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Head of Communications
Location: The role is based at the Trust’s office in West Berkshire with a minimum of three days per week expected to be worked at our Newbury office. Flexible working arrangements are available with the understanding that this must meet the objectives of the charity and requirements of the role.
Accountable to: CEO
Start date: 11/11/2024 or as soon as possible thereafter
Hours of work: Full-time (1 FTE), Monday-Friday, permanent
Salary range: £48,000 - £58,000, depending on experience.
Purpose
Key responsibilities and duties
This is an exciting and vital role to shape and deliver a multi-channel communications strategy for a leading mental health charity, focused on supporting the systems around children and young people including parents/carers, schools, colleges and universities. The main responsibilities will include creating and overseeing the activation of the marketing strategy and using data insights and analytics to grow and develop the Trust’s reach and support. The role will also act as the guardian to the organisation’s website as the main resource and marketing hub.
The role will enable the charity to proactively grow awareness, drive engagement and shape understanding of the Charlie Waller Trust by taking an audience-first approach to communicating our impact and purpose in an engaging and strategic way.
As a member of the senior leadership team, the role requires working closely with the CEO and other heads of teams to develop and grow the marketing and communications strategy, to raise awareness of the charity’s resources and to support the generation of income through the marketing of fundraising and workplace activities. The role will also work closely with and report into the Board of Trustees.
We are looking for a strategic thinker, with experience of both traditional and digital marketing. Someone who enjoys working with data and is always on the lookout for interesting angles or new channels or tactics to test. A passion for using marketing to understand and reach new audiences is vital. An analytical eye is needed alongside an ability to be creative and a desire to share success stories to further raise awareness of the organisation and to extend its reach.
Empathy for our audience and the ability to communicate in a way that allows them to feel seen and understood is important; you will need to have strong interpersonal skills, a desire to develop and build a team and to maintain communication and relationships with others across the organisation.
Inquisitive and creative, you’ll enjoy proposing fresh ideas and approaches for marketing with a keen eye for detail and a solid understanding of how marketing sits within the organisation as a whole.
Key Responsibilities and duties
Creating, leading and overseeing the delivery of the organisations marketing strategy including:
- Planning and developing the marketing strategy in line with organisational directives, new resources and initiatives.
- To ensure the appropriate and most effective marketing channels and tactics are used to support the programme and fundraising teams.
- Overall responsibility for the website - direction, content, consistency and tone of voice.
- Use of audience insight and data analysis to determine priorities and curate campaigns, projects and content from across the organisation.
- Development and improvement of user and supporter journeys.
- Marketing project initiation and management.
- Set and oversee marketing budgets
Strategic marketing sign-off including:
- Final sign-off on all website activity - strategy, content, SEO, landing pages and resources.
- Final sign-off of priority campaign materials - publications, newsletters, printed materials and press releases.
Internal and stakeholder communications including:
- Membership of the senior leadership and management teams.
- Assist the senior leadership team and trustees to oversee strategic and operational issues, managing risks related to communications, brand and public image.
- Quarterly marketing reporting to trustees.
- Working in partnership with other agencies on issues of common concern.
- Membership of project group (a cross-departmental group responsible for selecting, tracking and evaluating projects).
- Manage marketing agencies and freelancers to deliver work in line with the marketing strategy in an efficient and timely manner.
HR responsibilities including:
- Overseeing the recruitment to expand the marketing and communications team where required.
- Provide effective management of the communications team (5 direct line reports and 2 other staff).
About our Trust
The Charlie Waller Trust was created by the Waller family in 1997 in response to the loss of their son and brother Charlie who tragically took his own life whilst suffering from depression.
We have since become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities for children and young people. Our overarching mission is to educate young people and those with responsibility for them - parents and carers, teachers, college and university staff, and employers - about children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
The Charlie Waller Trust is a great place to work. We care about mental health and wellbeing in our team and have a positive, enabling workplace culture. Our values drive our work:
- Warm: Positive personal connections are central to mental health; we aim to reflect that in all our relationships with beneficiaries, supporters, staff and volunteers.
- Empowering: We support all those we work with, and who work for us, to use their minds, hearts, energy and creativity to fulfil their potential.
- Collaborative: Partnership and cooperation are at the core of our work; we seek the views of those we wish to support and aim to put them at the centre of our activity.
- Compassionate: We recognise vulnerability in ourselves and others, especially where there is more than one reason people may be vulnerable to mental health problems, discrimination or inequality.
- Open: We believe in being honest about the way we work, our aspirations and where we need to improve; openness and good communication are key to good mental health.
Terms and Conditions
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and are working to ensure that our staff represent the communities we aim to support. We activity utilise positive action as set out in the Equalities Act (2010) to ensure we attract and recruit candidates from backgrounds and groups that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We therefore particularly encourage applications from men and non-binary folk, and those from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
When we recruit, we will ask all our shortlisted candidates to tell us about any reasonable adjustments they need. Our current office is only accessible via a flight of stairs. We would of course discuss home-based working and holding team meetings in an accessible location as appropriate.
Benefits
We want people to thrive at the Trust; we believe you do your best work when you feel your best. That being the case, our team comes first, and we are proud of our culture: we offer a supportive, flexible and enjoyable place to work.
As part of our employed team, the following benefits are available to you:
- Flexible working policy - we're committed to helping you find a healthy work-life balance.
- Generous annual leave allowance - pro rata 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service), PLUS bank holidays PLUS the period between Christmas and New Year.
- A workplace pension scheme to support you with saving for your retirement, into which we pay 3%.
- Access to a 'Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan' - helping staff to stay mentally well and to support them through periods of poor mental health. This includes support for the cost of talking therapies where these are not available via the NHS.
- Opportunities to experience our charitable activities and impact at first hand by attending training and events and through involvement in relevant projects.
