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As the Head of Volunteering, you will play a pivotal role in delivering an inclusive and impactful volunteering experience across the BHF. You will lead a dedicated team, engage with stakeholders across all directorates, and grow volunteering participation across the BHF. Your leadership skills will empower your team to achieve exceptional results and set new standards in the sector.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and maintaining trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
- Leading and motivating your team to deliver strategic plans and continuously improve performance.
- Driving digital transformation and innovation in volunteer management.
- Enhancing volunteer recruitment, experience, retention, and satisfaction.
- Ensuring compliance with financial, legal, risk, audit, and data protection guidelines.
- Representing the BHF at external volunteering events and promote volunteering opportunities.
About you
We are looking for a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a passion for volunteering.
To be successful in the role you will have:
- Senior Volunteer Management experience in a large multi-site operation which will include a large retail estate and an extensive community, fundraising, events and corporate team.
- A proven track record of leading teams and delivering strategic plans.
- Excellent knowledge of volunteering practices across the third sector.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with internal and external partners.
- A commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
About us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Interview process
First stage interviews will be held virtually over MS Teams shortly after the closing date. Second stage interviews will be held early-mid February at our London office.
How to apply
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below to be redirected to our career site.
If you are ready to lead and inspire a team to achieve great things, apply now to join us as the Head of Volunteering at the British Heart Foundation!
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
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*Please note this is a homebased role - homebased staff are welcome to work from any King's Trust office as they wish.
As The King’s Trust International enters its 10th anniversary year and aims to expand its reach, we have an exciting opportunity that will be pivotal in strengthening the finance function for the charity.
You will be working closely with our Senior Head of Finance and existing Finance Executive to provide support to the charity across all aspects of financial management.
With a particular focus on supporting the fundraising teams and income recognition, this role will work closely with fundraising colleagues to record, analyse and accurately forecast income for King’s Trust International and its newly established trading subsidiary. You will lead on all aspects of management accounting for the trading subsidiary and support with the preparation of the financial statements.
Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will enable you to build effective relationships with all colleagues across the organisation and your excellent planning and organisation skills will enable you to prioritise and multitask in this busy and multifaceted role.
Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:
- Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home based) or working from home options.
- Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
- KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
King's Trust International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks (or international equivalents) in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within King’s Trust International, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
In further support of a Safeguarding First approach we are signatories to the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The Scheme facilitates the sharing of misconduct data between employers. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her/their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to equitable work practices and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed and other Ethnic candidates which are currently under-represented throughout King’s Trust International. As a disability confident employer, we will interview applicants that meet the essential criteria who have declared a disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments at the interview stage.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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WHO WE ARE
The Humane League (THL) is a global nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food. THL fosters a high-energy culture of teamwork and mission-driven problem solving, and we have earned recognition as Top Charity from Animal Charity Evaluators for all of their rating periods. Over the past few years, we’ve grown to a staff of 100+ talented individuals dispersed across the country and around the world. At The Humane League (THL), how animals are treated in the food system is at the forefront of our everyday work. As such, many of our staff are vegan by personal choice, and all of our THL-hosted events offer fully vegan menus. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a program of The Humane League, is a global coalition of approximately 90 animal protection organizations across 70+ countries united in a common goal: to end the abuse of chickens worldwide. For the past several years, we have focused our efforts on eliminating battery cages by securing cage-free policies from major retailers, restaurants, and manufacturers. OWA groups share tactics and resources to secure as many wins for animals as possible, specializing in institutional campaigning that can be tailored to our members’ unique circumstances and challenges.
As the Open Wing Alliance Grant Lead, you are accountable for overseeing the OWA’s grant and travel award programs, which provide funding to emerging farm animal protection groups around the world, empowering them to carry out cage-free and broiler campaign work. Your responsibilities include leading the grant application and review process, making funding recommendations, and regularly evaluating grantee progress. This position reports to the Senior OWA Projects Manager.
This is a full-time, remote position. This position requires domestic and international travel, equivalent to 3 or more trips per year.
We are only able to consider applicants who reside and possess work authorization in the United States or the United Kingdom.
This position has a priority application deadline of Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 at 4:00pm EST/9:00pm GMT. Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact our careers email prior to the deadline. Please submit applications and all supporting documents in English. All application questions and materials need to be submitted here through the application submission, we do not accept applications through our careers email.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
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Oversee the OWA’s annual grant cycle from start to finish; this includes collecting applications, leading the funding review process, consolidating feedback from the review team, and making funding recommendations. Conceive and implement improvements to the grant process to increase efficiency and impact.
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Collaborate with OWA Regional Leads on the distribution of travel awards for each OWA summit, providing funding to assist OWA member groups with travel expenses.
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Organize and lead meetings with grantees to evaluate progress. Develop clear guidelines for progress and financial reporting and build out systems and processes to increase accountability. Create an annual report on each grantee's progress, feedback, and overall success.
