and 36 days annual leave. The role will be based onsite predominantly at the Kings Cross site – working from home 1 day per week may be considered.
Reporting to the Head of Information Services, Systems & Technology (ISS&T) and working in a small IT team of around 5 people, this role line manages 1 IT Support Officer and takes the lead on the service delivery aspects of the IT team. This covers frontline user support and managing the daily operations of the IT function. The organisation predominantly deploy Windows devices, but they have an increasing number of MACs so experience of supporting IOS would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will come from an IT Support/Manager background, should have experience managing small teams, and should have a strong user focus and service delivery background. Experience from within the Higher Education, Arts, Charity, or Membership sector would be advantageous for the role. The role will also involve the development of a new asset management tool and leading on a telephony focused project.
The post holder will:
-Manage the Service Desk for both sites and the relationship with the 3rd party providers
-Monitor and report on existing service to assist in developing the IT & AV Support Service
-Provide professional and technical leadership and operational management to the IT Helpdesk team with a dotted line to the AV Support team
-Implement service standards and develop common systems and processes based on industry best practice.
-Ensure that the IT & AV Support Service is efficient, effective and can adapt to changing circumstances.
-Work alongside the Project Manager and IT Operations Manager in the delivery of IT projects
-Provide technical, project and administrative support to the Head of ISS&T
-Maintain and administer Active Directory and Entra user and service accounts
-Maintain licensing for all software products and subscriptions
-Support the Head of ISS&T with the purchase and invoicing of hardware, software a consumables
-Manage and maintain IT asset information
-Ensure documentation and alerts are publicised and maintained on the IT Services Hub
-Manage increased IT service delivery required to support new and existing students during Welcome Week and the beginning of each new academic year
Candidate requirements:
-Degree level qualification and ITIL qualifications desirable
-Recent proven experience of leading and developing an effective IT Support team and helpdesk service in a complex environment. Including setting targets, identifying training needs and delivering development plans
-Good technical knowledge of various hardware and software technologies including Windows, desktop PCs, laptops, mobile devices, printers, MFDs, Microsoft OS, Mac OS, Microsoft Active Directory, M365, and Adobe.
-Recent experience in a Service Delivery role with experience of managing, allocating and monitoring IT support tickets, setting KPIs to improve service delivery, managing underperforming teams and suppliers, setting up new services such as staff onboarding, asset management, procurement etc & managing 3rd party suppliers
-Experience or an interest in the higher education, arts or charity sector advantageous
Closing date and interviews: ASAP/rolling.
Please note this is a replacement hire for somebody leaving in November.
Please send your CV for further consideration.
We have a exciting opportunity for a Relief Store Manager to join us.
It’s a busy and varied role where no two days are the same. You’ll have the opportunity to see how each shop is run, work with some amazing teams and make a vital contribution to the care the at the Hospice and within the community.
If your looking to progress your career in retail and gain experience of a field position, this could be the role for you!
You would be covering and supporting the shops in our Central Area, the areas range from Horfield, Gloucester Road, Keynsham, Totterdown, Whitchurch, Fishponds and more.
The details:
- Salary: £26,279 up to £28,429 FTE per annum, dependant on experience
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7
- Permanent role
Key responsibilities:
- Holding and covering the role of a Store Manager on an interim basis wherever required within our Central Area shops
- Adapting your leadership style and approach to individual store situations and circumstances to effectively lead, coach teams and volunteers
- When supporting or covering stores, to ensure that the Hospice’s operational, health and safety, people and volunteer policies and procedures are being followed
- Delivering consistently high retail standards
- Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role
- Promotion of diversity and gender rights
What we are looking for:
- To be able to be flexible, pro active and to be able to adapt to ever changing needs
- Ideally, you will bring previous retail experience, gained at managerial / supervisory level
- Commercial awareness and demonstrable experience of managing a team, volunteers and delivering outstanding customer service would be equally advantageous
- A genuine interest in fashion and charity retail
- Ability to earn trust, motivate, build rapport and provide leadership within short timescales
- High levels of organisation with a proactive approach
- Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it
- IT literacy and numeracy skills. Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets
If you are someone who is driven, motivated, who puts customer service at the forefront and wants to make a difference...we want to hear from you!
We will review applications as they come in and therefore we may close the vacancy before the closing date, so candidates are advised to apply early.