- Learning and development opportunities specific to job roles and on mental health and wellbeing topics.
- Coaching (offered to CWT pro bono, depending on team member and need).
- Social events and team days.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Time off for volunteering.
- Unpaid leave/sabbatical particularly if this supports personal or professional development (offered after 2 years in post).
To apply
If you would like an informal discussion about the role with Dr Hannah Vickery, our CEO, this can be arranged via Kerryn Cyfka, Executive Assistant to the CEO, who can be contacted at kerryn.cyfka@charliewaller .org
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Monday 16th September.
You will hear back from us by Tuesday 17th September, if not before and, should you be shortlisted, an interview will take place on the Thursday 26th September; it will involve a competency interview along with a short 10-minute presentation relevant to the role.
Please apply via your chosen job website, or send your CV and a supporting statement to Kerryn’s email above. We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers. Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient and suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you’re interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We will provide details about the presentation at invitation to interview and we will also share 50% of the interview questions with candidates the day before the interview so that all candidates can perform at their best.
Person Specification – Head of Communications
The successful candidate is likely to have most of the following competencies and experience but not necessarily all. If you feel that you are a strong candidate, please do apply.
Skills required and relevant experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years’ experience at a senior level in a similar role.
- Experience of leading on strategic marketing planning, analysis and activation.
- Demonstratable track-record of using audience data and insights to make strategic recommendations.
- Solid understanding of digital marketing channels and how to use them to target relevant audiences.
- Ability to build meaningful working relationships (internal and external) to shape and direct campaigns and activities and to work together to get the results.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to inspire confidence by adopting an entrepreneurial and creative approach.
- Demonstratable experience of managing budgets.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience of planning, executing and evaluating effective awareness raising campaigns.
- Experience of producing / commissioning high-quality written information for a wide range of audiences.
- Experience of appointing, managing, developing and appraising staff.
Desirable
- Solid understanding of websites from front end – user experience, readability and content, to coding and infrastructure at the back end of the website.
- Experience of influencing and networking at a senior level – prior experience of working alongside a board of trustees beneficial.
- A proven leader, with the skills to manage and expand upon the marketing and comms team.
- Experience of briefing and managing external agencies and freelancers to deliver against the marketing strategy.
Attainment
Essential
- A communications or marketing qualification (degree or CIM) or equivalent experience to a similar level.
Desirable
- Leadership or management training.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Initiative-taker and solution-minded with a can-do attitude towards any task or challenge.
- Professional, enthusiastic and flexible, with a strong willingness to learn.
- Capable of working as part of a team and autonomously.
- A commitment to working to meet the charity’s objectives.
Desirable
- Interest in and awareness of children and adolescent mental health issues.
To educate young people and those around them about their mental health and wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Youth Pastoral Assistant
St Leonard's, Hythe
£21,840 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week
Fixed term until August 2025
Are you passionate about children’s and youth ministry and eager to develop your skills in a vibrant church community? St Leonard’s, Hythe, offers a unique opportunity for you to explore and test God’s calling in your life within a supportive and dynamic environment.
St Leonard’s is a growing and inclusive church rooted in the liberal catholic tradition, while embracing a variety of worship styles that spiritually nourish children and families. The church is home to a lively and diverse community, with many children and young people actively involved in worship, youth nights, and family events. At St Leonard’s, you’ll be prayed for, encouraged, and supported as you work alongside the Youth Team to help our young people grow in faith and flourish.
This role is part of an exciting initiative within the Diocese of Canterbury, where one of our bold outcomes for 2030 is to double the number of children and young people in our churches. As a Youth Pastoral Assistant, you will receive top-notch training through the nationally recognized Aurora course and benefit from a fortnightly learning hub with our Lead Officer for Children and Youth Ministry.
Join us at St Leonard’s, Hythe, and be a key part of shaping the future of youth ministry in our church community and across the diocese.
Application closing date: 13th September 2024
Interviews: w/c 16th September 2024
St Leonard’s Hythe is committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Do you have a demonstrable track record in complex case management and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on cases involving Domestic Abuse?
If so, The Drive Partnership are recruiting a DAPO Triage Worker for London.
The Triage Worker sits within the Triage Team in the pilot area, working alongside the Triage IDVA. The Triage Worker will focus on all aspects of the case relating to the Perpetrator in cases where the perpetrator has been referred to the team for an assessment of suitability for a Positive Requirement during an application for a DAPO.
Respect is a pioneering UK domestic abuse charity, leading the development of safe, effective work with perpetrators, with young people who are abusive and with male victims. Respect supports frontline organisations across the UK, so that together we can end domestic abuse. Respect has seen rapid growth over the last few years, and we now have 50+ staff and have ambitious plans for further growth and influence. This role is based within the Drive Partnership and is part of the pilot for the roll out of the positive requirement element of the DAPO’s.
We particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics, particularly from people from the following under-represented groups:
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Black and minoritised people
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Disabled people
We welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.
Do you have a demonstrable track record in complex case management and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on cases involving Domestic Abuse?
If so, The Drive Partnership are recruiting a DAPO Triage Worker for London.
The Triage Worker sits within the Triage Team in the pilot area, working alongside the Triage IDVA. The Triage Worker will focus on all aspects of the case relating to the Perpetrator in cases where the perpetrator has been referred to the team for an assessment of suitability for a Positive Requirement during an application for a DAPO.
Respect is a pioneering UK domestic abuse charity, leading the development of safe, effective work with perpetrators, with young people who are abusive and with male victims. Respect supports frontline organisations across the UK, so that together we can end domestic abuse. Respect has seen rapid growth over the last few years, and we now have 50+ staff and have ambitious plans for further growth and influence. This role is based within the Drive Partnership and is part of the pilot for the roll out of the positive requirement element of the DAPO’s.
We particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics1, particularly from people from the following under-represented groups:
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Black and minoritised people
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Disabled people
We welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Post: Support Worker (mulitple positions)
Hours: Full time. Average waking hours: 32 per week plus a maximum of 48 sleeps per calendar year OR 32 per week plus a maximum of 52 sleeps per calendar year
Continuous rolling rota over 365 days (Christmas and New Year shift cover are allocated separately.)
Salary: Starting at £23,080 – £26,819 (annual increments subject to successful appraisals) (dependent on which job role)
Place of Work: Bolton, Greater Manchester
Reports to: Service Manager
Our Vision:
Backup North West believe no young person should experience homelessness. For the young people that do, Backup aims to be an outstanding provider of high quality, holistic housing and support services.
Purpose:
· To provide high quality support and accommodation for homeless young people aged 16-25.
· To enable an introduction to independent living, while offering a safe environment to live and learn.
· To prevent homelessness and reduce risk.
Works with:
Externally:
Local Authorities, Landlords / property owners, Benefits Agency, Housing Benefit, Maintenance Departments, Police, partner and potential partner voluntary agencies offering complimentary services, young people aged 16-25 years.
Internally:
Project Manager, Senior Managers, Business Support Team, other BACKUP schemes and teams and colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
Building resilience within young people
Provide a comprehensive support and service that meets the highly quality standards set by BACKUP.
Support Work
Provide Staff Support
Participate in promotional activities, fundraising and other outings and activities with residents
Rent and Income Management
Provide Financial Support
Provide Premises Management
Maintain Information systems
Flexibility
Policies & Legislation
No CV's please
Interviews will be held on the 19th of September
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!
Reports to: Ark Schools Finance Director
Direct Reports: 3 x Senior Finance Managers and a wider regional finance team (Finance Managers/Officers/Assistants) totaling 16 across 8 schools (as of August 24)
Location: South London region
Contract: Permanent
Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm).
Closing date: 16/09/2024 at 10am
1st round interviews (virtual): 26/09/2024
2nd round interviews (in person): 04/10/2024
Salary: £75,000 to £85,000 (depending on experience)
About the role:
The Regional Finance Director will provide the overall leadership and management for all aspects of finance to Ark Schools in the South London region. The role will be focused on ensuring processes are embedded across all schools; supporting schools new to the network (or with new staff structures) with transition as well as leading, with regard to finance, on strategic projects within the schools.
Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in the implementation of financial processes, planning and reporting
- Extensive experience in successfully managing and motivating a team
- A highly organised and proactive approach to work
Key Responsibilities:
- To be responsible for all aspects of finance at the academies and developing the in-school finance teams to provide a high-level service to their principals and operations leads
- To be a member of the South London Senior Leadership Team, with responsibility for strategic financial management and financial performance
- To work with Ark Central, and other academies in the Ark network, to develop, implement and embed standardised processes and procedures
- To be responsible directly to the Schools Finance Director for the strategic financial management in all schools in the region
- To control, monitor and evaluate the academies’ finances, ensuring compliance with financial requirements and value for money
- To ensure clear and timely management and financial accounts as required for the Regional Director, Principals, Local Governing Bodies, and Ark Central
- To work with the Operations Leads to negotiate, manage and monitor contracts, tenders and agreements for the provision of services to the Academies, to ensure that services are delivered to a high quality and support the operation of the Academies
- To work with the HR Business Partner to oversee all matters relating to payroll, including Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs queries, National Insurance, benefits in lieu of pay (travel loans etc.), Give as You Earn scheme, and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place and robust checks are made in relation to the monthly payroll
- To be responsible for ensuring the region’s processes for pensions management and reporting are in place. This includes monthly and annual returns as well as audit, working with the HR Business Partner and school HR teams, as applicable
- To develop, enable and strategically lead a team of finance staff to deliver the vision for the region against its strategic priorities and timescales
- To arrange or deliver finance training for staff in South London, maintaining an on-going review of need
- To drive forward change and initiatives which promote regularity, propriety, value for money and best standards
Key Requirements:
- Professional accountancy qualification, including significant post-qualifying experience
- A record of Continuing Professional Development activities
- Right to work in the UK
- Experience of strategic financial planning and supporting decision-making
- Experience of leading and managing budgeting and reporting processes in an organisation
- Extensive experience of managing and motivating staff and monitoring performance against targets
- Knowledge and experience of financial management systems and processes
- Strong financial management skills
- Strong people management skills, with highly developed interpersonal and motivational skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting demands
- Strong organisational, project management, and planning skill
About Ark
We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 30,000 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.
You’ll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed. Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years’ service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
- Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
- Hybrid working, with a combination of visiting schools and our new state-of-the-art office in West London working alongside network colleagues.
- Regular social events, monthly free breakfast, and daily free fruit are available when in the central office
- A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
- As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year
- Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Monday 16th September.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Rosemary Pini of Allen Lane via the agency website.
We will be assessing applications as we go and reserve the right to close the process early. As such we thoroughly recommend an early application.
We are pleased to have an opportunity for an Executive Director: Digital, Data and Technology to join RBLs Executive Board in this newly created position.
As one of two new permanent Executive Director positions, this role will be reporting to our Director General and will see you responsible for developing and delivering our digital and technology strategy and ensuring we become data-driven in all aspects of our work.
You will lead, build and develop high performing teams across our Transformation Management Office and Information Management & Technology functions, having accountability for the strategic leadership of our wider change and transformation programmes, whilst ensuring we cater for all of our potential digital first customers, supporters, members and beneficiaries.
Key areas of responsibility will include:
· Champion and enact RBL values, through dynamic and effective leadership
· Contribute to the development and delivery of our strategy, annual business plan and the associated performance objectives for all Executive Directors
· Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive digital, data and technology strategy
· Accountable for the performance of the Transformation Management Office and the planning and execution of major organisational change programmes
· Ensure that all legal and statutory obligations are met and act as the Executive Board lead for business continuity
· Represent RBL nationally and internationally as and when required
Why Apply?