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Continuously evaluate and enhance the OWA’s Grant Management System (GMS). Maintain up-to-date grant information in accordance with THL’s data privacy policy.
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Collaborate with members of THL’s Legal and Finance teams to ensure timely, efficient, and compliant administration of program grants and travel awards. Develop written contracts in partnership with the Legal team, and maintain effective systems for payment processing.
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Communicate effectively with OWA member groups in both written and verbal formats, answering questions, providing support, and gathering feedback to improve the grant program.
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Ensure equitable access to OWA funding by providing clear and transparent guidelines, taking regional nuances into consideration in decision-making, and fostering a sense of inclusion and belonging.
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Maintain positive, collaborative relationships with other funders in the farm animal welfare space in order to connect grantees with opportunities to further grow their influence, resources, and organizational capacity.
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Collaborate with THL’s Development team to develop compelling content and provide reports and data to engage existing and potential donors. Support and participate in donor meetings to showcase the progress of the OWA’s grant program and the performance of beneficiary groups.
In addition to the above essential job duties, other duties may be assigned as business needs arise. These may include non-essential, marginal job duties.
REQUIRED SKILLS
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Experience: Previous relevant experience in a role involving grantmaking or grant writing, project management, analytics and reporting, and/or communication with a wide variety of stakeholders.
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Organization and Project Management: Competently and independently prioritizes and manages time to ensure efficient task completion. Solid organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. Optimizes systems and processes by identifying inefficiencies and implementing improvements.
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Technology and Data Analysis: Advanced technology skills needed to utilize Salesforce for grant management and leverage collaborative software such as Google Workspace, Slack, and Asana. Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data independently. Ability to generate reports and summaries, identify trends, and provide preliminary insights.
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Verbal & Written Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills and experience communicating in collaborative spaces with a variety of audiences. Explains ideas clearly and concisely, ensuring messages are easily understood by others. Drafts clear and well-organized reports, presentations, and correspondence.
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Problem Solving and Strategic Thinking: Considers problems from various angles and generates logical and cohesive ideas. Makes decisions independently, demonstrating sound judgment and adherence to organizational policies. Demonstrates an understanding of broader organizational strategy and how individual tasks align with strategic objectives. Initiative, Proactivity, and Adaptability: Adapts to new tasks and challenges, proactively responding to changes and shifting priorities as needed. Seeks out opportunities to take on additional responsibilities and develop new skills. Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills: Actively supports team goals, mentors colleagues, and drives project success. Builds and manages positive relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and engagement. Ability to navigate difficult conversations and hold others accountable.
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Global Perspective: Approaches work with a global perspective, taking into consideration the diverse experiences of stakeholders across many different cultures, languages, and political systems. Prioritizes global impact and applies principles of equity and inclusion to decision-making.
- Financial Acumen: Manages routine budget tasks independently and contributes to the preparation and analysis of financial data; this may include tracking expenses, preparing financial summaries, and ensuring budget compliance.
Hiring Timeline
Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email with further details on the status of your application. If a candidate is moved forward, the interview process will be as follows:
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Work Simulation Exercise (completed remotely)
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Interview (via video call)
For full details of our recruitment process please review the document on our website.
Compensation and Benefits
The annual compensation range for this role is $68,473- $83,689 USD, or £38,203 - £46,692 GBP. At The Humane League, we believe in maintaining a fair and equitable work environment for all employees. As part of our commitment to transparency and equity, we recently implemented a job architecture framework, which levels all of our roles according to size and complexity, as well as a compensation step system, which allows us to account for an individual's total years of related experience when determining their compensation. We have made adjustments in 2025 to consider the market value in each of the countries we work within to ensure pay parity, which are reflected in the posted compensation numbers. In addition, we have adopted a no negotiation policy for salaries. To determine a job's level, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including a job's size and complexity, required experience, knowledge, and/or skills, internal comparability, and market data. To determine final compensation, experience will be measured by considering prior work in jobs or activities that are related to the role at THL. These new practices are aligned with our organizational values and will help us ensure we maintain clear, consistent, transparent, and equitable HR processes.
Employees in the US enjoy full medical coverage, optional dental and vision packages, a 401(k) retirement plan, pet care & Rx discount plans, working from home, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, paid holidays, flexible vacation time, professional development, and the supportive environment at The Humane League! Employees in the United Kingdom will enjoy 25 days of annual leave (plus a discretionary unlimited additional paid time off), enhanced parental leave pay, sick pay, up to 5% employer pension contribution, internet allowance, health and life insurance, income protection and other unique leave policies. The Humane League is not the employer of record (EOR) for this position; the successful candidate will enter an employment agreement with a local EOR with whom The Humane League partners.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Humane League is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with laws and in furtherance of our commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.
