Technical Manager Jobs in Manchester

Your new company
We offer a variety of expert services to healthcare organisations and other entities across the UK and beyond. Our services encompass case management advice, assessments, and specialised interventions such as remediation support, workplace mediation, and team reviews. Additionally, we provide education programs and other expert services tailored to meet the needs of our clients.
Your new role
The Education Support Administrator will provide administrative and logistics support to the Education Team and members of the Adviser team in their role as educational facilitators.
The role will include activities such as:

• Supporting delivery of digital training, including setting up of break out rooms, on the day event support, provision of training for trainers in related software, assisting with new product design for online materials.
• In the case of face to face training tasks might include, but are not limited to liaising with, clients, booking venues/meeting rooms, external suppliers, making accommodation bookings, ordering refreshments, assisting in the production and maintenance of educational materials and presentation slides, providing on the day virtual event support via MS Teams including the management of break out rooms, basic data entry, checking various corporate stakeholder contact databases for accuracy; inputting and/or downloading data (usually evaluation feedback and workshop registrations); ordering relevant stationery, printing and collating educational materials, couriering materials to relevant venues, setting up and down training rooms.
• The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of the annual work plan of the Education Team.
• The post holder will be managed by the Education Manager and will report to the Education Support Co-ordinator.

What you'll need to succeed

• Provide effective customer service through a timely, confident response to internal and external customer needs and queries via telephone, face to face work and email.
• Provide technical support for training delivery via MS Teams and other platforms to enable delivery of training.
• Carry out delegated administrative tasks designed to support training delivery including but not confined to, ordering of supplies, liaising with and setting up of venues, liaison with SME's and other identified internal and external stakeholders, printing, collating and photocopying and aspects of technical support.
• Commit to accurate recording of data using agreed systems

What you need to do now
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About The Role
We are here for anyone affected by dementia to help them navigate some of the hardest and most frightening times of their lives.
We are advisors, supporters, fundraisers, researchers, influencers, communicators, technical specialist and so much more. We are volunteers, we are employees, and together we are here to make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
Strategic evidence are our in-house experts in dementia data, economics, care and clinical research evidence. If you are passionate about using evidence for good – this role is for you!
We are accountable and responsible for gathering, analysing, contributing and mobilising evidence and insight to strengthen the case for dementia across the UK - bringing this to bear to our people in Alzheimer’s Society and the dementia system locally and nationally.
We are evidence and data driven, factual and solution focused. Our strategic evidence base will ensure that the Society’s decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system is based on the highest quality of dementia evidence and will:

- Demonstrate the scale of dementia in the UK
- Demonstrate the impact of dementia on the system and those affected by the disease
- Underpin the response of Alzheimer’s Society and the wider system to the big challenges dementia poses

As Health Economics Lead, you will have a new and exciting opportunity to lead and develop how we use health economics evidence in the development and curation of our strategic evidence base. You will play a significant role in making dementia the priority it needs to be.
You will be a recognised expert in your field, providing leadership on complex assignments and projects, and providing technical guidance to others in resolving complex issues related to economic analysis.
You will work alongside a Dementia Data and Intelligence Lead and Strategic Evidence Manager. Together, you will provide expertise on evidence, data and insight in the context of dementia, ensuring that the Society’s decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system is based on the highest quality of dementia evidence.
Your role is also part of an even larger Evidence, Policy & Influencing (EP&I) function which is laser-focused on ending the devastation of dementia through changing policy. You will be an integral part of the part of EP&I Management Team. Integration and teamwork are everything in this role – with colleagues internally and with the system externally.
You will:

- Hold responsibility for providing leadership and in house expertise in health economic analysis and economic approaches, helping us to develop and curate our strategic evidence base
- Identify, synthesise and summarise complex health economics literature, using your critical thinking skills to accurately present findings in reports, varying formats appropriate to the anticipated audience, to facilitate evidence-based policy and to inform strategic decision making
- Be at the leading edge of health economics, ensuring specialist knowledge is kept up to date by being aware of developments in the field of health economics, attending training courses and participating in other knowledge sharing events or networks.
- Make our strategic evidence base everyone’s business – to our people, and key players in the dementia system.
- Inspire and motivate people towards shared objectives and goals, encouraging an environment where people can be themselves and safely share their opinion and be able to listen and support others.