RBL employs c2,000 people across the country campaigning on behalf of the Armed Forces community, delivering support services to them, leading Remembrance on behalf of the nation, raising funds to support our work and developing and running the organisation and our network of membership branches.
We are modernising, and we are ambitious to deliver more for the communities we support. It’s therefore an exciting time to be part of both changing the lives of our customers and changing the organisation and its future capacity and capability.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
You will be contracted to our London Haig House Hub. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
Closing Date: 1st September
Interview Dates (1st stage Virtual): WC 9th September
Interview Dates (2nd stage face to face): WC 16th September
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for an exceptional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator to help us make a difference to our planet.
The job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. There is the opportunity for international travel as part of this role and a willingness to travel internationally is desirable.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
Whilst this is a temporary position up until 31st March 2028, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position.
World changing work
From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.
- We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
- We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
- We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
- We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
- We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Your world of expertise
As our MEL Coordinator, you will support the expanding delivery of MEL activities and knowledge management for international development projects at the Met Office, notably our Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) programmes in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia Pacific Regions. With support of the WISER MEL team, consisting of the Strategic MEL Manager and another MEL Coordinator, you will facilitate and support results reporting, learning and knowledge sharing across WISER. You will closely collaborate with partner organisations and associated programme and project stakeholders at the local, national, regional, and international level to track and share progress, identify lessons learnt, and strengthen inter-and cross-regional and thematic bridges between projects and WISER programmes. The role will also focus on using a range of evidence to support influencing policy and strategic planning in line with WISER's aims, and share learning from WISER with other initiatives and associated programmes WISER is linked to. This includes feeding learning back into FCDO research programmes such as CLARE.
The Met Office WISER family of programmes supports initiatives to build people's resilience to the effects of climate change through co-producing and strengthening their access and use of weather and climate information services. The WISER Programme Team works in partnership with FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), and delivers its work through the global meteorological community, national governments, development agencies, NGOs and academic institutions.. We act as a strategic partner to deliver FCDO objectives and support countries to strengthen their own weather and climate capability, policies and services.
Your key duties
As our MEL Coordinator (aligned to PDCF Benefits Manager Level 3 within Met Office), the key duties are:
- To work with the WISER MEL team, and independently, to implement monitoring, evaluation and learning tools and approaches to support results reporting. This will require working with a range of stakeholders in different settings both via in-person and virtual spaces, to elicit, analyse and report different types of evidence to support programme and project progress.
- To support the Strategic WISER MEL Manager and WISER MEL Coordinator in post, with learning and knowledge exchanges, working with WISER partner organisations within and across WISER's three regions, and with other associated programmes globally, potentially including FCDO research programmes such as CLARE.
- To support and coordinate WISER partner organisations with their engagement in learning activities and in producing learning and impact outputs.
- Lead on, support and coordinate opportunities and deliverables to share WISER learning at applicable global conferences, workshops and international events both in-person and virtually.
Why join us
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.
As our MEL Coordinator, your total reward package will be up to £57,639 annually, which includes:
- £41,725 base pay
- An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave
Essential Criteria, skills and experience:
- Experience in using a range of monitoring and evaluation tools and approaches to demonstrate impact and aid learning, such as Theory of Change, results frameworks, Stories of Change, Value for Money, Strategy Testing, Outcome Mapping/Outcome Harvesting (We're experts by nature).
- Experience of working on large programmes with a complex set of stakeholders, ideally in international development and/or in the weather and climate information services sector (We're a force for good).
- Strong analytical and influencing skills with ability to understand, gather and synthesise data from a range of sources on organisation, stakeholder and user needs (we're experts by nature).
- A strong track record of effective stakeholder engagement and written and oral communication skills, including using a range of communication channels to develop dialogue across diverse groups, including at senior level (We're a force for good).
- Experience of planning, facilitating and designing methods and tools for different types of learning and sense-making in a leading role (We're better together).
- Experience in setting up, reviewing and improving knowledge management and learning practice in organisations and partnerships, and delivering a range of knowledge management and learning outputs (we're experts by nature).
- A willingness and ability to travel internationally, with a strong understanding of working overseas and in different cultural settings (We live and breathe it).
Desirable Criteria:
We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but your application will be even stronger if you have:
- An intermediate or higher level of proficiency in French (written and verbal).
- Knowledge of the development sector/ NGOs and issues facing developing countries (Keep evolving).
How to apply
If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you. Apply below with your CV and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.
Closing date 09/09/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 23/09/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
How we can help
If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via . You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
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!
About the role:
The Digital Communications Manager is a crucial role in the Brand and Marketing Team engaging a wide range of audiences in our mission to make transport accessible for disabled people.
You will be responsible for developing plans to grow and improve our digital channels and digital marketing approach, as well as getting stuck in with content development and the day-to-day running of our website and social media channels. You will manage and be supported by a small team including a Brand and Marketing Executive, Case Study Executive and agency/freelance support as needed.
As part of a Brand and Marketing team, you will also lend your expertise to shared projects, from brand to events to accessibility.
What you will be doing:
- Manage a small digital and content team and be the overall digital communications expert for the Communications team.
- Lead on the development and delivery of our Digital Roadmap, planning projects and improvements that help us to attract and engage our audiences. Project manage the delivery involving team members, freelancers and the wider organisation as needed.
- Lead on the development of our website with support from the Brand and Marketing Executive. Manage our relationship with our digital development agency and collaborate with colleagues to identify activities that require development work.
- Work with Communications Team members to promote our portfolio of research, innovation and grant-making, developing digital communications plans and creating content.
- Lead on the day-to-day running of our social media channels with support from the Brand and Marketing Executive.