Accommodations
The Humane League is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. We trust individuals to self-identify and ask for the accommodations they need. An example of an accommodation might be extra time to complete a work simulation exercise, among many others. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please complete the form on our website to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
AI Policy
We value original work and thought in the application process; with that being said, please refrain from using artificial intelligence to generate your responses. By submitting this application you agree to comply with this. Violations of this policy may result in being dismissed from the hiring process. If you need a reasonable accommodation to this policy, please see above for more information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of this role is to help plan and deliver events that provide engaging forums for key London stakeholders to generate and share ideas whilst communicating Centre for London’s messages around key policy areas and strengthening our networks. The role includes contributing to fundraising and developing ideas for new events and conferences.
Key responsibilities include:
Events delivery
- Help organise and deliver events such as report launches, private roundtables, and conferences; including preparation, delivery/logistics, and post event wrap-up.
- Help identify key stakeholders, influencers and decision makers to build relations with so we can maximise the impact of our research and activities.
- Support the External Affairs team with the delivery of larger conference events including researching and liaising with external contacts such as speakers, contractors, sponsors, venues and other stakeholders, as well as general logistics.
- Help grow the Centre’s network of speakers and supporters to ensure we meet or exceed our diversity targets.
- Work with colleagues to use processes and systems for creating guest lists, finding and securing venues, composing invitations (in Mailchimp) and administering responses (in Salesforce).
- Compose copy for the website, briefings and social media.
- Working with others to ensure key messages are communicated through events content and impact is tracked.
- Work with others to innovate and create new ideas for events and activities.
- Administer and update the events inbox and Centre for London’s website (in WordPress).
Reporting and record keeping
- Ensure that Salesforce, Centre for London’s database, is kept up to date and accurately reflects the status of relationships with stakeholders, fundraising approaches and project delivery in line with latest data protection laws.
- Maintain and improve Salesforce through adding new contacts, data cleaning, coding contacts for relationship management and proactively suggesting improvements.
- Help write impact reports for events-only projects and support with other impact reports, e.g. Trustee updates.
- Help ensure Centre for London’s calendars and master planner are kept up to date with external events.
Development and fundraising
- Work with colleagues to develop events ideas and proposals to further Centre for London’s priorities and objectives – and contribute to preparing fundraising proposals
- Proactively research and identify suitable organisations, individuals, sponsors, speakers and exhibitors interested in the Centre’s work.
- Contribute to impact reports for funders.
- Where appropriate, work with the Development Team to ensure all funders receive the benefits we have agreed with them and are communicated with regularly.
General responsibilities and duties
- Undertake the duties of the job description in accordance with the operational policies of Centre for London, including but not limited to the diversity policy and code of conduct.
- Maintain good working relations with trustees, staff, funders, network members, and others connected to the organisation.
- Present the organisation in an appropriate and professional manner to people who we work with and try to influence.
- Contribute to the development and growth of the organisation through working in accordance with its wider objectives, corporate philosophy and values.
- Assist at Centre for London events outside of normal working hours as necessary.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required.
Person specification
Applicants must show commitment to Centre for London’s vision: London by 2030: an ascendant global city.
Experience and knowledge:
- Delivering events logistics including venue selection and booking, working to budgets, managing catering, AV and event staff.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in a variety of contexts, e.g. writing invitations to speakers, information about events for websites and newsletters, speaking with prospective and existing funders.
- Experience communicating with VIPs or stakeholders.
An advantage:
- Experience in fundraising.
- Awareness of London policy, networks and government, and how to effect change in policymaking and practice.
- Experience running political, parliamentary or policy events.
If your experience does not match this list but you feel strongly that you have transferable experience and an interest in the work we do, we still welcome your application if you can explain in your cover letter.
Competencies and attributes:
- Highly organised. Creating clear plans and managing delivery challenges. Able to balance and prioritise multiple tasks, often to urgent and competing deadlines.
- Attention to detail. Accurately record, recall and execute details such as sponsor requests, names and titles of key stakeholders, venue requirements and other details.
- Good writing skills. Able to write invitations, event copy, press releases, newsletters and/or other corporate communications an advantage.
- Excellent verbal communication and customer service skills and ability to assist with high level stakeholders (such as policy advisers, politicians, civil servants and academics as well as business and third sector organisations), anticipating their needs.
- Ability to adapt and learn quickly. Able to show initiative and adapt quickly to new challenges.
- IT proficiency, including MS Office, and ability to learn programmes such as Salesforce, MailChimp and WordPress CMS.
- Ability to follow guidelines and procedures to comply with the Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice; maintain confidentiality and work with financial data and personal data within ICO and GDPR regulations framework.
- Excellent team player – supporting and championing colleagues and contributing to team culture.
About our culture
We are a small charity with nine members of staff. Everyone is passionate about London and committed to making it a better city. We have a friendly, fun and collaborative team culture. We invest in our team to help them succeed; offering on the job support and opportunities for development of your skills, both formally through training (learning lunches, whole team and individual training) and informally through experience and shadowing.
