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Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) exists to relieve the suffering of British wildlife, to encourage respect and tolerance for wildlife and to further its conservation. SWWR strives to do this by:
· providing a public rescue, rehabilitation, and release service for injured, sick and orphaned wildlife.
· providing a learning and outreach programme, public education, and access to a unique wildlife experience.
· disseminating information and data, delivering professional training, and helping conservation projects, to improve knowledge and raise standards of wildlife care across the UK.
To maximise the potential funding available for Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR), particularly through obtaining grants from trusts, foundations, local authorities and other sources.
This role will also be responsible for enhancing the reach and value of legacy fundraising at SWWR and building strong relationships with corporate supporters to help secure the financial sustainability of the Charity.
Our Fundraising Manager is responsible for planning and preparing all fundraising and grants working alongside all departments to ensure projects are fulfilled from inception to fruition. The post holder takes care of medium- to long-term activities, budgeting, planning and strategy, as well as being responsive to emerging opportunities and adapting to change. The Fundraising Manager is also the main point of contact for new and existing supporters, providing support and stewardship to the amazing individuals and organisations who want to help wildlife.
Alongside the above, the Fundraising Manager will also provide support to the current fundraising personnel and activities at SWWR, coordinating and supporting a range of tasks and functions to aid in the smooth running of the Charity.
Fundraising is integrated into every part of SWWR’s operations. The Fundraising Manager works closely with colleagues in Education, Retail, Events, Finance, Volunteering, and Wildlife Care to understand their needs and provide support to aid in the smooth running of the Charity.
SWWR’s annual operational costs are approximately £900,000. The majority of funding is raised through supporter donations, fundraising events, trading activities and legacies.
Main Responsibilities:
1. To develop and implement an agile fundraising and external relations strategy.
2. Maintain a diverse range of income streams
3. Bid Writing & Reporting
4. Legacy fundraising
5. Corporate relationships
6. Supporter engagement
Employee Benfits:
- SWWR provides a workplace pension to eligible employees
- Employee Assistance Programme,
- eLearning opportunities
- Staff discount scheme
- Free parking
• Provide a rescue service caring for sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife. • Rehabilitate the animals in our care and return them to the wild.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have advanced administrative and customer service skills? Are you keen to develop your ability to support projects and analyse reports? If so, our AI Coordinator role maybe the opportunity for you.
At The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), we’re the leading professional membership body for clinical radiologists and clinical oncologists and a registered charity who educate and support doctors throughout their career. With over 14,000 members in the UK and internationally, together we’re contributing to the advancement of each new generation of doctors and helping to improve patients’ lives.
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and confident coordinator with strong customer service and communication skills. AI is set to have a profound impact on the way our members work in the future, and it’s our role to work with them to understand their needs when it comes to adopting AI in our specialties. The work of the AI team is fast-paced and ever changing, in the AI Coordinator role, you will support this work by keeping an accurate record of workstreams and projects, arranging meetings, logging actions and being the first point of contact for information and finding and collating information.
The successful candidate will be proactive and high performing, supporting the RCR’s evolving programme of work, doing their part to contribute to our meaningful mission of improving imaging and cancer care for all.
What you will do:
- Act as the first point of contact in many areas of the team’s interactions with internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Support the AI team through arranging meetings, cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, maintaining team shared documentation and coordinating AI related stakeholder events.
- Maintain records of key stakeholders and outside bodies for the College's AI work, ensuring that the team and relevant representatives of the College are able to build strong working relationships.
- Provide excellent customer service throughout all duties.
- Draft correspondence, reports and briefings as required.
What you will need:
- A keen interest in AI
- Advanced administrative and team supporting experience.
- Experience in supporting projects.
- High level of oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills, whilst able to prioritise work and competing demands.
- Clear and analytical thinker, able to exercise sound initiative.
Our ambition is to ensure that the RCR leads the AI work in our specialities and your skills and ability to keep up to date with and coordinate work in this interesting area could be what helps us achieve our goal. We have ambitious targets; do you have the ambition to help get us there? Please find out more about the role, the RCR and our goals and instructions on how to apply in the AI Coordinator candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
A little bit about the role
This advert will close at 9am, 15 September 2024
As a marketing executive at Frontline (known internally as a marketing officer) your work will directly impact the success of the charity. You will hold responsibility for creating and optimising content across a wide range of digital channels, to attract leads, increase brand awareness, encourage engagement with our work and drive recruitment to our programmes.
