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Partnership Manager - Wales
Location: The role will be based out of the BookTrust Offices in Cardiff. BookTrust works in a hybrid and flexible way with an expectation of a minimum of 8 face to face collaboration days per month which could be at the Cardiff office, visiting partners across Wales and on occasions UK wide travel. There will therefore be reasonable travel needed to fulfil the role, with occasional overnight stays.
Contract: Full-time, open to discussing flexible and part-time options
Salary: £36,000.00
BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school. Working with every local authority in England, Northern Ireland and Wales and supported by a range of funders including the Arts Council England, Northern Ireland and Wales Governments, we reach over 3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.
We’re looking for a positive and enthusiastic individual with a demonstrable ability to build strong and successful delivery and strategic relationships with a range of external stakeholders, including primary and secondary schools, local authorities, education sector organisations as well as other civil society organisations. The role will also involve ensuring the successful delivery of a set of BookTrust’s programmes and activities so strong organisational skills, experience of collaborating with different internal functional teams and being thorough and meticulous will be necessary attributes.
The Partnerships Manager will also contribute to the development of new activities and programmes and lead on the programme training and national and regional events for Wales so experience of devising and implementing new programmes and training would be advantageous.
To apply please send a copy of your CV to our website along with a covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.
Closing date: 31st July at 11:59pm.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team to discuss your requirements further.
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.
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Job Title: Office Manager
Hours: 35 hours per week (9.30am-5pm with 30 min break or 9am-5pm with 1 hour break)
Days: Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Location: Based at our day centre (52 East Hill, SW18 2HJ) – this is not a remote role
Salary: £24,529 per annum
Reports to: Day Centre Leadership Team and Executive Team
Purpose of Role:
We opened our Day Centre for older people, adults with disabilities and adults with dementia in October 2021. The Office Manager role is a new position that will provide a wide variety of operational support to the Day Centre Leadership Team as we are embedding and growing our Day Centre offering and increasing the number of clients who attend the Day Centre and the types of services they receive.
We also support older Wandsworth residents in the following groups with outreach in the community and with activities in the Day Centre: BAME; digitally isolated; financially isolated; LGBTQ; socially isolated; women; and those with, or at risk of, mental and/or physical ill health and disabilities.
Benefits:
- A vibrant workplace where no day is ever the same
- An experienced and supportive leadership team
- A friendly hypo-allergenic office dog to play with
- Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team
- A great employer’s pension contribution
- A cycle to work scheme
- An employee shopping benefits scheme
- An employee assistance programme (EAP)
Important notes:
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and only full application packs will be reviewed.
The JD and PS are really important, so please do read them carefully to help you complete your application.
Our mission is to help older people to age well in Wandsworth.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The role of Deputy Centre Manageris pivotal to the continued success of our Youth Hub in High Wycombe. The Junction caters for 12 – 18-year-olds (up to 25 with SEND). This is an opportunity for someone with a can-do attitude and a strong desire to make things happen.
You will join a supportive, driven, committed team whose desire to achieve is matched by an intention to enjoy work on a day-to-day basis. You will be based in The Junction in High Wycombe, which is a multi service drop-in centre offering a full range of sessions and activities for local young people. You should expect to enjoy being part of a collaborative, loud and energetic organisation.
Become part of a dynamic charity, with a great mix of people committed to making a real difference for young people through a range of fun and challenging programmes and initiatives.
Action4Youth changes lives and creates better chances for young people by creating opportunities to discover their personal strengths and potential.
We work with young people from all backgrounds and all abilities to make a real difference to their futures.
We are a respected and dynamic charity based in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes but reaching young people across the wider southeast region.
Job Description
Job Title
· Deputy Centre Manager (The Junction Youth Centre, High Wycombe)
Position in the Organisation
· Reports To: Centre Manager
· Responsible For: Youth Workers and freelance staff
· Working hours: The centre is open 7 days a week 4-9pm. Working hours are 1:45-9pm on a two-week rotation (4 days one week and 6 the following). This post includes regular weekend work.
