Save the Children

We're looking for a Shop Manager with a passion for sustainable fashion to join our amazing shop in Castle Cary. We want to bring the wonders of charity shops back to our high-street and we need driven and passionate people to get us there! About Us Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. About the Role Located in Castle Cary, this is a busy shop in a warm and inviting community setting. As Shop Manager you'll be leading an active and dedicated volunteer team in our recently refurbished shop, and continuing to build strong connections within the local community to ensure it's continued success! About You You will be someone with exceptional people skills, a leader who understands the importance of community and enjoys supporting people to exercise similar passions through volunteering. You'll bring: Proven experience leading and inspiring teams A strong understanding of what good looks like in a busy and successful community-led shop, ideally with some experience within Retail or a clear passion for sustainable fashion and knowledge of products and trends A can-do attitude and ability to approach challenges in a positive way, knowing when to reach out for support and guidance where you need it. Previous retail experience is not essential. If you have transferable leadership skills or experience managing volunteers in other settings and are looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you! To learn more about the position, please review the Job Description in the attached Documents Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications. Ways of Working: On-site - this role will be based in the Castle Cary shop in Somerset. The shop is currently open 6 days per week (Monday to Saturday), so we're looking for someone able to work 5 days (35 hours) per week including some weekend working. Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview. Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. To see our full statement please visit this link: Salary Structure: Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff. To see our full offer please visit this link: Interview Expenses: Candidates should note that unfortunately it is not our policy to reimburse expenses accrued when attending interviews at Save the Children UK unless you are requested to attend an interview in an alternative location to where the role is based. Pre-employment Checks: Any Employment with Save the Children UK will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date: a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable) receipt of satisfactory references proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role If you have any questions, we have an FAQ section. For anything else you can email us on: Division: Fundraising & Marketing Location (Role): Castle Cary, Somerset Contract Type: Permanent Contract Full / Part Time: Full time (flexible working options available) Closing Date: 18 February 2024 Salary Range : Starting salary £23,101 Hours Per Week: 35

The job of a Save the Children UK's Programme Officer is busy and varied. Do you have strong organisation and administration skills with the ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload? Do you have strong numeracy skills with experience and the ability to monitor and manage financial information and budgets? Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world? If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you! About Us The number of children requiring humanitarian assistance is rising as the climate crisis, entrenched conflict, and fragility, forced migration and infectious diseases all lead to an increase in the frequency, duration, and severity of catastrophic events. With needs continuing to grow and rapidly outpacing available resources, humanitarians around the world are once more forced to do more with less. Recognising the changing humanitarian risk landscape, the need to stay relevant, and to step up for greater impact, Save the Children has adopted a bold vision for the future of its humanitarian work and as part of this, there is an important role for SCUK to play in identifying and supporting next-generation collaborative initiatives that will ultimately deliver impact for disaster-affected children and their families. The Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) as part of SCUK's humanitarian department provides high-quality humanitarian capacity strengthening for the movement, as well as the wider sector, as part of our shifting the power agenda. The HLA's mission, as a team within the humanitarian department, is to enable people around the world to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries, by providing quality learning opportunities. The HLA's approach spans from focused needs-based learning in countries hit by crises to the huge international reach of our learning platform, Kaya. They are a global team that has a full suite of in-house skills to provide and develop the offer; technical and learning experts, platform specialists, a digital and design studio, communications support and more. The HLA enables SCUK to offer the most effective and impactful humanitarian capacity strengthening resource for both the Save the Children movement, the wider humanitarian sector and beyond. Job Purpose The purpose of this role is to enable high levels of operational and programmatic efficiency with regards to Save the Children capacity strengthening response to the Ukraine crisis. The role requires excellent financial and administrative management, effective decision making and responsiveness to stakeholder needs. You will provide direct support to the Deputy Director for Transformational Humanitarian Response as well as the HLA Regional Centre in Eastern Europe. Main Accountabilities The Programme Officer's key duties will be to: Work closely with the Deputy Director for Transformational Response and the Regional Lead for Eastern Europe to support the development and delivery of humanitarian initiatives as necessary Cross team coordination Implement effective processes and systems for financial and operational insight and decision making Introduce effective processes and systems for stakeholder relationship management Contribute to supporting strong ways of working across the teams, as well as taking individual responsibility for building an inclusive and supportive team culture. Documentation management (storage & management of contracts / / finance information) and partners delivering on the Engine 2 with a focus on compliance, due diligence and risk management, ensuring the awards and trading management information systems are up to date and that awards and trading contracts are donor compliant and audit ready such as finance, legal and HR to ensure quality service provision and appropriate allocation of resources and in line with agreements internal processes are followed. groups that benefit areas of mutual benefit such as operations, programmes, members,advocacy etc Establish and manage effective relationships with key stakeholders and partners within the learning sector to provide cutting edge solutions to demand Oversee multiple award-specific budgets in order to effectively implement the learning projects or programmes, including staff recharge, logistics, procurement, consultancies, etc., ensuring the relevant information management is aligned to SCI and donor specific compliance criteria, working with the Awards and Contract Specialist as required Support the ongoing management and monitoring of contracts throughout the project/contract cycle, Performance management. Support effective arrangements for internal and external reporting, tracking monthly progress against financial modelling, plans, budgets, and key performance indicators People management Support the implementation of a High Performing Team Strategy designed to mobilise, invest in, enable, and empower the Academy's staff around the world, to ensure that the Academy is effectively coordinated and collaborative Change management Support strategic change initiatives for the HLA's operating model and operations Person Profile The ideal candidate will demonstrate appropriate judgment in balancing the need for maintaining to a high standard, necessary operations day-to-day tasks (e.g. generating new contracts, recoding finance transactions, etc.), with supporting operations to update our current operating model. Accordingly, you must be able to manage a high number of competing priorities for time critical operations activities, whilst keeping perspective of how we may achieve higher efficiency and effectiveness across our financial and operational processes and systems. You will be able to critically apply ongoing lessons learnt from this role, for the greater purpose of improving HLA operational excellence. Essential Criteria Passion and energy to work in pursuit of transforming humanitarian response globally Numerate with the ability to monitor and manage financial information. Familiarity with funding budgets, financial reporting including construction and monitoring of budgets. Highly computer literate and confident with MS Office, especially Excel. Analytical skills with the ability to identify key points from complex material or information. Proven attention for detail and ability to effectively manage a high volume of data and information A high degree of flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs and priorities Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), with an ability to work with people from a range of backgrounds and cultures Strong team skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and collaborate both within and outside the team. Strong problem-solving skills, with ability to propose solutions for translating a variety of funding information into Save the Children system formats. management structure, both of which require very strong coordination and cooperation skills and behaviour. manage reactive and proactive work, and deliver tasks to tight deadlines sensitively with a wide range of people in a large and complex organisation, often at a distance Fluent written and spoken English. Ways of Working: Remote First - The majority of our roles can be performed remotely, however you may work from the office as often as you wish. Whilst you will be predominantly working from home, we may require you to come to your contracted office up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter (Note: This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team) This is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. On-site - There are certain roles that cannot be performed remotely and so your role will be based in an office location and you may occasionally be able to work from home. Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview. Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are mot looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.