We celebrate London’s rich and diverse culture and we want our team to reflect the city we serve. We especially welcome applications from women, and people from minority ethnic and/or less advantaged backgrounds.
We’re a London Living Wage and an equal opportunities employer – an ethos which also informs our work. We make employment decisions by matching organisational needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Ours is a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based on merit.
We also know that there’s much more to life than work. Our flexible hours policy allows staff to make sure work fits around their personal lives. Benefits include 25 days holiday per year (plus extra days during office closure between Christmas and New Year), a contributory pension, cycle and savings schemes, childcare and eye care vouchers. All staff have access to an Employee Assistance Programme, and we have an organisational commitment to promoting good mental and physical health. Our support for working parents and those with caring responsibilities includes enhanced maternity pay (12 weeks at full pay), enhanced provision for supporting partners (three weeks leave at full pay), and we encourage shared parental leave.
People who have worked with us for more than two years may also be able to take career breaks of up to six months, giving them time for personal or professional development, or to simply take an extended holiday.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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With a new CEO and an ambitious and inspiring new vision, Rape Crisis South London are looking for a skilled and analytical Director of Finance to drive organisational financial strategy towards our time of significant change and growth.
As part of the SLT, the Director of Finance will be responsible for the current and future financial management strategic leadership for of Rape Crisis South London, working within a multi-disciplinary organisation to achieve deliverables for our clients.
Previous experience of effective senior leadership and senior management skills is key in leading and developing a high calibre finance function for Rape Crisis South London, ensuring financial growth and sustainability in the next 5 years. The successful applicant will also be able to demonstrate their support for Rape Crisis South London’s values and commitment to feminist principles.
The position is offered as permanent, full-time opportunity, with three days in the office. The post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
To apply, please upload an up-to-date CV and cover letter (of up to 1,500 words) identifying how you meet the essential and any desirable qualifications, skills and experience by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Would you like to help create a brighter future for nature?
The biggest environment and wildlife coalition in England is looking for a part-time skilled campaigning professional who can give a strong joint voice for nature at a crucial time.
You will be working with experts across the sector to deliver hard-hitting campaigning, engaging events and impactful, shareable content.
This is a unique and exciting role for someone with a keen eye for a story to turn vital policy and scientific thinking into eye-catching campaigning. You will be playing a big part in a small organisation while also delivering invaluable collaborative work on behalf of our huge network of 86 members. You will be working with household names like the RSPB, Butterfly Conservation and the National Trust, as well as a range of dynamic nature and animal welfare charities large and small.
Great campaigning and events experience, sharp writing skills, and excellent communication are more important than having worked in the sector before. So, if you are an experienced campaigner who is passionate about our natural world and is looking for a part-time role, then we want to hear from you. This is a part time (2.5 days a week) role, salary pro-rata.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates from under-represented backgrounds, including people of colour, disabled people and those from a low-income background, to be part of our small, friendly and collaborative team.
To apply, please send your CV, with a short covering letter and a completed diversity monitoring form by midnight Sunday 2nd February 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Outreach Operations Manager (Full-Time, Permanent Contract)
Twickenham, Greater London
37.5 Hours per week
About Us
We are SPEAR, a charity dedicated to helping homeless people in South and West London find secure accommodation and work towards a positive future. For 30 years, we’ve worked tirelessly to support homeless people to recover from their personal issues and break down the barriers that they face. We recognise that homelessness is much more than just a housing issue, so we provide a range of accommodation and support services to help people reach their full potential.
We’re now looking for a Outreach Operations Manager to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Benefits
– Salary of £46,314.00 per annum
– 34 days’ holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with length of service
– Pension scheme
– Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme
– A range of benefits including cycle to work scheme and staff wellbeing sessions
– Refer a friend bonus scheme
This is a superb opportunity for an individual with drive, focus and a desire to work with our outstanding charity to help us to combat homelessness.
You’ll discover a passionate, supportive environment where the entire team is working toward the same goals and is dedicated to making positive change and producing great results.
The Role
As Outreach Operation Manager you will be responsible for the successful delivery of SPEAR Integrated Outreach services, ensuring that all of the service models are delivered to contract requirements, working with commissioners and stakeholders to develop and deliver rough sleeper services in the region. Ensuring that all rough sleeper outreach services deliver good quality services that meet the needs of people rough sleeping in the region.
You will be delivering the service in line with national and local policy objectives, working with best practice to deliver holistic outreach based rough sleeper services. The role will develop the services to meet all contract requirements and also meet the objectives of the organisation’s business plan.
You will manage our outreach service leads to deliver excellent services to people sleeping on the street and to deliver a model of staff development and support to sustain a high quality of service delivery, working to achieve the best outcomes for all service users.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Turn2us is a national charity tackling the structural causes of financial insecurity. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating poverty, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.