Working closely with the communications and marketing manager, you will help to shape our marketing strategy, and to plan and evaluate marketing campaigns, including our Approach Social Work recruitment campaign. You will need creativity, analytical skills, and extensive knowledge of marketing channels and trends.
The communications and marketing team sits within the wider external relations division. You will work closely with your communications, evaluation, Fellowship and fundraising colleagues to achieve our wider external relations strategy. And you will use your marketing knowledge and skills to support teams across the entire charity to create engaging communications that are on-brand and achieve results.
Some key responsibilities include:
- Coordinate, implement and evaluate multi-channel marketing campaigns to support programme recruitment and fundraising, using emails, social media, website, display ads and more.
- Write and edit copy for a wide range of audiences and contexts.
- Use content creation tools such as Canva and video editing software to create high quality content that supports wider objectives.
- Evaluate and optimise digital content, including Frontline’s website, to improve performance.
A little bit about you
This role will suit someone with excellent writing and editing skills, wanting to contribute their experience and knowledge to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to create and deliver tailored content as part of successful marketing campaigns.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Shop Manager (Potters Bar) (TRD4876)
Location: F4738 Potters Bar
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,825 per annum
Job Type: Open ended
Closing Date: 1 September 2024
About Us
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Oxfam Purpose
To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering
Trading Purpose
To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering
About our Oxfam Shops
Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible.
The Role of our Shop Managers
Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards, a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business.
The role of the shop manager is empowered, varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model, in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence.
Often the only paid member of staff, our managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators, they are creative, and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day.
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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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 values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Key Skills and Competencies required
- Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E)
- Ability to build, retain and develop a team. (E)
- Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E)
- Ability to delegate, coach and listen. (E)
- Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E)
- Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E)
- Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E)
- Excellent communication skills.(E)
- Ability to motivate self and others. (E)
- High level of motivation, enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E)
- Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E)
- Commercial awareness and judgement. (D)
- Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E)
- Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D)
- IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E)
- Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights (click here). (E)
- Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E)
How to apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
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 takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.
For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description.
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.
Church Engagement Manager
We are looking for a Church Engagement Manager who is able to develop warm and fruitful relationships with key church and network leaders in London and the South East.
This is a remote working role offering flexible working.
Position: Church Engagement Manager
Location: Remote (Home based with regular travel within England and Wales)
Hours: Part-time (30 hours per week) with flexible working available
Salary: £25,6K to £28.8K per annum pro rata (FTE of up to £36k)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Flexible Working, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Family Time benefits including TOIL, 25 day’s holiday (plus bank holidays) holiday trading, discounted gym membership, Health Cash Plan or Private Medical, Cycle Scheme, Life Assurance, Staff Seminars, All Staff Gatherings, Access to LinkedIn Learning platform, Tastecard, Childcare Vouchers, Loyalty Awards, Staff Events, Free tea and coffee and free car parking
Closing Date: 1 September 2024
Interviews: 11 September 2024 (First round, online) and 17 September 2024 (Second round, in London)
The Role
You will work closely with church leaders and networks to communicate our vision, promote resources and inspire financial and volunteer support. Your efforts will help build a strong foundation for Bible confidence and create a supportive community dedicated to spreading the transformative message of the Bible. This role will also collaborate with volunteers and participate in key events to enhance Bible Society’s presence and impact.
About You
With a deep theological knowledge, and a good understanding of how charities operate you’ll know the landscape of church life and have an established network of contacts. You’ll be good at communicating both one-to-one and in front of an audience and comfortable in a variety of church-related situations.
We’re looking for someone who is able to provide leadership to volunteers, and be a self-starter with a passion to encourage deeper Bible engagement in church congregations.
This role would suit someone who is able to work flexibly to attend some evening events and weekend church services, and who lives in or around London and the South East.
The work engages with a wide range of church traditions, as aligned with generous orthodoxy, and the suitable candidate will be comfortable working with people and churches of differing traditions and backgrounds.
If this sounds like you and you have the legal right to work and remain in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. Please provide your CV and a 250-word statement that sets out why you’re the best person for this position.
In Return…
Commitment - As a Christian organisation, the charity believe you have gifts and abilities that are all your own. So they’re willing to explore how what you have might fit what’s needed.
The checklist – There’s no such thing as the perfect candidate. You don't have to tick every box on the job description before you apply!