About you
You are passionate about making a difference for people affected by dementia and understand the vital role credible and robust evidence can play in making this happen.
You are:

- Experienced in using health economics o inform internal and external decision making and achieve results, with the ability to lead and manage data projects simultaneously using project management approaches
- Identify, synthesise and summarise complex cost effectiveness literature and present findings in reports, varying formats appropriate to different audiences, to facilitate evidence informed decision making
- Confident in navigating the health, care, economics and system analysis research environment and can work with a range of researchers, think tanks and other suppliers to gather and generate credible evidence
- An opportunity spotter, able to work independently and collaboratively across internal and external boundaries to ensure our evidence is maximised to inform decisions and solutions that address the biggest challenges facing dementia across the UK
- Confident to hold others to account to ensure decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system are based on the highest quality of dementia evidence.
- Curious and constantly questioning the status quo
- Flexible, creative, and committed to continuous improvement
- Appreciate the complexities that come with working in a large and fast-moving organisation and are eager and able to work at pace in a complex environment, prioritising tasks and managing your time effectively to get the job done.

For this application, we strongly recommend including a supporting statement letting us know you are motivated for this role.
If in doubt, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team for further support.

Please note this is a 12-month fixed term role. This role is funded by The Law Family Charitable Foundation.

The role of the Learning Content Producer is to create original, innovative digital content based on existing FA learning courses to support our Factory Academy and provide support to wider teams. Utilising specialised production skills and knowledge of learning styles, you will produce a series of digital training and learning courses, masterclasses, videos and resources to sit on a new Factory International learning platform and training hub.

The key responsibilities for the Learning Content Producer include;

• Translate existing in person lessons, courses and modules from Factory Academy into innovative and engaging online/digital content that reflects and encapsulates the intended learning experience
• Planning, producing, and managing distinctive end-to-end training and learning content projects, employing a range of specialist production skills. Providing full production and project management
• Working with the Marketing and PR departments to develop online content to support campaigns for Factory International to enhance visibility, and engagement
• Seeking improvements in content production to enhance efficiency and staying updated on emerging digital content trends
• Adhering to FI compliance policies, including editorial guidelines, and addressing matters of potential controversy
• Ensuring that the content reflects FI’s diverse audiences and audience development strategy

The person specification for the Learning Content Producer are;

ESSENTIAL

• Understanding of a variety of Learning styles and how these can be translated to online platforms
• Experience in the gamification of content
• Knowledge of the target audience, their needs and expectations
• Proven knowledge and experience of production techniques and technologies and the technical skills to produce quality content across multi-platforms including (Film and audio editing experience)
• Experience of taking ideas from concept to finished product whilst driving forward creativity
• Effective planning and organising skills. Ability to manage several areas of work at one time, prioritising, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds

DESIRABLE

• Experiences of works with rights and distributors
• Demonstrable ability to develop fresh, new creative ideas
• Enthusiasm for training, mentoring and support of emerging talent

• Hybrid Position
• Ideal for someone from an Audit and/or Social Impact Organisation

About Our Client

Arts Council England are the national development agency for creativity and culture in England. They champion creativity and culture across the country, develop talent in every corner of the nation, and support artists, practitioners and cultural organisations to work in partnership and to be world leading.

Arts Council believe creativity and culture not only inspire us, but they bring us together and teach us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, they make life better. From 2023 to 2026 Arts Council will invest over £467 million of public money from Government and an estimated £250 million from The National Lottery each year to help support the sector and to deliver their strategic vision.

Job Description

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) created the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help cultural organisations and heritage sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Fund included a £254 million loans programme for arts, culture and heritage organisations. Arts Council acts as loan agent for the borrowers in the programme portfolio.

You will be responsible for all aspects of Arts Council's management of the CRF loans portfolio. You will be the principal contact with DCMS and will be required to meet with them regularly to report on a range of CRF loans portfolio issues and activities including formal portfolio reviews, loan re-profile recommendations, commissioning of external legal and financial advice, loans management process and systems.

The CRF Loans Director will have direct line management responsibility for the CRF loans team and your duties will include:

• Overseeing effective loans monitoring processes to identify where borrowers' business performance indicates a risk to loan repayment
• Reporting to DCMS on the performance of the loans' portfolio on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
• Making recommendations on appropriate action to take on defaulting or at-risk loans.
• Ensuring performance management, risk and internal controls are in place and used effectively.

The Successful Applicant

The successful CRF Loans Director will hold an ACA/CCAB/CIMA qualification (or equivalent) with experience of working at a senior level and exposure to working with loan lenders and borrowers.