The Interim Project Support Officer role is multifaceted, involving assistance with a variety of projects, including chatbot and e-learning development and maintenance. This will include overseeing the storage and availability of project schedules, workflows and other team documentation to ensure the smooth running of team products, programmes and activities. The role also includes administrative tasks such as data recording, diary and email management, research duties and providing broader project support as needed. It will also involve cross-department working.
The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills and experience using databases. They will also have exceptional organisational skills and a familiarity with digital information delivery channels. They should have a good understanding of basic project management and effective information and documentation management. It is essential that the candidate has excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to draft routine correspondence, take accurate meeting minutes, and present clear, concise reports. The role requires strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain productive working relationships, good presentation and facilitation abilities, and an understanding of co-production and safeguarding.
We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month.
Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.
Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
Closing date: 02/02/2025
Interview date: 12/02/2025
Public Policy Manager (12 Month Contract)
Starting Salary: £46,819 - £50,562 (inc London Weighting)
Contract: Temporary - 12 months
Location: Romero House, London
Hybrid working with at least 40% of your time in the London Office.
Job Profile
This role is responsible for ensuring that CAFOD has strong, well researched and robust policy positions across our core advocacy areas, including – but not limited to - climate, debt, food systems and aid. You will work with programmes colleagues to ensure CAFOD’s policy positions are strongly rooted in the experience of our overseas partners and promotes their voices and perspectives. This post will also provide support and advice to our international programmes on advocacy development, research and monitoring.
This role will also work closely with colleagues across UK Advocacy, Campaigns, Government Relations and Media to ensure CAFOD has credible advocacy plans which are effectively influencing decision-makers.
The post holder will be responsible for line managing four policy posts and will be managed by the Director of Advocacy and Communications
Key Responsibilities
Ensure CAFOD’s policy and advocacy work is robust and rooted in the experience of our partners and provide support to international partners.
- Support the development of key policy positions across our advocacy areas and ensure these are developed strategically and take in to account the experience of our partners, Catholic Social Teaching and current political trends, both in the UK and domestically.
- Work cross-organisationally to help develop and deliver advocacy plans which are well targeted towards the appropriate decision makers.
- Working closely with relevant policy leads, take the lead on signing off public policy positions, statements and external briefs directed towards decision makers.
- Provide oversight of CAFOD’s policy positions and advocacy plans, ensuring consistency and balancing priorities to enable us to deliver across different thematic areas.
- Work as part of the International Programme Leadership Team (IPLT) and its individual members to ensure strong links with the international programme and provide guidance, expertise and support for advocacy work across CAFODs programmes. Especially in support of our aim of local leadership and equitable partnerships.
- Work closely with international teams on the delivery of the Global Advocacy Programme on Food Systems and Land.
- Provide policy advice to the Director of CAFOD and other Executive members.
Work closely with other Teams to bring about change through CAFODs advocacy work.
- To be an active member of the Advocacy, Communications and Education Leadership Team. Through which priorities for our advocacy work will be discussed and agreed,planning, budgeting, reviewing, approving and managing change and ensuring effective communication across the Group
- Contribute to the formulation and implementation of joint advocacy strategies across the organisation working particularly closely with the Campaigns Outreach and Campaigns and External Networks Managers.
Develop CAFODs relationships with decision-makers and other organisations to best affect the change we’re seeking.
- Represent CAFOD at policy and lobby meetings, especially with civil servants
- Represent CAFOD in public meetings
- Support the Government and Parliamentary Relations Co-ordinator on engagement with Special Advisers and others
- Manage CAFOD’s policy relationship with other NGOs such as via Bond, CIDSE and CI groups.
- Act as a CAFOD spokesperson for media interviews
Manage the Policy Leads and support accountability
- Manage four members of staff: the Lead Economist, Lead Analysts on Food Systems, Climate and the Food Systems and Business and Human Rights Adviser.
- Ensure that the different policy areas are working as closely as appropriate with clear objectives and timelines and monitoring mechanisms.
- Efficiently and effectively manage the budget and grants including planning, forecasting, monitoring and reporting
- Manage internal reporting on KPI’s, organisational outcomes and advocacy strategies to the Exec and Board.
This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.
Person Specification
- Proven experience of working on policy development and implementation with a good understanding of how UK government departments work
- Experience of working with UK government officials and elected representatives.
- Experience of successfully running advocacy campaigns that have resulted in meaningful policy change, preferably on international issues.
- Good understanding and experience of working with partners overseas, developing advocacy and research projects with them.
- Good knowledge of the UK and international political arena and events, and an understanding of how to influence change.
- Understanding of the Catholic church and knowledge of Catholic Social Teaching.
- Excellent inter-personal skills with experience of working with multiple external stakeholders, and as part of a team.
- A track record of strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Leadership skills, with experience of project management and/or people management.
- Highly organised, able to manage a busy workload and consistently meet deadlines.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.