· Working With: Other members of the Action4Youth team including the High Wycombe Mentor, other programme staff, schools, key partners including other local youth organisations, Buckinghamshire Council, Thames Valley Police and many more.
Main Purpose and Scope of the Role
This role will assist with the day-to-day management of the centre and lead a small team of staff, including Youth Workers and some freelancers. The Deputy Centre Manager will be working in partnership with the Centre Manager to ensure the safe running of the centre and to deliver youth work directly. This role will liaise closely with the Centre Manager in order to make sure youth provision is effective and inclusive for all young people.
This role will be based in a multi service drop-in centre in High Wycombe for young people aged 12 – 18 years (up to 25 with SEND). The service will offer a range of sessions and activities all under one roof, seven days a week, and provides specialist support to those who are vulnerable.
The centre provides support in the following areas;
1. Crisis support; a drop-in service operating seven days a week where young people can come in and access specialist support and signposting in the below areas from trained staff.
· Homelessness
· Sexual health/unplanned pregnancy/sexual identity
· Family breakdown
· Crime
· Violence
· Bullying
· Substance misuse
· Relationship breakdown
2. A programme of mentoring to support young people on a 1:1 basis.
3. Health and wellbeing; a timetable of weekly activities focussing on positive mental and physical wellbeing.
· Nutrition and cooking - A weekly ‘cook along’ session will be available for young people to participate in where they learn the basics of cooking healthy and cheap meals.
· A timetable of fitness sessions including boxing and MMA sessions.
· A fortnightly mental wellbeing session which will focus on topics such as positive body image, social media, mental resilience, stress management, positive relationships etc.
4. A Youth Space for socialising and leisure activities;
· Café area
· Pool table, table football, table tennis, gaming consoles
· Weekly homework/ study club providing a quiet space where young people can get support on any schoolwork
· Weekly SEND Youth Group- open to young people with additional needs only who can come to socialise and participate in sessions on life skills
Duties and Key Responsibilities
- Register young people on arrival at the centre
- Keep the centre clean and tidy and be responsible for opening/ locking up the centre
- Assist with the overall smooth running of the centre and all its activity strands
- Work closely with library staff, Eden security and other key partners
- Be the lead staff member, running the Youth Centre, when the Centre Manager is not on shift
- Attend Action4Youth team meetings (sometimes outside of working hours) and be a positive link between The Junction and the other Action4Youth sites
- Communicate effectively with all core staff, freelancers and partners to ensure the centre is running safely and effectively and always be a positive role model
- Assess the needs of young people to correctly plan and deliver sessions related to areas such as health, fitness, smoking, drugs, gangs, violence, relationships and bullying
- Set up and run regular group youth work sessions in line with the key areas listed above
- Develop a positive rapport with young people based on respect and trust, ensuring the youth centre is a safe and welcoming place
- Establish boundaries and challenge inappropriate behaviour
- Mentor, coach and support individual young people
- Work in partnership with families and other key people in the young person's life, as well as with professionals from other organisations such as social care, health, police, education, youth offending teams and local authorities, in order to build a strong support network
- Manage, support and mentor staff, including youth workers and placement students
- Undertake administrative tasks relating to the centre’s efficient running, maintain effective recording systems and respond to queries
- Provide reports for funders and to SMT- including attendee numbers, case studies and other KPI’s as per funding applications.
- Promote the services of The Junction and take the lead in organising recruitment events at local schools. These may be outside the regular working hours, and you will need to claim time back in lieu.
- Attend local networking meetings to represent Action4Youth and promote the services of The Junction
- Work collaboratively with local community organisations to offer the best services to young people
- Always Act as an Ambassador for Action4Youth.
General Responsibilities
· Support events and meetings when required.
- Support the continued development of quality standards as specified by Action4Youth.
- Support in other areas of the organisation as required by the CEO
· To have regard for the vision of Action4Youth and to display a commitment to equal opportunities and to the protection and safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Report any behaviour, conversations or comments which are inappropriate within a setting for children and young people.
· To carry out any other Action4Youth duties as required by your Line Manager, CEO or Directors.