You will have excellent financial analysis skills and be able to present complex financial information in simple understandable form to decision makers and others.

Ideally you will have a background within an audit and/or social impact organisation and have an understanding of shaping a loans fund.

Application Stage

As part of the application process, you will be required to provide:

A personal statement of no more than 1000 words attached to your CV that explains how your skills & experience meet the essential experience criteria as listed in the candidate pack.

A supporting CV outlining your job history & qualifications, (including how you meet the essential technical criteria for the role)

It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage. Feedback will be provided to those whose applications progress beyond the first shortlisting stage.

 

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE CANDIDATE AND JOB PACK
 

Interview stage

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.

Closing date is 11:55pm on 6th January 2025

Pre-screening interviews with Michael Page will take place w/c 13th and 20st January 2025

We expect first stage interviews to take place week commencing Monday 27th January 2025. All dates are indicative & subject to change. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

What's on Offer

A salary £70,000 - £80,000 dependent on relevant experience alongside an excellent benefits package including a final salary pension scheme.

Hybrid working is also available for this role which can be based in any Arts Council location nationally (outside of London).

Contact
Bradley Glen
Quote job ref
JN-122024-6616410Z

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Programme Officer

Level Water is a national charity providing opportunities for young disabled people to learn to swim. Our mission is to work in partnership with national and regional organisations to deliver affordable, adapted, high-quality swimming lessons and start a lifelong love of swimming. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Programme Officer to join our dynamic team and drive the continuous growth of our projects by recruiting more sites & swimmers.

Job Summary: The Programme Officer will be responsible for managing the onboarding process of new sites, ensuring they meet our standards, and coordinating the referral of young people and families into our swimming programme.

This role requires excellent organisational and administration skills, strong communication abilities, and a passion for promoting swimming as a lifelong habit.

Key Responsibilities

1. Site Onboarding:

● Manage the onboarding process for new swimming lesson sites, including liaising with site managers and staff.

● Ensure that new sites meet all necessary standards and requirements for delivering high-quality swimming lessons.

● Work with the Training & Development manager to provide training and support to the new site.

● Manage and maintain the new site pipeline, engaging with new sites as required.

1. Site Management:

● Develop relationships with existing sites to ensure further opportunities & growth

● Ensure all sites are invoicing correctly monthly

● Input all invoices into finance tracker

● Ensure sites meet their partnership obligations to book swimmers

1. Referral Coordination:

● Develop and manage the referral system to identify and refer young people and families to appropriate swimming lessons.

● Work closely with community organisations, schools, and other partners to generate referrals.

● Maintain accurate records of referrals and ensure timely communication with referred families.

● Keep the database updated and accurate with referrals, swimmer and application information.

1. Community Engagement:

● Build and maintain strong relationships with community partners to promote our swimming programs.

1. Administrative Duties:

● Maintain detailed records of site onboarding processes, referrals, and communications.

● Prepare and present reports on onboarding and referral activities to senior management.

● Assist with other administrative tasks as needed to support the smooth operation of the swimming programs.

1. Customer Service:

● Serve as the main point of contact for families and young people referred to our programs, providing them with information and support.

● Address any concerns or issues that arise during the onboarding or referral process in a timely and professional manner.

1. Training and Development coordination and support

● Support the Training & Excellence manager to book training for new and existing sites.

Skills and Experience

● Strong communication skills: Able to respond professionally and empathetically to parent and pool inquiries via phone, email, or in person.

● Exceptional organisational abilities: Capable of managing multiple tasks and prioritising workload effectively.

● Attention to detail: Proven ability to handle data entry, document preparation, and record-keeping with a high degree of accuracy.

● Problem-solving skills: Adept at addressing parent concerns and resolving issues efficiently by sourcing the right information from the right stakeholders.

● Technical proficiency: Familiar with Microsoft Excel, and other administrative tools.

● Team collaboration: Able to work effectively within a team environment while maintaining individual responsibilities

● Self-motivation: Demonstrates a strong personal drive to achieve goals and deliver results independently.