Due to the nature of the work involved, this role is exempt from the ROA and all job-holders are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Introduction
Nightingale Hammerson cares for over 250 residents, tailoring our approaches within our residential, nursing, dementia, respite, and palliative care teams. We are enormously proud of our homes, with our South London home, Nightingale House, rated 'Outstanding' and our North London home, Hammerson House, rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), in its first year of opening.
As our Registered Manager, you will be essential in guiding and supporting all clinical, care, and leadership functions to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and the development of our services.
What will your typical day involve?
You will ensure compliance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety. Your role involves leading the assessment, planning, and delivery of high-quality care for Residents and their Families, managing Household Managers, and ensuring 24/7 access to specialist nursing support. You will also drive the development of dementia care skills, implement the Nightingale Hammerson’s care governance framework, and oversee clinical supervision and training programs.
Your duties will include delivering safe, effective care, managing staffing, performance, and budgets, and ensuring effective communication within Nightingale Hammerson and with external agencies. Respecting Jewish cultural practices and supporting care service development and strategic planning are key aspects of your role.
In terms of clinical responsibilities, you'll balance administrative and clinical duties, manage care practices, and oversee medication and safeguarding procedures. You’ll work with medical teams and foster effective communication and mentorship within the multidisciplinary team.
You will also support practice development and ensure compliance with training requirements, facilitate student placements, lead clinical supervision, and stay updated with advancements in dementia care. Upholding professionalism, confidentiality, and non-discriminatory practices is essential, as is adherence to NGH policies and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Keeping the Director of Care informed and safeguarding confidential information are also crucial.
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate must be a Registered General Nurse or RMN with a recognised management qualification or degree. Essential experience includes at least three years managing nursing services in an NHS or social care setting, or two years as a registered manager. You should also have experience in staff training, quality process management, managing diseases among older people, budget management, and project management. Experience at H/I grade level in the NHS, clinical audit, and dementia service development is required.
You must have up-to-date knowledge of clinical and social care for older people, relevant legislation, and nurse registration requirements. Key skills include strategic thinking, staff motivation, effective communication with residents and colleagues, and the ability to manage workloads and policies. Proficiency in care planning and computer use is also required.
Flexibility to work evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays is essential.
What is in it for you?
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Car parking on site (Nightingale House)
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Transport from East Finchley Tube Station (Hammerson House)
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Access to the Apples and Honey Nightingale preschool and daycare on-site (Nightingale House)
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A friendly, supportive, team working environment
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Highly competitive rates of pay
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Training & development opportunities
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Flexible working patterns
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25 days including bank holiday annual leave, increasing over time
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Subsidised staff restaurant (Nightingale and Hammerson House)
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Refer a friend bonus scheme (T&C applied)
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Cycle to work scheme
For more information on our benefits, please click here.
Hours
Full-time 37.5 hours a week
Salary
£70,000 - £75,000 (FTE) per annum
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If you meet the above requirements, we’d love to hear from you!
It’s also very important to us that as well as meeting the job description, you can bring a wealth of experience and qualities that make you ideal for working with the elderly on a daily basis.
Values:
Embrace and embody our core values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Dignity, Integrity, and Teamwork.
Agencies
No Agencies, please.
Safeguarding
Our positions are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosures, which will be completed upon successful application. All applications will be handled individually, following our policy and organisational requirements.
Sponsorship
This role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and therefore is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points-Based Immigration System.
Please do not apply if you require sponsorship.
Diversity
We champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and residents we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
Everything we do is with a ‘Residents first’ approach.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A role for an experienced Property Manager who wants to make a signficant impact yet work less than full time.The postholder will develop, manage and deliver an ongoing property and estate management plan covering both repair, modernization and a preventative maintenance. The plan will cover the Foundation’s listed heritage buildings as well as its wider houses and estate assets. The postholder will play a pivotal role in the future planning for the uses of the whole site.
Role Purpose
The core aspects are:-
• Leading the property team (including 2 person maintenance team and volunteers) to ensure that regular maintenance and specific projects and programmes of work are resourced and delivered
• Managing the maintenance and conservation of the Foundation’s buildings (Care home, Court, almshouses, Old Hall, Temple House, residential properties and barns) and its wider site including the fabric, building services, engineering systems, utilities, equipment, and grounds.