- Line-manage the Case Study Executive, who is responsible for creating and commissioning case study content from written stories to photography and video. Support them in developing and adhering to policies and processes and in finding ways to improve our case study work.
- Line-manage the Brand and Marketing Executive, who specialises in digital communications and provides support to the wider Brand and Marketing team as required. Support them to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our digital channels.
- Provide digital expertise and advice to shared Brand and Marketing team projects, and wider Communications Teams projects as needed.
About you:
Must haves:
- Educated to degree level and/or extensive operational experience in Digital Marketing/Communications.
- At least 5 years digital communications and social media experience, including responsibility for running a variety of social media channels.
- Experience of managing websites including working with suppliers on digital development and user experience.
- Experience of creating social and digital plans for integrated communications projects and campaigns, developing content and undertaking paid-for promotion.
- Experience of planning and implementing digital marketing techniques, such as SEO.
- Experience of managing reputational threats on social media channels.
- Experience of managing projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- Awareness of accessibility best practice for online channels.
- Experience of line managing staff.
Nice to haves:
- Experience of leading and developing a digital/content team.
- Experience of working in the charity sector.
Motability Foundation
At Motability Foundation we fund, support, research and innovate so that all disabled people can make the journeys they choose. We oversee the Motability Foundation Scheme and provide grants to help people use it, providing access to transport to hundreds of thousands of people a year.
We award grants to other charities and organisations who provide different types of transport, or work towards making transport accessible. We also carry out ongoing research, in partnership with disabled people and key stakeholders in the industry, to inspire innovations that continue to champion accessible transport for all.
Benefits
⭐️ WHAT MOTABILITY CAN OFFER YOU ⭐️
A career with Motability can offer you so much more than earning potential. We pride ourselves in offering some fantastic benefits and a culture to match, some of which includes;
Holiday – 26 Days + 8 Bank Holidays, increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service
❤️ Health and Wellbeing – We offer private health care with BUPA alongside an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu vaccinations, enhanced sick pay and discounted corporate gym membership. We take your physical AND Mental Health seriously, with our dedicated mental health first aiders you will have support and understanding from your colleagues.
Family Friendly – We offer enhanced Parental Leave inclusive of Adoption Pay and we understand that families require flexibility, we provide time off for dependants, flexible working hours and the option to work from home. Life Assurance is 4 x your salary.
Diversity and Inclusion - We value everyone’s unique qualities and celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves, no matter their age, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity or otherwise. This is embedded in to our values and we celebrate our differences and create awareness throughout the year.
Celebrating Success – We love to recognise people that go above and beyond with our Spotlight Award as well as having team celebrations and social events throughout the year.
☕️ Our culture - In the Motability office we “dress for our day”, it’s an incredibly welcoming and inclusive environment where we look to support your career, we offer a mini bus service from Harlow Town centre and station for those using public transport to reach us and there are plenty of free hot beverages for when you arrive.
Pension – Up to 15%, inclusive of a 10% non-contributory addition and Motability matching your contributions up to 5%.
How to find out more?
Here at Motability Foundation, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity which means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome all applications, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability.
We are a disability confident employer, so please do make us aware of any reasonable adjustments you might need throughout both the recruitment process and to work with us.
We are committed to offering to interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you have applied please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we will offer you an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.
By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.
Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.
If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.
We are looking for a Head of Product to join our Technology team.
Title:Head of Product
Salary: £70,000 - £72,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full time
Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)
Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London, average 2 days per week in office
Job Summary:
The Head of Product is a new role within Anthony Nolan, with the objective of leading product management activity through business analysis by ways of leadership. Development is run through an iterative and agile approach, transforming manual and complex processes to optimize the way we work. Another key part of this position will be playing a role in strategic decision making within the Technology divisions leadership team, and collaborating with the leadership team on divisional direction, as well as working closely to key internal stakeholders outside of the division.
Key Responsibilities:
These include but are not limited to:
• Develop and communicate product strategy: Define and articulate a
product and business analysis vision and strategy that aligns with Anthony
Nolan’s mission and strategic goals, ensuring all products contribute
meaningfully to organisational objectives.
• Develop and enhance digital roadmaps: Work with stakeholders from
across the business to understand their strategies, opportunities and
problem statements using product management and business analysis
techniques as appropriate and lead ongoing development of digital
roadmaps.
• Manage Product Lifecycle: Design, implement and manage the full
lifecycle of products and business analysis to support projects, from
initial concept and development through to launch and continuous
improvement. Collaborating across the Technology division and wider
organisation to ensure timely and within-budget delivery.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams (Operations,
Marketing, Fundraising, Technology, Research, Finance and People) and
external stakeholders (transplant centres, World Marrow Donor
Association, clinicians, partners etc.) to gather insights, validate
requirements, and ensure digital products align with overall organisational
goals.
• Team Leadership and Development: Develop, manage, motivate and
mentor a cross-functional team of business analysts and product
managers, setting a clear team vision and fostering a collaborative and
innovative work environment.
• Digital Innovation: Keep up to date with industry and technology
innovation with a view to testing & learning where it could support
organisational objectives.
• User-Centered Analysis and Design: Lead user research initiatives to
understand the needs and pain points of end-users and stakeholders,
applying insights to design effective and accessible products.
• Data-Driven Product Management and Business Insights: Utilise data
analytics and business analysis techniques to monitor performance,
assess market trends and derive actionable insights for decision-making
and product improvements.
• Communication and Reporting: Implement and deliver regular reporting
for product and solution development progress, performance metrics,
and impact to senior leadership and communicate value to a diverse
range of stakeholders.