· Administering own workload which includes meeting targets and deadlines in line with the Action4Youth Performance Management System.
· Attending relevant CPD training events in line with Performance Management appraisal.
· Undertaking responsibility, as part of the team, for all Health and Safety work related matters.
· Working within the guidelines of Action4Youth policies and procedures.
Skills, Experience and Knowledge
- Previous work experience in the youth, education or community sector
- Be able to lead, manage and support a small team
- Excellent communication skills, including being able to positively engage with young people from a wide range of backgrounds and actively involve them in the decision making process.
- Confident user of IT, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Experience of using a CRM system (desirable)
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (desirable)
- Practical experience of designing and delivering presentations to a varied audience (desirable)
Qualifications
- A qualification and/or experience in youth work
Personal Attributes
- A team player with a cheerful disposition who is outgoing, friendly, approachable, flexible and enthusiastic
- Committed to young people’s personal and social development and to providing opportunities which enable them to reach their full potential.
- Integrity and discretion when dealing with sensitive information and compliance with data protection requirements
- A flexible approach to work including willingness to take on tasks outside the normal remit and to work irregular hours.
- Confidence to present to and motivate large/small, formal/informal meetings
- Ability to understand and deliver effective communications to diverse audiences.
- Prioritise and manage large workloads.
- Ability to work alone using own initiative
- Be committed to personal development and further training, as appropriate to the development of the role and Action4Youth
- Experience of planning, monitoring and evaluating work with young people
To Apply
To apply for this role please submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are applying for this position.
Work Location: In person
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Haven House Children’s Hospice supports hundreds of families, looking after children and young people who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our mission is to provide the highest quality palliative and holistic care services to children and their families in our local communities.
With funding challenges throughout the hospice sector, Finance plays a crucial role in supporting the charity and overseeing its financial management. As a key part of that work, we are now looking for a Finance Manager to oversee the operational activities of the Finance function.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within.
For further inforation on what we do, our values and our generous beneifts please visit our website.
Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable
About this role:
Reporting to the Head of Credit Risk and Portfolio Management this role plays an important part in the provision of loans and blended funding (loans and grants) to our charity and social enterprise customers.
We are looking for someone who has previous experience of lending, relationship management and managing a portfolio of business/organisation loan customers. This is a great opportunity for someone to be involved in making a difference to people. We need someone who is passionate, proactive, can work well autonomously and as part of a team and is flexible, adaptable and can manage competing priorities.
Members of the investment team are based in different regions across England. This role will primarily manage customers within London, the West of England, South of England and South West of England, although some customers may be located right across the UK. Regular customer visits will be a requirement of the role as well as in person team meetings. We are looking for applicants based in London or the area to the West or South West of London (within circa 2 hours travel time from London) to ensure you are able to easily reach customers across these regions.
Key responsibilities
Relationship Management
1. Responsible for managing a portfolio of SIBs smaller investments (loans and grants) and acting as the primary point of contact for all communications with those customers.
2. Build and maintain strong working relationships with all investees within your portfolio, arranging in-person visits and/or video meetings on a regular basis and when otherwise needed.
3. Collect, review and report on monitoring information from loans/grants recipients which is predominatly financial information (management accounts, annual accounts and forecasts) and social impact progression.
4. Ensure scheduled loan repayments due from investees are received in line with agreed schedules and take action where not received.
5. Proactively identify emerging support needs and recommend methods to address these, including sources of external advice/support.
6. Discuss potential variations to the terms of loans or grants with investees and prepare and submit loan variation recommendations to internal committees including the SIB Investment Committee, including challenging situations where the customer is in default or financail distress.
7. Undertake assessments of new loans and develop relationship to orginate new loan applications.
8. Undertake AML/KYC, eligibility and fraud checks on new borrowers.
9. Drawing up loan and security documentation where required.
10. Arrange drawdown and disbursements of funding.
11. Generate new SIB customers through referrals from customers within your portfolio and your own professional networks.
General
12. Support and/or lead on relevant investment team projects as and when required.
13. Take enquiries from and provide guidance to applicants on all SIB funds.
14. Provide constructive suggestions to improve ongoing processes and input into the design and development of new products.
15. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.
16. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
17. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
18. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
19. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.
Core competencies
· Experience of managing or working with a portfolio of business/organisation loan customers.
· Ability to analyse and make objective judgements based upon complex written and financial information.
· Previous experience of assessing loan applications.
· Experience of interpreting and understanding data on Microsoft Excel.
· Credit assessment training or a good understanding of company financial accounts.
· Good negotiating, influencing and problem solving skill.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills that can be adapted for a variety of audiences.
· A team player who enjoys working in collaboration with other people.
· Ability to work using own initiative, manage own workload, be a self-motivator and work remotely.
· A passion to help financially viable charities and social enterprises access funding.
· Commitment to equalities and customer care.
· Commitment to quality, diversity & inclusion, and customers.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Team player with the ability to work independently.
Desirable competencies
· Knowledge of the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector.
· Capital project experience
We believe in the power of the social economy to build a more equal society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have strong experience in product management within an awarding body or similar professional organisation? Are you used to developing regulated and/or non-regulated training or qualifications and managing a product portfolio across a full product lifecycle?
TPP are recruiting a Product Lead on behalf of our client, an organisation providing membership and solutions to ensure the sustained development of a skilled workforce.
Work setting: Hybrid - Monday and Thursdays in the office.
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Hours: Permanent, full-time (37 hours per week)
Location: Solihull
The Role:
As a Product Lead, you will support the Product Manager in the continuous improvement and management of the portfolio, from design and development through to ongoing monitoring and review.
Main responsibilities:
*Product Development: Design, develop, and review a portfolio of schemes, ensuring they remain valid and relevant.
*Stakeholder Management: Form and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including employers, training providers, and industry groups.
*Project Management: Ensure all product milestones and deadlines are met through proactive project management, including the recruitment and management of third-party Associates.
*System Management: Manage scheme setups and amendments within online systems, including Quartz, XAMS, and Gencarda.
*Quality Assurance: Liaise with the Quality Assurance Team on the setting up of Endorsed Training Programmes.
*Innovation: Recommend and implement innovative training delivery approaches to improve existing schemes and programmes.
Essential requirements:
*Solid experience in product management within an awarding or similar professional body.
*Experience in managing a product portfolio across its lifecycle.
*Strong relationship development skills.
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
*Ability to write clear and concise specifications and materials.
*Excellent organisational and time management skills.
*Familiarity with computer-based learning and assessment systems.
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Location: National Training Centre, Osgathorpe, Leicestershire
Salary: £23,655 - £25,133 (depending on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Department: Operations
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
If you are a talented dog trainer/behaviourist looking to utilise your skills within the charity sector, this could be the role for you.
Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for a Dog Trainer to join our Advanced Training team.
This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be at the heart of our essential work that transforms lives every day.
What you will do:
As an Advanced Dog Trainer, you will play an integral role in creating partnerships by assessing, training, and placing assistance dogs to our beneficiaries. Using your outstanding dog training knowledge and skill you will build on the basic obedience skills learned by our dogs in their puppy homes to turn into life changing skills such as touching buttons, tugging open doors, retrieving dropped items, and more.
You will match dogs to their new partner and support the training and development of the partnership either on-site at our training centre or in the homes of our beneficiaries.
What we're looking for:
- Strong knowledge of dog training and behaviour
- Excellent ability to train and handle dogs
- Good understanding of dog care and welfare
- Ability to plan and carry out training sessions
- Strong communication skills across all levels
- Training, teaching or coaching skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Good administration and record keeping skills
- Good ICT skills (MS Office, internet, email)
- Knowledge or experience of working with people with disabilities (D)
You will pride yourself on your calm and flexible approach and ability to be compassionate and sensitive with everyone you work with. You will be a strong team player alongside being able to work on your own initiative.
Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
We can offer you:
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Salary exchange ('smart') pension scheme
- Charity sick pay
- Life assurance
- Wellbeing portal
- Free on-site parking
- Dog friendly offices
This role benefits from working at our purpose-built training centre in the rural countryside of Osgathorpe, Leicestershire. There will be regular travel for this role to complete key tasks, therefore it is essential that you have a full driving licence or the ability to transport yourself in line with the requirements for the posts.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a CV together with a cover letter than demonstrates your suitability for the role.
1st interview date: Week commencing 22nd July 2024, online.
2nd interview date: Week commencing 29th July 2024, onsite at our National Training Centre, Osgathorpe, Leicestershire.
We recognise the benefit of diverse experiences, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.
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Transport for All is looking for a Head of Research and Training to lead and grow our work on Justice in Practice: where disabled people’s lived experience is meaningfully embedded, appropriately compensated, and responded to in the transport sector and beyond. We have a bold plan for the next five years, and need someone who can support the team to deliver in line with our values.
As a member of the leadership team, you’ll secure funding for and lead delivery of our own research projects, and research projects with the transport industry, academia, charities and other organisations. You’ll lead a unique, disabled-led research and training team who are dedicated to removing barriers to transport for disabled people. This isn’t about gathering yet more evidence – it’s about responding to the lived experience of our diverse community and using research and training to drive change.
Recent projects including collaborating with Sustrans on the Disabled Citizens Inquiry into Walking and Wheeling, facilitating product testing by disabled people of an external organisation’s app for planning barrier-free walking, wheeling and cycling routes, and grant-funded research into removing barriers to accessing transport concessionary schemes. You’ll also lead and develop our Disability Equality Training offering – disabled-led training sessions for transport practitioners that lead to a culture change in the sector.
This is a new role, and the post holder will have opportunities to shape the scope and ways of working of the role – and the wider organisation – to aid delivery of the strategy. As a result, please note that the role is not limited to the elements included here, and has potential to evolve.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of disability or chronic illness.
About us
Transport for All is the disabled-led group breaking down barriers and transforming the transport system so disabled people can make the journeys we want, with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence. We work with our members to campaign for change, influencing governments, industry and the public.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Volunteer & Training Coordinator
Post no: 603
Office base: HQ, Flitwick
Area covered: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Hours: 37.0 hours per week, Monday to Friday
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated person with a passion for volunteering and training who can aide in helping to build and sustain a solid and quality framework for the volunteering and workforce training provision at Mind BLMK.
The successful candidate will aide in the creation and administration of cohesive processes and systems for workforce training and in ensuring that Mind BLMK increases its engagement of volunteers, which will include establishing community links and supporting the organisation’s vision and values.
Key Duties
- Contribute to the ongoing evaluation and mapping of Mind BLMK’s current workforce training offer, helping to identify gaps in provision (e.g. through staff appraisals, supervisions etc.), evaluate alternative solutions and making recommendations for effective and impactful training pathways as needed for all staff and volunteers.
- Continue the ongoing audit of existing staff and volunteer training records and maintain the framework for storing and reviewing staff and volunteer training records.
- Monitor and develop if necessary the monitoring system that shows staff and volunteers are completing the training required for their role and taking action when gaps are identified.
- Manage the staff training inbox and coordinate the administrative aspects of the training cycle, such as scheduling, booking, invoicing, and reporting.
- Promote and support the value of volunteering within Mind BLMK and with external organisations.
- Continue to review and monitor all existing volunteer roles on an ongoing basis to ensure an effective volunteer contribution in line with contractual obligations where appropriate is maintained across all departments.
- Aide managers with procedures for designing volunteer roles, managing enquiries, applications, interviews, references, DBS checks and provide a supportive oversight of each candidate’s volunteering cycle.
- Support the induction of volunteers ensuring they are positively onboarded into Mind BLMK and understand the culture, values, and code of conduct.
- Ensure processes are in place for all volunteers to receive training and regular one to one support by the appropriate person.
- Facilitate and manage meetings with volunteers and project staff as appropriate.
- Be responsible for ensuring the volunteer database and administrative tasks, including monitoring, and recording in relation to these duties is kept up to date.
- Support the recruitment of volunteer trustees.