It's personal - You have a life outside work, and the organisation want you to be able to live it well. So are happy to talk to you about flexible working hours and working from home.
Learn and grow - When you're trained in a new skill, or learn a different perspective, it benefits everyone. The organisation is committed to making it possible for everyone to flourish, with a huge variety of learning resources available.
Together and apart - The charity believe in home working where it’s appropriate, and during lockdown they made that work really well. But know how important it is to meet face to face, too and are committed to making the office an enriching environment, where people are glad to be.
Celebrating difference - Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of the organisation and it promotes diversity of thought, culture and background. Diversity is valued and this is reflected in the workforce.
Level ground - We want you to bring your best to the application and selection process. If you need any adjustments to be made for that to happen, let us know and we'll be glad to help.
About the Organisation
The organisations mission is to offer the Bible to the world. It is a vision of a world where everyone has access to the Bible and can recognise its value for them, their families and communities. Working for a Christian charity, this is a great opportunity to work for an investor in people gold employer who have won awards for their excellence in investing in people. They are committed to the development of all staff and have fantastic charity-sector benefits to help motivate and retain exceptional people.
You may also have experience in areas such as Church Engagement, Community Engagement, Volunteer Engagement, Church Engagement Officer, Community Engagement Officer, Volunteer Engagement Officer, Church Engagement Manager, Community Engagement Manager, Volunteer Engagement Manager.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Are you a creative, collaborative and forward-thinking fundraiser, who can help the National Youth Choir grow our support and share inspirational music-making with even more young people and audiences?
The National Youth Choir is looking to appoint a Senior Development Manager. Working within our Development Team and the wider National Youth Choir community, the successful candidate will lead on our Trust, Foundation and Corporate fundraising streams, including a highly successful portfolio of established funders and identifying and developing new relationships. As part of this role you will manage the cultivation strategy to proactively inspire and engage funders, enhance their engagement with the National Youth Choir and support us to develop sustainable income streams.
Primarily you'll have a strong track record in fundraising from Trusts and Foundations and some experience in corporate fundraising. You’ll also be confident in undertaking prospect research and tracking these through the use of a CRM system (ideally Access/ThankQ).
You may already have an interest in choral singing, music or creative opportunities for young people – or you may bring transferable expertise and ideas from a relevant field and be enthusiastic about using these to contribute to our vision and mission.
We want to be a relevant and more representative organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and from across the UK, and particularly from applicants who are from groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. This includes candidates from Black, Asian and other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or who identify as D/deaf or disabled.
- Salary: £37,000 per annum
- Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time)
- Location: Flexible (national) – the post-holder can be based remotely from home, or can work from our Durham office, with travel to activities, events and meetings across the UK
Full details are available in the job pack which can be downloaded on our website. Please apply by submitting a completed application form and equal opportunities monitoring form to the specified address by 12 noon on 5 September 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Description
Job Title: Charity Finance Manager – part-time
Location: Hybrid - based at either our Stirling or Winchester offices
Salary: £39,000 (pro-rata)
Hours: - 22 hours/week - flexible, would consider a term-time arrangement.
Contract: Permanent
About us:
Learning through Landscapes is the UK’s leading school grounds charity, dedicated to enhancing outdoor learning and play for all. Our vision is a society where the benefits of regular time outdoors are valued and appreciated, and outdoor learning, play and connection with nature is recognised as a fundamental part of education, at every stage, for every child and young person.
We have unrivalled expertise based on three decades of experience, practical action and research. With offices in England and Scotland and staff based across the UK, our team and our accredited network of outdoor learning experts have the capacity to work nationally and internationally. Click HERE for more information.
We are a flexible, family friendly and supportive organisation. As such we consider all applications and are happy to discuss hours which suit school hours / terms, varied working times and more.
What you’ll be doing:
· Lead and line manage the accounts team
· Liaise closely with the CEO and Business Services & HR Manager to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the organisation
· Take responsibility for credit control and raising sales invoices to record grants or royalties or claim income from sources other than plain commercial training
· Manage the charity’s funds to maximise interest receivable within the terms of the investment policy
· Produce accurate monthly management accounts, cashflow forecasts and reports for trustees
· Prepare quarterly VAT returns and supporting non-business apportionment of calculations
· Prepare the annual PAYE Settlement Agreement submission and payment
· Review the monthly payroll
· Maintain and review finance software and systems in response to changing Trust requirements, identifying efficiencies or savings where possible
· Compile year-end adjustments, prepare a year end file for the auditors and produce the first draft of the Trust’s annual financial statement
· Work with Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, helping with the preparation and review of the initial budgets required as the basis for applications for funding
· Assist managers with project budget costing, monitoring and review, grant claims and contracts for services
· Provide project budget and spend reports to project managers
· Prepare and file the Charity Commission Annual Return
· Keep LtL’s Charity Commission, Scottish Charity Regulator and Companies House records up to date and do the same for LtL’s dormant trading subsidiary.