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Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
Our service support team is responsible for all our service administration across the UK.
As part of the team, you will demonstrate excellent customer care skills via telephone, email and occasionally face to face, guaranteeing service enquiries are handled sensitively and efficiently. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of services through the administrative support required for delivery and have line management responsibilities for two team members.
About you
You are enthusiastic, proactive and committed to providing excellent customer service. An experienced administrator, you will be organised and methodical as well possessing excellent working knowledge of IT systems, including working with databases.
Friendly and approachable, you will be able to quickly build effective connections with new people and have a sensitive approach and understanding of confidentiality appropriate for working with vulnerable people.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: Monday 27 January 2025, 9:00am
We reserve the right to close this advert early subject to volume of applicants.Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview date: Thursday 30 January 2025 at our Sheffield office
Starting Salary: £43,461 - £46,819 (inc. London weighting) – This is a full-time salary, and the salary will be prorated based on the hours of the post.
Contract: Permanent – 4.5 Days per week.
Location: London, ideally Hybrid working - 40% of your time at the CAFOD head office.
Job Profile
The Corporate Partnerships Manager is vital to CAFOD in leading corporate philanthropy efforts and collaborating with stakeholders to identify funding priorities for the Major Gifts and Philanthropy (MGP) team, which targets a £2.5m income for 2025/26, including £805,000 from corporate donors.
Reporting to the Head of Major Gifts and Philanthropy, the post-holder will manage the Corporate Partnership Executive, lead strategy development, and explore innovative ways to engage donors, upgrade giving levels, and strengthen peer-to-peer fundraising. They will build and manage relationships across a diverse corporate donor portfolio, inspire significant contributions, and oversee donor communications to ensure alignment with CAFOD’s values.
The postholder will work closely with CAFOD’s senior Executive group and coordinate with teams across International Programmes, Data and Insight, Communications, Finance, IT, and fundraising. Regular collaboration with the MGP Philanthropy Manager, Every Second Counts (ESC) lead, Research and Information Manager, and MGP Executive will ensure seamless cross-team efforts. As CAFOD’s relationship fundraising evolves, the role requires adaptability to shifting strategies and a developing digital approach.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Development and Implementation
- Drive corporate partnership plans to meet targets, focusing on existing and prospective donors capable of major gifts (£50,000+), including multi-year contributions.
- Identify and develop a robust pipeline of funding opportunities in collaboration with internal stakeholders, aligned with strategic funding propositions.
- Partner with the ESC lead to secure donors for the £7m multi-year humanitarian initiative, targeting new corporate prospects.
- Conduct prospect research, create targeted funding proposals and reports, and deliver impactful presentations for corporate donors.
- Track progress against annual and long-term plans, monitoring budgets and KPIs.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual income forecasts, leveraging systems and databases.
- Foster a culture of innovation and best practices, adapting strategies to address emerging trends.
- Represent the MGP team in cross-functional working groups and ensure effective information sharing with colleagues.
Donor Relationship Management
- Build and sustain strong donor relationships through tailored cultivation and stewardship plans, emphasizing unrestricted and program-specific donations.
- Maintain close relationships with strategic partners, such as CPL Aromas and their founding family, ensuring effective communication and timely updates.
- Communicate CAFOD’s work to donors through preferred channels, including digital platforms and overseas visits where appropriate, ensuring gratitude and recognition.
- Collaborate with MGP and other teams to increase giving from existing supporters and mentor colleagues in securing high-level donations.
- Work with the team to deliver successful fundraising appeals and projects.
- Coordinate donor objectives with the Philanthropy Manager and ESC lead, managing relevant donors and stakeholders.
People Management
- Lead and mentor the Corporate Partnership Executive (CPE), fostering strong working relationships, setting SMART objectives, and conducting performance reviews.
- Guide the CPE in strategy and operational plans, ensuring business processes are efficient and donor stewardship meets high standards.
- Collaborate with the CPE on administrative tasks and ensure smooth execution of responsibilities.
Cultivation and Stewardship Event Management
- Mentor and support the MGP team in planning and leading donor cultivation and stewardship events, with a focus on corporate events.
Cross-Departmental Teamwork
- Collaborate across CAFOD teams and with the MGP Research and Information Manager to develop compelling donor proposition materials.
- Ensure systems and data processes support timely and accurate updates to donor databases, working with IT and Data & Insight teams.
- Maintain GDPR compliance and uphold fundraising best practices for donor information.
- Track income and performance metrics, ensuring systems and processes operate at a high standard.
- Contribute to MGP and CAFOD-wide meetings, sharing insights and best practices to support team growth and development.
Safeguarding
All CAFOD staff share the responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
The post holder will be making key decisions and take responsibility for leading on the following tasks and where appropriate will put the case forward for innovative changes to take place, based on sound judgment.