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Westfield Health Plan – includes access to everyday healthcare and indemnifies towards the cost of routine health care.
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5pm Thursday 4th July 2024
Interview date: Monday 15th July 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
We are the national body for careers education in England, delivering support to schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st-century careers education.
The Careers & Enterprise Company is a great place to work. We operate within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We are brought together by one thing: our passion to ensure young people get the best possible start in life and are supported to find their best next step.
Are you someone with a passion for technical and vocational education that wants to bring their expertise and skills to bear in a role that catalyses careers education to support young people into, within and on from vocational pathways? If so read on.
Role Summary
The Regional Skills Manager role is newly created and will play a key role in identifying, articulating and delivering on CEC’s ambitions in technical and vocational education and training. This includes being at the vanguard in exploring the inclusion of Independent Training Providers within CECs membership and more broadly forging alignment between skills, vocational education and careers strategies and programmes. The role will play a pivotal role in ensuring national intent is translated through a place-based model.
The post will play a pivotal role in supporting clusters of Career Hubs to strengthen their engagement with providers of Technical and Vocational Training, including colleges, ITPS and employers. The role will also play a key role in supporting the operationalisation of national strategic priorities across the South.
Reporting to a Senior Manager, the post will be the primary point of regional contact for ITPs working with Clusters of Careers Hubs, within the designated area. The post will also play a key role in supporting the National Further Education and Skills Lead with the roll out of a central offer of support to all ITPs and supporting the Skills and Technical Education Senior Manager in implementing national policy and other work involving providers of technical education.
The role will also contribute towards the wider success of the Network and Employers team supporting colleagues and areas outside of the designated function as required.
Our organisation has a privileged opportunity to make a difference to the lives of millions of young people, helping to inspire and prepare them for the fast-changing world of work, and we want you to help us make it happen.
To apply, please visit our website via the apply button, complete the application form and cover letter and upload a copy of your CV (removing all personal details).
Please describe in your cover letter:
- How you meet the experience, skills and competency criteria detailed in the job profile.
- Why would you like to work for Careers and Enterprise Company?
Closing date: Monday 15th July 2024 (midnight)
It is our policy to review all applications within two weeks from the closing date. If you do not hear from us within three weeks following the closing date, then your application has unfortunately not been successful on this occasion. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted and attended an interview.
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Location: Brighton, office-based
Salary: from £27,000
Permanent, Full-time
Application deadline: Thursday 11th July, 09.00am (We interview on a rolling basis and may close the application early if we find the right candidate)
Application pack: Have a look at our Lead Coach application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo
We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Brighton - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.
You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 10,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.
Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]
- Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme
- Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room
- Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively
- Handling safeguarding
- Taking a lead on rating the work readiness of the trainees and making sure data is inputted and used correctly on salesforce
- Tracking trainee progress on the dashboards
- Liaising with volunteers for key programme engagement events such as mock interviews and external panels. Leading on briefings and communications with these volunteers
Delivery of Spear Career [20%]
- Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees
Training the Graduate Coach [10%]
- Contributing towards the training and developing of the Graduate Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback
Trainee recruitment [10%]
- Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics
Continuous professional development
- Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and possibly supporting on leading internal training such as Grad Coach Training
Active participation in and support for church team and mission
- As the Spear programme is run in partnership with a local church partner, you will establish a strong personal connection with the church to develop the engagement and backing of church members and help build a strong network of supporters for the Spear programme. As part of this you may be asked to speak at church/events and contribute to prayer meetings as per Resurgo’s Christian ethos and the mission of the church
This role will suit you if:
- You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith
- You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
- You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
- You are confident in giving feedback and having crucial conversations
- Able to lead others effectively
- You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
- You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities
- You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk
- Emotional resilience and good self-leadership in this areaYou have a sense of humour and want to have fun at work
- Strong administrative skills, competent and accurate and efficient in typing and work methods
You’ll be employed by St Peter’s Brighton (or affiliated Spear Trust), who partner closely with Resurgo to deliver the Spear Programme in Brighton.
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
- Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team.
- Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
- This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
- In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
The International Organization for Migration in the United Kingdom (IOM UK) is looking for a qualified Consultant to develop a resource booklet on employment, volunteering and opportunities for further study in Northern Ireland to support the Skills Reintegration and Training (STAR) Project.
Project Context
IOM UK delivers a range of programming to support migrants, both in the UK and internationally, including projects focusing on labour migration, resettlement, migration and development, migrant protection, human trafficking and modern slavery, and community cohesion. The Skills Training and Reintegration (STAR) Project has been developed by IOM UK and is currently being implemented in Belfast to “contribute to improving employment opportunities and labour market integration for potential male victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in Northern Ireland”. From February 2024 to December 2024, the STAR Northern Ireland programme is providing 12-week in-person training courses to group of 6-10 people, running three times throughout the year.
The programme has two outcomes which include:
1.Participants improve their skillsets, knowledge and confidence in relation to finding employment in the UK.
2.Participants put learning into practice and plan individual next steps.
Under the first outcome, three months of skills training is provided, covering modules on digital skills, life skills and employment skills. In addition, personalised one-to-one support is provided to help participants put the learning into practice and to apply skills when identifying or applying for opportunities.
Under the second outcome, IOM plans to provide participants with an information and resource booklet containing information about employment, volunteering and additional study opportunities in Northern Ireland.
The consultant will be responsible for developing an Information and Resource Booklet on employment, volunteering and additional study opportunities in Northern Ireland, to provide to participants and ensure sustainable learning beyond the life of the STAR training. In doing so, the consultant should include a range of accessible and appropriate tools, methods and resources within an information document. The consultant should review the current training content of the STAR programme utilising current tools to ensure the resource booklet is aligned, and include new resources and learnings as required. The consultant will report to the supervision of the Senior Project Associate in Belfast, and the Senior Programme Coordinator in London, and with other relevant IOM Units.
For more details about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website: https://unitedkingdom.iom.int/careers
Prospectus are delighted to be helping London's Air Ambulance, the charity that provides advanced trauma care across the capital in their search for a Senior Face to Face Fundraising Officer. They operate a helicopter and rapid response vehicle service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, carrying out critical care procedures at the scene. A global leader of rapid response and critical care, they bring the hospital to the roadside to ensure that seriously injured people receive urgent treatment immediately.
The successful candidate will support the development, management, and optimisation of London’s Air Ambulance Lottery and Regular Giving programs which has phenomenal success via face-to-face fundraising. An exciting opportunity which will see the successful candidate working closely with the Operations Team, paramedics, doctors, and pilots to develop and deliver training to face-to-face fundraisers that brings the work of London’s Air Ambulance to life. The post holder will also work closely with external agency partners, as well as internal stakeholders and various teams within the charity.
The successful candidate will thrive on collaborative work, excel in presenting compelling narratives which inspire other fundraisers to do the same. An analytical mindset is essential, along with the ability to grasp facts and data to manage projects effectively. This role is the vital link between key internal charity stakeholders and external fundraisers, trainers, and account managers and therefore a thorough understanding of the sector and or campaign management via a similar role within the charity or private sector will be key.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Flora Cunningham at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
About CAT
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK, based near Machynlleth in Powys, Mid Wales.
CAT provides inspiration, education and training in solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency.
Key activities include residential short courses, vocational training and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of sustainability-related topics, with online courses and events offered alongside in-person learning.
CAT launched the Zero Carbon Britain Hub and Innovation Lab in 2020 with support from the Moondance Foundation. This was initially a three year project and received further funding from the Moondance Foundation to run the Innovation Lab for a further three years. The aim of the project is to improve the capacity of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action and create systemic change in order to increase resilience to climate change.
This will be achieved by offering a programme of support aimed at increasing the competence, confidence and effectiveness of policy makers, communities and organisations in developing zero carbon policies and action plans. This support will include: using the Zero Carbon Britain model to provide people with the knowledge to create Zero Carbon Action Plans; delivering Zero Carbon Britain training using a ‘train the trainer’ model to increase the skills and capacity of communities to take action on climate change; supplying the tools to enable people to turn climate emergency declarations into action; setting up a digital resource hub and online network to provide peer support and increase confidence of individuals and communities to take action on climate change. In conjunction with the Zero Carbon Britain Hub, an Innovation Lab will identify key issues, priorities and tasks; develop ideas that impact on these areas; and create routes into larger scale impact or systems change.