· Contribute to the strategic development of the Trust
· Keep up to date with professional developments in the field
· Performing regulatory requirements as necessary, including ONS and Valuation Agency returns and other appropriate duties as required by the CEO.
What you’ll need:
- Experience of accounting for grant funded projects
- Experience of VAT partial exemption/non-business apportionment
- Experience of working in the charitable sector
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or AAT level 4 qualified. Qualification by experience may be considered
§ Computer literate particularly in Outlook, Excel and Word
§ Quick learner, logical thinker, numerically minded and reliable
§ Is able to work flexibly according to the needs of the Trust.
§ Working knowledge of Sage 50 Accounts and Sage 50 Payroll
- Excellent Excel skills
- Knowledge of CRM systems.
This is an indication of the scope of the role. If you don’t have all of the above but feel it could be the role for you, talk to us!
What we offer:
· Flexible working
· Holiday, 28 days + bank holidays + a “birthday gift” day
· Laptop, phone and all travel & subsistence expenses
· Family & carer friendly policies
· Training and CPD by agreement
· Sick pay
· Pension scheme – 5% employer contribution
· Subsidised Christmas meal
· Free office refreshments
· A supportive and welcoming team of colleagues.
We’re an equal opportunities employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our workforce and are committed to recruiting the best people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. We offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who opt-in to the scheme and can demonstrate that they have at least 50% of the “what you’ll need” list. To be eligible to apply via the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, you must be from an ethnic minority. Please state clearly in your covering letter if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
We are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact the HR Manager, Sarah Knott - see website for contact details.
To apply: Please send the following by email to our recruitment email - see website
· Your CV
· A covering letter explaining in no more than one side of A4, your interest in the role and the skills and knowledge you have that make you an ideal candidate
· Contact details (including email address and phone number) of two referees, one of whom should be your most recent employer.
The recruitment process:
The advert will run for a maximum of 6 weeks, until 18th September 2024. We are operating a rolling recruitment process and will interview suitable applicants as they come in. Subsequently, we may close the advert before the 18th September if we engage a candidate.
If you have not heard from us by 20th September 2024, you have not been shortlisted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Cambridge or London
Salary: £47,472 - £52,746 per annum
Position Type: Temporary, Full-Time
Closing Date: 04/09/2024
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has a great opportunity for a Programme Manager, who is passionate about creating a more inclusive world on a fixed term contract (up to 2 years).
We are looking for a dynamic individual to drive our diversity initiatives forward who will bring their expertise and ideas to improve inclusion within science academia and become our in-house expert on Inclusion & Diversity (I&D).
About the role
• Responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of diversity projects.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of all I&D matters, particularly on disability and accessibility, relating to the chemical sciences community, keeping up to date with legislative developments and emerging trends.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure that the I&D strategy is implemented across all our work, in line with the overall RSC strategy.
We are looking for:
• Degree study or relevant qualifications or experience.
• Proven experience of disability and accessibility issues in science, and initiative to develop new ideas and approaches to address disability inclusion.
• General knowledge of the chemical science sector and wider STEMM community, including higher education, academia and industry.
• Knowledge of the factors currently influencing the inclusion and diversity environment, as well as the needs and concerns of underrepresented people in the chemical sciences community.
• Experience of working on complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and / or able to balance and prioritise across multiple projects, tasks and deadlines and organising meetings and events.
• Ability to confidently handle communication with a sensitive nature, demonstrating empathy, tact, diplomacy and the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds.
• Network of scientific contacts with lived and/or research expertise in disability in chemistry or related sciences, or evidence of being able to develop such networks.
At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we will support you in your career and reward your contribution with an excellent pro rata benefits package. If you are interested, please apply before the end of our closing date.
When applying, please provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills, knowledge and competencies match the requirements outlined in the job description.