Essential Attributes:
• A deep and varied experience of product management and business
analysis (preferably with some experience in healthcare and/or charity
sector, but not essential) in agile environments to deliver customer and
outcome-led solutions.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, to build strong relationships
and a collaborative culture with colleagues and stakeholders across the
organisation to develop hypotheses, test and learn and iteratively
develop solutions to business problems.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with stakeholders
from all levels of the organisation from team members to Strategic
Leadership Team and Board of Trustees. As a strong communicator you
will work with both internal and external stakeholders to understand and
solve problems using digital and data.
• A proven customer-centric approach, with the ability to deliver great user
experience to the cohorts of a given product portfolio, whilst balancing
and advocating for the different needs that could exist e.g. between
patients, donors, clinicians, operations, fundraising etc.
• Experienced leading cross-functional teams, whilst also being
comfortable leading from the front by taking a more hands-on approach
when needed.
• Experienced line manager with focus on building and developing teams
and coaching and mentoring team members.
• A passion for innovation and problem solving, with a curious nature to
understand but also to challenge both the status quo and any proposed
solutions to get to the best outcome for the user and the organisation.
• Strategic mindset with demonstrated experience in implementing digital
/ product frameworks and driving continuous improvement.
• Analytical capability with proven ability to understand business
challenges and, using data and digital, re-engineer processes using an
iterative approach
• Ability to prioritise work across multiple domains with different target
outcomes and value drivers, using appropriate tools and techniques and
stakeholder expectations management skills.
• Financial acumen to demonstrate the value of products, to budget team
and commercials and to support prioritisation activities.
• Experience and the ability to demonstrate improvement of product
health and performance through key SLA’s e.g. platform availability,
usage metrics, performance metrics and scale metrics.
• Undergraduate degree qualified or equivalent skills and experience, with
further accreditations relating to digital product and/or business analysis.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive salary
- 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- Life Assurance of four times annual salary
- Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
- And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)
Please check out the full job description on our website through the apply link.
Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.
Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Grants Specialist - Job Description
Location- UK & US
Salary Band UK - £51,050
Salary Band US - $85,246
All qualified candidates must submit a cover letter for consideration
About the Fund:
The Fund for Global Human Rights (the Fund) is a leading supporter of on-the-ground human rights groups around the world. Dedicated to identifying and investing in the most effective human rights organizations in regions from Latin America to Africa to Southeast Asia, the Fund for Global Human Rights offers grants and facilitates technical support to ensure the long-term effectiveness and viability of front-line groups working in challenging conditions with scant resources.
As an employer active in the field of human rights, The Fund is deeply committed to the overall well-being of its staff. It envisions a people centric workplace characterized by compassion, empathy, and balance. Its values are respect, integrity, agility, sustainability, and inclusivity. As the organization adapts and changes, it looks to its values to root and guide itself. Values are woven into The Fund Theory of Change and used to guide its direction and make decisions.
This is an exciting time at the Fund, having been undertaking a Strategic Review and being about to embark on an Operational Review to optimize our internal structures and systems to support the delivery of the Fund’s mission and strategic direction.
Your role:
The Grantmaking Operations team sits within the Fund’s Operations department and is primarily focused on ensuring that resources are reaching frontline activist organizations. The team seeks to hire a Grants Specialist who will report to the Managers of Grantmaking Operations and manage the Fund’s most complex grantmaking programs.
The successful candidate will join a high-performing, enthusiastic grants management team, a deeply committed global staff, and an organization constantly learning and adapting to global contexts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
Grantmaking
- Manage due diligence and enhanced grantmaking protocols for a highly complex and high-volume portfolio of grants spanning 50+ countries.
- Inform the development and implementation of grantmaking plans, ensuring they are robust and responsive to changing contexts and needs.
- Research compliance and financial regulation for various country contexts as needed and flag potential areas of risk to the Manager of Grantmaking Policy and Models.
- Identify and flag operational challenges that may have an impact on programmatic grantmaking ambitions, potential donor commitments or grantmaking advisory bodies.
- Coordinate with Program and Grantmaking Operations to ensure grants and grantee relationships are managed according to their risk level and operating context.
- Together with Program, Fundraising and Finance teams coordinate grant recommendation processes and timeline for grantmaking portfolios.
- Prepare and organize applicant materials and prospective grantee documents for all LEF cohorts.
- Manage incoming grant proposals and evaluate eligibility of prospective grantees in line with grantmaking due diligence protocols.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for grantees, enhancing grantee relations and maintaining communication in multiple languages, including but not limited to English and French.
- Coordinate translation of grant and program related materials in line with portfolio grantmaking, (i.e., ensuring all grant and program documents are tailored according to program initiatives and compliance needs)
- Participate (and lead as needed) in regular check-ins, strategic meetings and retreats to help coordinate the workflow of grantmaking, shape grantmaking budgets and collaboration with external stakeholders.
- Actively contribute to fundraising stages by integrating data-driven insights and compelling narratives in proposals and evaluation reports.
Database and Systems Administration
- Contribute to the management of the Fund’s grants management system.
- Maintain accurate grant and grantee records – updating grant, organization and contact records daily, updating budget trackers periodically and ensuring OFAC compliance.
- Generate reports and dashboards for colleagues across departments, as needed.
- Code all grantmaking requests and budgeting information.
- Enhance the grants management system functionalities, including coding and back-end development for improved user experience and data integrity.
- Collaborate with Grantmaking Operations colleagues to test new releases to grantmaking database, identifying improvements and addressing bugs.
- Contribute to the design and creation of the EOI and proposal forms in the grants management system.
- Facilitate the successful launch of newly implemented workflows and forms within the grants management system by identifying and assisting in the resolution of issues, ensuring optimal functionality and user experience.
- Support the design and implementation of grantee portals to facilitate efficient interactions and reporting.
- Collaborate with Grants Management colleagues to test new releases to grantmaking database, identifying improvements and addressing bugs.