Mary Dinah Foundation (“MDF”) is the largest NGO in the world preventing malnutrition in local communities through the distribution of specialized nutritious foods. The Foundation provides emergency food relief and water sanitation, improves access to healthcare for infants and pregnant women, protects women and girls from gender-based violence, enhances education for refugees, and offers mental health support to individuals affected by conflict-induced displacement. As recipients of ongoing multi-million-dollar grants, we are at an exciting juncture and are seeking an experienced and driven Business Development Lead with a solid track record in personally securing 6 – 7 figure grants from new donors, whether government, institutional, INGOs, and/or large trusts and foundations, to join our team. This role is on track to Chief Operating Officer (COO), contingent on exceptional performance and results.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven ability to:

• Conduct prospect research to identify and qualify high-quality new donor leads for MDF and proactively track and respond to large funding opportunities and RFPs, helping us continuously build and enhance our prospect pipeline.
• Carry out detailed research and mappings to identify existing links with potential donors, whether through our leadership, Board, donors, etc., and recommend pathways to relationship building.
• Lead and manage the full proposal development process - from identification of the funding opportunity and detailed review of eligibility/suitability to assess our likelihood of success, through to creating buy-in around responsibilities and timelines, motivating and organizing internal stakeholders, guiding players through every step in the proposal process, gathering inputs from technical leads, working with finance teams on budget development, creating supplementary materials, to rolling up your sleeves and writing the proposal and supporting documents as required (Theories of Change, Risk Matrices, Log Frames, etc.).
• Deliver significant funding from new donors (candidates will be expected to show evidence of winning funding of a minimum of 6 figures).
• Create high-quality fundraising materials tailored to the needs of specific donor audiences (e.g., concept notes, slide decks, etc.)

About You
You have a deep passion for using your skills in leveraging funding to make the world a better, more equitable place, and an ability to balance big picture, strategic thinking, and design with getting tangible activities operationalized. Specifically:

• You are an exceptional writer, with an ability to produce compelling proposals tailored to the specific needs and interests of different donors. These might be technical, institutional bids requiring ToCs, logframes, etc., ‘Big Bet’ pitches relying on powerful storytelling, or applications to large foundations.
• Sitting within a growing team, you are nonetheless comfortable working autonomously (with the role being majority remote) while building the connections needed across our global team to get the information you need to raise funds for MDF.
• You are comfortable working in an organization that is fast-paced and experiencing significant growth. You show flexibility and resilience as structures, processes, and ways of working evolve.
• You are confident in managing competing priorities while meeting both internal and external deadlines and flexible enough to juggle your work where opportunities come in at the last minute.
• You are an excellent communicator, able to effectively tell our story and market our offerings in a compelling way, engaging partners and donors, and inspiring them to support MDF.

Experience and Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a fundraising role(s), with a preference for experience in institutional, trust/foundation, and/or Big Bet philanthropy, and evidence of personal track record in bringing in new funding.
• Experience working for an international development NGO is desirable, particularly in the space of Nutrition, Maternal and Infant Health, SGBV, and/or women and girls’ rights more broadly.
• Willingness to join the team in the local office ideally one day per week and for occasional international travel (1-2 weeks per year).

About Mary Dinah Foundation
Mary Dinah Foundation (“MDF”) is the largest NGO in the world preventing malnutrition in local communities through the distribution of specialized nutritious foods. Its Zero Hunger Program is a full-spectrum health and nutrition intervention that provides emergency food relief and water sanitation, improves access to healthcare for infants and pregnant women, scales up refugee education programs, and protects women and girls from gender-based violence. MDF operates across Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Liberia, USA, and the UK. Globally, our team consists of 200+ enthusiastic, international colleagues.

The Foundation is committed to creating global change through local impact, with 85% of its team members coming from the communities where they work. MDF brings a comprehensive approach to every challenge, addressing problems from multiple angles. Furthermore, we go beyond emergency aid, partnering with local governments, forward-thinking corporations, social entrepreneurs, and people living in fragile communities to develop bold solutions that make lasting change possible.

The Rewards
At MDF, we believe in being open, especially when it comes to salaries. The gross salary brackets for this position are £40,000 - £60,000/year in the UK. We will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues.

In addition to your competitive salary, we offer:

• Opportunities for growth within the organization.
• A chance to shape our work, leaving your mark as we grow and refine how we operate.
• A flexible and empowering environment that promotes independence and autonomy, enabling you to excel on a global stage.

Additional Information

• MDF is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued and promoted.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
• This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties.
• This document is intended to outline the main duties of the job and does not constitute a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Salford CVS to support our grants and investment programmes.

We are looking to recruit a part-time (30 hours per week) Grants Development Worker on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract.