About the RSC
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving international community of over 50,000 members in 125 countries, an internationally renowned publisher of high quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences. As a not-for-profit organisation employing around 600 staff in 6 countries, we reinvest all our income to achieve our charitable objectives in support of the chemical sciences community and advancing chemistry.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although, applicants should be aware that there is an expectation that employees will attend our Cambridge and London offices multiple times a month.
Benefits
At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options across the organisation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all employees including:
• 26 days paid holiday per annum
• 35-hour working week with flexible options
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Paid volunteering days
• Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution)
• Life assurance at four times basic annual salary
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information.
No agencies, please. All recruitment enquiries from third-party recruiters will not be considered.
You may have experience in the following roles: Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Equality and Diversity Manager, Programme Manager – Diversity Initiatives, Disability and Accessibility Programme Manager, Inclusion and Accessibility Consultant, Diversity Project Manager, STEM Outreach Coordinator, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, etc.
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Senior Restricted Contract Risk Manager (Maternity) (2108)
Location The working base and country of employment would be restricted to locations where Oxfam GB is registered as a legal entity and for any non-UK locations this would need to be reviewed for feasibility on a case-by-case basis .
Hours: 36 hours per week (in the UK) - If the role is undertaken outside of the UK, the hours will be based on the country of work.
Salary: £49,601 - £61,887 (in the UK) If the role is undertaken outside of the UK, the salary and grade will be based on the national pay ranges of the country of work
Job Type: Fixed Term
Closing Date: 13 September 2024
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Do you have a senior country and/or regional programme and contract management and oversight background, with a proven track record of working with key donors (i.e. Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office, European Union, SIDA, ECHO and OFDA/USAID) on their contracts, rules and regulations?
Are you an individual who can balance empowerment of, and support to, departments, countries and regions to deliver high quality programme implementation, with a risk management and compliance approach to programme and contract management and contract support?
Are you someone who wants to nurture, grow and manage a values-led and diverse team, ensuring that every individual plays a role in delivering Oxfam’s strategy, vision and cultural aspirations?
If so, this could be the role for you
The Role:
Oxfam GBs Senior Restricted Contract Risk Manager will support the International Operations Director, the Head of Operations Improvement and Delivery and the Contract Risk Team Lead to deliver high quality support and oversight across Oxfam GB’s international programme restricted contract portfolio. This is a maternity cover.
What we are looking for:
You will bring the following five key skills and competencies into this role:
- Proven experience managing performance of others and helping people to develop, grow and achieve their potential, including increasing diversity and inclusion in teams and / or workplaces and in line with feminist leadership principles
- Proven track record in award and contract management for a large international organisation or donor agency, preferably attained in a country context.
- Demonstrable experience of preparing complex and large project budgets, business analysis, and donor reports (including financial and narrative information) and / or project management experience / qualification
- Ability to influence outcomes, facilitate processes, and work with others without direct line management authority
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- In addition, competency in Arabic, French, Spanish, Hindi / Urdu or Swahili is also desirable.
We offer:
This role will give you an opportunity to enable Oxfam GB to maximise its impact on the lives of those living with poverty; you will act as a key contributor to the development of a nascent organizational function; you will thrive in a group of dynamic and passionate people that are specialists in contract management support; you will receive extensive training and development; and we will offer you fair pay and a competitive benefits package.
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 values 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 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 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.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation 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.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're looking for a HRIS Payroll Project Lead to join our team on an 8-month fixed term contract.
Following the recent launch of PeopleXD, we are entering phase two of our project, which involves enhancing our system by integrating the PeopleXD Payroll module, managed by Access. This module will consolidate two outsourced providers into a unified platform.
As a HRIS Payroll Project Lead, you will play a key role in this expansion, configuring the PeopleXD Payroll module, managing the internal project, and acting as the crucial link between the People Systems & Data Partner, the Finance team, who are the main stakeholders in the project, and the software provide Access.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Strong experience of managing, configuring and developing HRIS/HCM projects.
- Led a successful implementation of an HRIS/HCM product, including the technical design and build of the system.
- Strong knowledge of database concepts, architecture and SQL.
- Excellent knowledge of HR and payroll processes.
- Experience working with PeopleXD is desirable, however not essential.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: F1128 Sale
Hours: 37.5 hour per week
Salary: £24,825 per annum
Job Type: Open ended
Closing Date: 6 September 2024
About Us
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Oxfam Purpose
To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering
Trading Purpose
To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering
About our Oxfam Shops
Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible.