Project Coordination
- Lead on GM internal projects; brainstorming and implementing workflow solutions to team endeavors, ensuring cohesive and aligned project reporting and closing.
- Provide support to the Manager of Grantmaking Systems & Projects
- Support engagement with all project stakeholders, gathering and integrating feedback to improve project management processes.
- Proactively identify risks associated with projects; recommending effective solutions to ensure successful implementation.
- Inform the scheduling and coordination of project activities, including meetings and deadlines, in coordination with Legal Empowerment Fund team.
- Document project outcomes and adaptations; ensuring learning is embedded in LEF grantmaking operations.
Your Team:
This position is part of the Fund’s Grantmaking Operations Team. The team is comprised of one Director, two Managers and four Specialists spread between the US and UK offices. This position will report to the Manager of Systems & Projects and will be based in the UK or US.
You Have - Candidates should demonstrate the following range of skills, experience, and qualities:
- Three years of relevant work experience, e.g., managing workflows, projects, and processes + at least one year of complementary education or experience working in human rights, program, or fundraising
- Demonstrated experience navigating legal and financial frameworks in the UK/US and working knowledge of international grantmaking funding trends and nuances.
- Strong project management skills, including software and people and process management.
- Initiative and strong sense of follow up, demonstrating the ability to keep track of multiple streams of cross-sectional work, and drive forward momentum.
- Diplomacy and the ability to manage sensitive data in a confidential and appropriate manner.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills
- Exceptional and consistent attention to detail while managing complex tasks and/or large work portfolios in a fast-paced, complex environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communica6tion skills with the ability to convey information accurately and listen effectively.
- Working knowledge of databases and proficiency in Microsoft Office Teams among other applications
- Strategic and analytical thinker; anticipates the impact of changes—small and large on workflows and process.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Fluent in English and strong working proficiency in French (written and verbal)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (I.E. NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT CRITICAL)
- Experience in a non-profit environment; grants management experience at private or public foundation a plus.
- Experience in or demonstrated interest in human rights and/or social justice issues.
- Additional language proficiency, especially in French, Spanish, or Arabic.
- Familiarity with US and/or UK non-profit compliance requirements and best practices.
- Familiarity with grants management systems, especially Fluxx.
The ideal candidate will also possess the following attributes:
- A constructive and solutions-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Works proactively to address molehills before they become mountains.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment.
- Enterprising, curious, and willing to take on new projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills and thrives in collaborative, diverse team settings.
- Customer service oriented; understands who we serve and considers the client(s) when managing change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As the dedicated charity for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, the Imperial Health Charity helps hospitals do more through grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising. The charity supports five hospitals—Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s, and the Western Eye Hospital.
You’ll join a team of three, including Fundraising Manager (line manager), Senior Fundraising Manager and a Fundraising Officer. Supporting with the delivery of the fundraising portfolio, you will provide excellent supporter care to people taking part in events or organising their own activities, as well as managing fundraising products. You will also lead on specific event activities, such as gaming fundraising.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in the charity sector, particularly in community or events fundraising, where you’ve supported or assisted a team with fundraising efforts. Excellent professional development opportunities are on offer and you’ll work on exciting projects.
As Fundraising Officer, you will:
- Provide excellent supporter care to fundraisers taking part in events or organising their own fundraising activity by providing support, guidance and fundraising materials
- Be responsible for managing the fundraising database, including receiving and accurately inputting donations onto the database
- Achieve your own income targets and objectives through proactively seeking out opportunities to promote fundraising among patients and NHS staff across hospital sites and in the local community by utilising existing contacts and developing new ones
- Proactively seek opportunities to grow community and events fundraising income, working in partnership with hospital departments and the wider community
- Promote events and campaigns to the local community, including businesses, schools, patients and NHS staff
Ideal skills and experience:
- Previous experience in a fundraising role in the charity sector, ideally events and/or community fundraising
- Experience of sporting and challenge events fundraising
- Experience working with a wide variety of people and delivering excellent customer service
- Familiarity with fundraising codes of conduct and best practice
Don’t meet every single requirement? The Imperial Health Charity are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
We recognise that some of your experience may be from unpaid roles as well as paid employment – please include any voluntary work if it helps to show why you are the right candidate for the job.
Employee benefits include:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing by one day a year up to a maximum of 33 days), plus an extra day’s holiday to be taken one week either side of your birthday
- Generous employer pension contribution of 10% of annual salary
- Staff Arts Club providing free entry to London galleries and discounts to music, cinema and theatre events
- Enhanced Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Enhanced Sick leave and Compassionate leave
- Support towards healthcare costs, including eye tests and dental, and support with mental health through counselling; additional access to gym discounts
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- High street discounts via Blue Light Card
- £1,000 individual training allowance per year
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please apply ASAP.
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Girlguiding is embarking on a new innovation adventure, using creative approaches to design, test and scale new delivery models to reach a new and diverse audience of girls.
We are seeking an innovation and reach manager to lead the development and implementation of pilot projects which reach new and diverse audiences. This role involves fostering creativity, collaboration, and inclusivity to expand Girlguiding’s reach.
Key duties and responsibilities:
Project management: develop and oversee pilot projects, using human-centred design and innovation methodologies.
Scale up: oversee business development and scale up, taking offerings to marked and bidding for funds.
Collaboration: work with stakeholders for successful project delivery and build positive relationships with funders and partners.
Budget management: manage project budgets and report progress.
Girlguiding operates a hybrid working arrangement where office based staff are required to attend the office on average two days a week, or 40% of working time across the year. Location allowance is payable to those who work in accordance with out hybrid wokring model. For this role, we will consider flexibility in work location, including fully remote working, so we encourage applications from all candidates.
About Girlguiding
This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.
We’ve begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We’re on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.
Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
We’re committed though to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.