Job details:
ZCBILM240216
Area of Responsibility:
Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab
Responsible to:
Co-CEO
Responsible for:
Research Assistant
External Trainers and consultants
Contract type: Fixed term – 2 years
Responsibility Grade: 7
Location: Flexible with regular visits to the CAT eco centre near Machynlleth
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. (1.0 FTE)
Working Days: Usually Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Occasional weekend and evening working.
Salary and employee benefits:
£35,898 per annum.
CAT offers a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days p.a., plus bank holidays, plus additional allowance at Christmas (usually 3 days), plus 1 extra day for every year worked (up to 5 days).
CAT also offers an attractive package of employee benefits, including:
· a free cooked lunch and free hot drinks from the café whenever working from the CAT eco centre
· 40% discount on retail goods purchased from CAT
· Opportunities for CPD training, qualifications & professional memberships to be funded by CAT
· Opportunity to take 2 CAT short courses per year free-of-charge
· the opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
· a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme (planned)
· 5% pension contribution
· generous maternity and paternity entitlement and Death In Service benefit
· 2 hours per month for general health & wellbeing & 2 hours per month for Welsh language tuition.
Work remotely: See Location
Application deadline: 9am 5 July 2024
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 15 July 2024 (on site)
Expected start date: To be discussed at offer stage
Overview of Role
The postholder will manage the Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab, to improve the capacity of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action, identifying key issues, priorities and tasks, developing ideas that impact on these areas and creating routes into larger scale impact or systems change, in order to increase resilience to climate change.
Main Responsibilities
· To work with the Zero Carbon Britain Hub Team and External Evaluator, to clarify aims and capabilities, identifying key issues, priorities and tasks the Innovation Lab could help tackle, assessing current and potential innovation capabilities and gaps
· To design the Innovation Team model
· To manage all staff employed to deliver on the Innovation Lab
· To liaise with the Head of Development to identify other sources of funding for developing the Innovation Team model and building the Innovation team
· To develop and implement Innovation Lab methodology, piloting and delivering innovation Labs
· To put in place effective systems, policies and procedures for the effective management, monitoring and evaluation of the Innovation Lab in order to deliver on the project’s aims and objectives, outputs, outcomes and impact
· To work with the Graduate School of the Environment and contribute to teaching on the Masters in Behaviour Change and other Masters degrees
· To represent the Innovation Lab externally
· To liaise and work in partnership with appropriate external organisations, to support the needs of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action
· To manage external consultants and staff tasked with delivering training and consultancy
· To prepare marketing material and publicise the project and its activities
Any other appropriate duties as defined by the Co-CEO
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity for an influential and dynamic Legacy Manager to come onboard and lead a small but high performing team generating significant fundraising revenue (circa £4 million per year) from legacies and in-mem giving. You must be able to demonstrate a high level of knowledge of legacy case management and be able to deal with a wide range of stakeholders. You will also oversee the planning and delivery of an effective marketing and communications schedule that supports the acquisition of new pledgers to support the long-term development of our legacy pipeline.
We are looking for someone who shares our values and wants to work as part of a close team, sharing ideas. We provide excellent training and benefits.
We are a charity providing loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia. We put residents’ needs first and provide award-winning care and support.
Purpose
1.To raise annual income targets through the management, development and administration of legacies and In Mem giving with a focus on delivering effective strategies that maximise all potential income
2.To lead a highly effective legacy management service working with stakeholders, both internal and external, at a variety of levels
3.To oversee the planning and delivery of an effective marketing and communications schedule that supports the acquisition of new pledgers to support the long-term development of our legacy pipeline
4.To provide excellent levels of supporter care to legacy pledgers and in memory donors, demonstrating the importance and impact of their gifts.
More information in candidate pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.