Job-specific competencies
- Proven experience in writing donor proposals and securing funds for significant donations from corporates and/or major donors
- Specialist corporate partnership, account management or major gifts fundraising skills, proven ability of managing high level and often complex donor relationships of £50,000 and ideally six figures
- Clear and accurate written and verbal communication skills to influence senior corporate players to support CAFOD
- Project management experience with an ability to translate complex information into engaging donor communications and reports
- Experience of developing strategies in line with organisational priorities.
Desirable Criteria:
- Knowledge and awareness of international development and humanitarian aid
- Line management experience
- Comfortable in business environments; understand what decision-making processes may influence the support for charities
- Understanding and operational experience with GDPR
- Event management experience.
Why Choose CAFOD?
At CAFOD we value our employees and are committed to offering a healthy work–life balance and promoting the well-being of our employees.
Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time in the London Office.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits, some of which are below.
- Generous holiday package
- Additional 10 days annual leave purchase scheme
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan.
- Enhanced Maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
- Enhanced Sick pay.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Life Assurance 3 x salary
We offer all our employees learning and development opportunities, we provide training, coaching and mentoring to support your development in various aspects of our work.
CAFOD is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and we are keen to increase the diversity of our teams. We are particularly keen to seek out applications from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
There's room for everyone: Catholics and non-Catholics; people of all faiths and none. We employ people in all corners of the world, of all ages and ethnicities. The result? A friendly and open-minded organisation.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.
Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits
CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Please note: other UK based locations will be considered.
The King’s Trust International (KTI) (formerly Prince’s Trust International) has been supporting young people worldwide since 2015. Founded by HM The King, our Royal Founding President, to tackle the global crisis of youth unemployment, our vision is that every young person should have the chance to succeed, and our mission is to empower young people to learn, earn and thrive.
Our programmes and interventions are now present in 20 countries within the Commonwealth and beyond, across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East.
We are committed to amplifying the voices of young people on the global stage and putting their needs at the very heart of the design and delivery of our work. This complements global efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those relating to quality education and decent work.
The King’s Trust International is committed to representing, at all levels, the global communities and young people that we serve.
The role
This role will play a key part in the success of fundraising at The King’s Trust International, both through managing a small portfolio of both philanthropy and corporate donors and more broadly through supporting the fundraising of the wider team. This exciting and varied role will provide key stewardship, reporting and event support as needed to cultivate and progress our funding pipeline. The postholder will work collaboratively across both philanthropy and corporate teams, supporting existing activity as well as helping to establish new areas such as networks and corporate engagement products.
The King’s Trust International’s celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025 and this role will be central to the activity surrounding our celebrations including providing event support, creating engaging communications, and supporting campaign asks and prospecting across the team and senior leadership.
This is a great opportunity to fine tune the core fundraising skills required within the not-for-profit world and a fulfilling catalytic role within an innovative and impactful organisation. There is the possibility to specialise the remit of the role in future years in line with the needs of the charity.
About you
You will be a resilient, enthusiastic, self-starter with a strong understanding of the challenges facing young people, and the ability to deliver results under challenging and varied circumstances. Experience of fundraising and income generation with a sound understanding of the principles of meaningful engagement will enable you to successfully cultivate and steward a personal portfolio of prospects, funders or other clients with a demonstrable track record of your ability to influence and secure sustainable results. You will be a strong, persuasive and confident communicator, both orally and written and possess strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse groups of people and with key senior stakeholders. Experience of MS Office and using remote and digital work tools (e.g. spreadsheets, project planning tools) accurately and with good attention to detail is essential.
Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:
- Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home based) or working from home options.
- Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
- KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
King's Trust International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks (or international equivalents) in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within King’s Trust International, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
In further support of a Safeguarding First approach we are signatories to the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The Scheme facilitates the sharing of misconduct data between employers. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her/their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to equitable work practices and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed and other Ethnic candidates which are currently under-represented throughout King’s Trust International. As a disability confident employer, we will interview applicants that meet the essential criteria who have declared a disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments at the interview stage.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Intelligence Analyst (Project Officer)
Full time (40 hours per week)
£27,953
1 Year Fixed Term (with view to extend)
London-based, hybrid-style and flexible working
You will be part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for identifying relevant data or trends from our web scraping partners, our own data warehouse (TA Hub), and other intelligence sources that can be used in investigation and ultimately utilised by our commercial partners and law enforcement agencies.
Human traffickers leave traces in the recruitment of victims, the exploitation of those victims in supply chains, and in the flow of money. This role will focus on the latter two areas, using data to identify opportunities to disrupt criminal money flows, and assess human trafficking risks in supply chains. Our intelligence products facilitate partner organisations to act in terms of proactively mitigating risk, safeguarding, asset freezing, and ultimately prosecution of offenders.
This role will have a particular focus on understanding supply chains and using intelligence to understand how traffickers infiltrate legitimate businesses. Understanding how human trafficking and modern slavery fits into a wider narrative on human rights will be essential for success in this role.