• Monitoring and reporting on budgeted costs, spend and programme delivery; Preparing and proposing budgets
• Delivering a robust and proactive culture to meet statutory obligations in relation to Health & Safety, maintenance of listed buildings, contract management, etc ;
• Embedding and driving sustainability.
Main duties & responsiblities:
Property
• Oversee maintenance, refurbishment and repair works to all Foundation owned properties;
• Support the development of a property management strategy to maximise income from the properties and an appropriate return on investment; (Note master planners are being engaged),
• Manage the contract with our Estate Management company;
• Ensure that all work is carried out in line with the listing of the buildings concerned and that relevant permissions are obtained;
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, and devise and implement all appropriate policies, risk assessments and procedures
Management
• Manage the Maintenance team, delegating responsibilities, agreeing personal objectives and measuring performance;
• Manage, control and supervise the programmes of conservation, repair, routine maintenance schedules and ongoing refurbishment.
• Prepare forward plan of conservation and maintenance
• Ensure that there is a programme of regular maintenance & service of equipment and machinery on the Temple Balsall site.
• Develop and implement a robust Energy Management Policy.
Stakeholder Engagement, Meetings and Committees
• Report to the Governors (Trustees) via the Master regularly on plans and progress;
• Represent the Foundation to expert property contractors and sub contractors.
Financial Management
• Produce, manage and achieve a realistic budget;
• Ensure value for money and high-quality work from contractors and suppliers, through tenders where necessary.
Contractors, Professional Advisors and External Liaison
• Participate in the selection , appointment and continual management of third party contractors, consultants, property agents, etc.
• Manage external contractors operating on site including all contracts, communications, risk assessments, quality and record keeping;
• Work with professional advisors, providing and exchanging necessary information on plans, costs etc;
Additional responsibilities
• Any other responsibilities as may reasonably be required;
• Ensure professional skills are regularly updated through participation in training and development activities
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential: • Qualified in a relevant field of property maintenance / or management (trade professional or similar)
Desirable: • Degree in a relevant subject or discipline and/or Chartered Membership of an established professional association, e.g. CIOB, RICS or others
Skills/Aptitudes Essential:
• Able to demonstrate strategic vision for the Foundation’s buildings, wider estate and rental properties;
• Effective operational leader of the site-based maintenance team;
• Budget preparation and monitoring skills;
Skills / Aptitudes Desirable:
• Knowledge and experience of improving sustainability
Knowledge/Experience Essential
• Significant experience in property industry;
• Experience of maintenance programmes and refurbishment projects;
• Experience in project management, including management of contractors;
• Knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to the built environment
• Proven track record of budgeting and financial management of building related projects;
• Effective experience of managing people;
Knowledge / Experience Desirable
• Experience of heritage sites and conservation
Personal Attributes Essential
• Proactive problem solver;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills;
• Excellent IT skills (particularly with spreadsheets);
• Self-motivated;
• Willing to work flexibly including occasional evening and weekend work
Personal Attributes Desirable
• Able to work at height and in confined spaces;
Salary: Up to £27,000 per annum for 21hours / week (= FTE £45,000), dependent on experience.
Hours of work: 3 days = 21 hours / week (excluding breaks). Some flexibility will be required to allow attendance at evening meetings and events.
Benefits: Pension, employer contributions @ 4%. 4 weeks holiday (plus bank holidays) – pro rata, increasing after 5 years’ service. Training provided and training plan developed with individual.
Applications that do not contain a covering letter will not be progressed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Charity Shop Manager
Hull, East Yorkshire
We are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
About Us
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Shop Manager, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
The Role
The role of Shop Manager involves actively running our new shop in Hull and implementing processes and ways of working.
As our Shop Manager, you will manage the day-to-day operation of the shop including managing a Deputy Shop Manager and team of volunteers, ensuring accurate accounting and handling of assets, delivering high standards of customer service, and adhering to all charity policies and procedures.
Specifically, you will:
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Manage and be accountable for implementing and complying with agreed shop operating policy and standards including Health and Safety and Trading Standards.
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Be responsible for ensuring the shop is presented to the highest standards with attractive visual merchandising and window displays.
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Be responsible for attracting and recruiting a team of new volunteers, ensuring they are well trained and take every effort to create a welcoming and happy environment.
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Be responsible for ongoing volunteer training and engagement, ensuring the volunteer management system is actively kept up to date.
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Be responsible for ensuring the team are working towards achieving all key performance indicators.