The Role of our Shop Managers
Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards, a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business.
The role of the shop manager is empowered, varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model, in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence.
Often the only paid member of staff, our managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators, they are creative, and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day.
Please note the interviews will be held on Wednesday the 12th September 2024. Candidates will need to be available on this day.
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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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 values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Key Skills and Competencies required
- Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E)
- Ability to build, retain and develop a team. (E)
- Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E)
- Ability to delegate, coach and listen. (E)
- Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E)
- Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E)
- Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E)
- Excellent communication skills.(E)
- Ability to motivate self and others. (E)
- High level of motivation, enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E)
- Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E)
- Commercial awareness and judgement. (D)
- Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E)
- Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D)
- IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E)
- Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights (click here). (E)
- Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E)
How to apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
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 takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.
For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description.
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.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Grants Manager
We are looking for an experienced grants manager in this part-time, flexible role working on a remote basis.
Position: Grants Manager
Location: Remote
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week/flexible working available
Salary: £44,182 - £46,872 (pro rata) dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Wednesday 11th September. We are shortlisting on a rolling basis and they role may close sooner than advertised
Interview Date: 16th and 17th September.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced grants manager to work closely with the Head of Grants and Assessment to develop and support grant management, including developing new systems, to ensure that processes are compliant, auditable, efficient, and timely.
You will also be developing and embedding grant policies and processes, writing grant procedures, documentation, overseeing payments, and reporting to Board and other teams.
About You
You’ll bring a good understanding of social enterprise finances, together with an ability to assess social enterprises, including understanding and assessing business models. Ideally you’ll have experience of bidding for and managing grants for a charity or social enterprise, or of starting up and running a social enterprise.
About the Organisation
Helping 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems, the charity run courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen organisations that make a positive difference. This is not a traditional school, learning is inspiring, action-based and accessible, supporting people in other ways too, such as funding and mentoring.
Working here is engaging, exciting and demanding. If you are someone who enjoys creating solutions and contributing your ideas, you’ll enjoy working here.
Benefits include:
- 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata) + UK bank holidays
- 5% employer contribution to your pension
- Learning & development opportunities
- All staff have access to Wisdom, an employee wellbeing app
- Opportunities to train in First Aid and Mental Health First Aid
- Wellbeing initiatives hosted by our Wellbeing Committee
- Free eyecare vouchers
- Regular online socials & weekly catch-ups
- Team away days twice a year
- Flexible working is welcomed!
- Teams based around the UK (as well as in India)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Annual season ticket loan
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page, please let us know
The organisation is committed to eliminating discrimination and actively encouraging diversity amongst the workforce by developing a staff team that mirrors the rich diversity found in the student population. The charity will not discriminate with reference to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, marital status or disability. However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In the organisations commitment to continue to diversify its teams, freelance staff and programmes, we are particularly keen to hear from people who identify as:
- being from racialised and minoritised communities*
- and/or LGBTQ+
- and/or disabled, including learning and non-visible disabilities
If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or documents linked to below, please
You may have experience in other areas such as Grant, Grants, Grant Manger, Grants, Manager, Grant Officer, Grants Officer, Policy, Social Enterprise.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Unfortunately, due to our limited capacity we are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.
Hours: 35
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
- 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
- Attractive family friendly policies;
- Private healthcare cover;
- Season ticket loans;
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London/Bristol - flexible working arrangement can be agreed with the line manager.
Please note, we are currently consulting with staff on an expectation of two days a week in-person working to take effect from October 2024 which will apply to this role. We will keep candidates updated on this as appropriate, subject to the outcome of the consultation.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Member Intelligence Manager, a key leadership role with responsibility for ensuring we use member data effectively. The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. You can find further information about the NHF here: https://www.housing.org.uk/about-us/
Interested in making a difference to the work of the National Housing Federation through the effective use of member and customer data? The successful candidate will manage a small team and play a leadership role in our data intelligence work, working with colleagues across the organisation and using data to inform our member engagement and policy positions, to increase our commercial income and develop new products and service for the sector.
In addition to managing our data, this post will also have primary responsibility for the translation of data into intelligence to help the wider organisation understand membership trends and changes - allowing us to respond quickly to the changing needs of members and drive the quality of our member offer.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
- To provide leadership and support to the team in line with the core values of the organisation and with our commitment to drive standards of service to our members.