Full time or part time Fixed term contract for 5 months The job of a Save the Children UK's D&I Coordinator is varied and fulfilling. Are you passionate about creating a truly positive experience for all people and making everyone feel included and valued? Have you contributed to supporting diversity and inclusion either in or outside of work? Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world? If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you! About Us Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) sits at the heart of who we are and who we aspire to be. Our approach to diversity and inclusion is connected to the way we work with children, encompassing respect, fairness, and equality. We recognise that acting on these values requires a willingness to challenge all forms of discrimination, an ability to listen deeply to others lived experiences and move decisively to action that will create positive change. The Executive Leadership Team have recently made a series of commitments to anti-racism building on this approach. We know we still have a long way to go - but we are absolutely committed to getting there and doing it well. Getting this right is a condition for doing the best we can for children. Achieving change will require transformative cultural and structural shifts. Changing behaviour is not just about changing rules, important as that may be in some areas. It is about people with power and privilege acknowledging their part in the problem, listening to and learning from those at the sharp end of institutionalised oppression and injustice, and acting as allies for change. Our newly co-created Diversity and Inclusion strategy sets out our priorities of the work ahead that will help transform our culture and place equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do. Job Purpose Reporting directly to the Director of Diversity & Inclusion, the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the implementation of our D&I strategy. The D&I Coordinator will play a pivotal role in embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and creating positive change across Save the Children UK by supporting the D&II team in coordinating activity and along with providing advice and expertise on EDI. The D&I Coordinator will work with our people from across the organisation, primarily supporting the implementation of our D&I strategy (co-created with employees) and ensuring it remains relevant and fit for purpose. The role holder will also work closely with the D&I Specialists supporting them on projects and assisting the Director of D&I on particular workstreams. Main Accountabilities The D&I Coordinator's key duties will be to: Support the D & I team on the delivery of and embed SCUK's Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy into all aspects of our organisational practices and culture, drawing upon internal insight, market knowledge and external best practice to do so Apply an intersectional lens across all D&I activity, helping us take meaningful action that prioritises effort, builds capacity and builds meaningful change Establish and provide an administration process to support the D & I team in organising events and speakers, setting up meetings and assisting in organisation of meetings and events Supporting the tracking/reporting of progress against the D&I strategy and key indicators to ensure progress is reviewed and fed into key reporting structures Provide advice on of diversity and inclusion including policies, processes and workplace behaviours Assist in the designing of mechanisms that will support the embedding of diversity and inclusion into the organisation i.e. equality impact assessment toolkits, development programmes etc Support key stakeholders to develop and deliver D&I learning interventions and programmes Support key pieces of work e.g. setting up meetings, chasing up actions and feedback, and remind colleagues of deadlines Support the team and key colleagues in the development and delivery or EDI events Person Profile Experience (Note: The below criteria does not necessarily have to have been in paid work, please do think about your voluntary/family experience when considering them) Have contributed to diversity and inclusion initiatives in organisations in a positive way and be able to share experiences to demonstrate this Be knowledgeable in concepts such as power, privilege, and inequality and how inequality can manifest in an organisation's polices, processes and practice Have contributed to diversity & inclusion learning interventions and programmes Have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and also enjoy teamwork. Abilities Ability to take personal responsibility and holds others accountable for delivering results Ability to actively develop self and others to help realise their full potential, and to build the organisation's capability for the future Ability to share promote and share best practice within and outside the organisation Ability to work effectively with others to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives Aptitude A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.