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Ensure accurate accounting and handling of assets (items donated and money received).
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Prepare and complete all shop administration including cash handling and banking functions to the highest standard, accurately and on time, always adhering to charity policy and procedures.
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Create a welcoming professional atmosphere and deliver high standards of customer service for all customers and supporters.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
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To be ideally educated to A Level or equivalent.
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To have experience of managing people/volunteers including recruitment and development.
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To have previous retail experience in charity sector or commercial sector is desirable.
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To have experience of meeting and exceeding targets within a retail environment.
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To be highly organised with good time management skills.
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To be able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
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To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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To be able to motivate self and others.
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To have strong planning, guiding and motivation skills to successfully achieve targeted income is desirable.
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To have good written and numeric skills are desirable.
Application
Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 29 September 2024. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Grants Manager-Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
[Trialling hybrid working: 2 days in the office per month, which is subject to change]
Compulsory 2-week office attendance during an appeal
Salary: £40, 560 per annum.
Contract status: Full time to March 2026
***Please download the job description for full details***
The Ukraine Humanitarian appeal raised £426 million and helped an estimated 6.9 million people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. The Grants Manager is integral in working closely with DEC colleagues and members to build and sustain, a solid understanding of the evolving humanitarian context. The Grants Manager will maintain strong oversight of the DEC funded programme including the reporting cycle, adaptive programming and facilitate strong and relevant engagement with DEC member charities and local partners and external briefings over the duration of the response.
Key responsibilities:
Communication and Collaboration
· Key programmes point of contact regarding the DEC funded programme, responding to enquiries from member charity programmes and other related staff, facilitating timely and accurate communication.
· Maintain strong understanding of response context.
· Manage and provide timely, response briefings to internal and external audiences, key stakeholders including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO] and, other key stakeholders.
Analysis and Reporting
· Review, evaluate, and advise on member charity plans and reports for consistency, trends analysis and coherence of data across submitted documentation.
· Contribute to the review and analysis of plans and reports submitted by member charities in response to DEC appeals.
· Share timely and relevant information and analysis from plans and reports with DEC member charities and local partners.
· Manage external reporting requirements including preparation of stakeholder reports and infographics.
Management and Leadership
· Coordinate the team’s surge capacity to deliver points above, which may involve managing and inducting a team of external consultants and training them in the use of our knowledge management system [Box].
· Coordinate with the Programme Quality, Accountability & Learning team to ensure monitoring, learning and accountability initiatives are timely and appropriate to the response.
· Support with real-time reviews, community perception studies and other related MEAL activities.
If you have demonstratable humanitarian experience of Ukraine, with the competence to prepare timely/accurate reports and deliver credible presentations to diverse audiences, then you will be perfect to join an incredible team and organisation.
How to apply
Please apply with your anonymised CV & cover letter [i.e. please state your initials only, not your full name]. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, with the intention to fill the role by the end of October 2024.
The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent, to these recruitment procedures.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role of Project Administrator is a permanent position. We will consider applications for the role on a full or part-time basis, with a minimum of 22.5 hours per week.
The focus of this role is to ensure the smooth running of the Household Energy Services (HES) team by providing team-wide administrative support and taking responsibility for coordination of daily and weekly tasks, maintaining accurate and detailed records, whilst overseeing processes and procedures that ensure HES is compliant with GDPR and Health and Safety requirements. You will work across our fuel poverty and retrofit projects supporting project managers and key staff to ensure administrative tasks are completed to a high standard.
Pay and conditions
- The role is full-time however part-time will be considered, (minimum of 22.5 - 37.5 hours per week).
- The salary for the role will be £29,864 - £32,816.
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Importing batches of client information into our client management system and ensuring uploads are working correctly. Addressing errors on our client database: merging data where it is held across multiple client records, deleting incorrect enquires and deleting duplicate client records.
- Make outbound calls to clients when required, such as booking home visits, and keeping client records up to date.
- Support HES team annual leave process, checking managers have approved internal team requests and updating allocations against projects on the staff planner.
- Manage and keep track of HES subscriptions to services or packages and coordinate payments and purchase orders with project managers. Make sure any details and logins are GDPR compliant.
- Responsibility for HES complaints handling procedure – providing guidance to managers handling complaints to ensure adherence to policy and tracking and recording responses.
- Support senior HES managers with recruitment work; liaising with appropriate teams within CSE in producing HES recruitment materials; onboarding new HES starters including providing thorough team specific information for line managers.