Responsibilities:
· Analysing and improving human trafficking data collection, visualisation, and dissemination.
· Assisting with the analysis of gathered intelligence, transforming data into actionable insights, and strategic recommendations for businesses, as well as banks.
· Collaborating with global businesses to assess their human rights risk, from a human trafficking perspective, and deliver intelligence-led advice and expertise.
· Collaborating with financial institutions, investigating the relationships between illicit transactions and human trafficking to enhance the possibility of prosecution.
· Working closely with our Prevention Team to support the development of highly relevant, specific campaign content that reaches vulnerable, at-risk communities on the ground with safety information to avoid harm/exploitation.
· The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.
Benefits:
· A friendly, supportive team
· Opportunity to work directly with global brands and experts around the world
· Encouragement and autonomy to present new ideas and lead on solutions
· The opportunity to join a cash benefit healthcare scheme for low monthly contributions, which can also cover your partner and children
· A corporate eye-care scheme
· Life insurance
· A non-contributory Grouped Personal Pension Scheme, where we pay a 7% contribution of your gross salary into your pension pot (you can choose to personally contribute if you wish)
· Life insurance
· An annual leave allowance of 27 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), rising to 1 day annually up to 33 days
· Cycle to Work scheme
· Season Ticket Loan Ability to switch 2 bank holidays to better suit your needs
· Employment policies, including flexible working policy which reflect the needs of our staff In-house and external training opportunities
Further details about STOP THE TRAFFIK can be found on website.
If you have the relevant experience, are highly resourceful, adaptable, pro-active, and a critical thinker able to work in a fast-paced environment, please send a CV and brief cover letter that evidences your ability to be successful in this role.
Email your application. Only applications sent via email will be considered to ensure an equitable review process. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Please visit the Oasis website for further information
We cannot sponsor applicants at this time.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1127321
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this role you will have the opportunity to work on some of the Charities largest and most promising applications to fund life-changing support to patients and staff at Royal Papworth Hospital. Managed by the Head of Philanthropy, this role will contribute to the charities 2022-27 strategy, aiming to bring tomorrow's treatments to today's patients.
If you are an experienced bid writer or have the relevant skills and knowledge to produce outstanding applications for funding, then please do apply.
Please note this role requires a minimum of 1 day a week working in person from Royal Papworth Hospital, other than this it is flexible/ hybrid working between home and the hospital site.
Together we are Royal Papworth Charity.
Main duties of the job
As Trusts, Foundations and Statutory Fundraiser, you will proactively and independently manage relationships, reporting and application cycles for Trusts, Foundations, and Statutory Funders, adhering to all deadlines to maximise income generation. You will write high quality and compelling proposals to attract new and significant sources of funding. Working closely with colleagues in the programme management team you will identify projects suitable for prospective funders. Using the information provided, build compelling and persuasive applications and cases for support. You will monitor the ongoing progress of programme activities, outcomes, and finances and report back to funders, highlighting any changes as soon as possible.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Global Head of Information Security and Data Protection (2167)
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for safeguarding sensitive information on a global scale?
Do you have the technical expertise to develop and implement leading information security and data protection strategies that ensure compliance and security?
Can you inspire teams to prioritise information security in an ever-evolving digital landscape?
The Role:
Oxfam GB is looking for a global Head of Information Security and Data Protection that will lead the Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Information Governance teams to manage risk across these areas, while maintaining compliance to with necessary regulations and control frameworks. As well as its duties within OGB it is also responsible for coordinating Information Security efforts across the wider Oxfam confederation to lower the risk to Oxfam’s reputation and shared systems.
POST HOLDER REPORTS TO: Chief Transformation Officer
JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST: Information Security Manager, Data Protection Manager, Data Protection Officer, Information Governance Lead
What we are looking for:
We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:
- Proven experience in a senior leadership role focused on information security, preferable in a large and complex organisational setting.
- In-depth knowledge of information security principles, standards, frameworks, and best practices (e.g., CIS, NIST or ISO-27001).
- Experience managing PCI-DSS compliance for a large organisation across a range of payment channels.
- Detailed knowledge of GDPR and experience running a privacy team providing data privacy services.
- Experience leading, managing, developing, and setting direction for teams of specialists.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation on good Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Data Protection processes.
- Familiarity with Vulnerability Management and Threat Management processes; SIEM, EDR, WAF, SSO, VA tools; and Penetration Testing, Cyber Breach Insurance, MSSP services.
- Experience delivering large projects, with the ability to prioritise and lead multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
- Familiarity with relevant laws, regulations, and compliance standards pertaining to information security and privacy.
Desirable
- Bachelor's/Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field OR related professional experience commensurate with formal qualifications
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
We offer:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.
From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer
Flexfam:
We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.
How to apply:
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the . In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
About us
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
is a member of of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
- We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
- We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
- We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.