You will assist the Grants Manager and Grants Coordinator in the development and delivery of a large grants and investments programme (aimed at voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations and schools) in excess of £1.6m per year, largely focused on addressing health inequalities in the city of Salford. The role will be based in both the office and community settings. We currently operate a hybrid working model, which includes office days and working from home.

To be successful, you will be able to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds, from small community groups to large charities, schools and public-sector commissioners. This will include tailoring information, advice and guidance to the needs of the VCSE sector.

If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!

In return, we offer:

• 28 days’ holiday rising to 30 days (after five years) plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
• Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
• A compassionate approach to dependants’ leave and compassionate leave – to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
• Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer-subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
• RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
• Development opportunities – we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
• A supportive working culture – we respect and support one another to do the best we can

For further information, please view the Job Pack.

To apply, please return your application form to us via the Apply button.

Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 8th January 2024.
Interview date: Thursday 23rd January 2024 (in person at Salford CVS offices in Eccles). 

Please note late applications will not be accepted.

Location: Home based
Salary: £34,000
Hours: 35 hours
Department: Community delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy nd low numeracy amongst people across the UK?

Shannon Trust, building on many years of successful work within the criminal justice system, has been testing its programmes, training, and partnership work with the wider population. As a result, we are now investing in our Community Learning Network. Digital development plays a key role in our future plans, particularly with our Turning Pages and Count Me In digital learning tools.

We are looking to expand our Community Learning Network team and are recruiting for a Digital Product Owner.

Ideally, you will have solid experience and technical knowledge of digital product ownership. Reporting to our Community Learning Network Manager, you will oversee the development and maintenance of our suite of digital tools and be responsible for liaising with our external technology partners on a day-to-day basis, while collaborating with internal colleagues as needed.

This role will be home based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions.

Interviews are for Friday 17th January 2025.

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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Manchester Histories, on behalf of the Rocket 2030 partnership and the Liverpool to Manchester Community Rail Partnership, is seeking a Community Development Officer to drive the Rocket 2030 initiative and the Community Rail Partnership (CRP) forward.

The Community Development Officer will be pivotal in delivering the Rocket 2030 initiative and the Community Rail Partnership (CRP). This role focuses on engaging local communities along the railway route, fostering pride in rail, as well as celebrating community, cultural and industrial heritage. Key responsibilities include coordinating activities, building partnerships, implementing the CRP action plan, and developing programmes to enhance community involvement in railway, heritage, and cultural activities.

Questions: 

• Why do you want to work as a Community Development Officer for the Rocket 2030 initiative and the Community Rail Partnership?
• What experience do you have in working with communities to deliver heritage, cultural, or engagement projects?
• Please provide an example of a successful project you have delivered that involved working with multiple partners or stakeholders.
• The names of two relevant referees.

We will only contact referees post-interview and will let you know first if they will be contacted. 

Next steps:

The deadline for applications is Monday 6th January 2025. 5.00 pm.

We will only contact applicants who have been shortlisted for interview.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 14th January 2025. 

The start date for this role will be agreed with the successful candidate. 

At EMDR Association UK we are constantly striving to support EMDR therapists by improving the practice and understanding of EMDR therapy. Our mission is to alleviate suffering and promote personal growth in those who have experienced trauma and other adverse life events by providing skilful, compassionate and effective EMDR therapy. We do this by advancing the theory and practice of EMDR, and through our commitment to ensuring the highest standards of treatment, research, continuing professional development and ethical practice.

We are seeking two enthusiastic, organised and digitally savvy people to join our Administration team, for 20-30 hours per week (each role). We are looking for people with skills in administration, event coordination (digital and in person) and membership support.

You will have an excellent approach to customer service and have demonstrable experience of being a great team player, with the ability to collaborate with and support other team members across a broad remit. Strong organisational skills are a must and we would love to hear from candidates who have experience of successfully managing varied workloads while maintaining great professional relationships.

You will have extensive experience in the planning and delivery of events, both online and in person, including using Zoom and Teams for the delivery of professional webinars. You should be able to get to grips with new systems (including bespoke ones) quickly and be creative and confident in identifying and suggesting new ways of working with those systems.

You will be self-motivated, flexible, and trustworthy. You will be able to thrive in a remote work environment and should be committed to fostering strong professional relationships built on collaboration, curiosity and mutual respect.