- Support senior HES managers with probations and interim review meetings; tracking progress towards probations. Tracking progress towards appraisal SMART objectives with support from the line manager.
- Be a GDPR champion for the HES team. Working with CSE’s GDPR officer and project managers to ensure procedures are compliant.
- Take a proactive approach to problem solving. Influence and contribute to improving HES systems and processes.
- Supervise and mentor the HES Project Administrator, support their learning and taking ownership for ensuring consistency of HES admin provision.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
- Experience of providing administrative support to colleagues and external customer/partners.
- Highly skilled in use of MS Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to learn information and communicate it to others.
- Ability to use initiative, problem solve and manage priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to new software solutions.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 5 November by 5pm
Interviews are expected to take place Tuesday 12 and Thursday 14 November, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Corporate Performance and Reporting Manager in our Clerk of the Parliament’s Office at the House of Lords. This is an exciting opportunity to use your strong analytical skills and flair for communicating and engaging a range of stakeholders, to drive progress against our strategic objectives and report on our performance.
This is a hybrid working opportunity where you will work on-site at Parliament 3 days per week, with 2 days per week working remotely. This is a fantastic role for someone who enjoys working with varied and high volumes of data, can build strong relationships across a large organisation and can work in a fast-paced, unique environment.
You’ll be accountable for –
- Acting as operational lead for the Administration’s approach to corporate performance management, including the implementing and reviewing of the House’s performance management framework.
- Building partnerships with Heads of Office, service leads and others across the House to embed, co-ordinate and continuously improve performance metrics and baseline performance.
- Providing a leading voice in the co-production of the quarterly performance report to the Management Board and Finance Committee.
- Embedding performance measuring and reporting approaches that meet the best functional standards, using a range of management data to provide accessible and actionable insights.
- Working with other colleagues across Parliament to help to ensure that other performance monitoring processes allow for comparison.
- Working with Parliamentary Digital Service, and the House of Commons to develop common practices for Corporate Performance Management across Parliament.
If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.
What we’re looking for
- Corporate Performance Management knowledge including relevant experience of corporate performance management and corporate governance processes.
- Strong Analytical Skills including the ability to gather and interpret complex information from a range of sources with differing data quality, visualising data to present the data in a meaningful way to both technical & non-technical audiences.
- Communication Skills such as the ability to find accessible, insightful and creative ways to present data in order to support the production of timely, credible and concise reports through a range of delivery modes.
- Building stakeholder relationships, with experience of developing effective working relationships and working collaboratively across a range of stakeholders in a complex environment, including with senior managers.
- Personal effectiveness with excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage your own time and deal effectively with conflicting demands.
- Organisation and forward planning including experience of planning schedules of work and liaising with others to ensure deadlines are set, maintained, and met.
It would be even better if you had…
- Relevant corporate governance/performance management qualifications
- Experience of working in the public/parliamentary sector
The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.
What you’ll get in return
- 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service)
- Generous pension scheme
- Discounts from well-known brands and retailers
- Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme
- The opportunity to witness history in the making!
The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:
- Make laws
- Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates
- Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise
Please complete your online application by 23.55pm on Sunday 29th September 2024.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact us.
Job offers are standardly offered at the minimum of the salary range.
The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of their age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. The Administration will also consider flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. For this role we particularly welcome applications from groups which are currently underrepresented within the team, including applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates and candidates with disabilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Systems Engineer: Infrastructure Services
Information Services
Full-time
Fixed term (12 months)
£40,312 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 7 October 2024
About the role:
Do you want to work at the heart of one of the world's most prestigious institutions? If you're talented and looking to develop your skills within a supportive and collaborative team then we'd love to hear from you.
As part of the infrastructure team, you will provide technical expertise and operational support in the delivery of enterprise-wide, leading edge, IT infrastructure and platform services to the Museum's 1,000 staff and for the millions of guests who visit and use the Museum's services.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Technical hands-on role responsible for maintaining and developing the Museum's IT infrastructure.
- Provisioning network and security services.
- Responsible for ITIL based 3rd line operational support, providing a point of escalation for the Service Desk.
- Conduct preventative maintenance routines to ensure the uptime and performance of the IT infrastructure.
- Ensuring services meet security best practices and meet Museum continuity and DR requirements.