- To lead a cross-directorate programme of work through the Data Strategy Implementation Group.
- To establish systems and processes to collect, maintain and utilise member data and intelligence effectively.
- To manage the interface with our Customer Relationship Management system to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- To use data and intelligence to map key trends and changes within the sector and to make recommendations to senior staff about the implications of those trends for our work.
- To work with communications colleagues to develop mailing lists and use data and intelligence to inform and shape our messaging about how the sector is regarded by members, stakeholders and the wider public.
- To work with marketing and commercial colleagues to ensure that we use our data and intelligence to target our commercial products and events effectively, and put processes in place to utilise data to drive engagement and income.
- To work with colleagues across the organisation to create a culture that understands and is able to utilise data effectively.
- To act as the key contact point for all member survey work.
- To ensure that all of our internal systems and decisions are based on a common set of data.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience of playing a strategic role in the use of data in a membership, not-for-profit or business environment.
- Excellent analytical and numeracy skills.
- The ability to communicate effectively and proactively drive forward data-driven decision-making.
- Effective use of CRM systems to inform and deliver high-quality customer service and insight.
- Sound knowledge of GDPR and data protection legislation.
- Experience of data visualisation tools, such as Tableau or Power Bi.
- Experience of effective team management.
Nb within the NHF this role is known as Member Intelligence Manager, but it is equivalent to a Data Analytics Manager- Member Data Intelligence in other settings.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff – https://www.housing.org.uk/about-us/transparency/who-we-are/. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident committed employer
We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email Stephanie Green, People Manager at [email protected] with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: 10 September 2024
Interview date: 19 and 20 September 2024
The Human Edge is a specialist mentoring and coaching organisation. We’ve developed our expertise, approaches and partnerships over 16 years, and we use our learning and experience as a foundation to design and implement integrated leadership development and learning programmes and initiatives for entrepreneurs, managers and leaders.
We believe that building thriving businesses and social impact organisations which drive lasting positive change takes confident leadership, skills, and connections. Through our work we equip people, teams, organisations and networks/ecosystems with the tools, approaches, and skills to overcome challenges, build stronger relationships and strengthen their leadership to steer their organisations forward and achieve greater results, faster.
We partner and collaborate globally with local and international governments, foundations, international NGOs and corporates. We work in multiple languages, across contexts, cultures, and sectors. The Human Edge is a values-based organisation with a diverse and committed international team who bring a focus on quality, connections, innovation and learning to their work.
About you
You are a dynamic and strategic leader with over a decade of experience in income generation and partnership management, specifically within the leadership development, learning and development, and human capital development sectors, particularly in the UK public sector and international development arenas. Your track record of successfully leading teams and securing high-value, long-term funding partnerships through grant and bid/open tender processes sets you apart.
You excel in relationship management, leveraging your outstanding networking, negotiation, and communication skills to build and maintain partnerships that drive sustainable growth. Your ability to inspire, influence, and engage stakeholders at all levels is one of your key strengths.
You possess a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, with a passion for leadership development, learning and development and community building and a commitment to The Human Edge’s vision and mission. Your resilience, creativity, and team-oriented approach make you an influential member of any senior management team, ready to drive strategic objectives and contribute to the overall success of the organisation.
About the role
We are seeking a Head of Development and Partnerships to join our Senior Management Team alongside the CEO, Head of Programmes and Head of Finance and Operations.
You will drive income generation and partnerships development with funders and prime contractors within primarily the UK public and international development sectors, ensuring that our programmes, courses and consultancy offerings meet market needs and are financially sustainable.
You will lead on activities generating over £1m annually through grants, tenders, contracts, partnerships, and strategic communications contributing to The Human Edge's financial growth and brand development.
As the key member dedicated to income generation, you will shape and expand our funding streams, driving the growth of our services while serving as a charismatic external ambassador and effective communicator and influencer.
Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
How to apply
Download our recrutiment pack for details of how to apply.
The Human Edge is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment. We believe in the potential of everyone – whatever makes you, you. A diverse workforce can only make us better and all applications are considered without discrimination based on age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital, civil or other relationship status, religion, race, belief, colour, ethnic origin, physical ability, neurodiversity or socio-economic status.
Strengthening confidence, skills and connections of leaders of organisations through mentoring and coaching-centred learning & development initiatives
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 18 hours per week