Role Description

• Administer EMDR events and consultants training, ensuring smooth execution and participant satisfaction

• Organise and be the administrative point-person for CPD events and workshops, both online and in-person where necessary 

• Administration of the CPD points application process 

• Coordinate with regional and special interest groups to organise and promote events 

• Provide administrative support for membership-related tasks 

• Develop an understanding of the accreditation process and support the Accreditation Admin Assistant where needed 

• Collaborate with colleagues across the Association to ensure efficient operations 

• Occasionally attend committee and board meetings. An ability to take meeting minutes would be valued but is not essential. 

• Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends for event management 

• Knowledge and experience of using Zoom and Office 365 suite is essential 

For more information on how to apply, see the attached job description or click 'Apply' and download the job descrption from our website.

ABOUT BPNA

The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) is the professional organisation for doctors who specialise in the care of children with neurological disorders. The BPNA has developed a number of educational programmes for doctors in the UK and overseas both online and face-to-face. This role directly supports the education of healthcare professionals across the UK, impacting the care of children with neurological conditions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a respected and growing organisation, BPNA is looking for a highly motivated individual who can use their dedication, attention to detail and reliability to help us develop further. We are seeking to appoint a UK Short Course Administrator to join our small team which is based across our Bolton and London offices. This is a full-time, permanent post based in Bolton, working 37.5 hours a week (7.5 hours per day x 5 days per week). The Short Course Administrator will provide customer care as well as logistical and technical support to both online and face-to-face UK short courses.

ABOUT YOU

This role would suit an organised, efficient and practical person with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a good deal of common sense. You will also have diplomatic skills and the ability to build good relationships. You will need to be flexible, have an ability to problem-solve on-site, provide online zoom support, set up equipment such as computers and data projectors, and to organise highly educated people whilst remaining calm and maintaining a sense of humour. We are looking for someone to join our team who will contribute to maintaining and developing our customer focused ethos.

While this role is primarily based in Bolton, there will be some UK travel with overnight stays to support in-person courses. We offer time off in lieu or overtime paid for additional hours worked.

WHY COME AND WORK FOR US?

At BPNA, we value a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive work culture. The BPNA is a small organisation with big ambitions, and we work closely together to make an impact. You'll join a welcoming team that values mutual respect, flexibility, and work-life balance. We believe in continuous learning and career progression. As a member of BPNA, you'll have access to ongoing training opportunities and support for professional development, ensuring that you can grow both within this role and across future career aspirations.

We offer 25 days’ annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays) plus an additional day leave for birthday, rising to 30 days after 10 years of service and access to the Nest Pension scheme, with 6% employer contribution. 

LOCATION

While this role is based in Bolton, BPNA offers hybrid working arrangements, enabling you to balance time between working from our office and from home. Your line manager will agree with you how much time you will be required to work in the office and how frequently, to achieve productivity and service levels. This could vary week to week. You should anticipate spending an increased amount of time in the office during your probationary period.

JOB PURPOSE

This role provides hands-on experience with technology support for virtual courses and event planning for in-person courses for health care professionals, equipping you with skills in both administrative and event coordination settings. All course planning and logistics are arranged from the BPNA offices.

The purpose of this role is to:

• Support the organisation and delivery of virtual short courses

• Support the organisation and delivery of face-to-face short courses

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, see the attchment below

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 pages) through CharityJob. Your covering letter should detail how your skills and experience meet the person specification. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing date: 29 December 2024

Interviews aimed for: 15 January 2025

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Brand and Content Adviser 

Location: Global remote

Salary: £55,00 - 60,000

Closing date: 15 January 2025

Our vision at UnitedGMH is a world where everyone everywhere can access mental health support. We use our expertise in advocacy, financing and campaigning to advance this vision, focussing on rights, health systems, ecosystems, and field building to deliver progress. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Brand and Content Adviser to help increase our profile and impact through effective brand, social media and creative content approaches.

Reporting to the Communications Director, this new role will be part of a small international communications team covering strategic communications and media for UnitedGMH and the Global Mental Health Advocacy Network (GMHAN). You will have responsibility for helping manage freelancers and engaging with partners.

This is a great opportunity for a creative and entrepreneurial individual to help us tackle the challenges facing people with mental health needs worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Working with the Director of Communications  and wider team, contribute to the development of a long-term global brand, content and channels strategy which harnesses the strengths, expertise and impact of UnitedGMH to best effect.