- Ensure the IS department maintains excellent functioning relationships across the Museum sector and its infrastructure services suppliers.
- Contribute to projects focused on implementing new technologies and features into the Museum's IT infrastructure.
- Participation in an on-call rota is mandatory, and occasional out-of-hours work may be required as part of the job responsibilities.
About you:
- Educated to A level, or equivalent, with demonstrable experience of working in a similar role.
- Experience supporting a Microsoft Windows Server/Client environment.
- It is essential that you possess strong technical skills and experience. Proficiency in at least two of the following areas is required.
- VMWare.
- Networking and Wi-Fi, including firewall and switch configuration.
- Microsoft Azure IAAS/PAAS.
- Windows Server including patching.
- Interpersonal skills - excellent communicator and team player; analytical thinker and achievement focused; highly organised and able to prioritise tasks.
- Eager to acquire knowledge about emerging technologies and actively contribute to shaping the museums' technical direction.
About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our .
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
- Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out what benefits a civil service pension provides).
- Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
- Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
- Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on food and gift shop purchases
Additional details:
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details
The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you.
The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
Gunnersbury Park is a beautiful public space between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing in West London. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain in 1926. A major £50m restoration project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund was completed in 2018, the park and garden is Grade II listed.
The Charitable Trust’s aim is to make Gunnersbury an outstanding, sustainable green space, celebrating its unique heritage and providing a wide range of educational and cultural activities, events and facilities accessible to all members of the community. Also, to conserve, manage and develop Gunnersbury Estate as a sustainable, recreational, cultural, and educational resource for the benefit of, and in partnership with, all of its local communities.
We are delighted to be working with Gunnersbury Park Charitable Trust to recruit a new Park Manager to join the team at this very exciting time in its development.
The role:
This person will have responsibility for the management, maintenance and improvement of the 185 acres of sports, nature areas, heritage parkland and gardens for the benefit of the local community and beyond. This will involve extensive horticultural management responsibilities in addition to a broad range of support, logistical and administrative activities. These will include extensive stakeholder engagement, contract management, finance and budgeting, public health and safety, procurement and team member management and development. This is a very broad role with a wide array of systems management and day to day park management responsibilities. This person will also be a true ambassador for the Park, both with members of the public and those who come into contact with the Park professionally.
The person:
The successful candidate will have extensive Park Management experience in a similar sized public park or community green space. They will have experience of managing service contracts, managing in-house teams, developing volunteer and outreach programs and ideally, of successfully applying for Grant funding in similar spaces and delivering on these agreements. A warm and approachable person, the ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for Park management and involving the public in regular use and patronage of these special green spaces. This person will also be numerate and well-organised with good logistical, administrative and back office management experience.
This person’s role as an ambassador for the Gunnersbury Park can not be overstated, this will be a core aspect of the role and we are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys managing big public parks, green spaces, bio-diversity and preserving these spaces for future generations.
Location: Camden / Hybrid
Salary: (Salary Band 3.3) £32,887.13 per annum.
Hours: 37.5hrs per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 8th October 2024 at 12 midday
Virtual Interview Date: 11th October 2024
Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Assistant Management Accountant at Solace Women's Aid.
We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.
Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work, and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.
About the Service
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are a looking for friendly and diligent individual to join our services and help us make a difference.
About the Role
The Assistant Management Accountant will work closely and support the Finance team to enhance projects and management accounting at Solace. You will give support to the Interim Financial Controller to produce accurate and timely internal and external financial reports.
In this role, you do the preparation of monthly income and expenditure management reports for allocated projects (including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets depreciations, apportions and reconciliation) and of allocated funder reports. Support with budget planning and forecasting. Ensure that management accounts are produced within established deadlines and distributed to budget holders. Provide monthly analysis. Assist and support in the preparation of with year-end close and audit. Work with Finance colleagues and Solace staff.
About You
The successful candidate will be a nearly qualified accountant or qualified by experience and desirably with knowledge of charity SORP reporting requirements. Able to produce accurate reporting on timely manner and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Can work with non-finance budget holders with clear communication skills. Have strong knowledge of Excel and of working with finance systems.
We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
- Flexible working
- Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Inclusion Networks
- Daily clinical debriefing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flow & Restore yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Cycle to Work Scheme
How to apply
Please send your CV and Supporting Statement outlining your interest in working for Solace via the recruitment portal and explain how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Profile Document.
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.
No agencies.