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People and Culture Partner
We have an exciting new opportunity for a People and Culture Partner to provide a proactive and professional high quality HR service to managers and colleagues across the organisation, promote a positive and inclusive work culture and be the focal point for learning and development within our organisation. We employ just over 100 people, and they are at the centre of all we do, working in collaboration across teams and making a positive impact in the service to students.
Position: People and Culture Partner
Location: Reading/hybrid
Hours: 35 hours (part-time 30 hours plus considered)
Salary: Starting salary £53,939 (salary range for progression £53,939 to £62,282) pro rata if part time
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 28 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays (progression to 33 days through length of service), Gym membership contribution, cycle to work scheme (both on completion of probation), Defined Benefit pension scheme, employee assistance programme (EAP) and discount club.
Closing Date: Tuesday 17 September at 10am. We are expecting a high volume of interest and may need to close applications without notice. Please apply as soon as you can.
About the Role
People and Culture Partners have a pivotal role in implementing and embedding the people strategy and fostering a positive workplace culture. You will collaborate proactively with leaders, managers and colleagues across the organisation to promote employee engagement, be the focal point for professional development within a learning culture, and contribute to a high performing and inclusive work environment.
You will provide HR expertise to our people and guide managers and colleagues in people matters in accordance with best practice, internal guidance and procedures, and legal compliance.
Further specific responsibilities include embedding and managing the wider learning & development program across the organisation and wellbeing. And this role, alongside People and Culture team members, will champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and drive forward wider culture initiatives that continually develop insight and positively impact the service offered.
About You
With a track-record as an HR professional at advisor or Business Partner level in a professional environment, you will have a strong understanding of HR best practice and applying employment law principles. In addition you will:
- Be able to build strong relationships, providing professional HR guidance and insight on all people and culture matters.
- Be proficient in all HR work including advising on Flexible Working Requests, Grievances, Disciplinary matters, dealing with sickness absence, adjustments etc.
- Be able to develop L&D concepts, plans and initiatives with a vision of continuous professional development.
- Engage with professionals, many who are subject matter experts, across a wide range of people and culture topics.
- Be part of working in an inclusive culture and being an ambassador for our organisation.
About the Organisation
The organisation’s vision is that students are always treated fairly. It resolves complaints from students, shares learning from complaints to help improve policies and practices and works with other organisations in the higher education sector and beyond.
The application system used for recruitment aims to overcome unconscious bias in recruiting. Instead of using your CV alone, we'll be asking you to answer questions to test the skills needed for the role. The responses are then anonymised and reviewed in a random order by members of the team. Diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience is very important to us, and we will give your application fair consideration.
You may also have experience in roles such as HR, Human Resources, Personnel, People, HRBP, People and Culture, HR Partner, Human Resources Partner, Personnel Partner, People and Culture Partner, HR Business Partner, Human Resources Business Partner, Personnel Business Partner, People Business Partner, HR Manger, HR Lead, People and Culture Lead.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Place of work: We welcome applications from candidates based anywhere in England & Wales. Travel to our London office will be required every 4-6 weeks for which travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with our expense policy.
Salary: £48,000 pro rata annum (£28,800 for 0.6FTE) (plus London Weighting of £2,271 pro rata if applicable)
Working hours: Part-time 22.5 hours per week (can be over three days, or split over five; other flexible working patterns considered including flexibility during school holidays for the right candidate)
Application deadline: 15th August 2024
Interviews: 2nd October 2024
About the opportunity
The Head of School Marketing will lead and deliver comprehensive, cross-organisational marketing initiatives that result in an increase in the number of schools partnering with Action Tutoring. This role will define, deliver and adapt marketing strategies that effectively communicate the charity's value proposition to schools, leading to increased interest and sales. The role will oversee all marketing activities to schools; lead and support school market research and analysis; utilise analytics to measure campaign effectiveness and will be accountable for both school marketing and the initial stages of the school sales funnel (converting qualified leads into booked sales calls with our programme department).
Key responsibilities
- Strategic direction - set, adjust and operationalise a comprehensive cross-organisational school marketing strategy.
- Lead qualification - develop and implement effective lead qualification processes to ensure that generated leads are nurtured and converted into opportunities that move down the funnel.
- Conversion strategies create and execute strategies that not only attract leads, but enhance conversion rates.
- Campaign management – Work alongside the Marketing Manager, their team, colleagues across the wider Marketing and Communications department and whole organisation to plan, implement, and oversee school marketing campaigns across various channels.
- Market Research and Analysis - Conduct regular market research to identify trends and opportunities, understand the competitive landscapes and analyse data to inform school marketing strategies and optimise campaign performance.
Person specification
Essential qualifications and experience criteria:
- Significant experience shaping and implementing comprehensive marketing strategies to engage a range of audiences, with experience in B2B marketing ideally with schools.
- Proficiency in lead generation and demand generation techniques and technical skills to engage a range of audiences.
- Experience designing and delivering campaigns that drive conversion of leads into sales opportunities (e.g. booking of a sales call).
- Able to work across multiple teams and departments working entrepreneurially, managing projects, ensuring the timely generation of content and delivery of messages to achieve maximum impact.
- Able to collaborate and influence others to support you and your team in growing sales pipelines by attracting customers through the top of the funnel.
- Enthusiasm for and experience of using data and evidence to inform and improve processes and ways of working.
- Right to work in the UK.
Please see the job description to see more responsibilities and requirements of the role.
How to apply: Please submit a completed application form.
In the form you will be asked to reflect on the statements below:
1) Briefly describe a previous campaign that you designed and delivered which drove the conversion of leads into sales opportunities (or equivalent objectives). What were the results of this campaign?
2) Please share the experience you have had managing projects across multiple teams, explain how you met objectives and ensured the project team balanced any additional priorities.
3) Summarise what school-specific experience you have, or how you would seek to develop this knowledge?
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents—please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.