• Provide clarity, guidance and insights to inform the development of our online channels and products.

• Work with colleagues to plan and deliver creative and informative content that reaches and engages audiences with our work and brand.

• Produce and commission multimedia resources to tell the story of UnitedGMH’s mission and impact.

• Monitor social media performance and provide insights on brand, content and channel effectiveness. Drive the continuous improvement and optimisation of our content.

• Provide guidance and quality assurance to ensure that our online content reflects the brand in a consistent and compelling way, wherever you are in the world. 

• Share and promote best practices with colleagues, and collaborate effectively to support our shared goals.

• Regularly review and update our website content and structure to optimise it for our audiences.

• Provide direction, management support and mentoring to the Communications Officer.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Experience of shaping and delivering brand, content and social media strategies for international organisations.

• Deep understanding of tools, techniques and approaches to monitoring and analysing data, and of using insights to continually inform and evolve content strategies.

• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills. Able to engage and support colleagues in developing content and promoting a unified brand externally.

• Strong creative instincts with the ability to produce, commission and curate technical information in an engaging way to a diverse global audience.

• An understanding of global advocacy communications and campaigns approaches.

• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communications skills.

• Line management experience. 

Desirable

• Experience of working in global health, mental health or international development sectors.

• A network of freelance contacts, e.g. photographers, videographers, graphic designers.

• Knowledge of other language/s. 

This is a global remote role and you must already have the right to work in the country where you are based.

To apply, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via the Charity Job website by 12pm GMT on 15th January 2025. No direct applications will be accepted.

Prison Facilitator - HMP Manchester

Location: HMP Manchester
Salary: £27,584
Hours: 35 hours
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Manchester. 

Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison-based reading and numeracy programme, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.

You will have some experience of prison settings, underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach. This can be a tough environment, so the ability to work responsively, whilst feeling comfortable in a standalone role, is crucial.

This role is a fixed term role until 1st June 2025 

The role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

‍We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

‍Interviews are planned for Tuesday 14th January 2025

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

REF-218407

Science Policy Advisor

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Position Objective:

To lead policy and research projects related to animal testing to support PETA’s advocacy for ending the use of animals in experiments

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Term of Employment:

Full-time, temporary (maternity leave cover until December 2025)

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Location:

Remote (UK)

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Salary:

£34,000 – £47,000

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Reports To:

Director, Science Department

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Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

In consultation and verified compliance with the objectives, standards, and requirements of PETA, PETA France, PETA US, and PETA Science Consortium International e.V, the successful candidate will undertake the following:

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• Independently research and interpret a variety of scientific, political, policy-driven, and other issues related to animal testing in order to further PETA’s goals

• Build networks and coordinate meetings with key policymakers and other stakeholders
• Write factsheets, white papers, reports, correspondence, and other literature
• Build relationships and maintain communication with key audiences, particularly decision-makers in the legislative and administrative arenas
• Lead meetings with parliamentarians, companies, and legislators and present at conferences
• Develop expertise in non-animal testing methods and draw upon the expertise of others
• Respond to correspondence regarding issues related to animal testing
• Conduct analyses of technical papers and legislation and translate scientific and legal terminology into lay terms for use in research projects
• Identify opportunities to provide public comments that promote non-animal testing approaches and lead the writing and presentation of these comments
• Represent PETA at public-speaking engagements, in debates, to the media, and to the general public
• Communicate PETA’s philosophy to the public
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

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Qualifications:

• Degree in a related field – a master’s and/or PhD is preferred
• Experience working at a relevant organisation or institute, such as an animal protection organisation, the civil service, a regulatory agency, or a biotechnology, chemical, pharmaceutical, or medical device company, is desirable
• Demonstrable experience of the functioning of Parliament
• Familiarity with the use of animals in laboratories, associated legislation, and alternatives to animal testing
• Proven ability to maintain awareness of relevant political, social, and economic developments
• Proven ability to brief colleagues and other relevant stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth research
• Proven excellent writing and research skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proven attention to detail, exceptional organisational skills, and ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Proven ability to make sound, independent judgements
• Ability to interact effectively with diverse groups of scientists, parliamentarians, industry representatives, the public, and other stakeholders
• Exceptional public-speaking and networking skills
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
• Willingness and ability to travel, as needed
• Professional appearance
• Support for PETA’s philosophy and the ability to advocate for PETA’s positions on issues in a professional manner
• Commitment to the objectives of the organisation