Job summary
We
are looking for someone who has experience of either
operational or operational and strategic management skills,
with a proven track record of leading, delivering and
developing projects
or services.
Having
a keen interest in the local community and
a passion to ensure that local VCS within the Borough
of Haringey is appropriately engaged with and supported,
bringing people together and working
in a role that can effect positive change resulting in improved outcomes for
people who the VCS support and work with.
Someone
with creativity in involving and reaching diverse groups and communities with a
solid understanding of diversity and the implications for engagement, along
with knowledge and experience of
collaborative ways of working.Your
communication skills will give you the confidence to interact with local
communities, senior stakeholders, as well as build relationships with strategic
partners and funders.
You
will be confident leading a team, and capable managing, monitoring and
reporting performance.
Main duties of the job
Public Voice is the lead partner working with MIND in Haringey to deliver the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Capacity Building contract commissioned by the London Borough of Haringey. Public Voice and MIND in Haringey are ambitious, committed and passionate in their support of the VCS and are excited to have the opportunity to build a diverse, talented and fierce team to deliver significant change and impact with the community.
The contract, which runs from May 2024 to April 2027 can be extended for a further four years at the discretion of the Client. The Contract includes the administration and management of the Volunteer Centre and the development and promotion of a knowledge sharing platform, META Workplace.
The Capacity Building team will be located across different sectors of the Borough employed by either Public Voice or MIND in Haringey who make up the consortium partners. Day-to-day management of the Capacity Building service is the responsibility of the Haringey Community Alliance Manager.
About us
Public Voice is a Community Interest Company
(CIC) with a mission to improve neighbourhoods, the lives of the people who
live in them and the public services they use.
Through our work, we ensure people in the
community are heard bringing together diverse voices and including those who
find themselves marginalised or are rarely reached by service providers. We
take a user-centred, co-production approach to understanding individuals and
communities needs, and translate that into meaningful insights for service
providers in government, public health, and housing. The results are better
outcomes for residents and service users, more effective and efficient services
for providers, and stronger and healthier neighbourhoods.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operational
duties include the following:
1.
Keep the VCS Capacity Building strategy under
review and make recommendations for improving the delivery of the Programme.
2.
To ensure that the Communication Strategy is
kept under review and monitor its effectiveness.
3.
Produce an Annual Work Programme in collaboration
with the team, Public Voice and MIND CEOs, to be signed off by the Councils
Nominated Officer.
4.
Co-ordinating the team through regular team meetings
and one to one meetings as required.
5.
Providing
performance monitoring reports as required in the Contract Specification and
Work Programme and attending the Quarterly Joint Performance Monitoring
meetings with the ICB and Council Nominated Officers.
6.
Identify
appropriate opportunities from Grant Funders and Trust Funds and to support VCS
applications for funding.
7.
Promoting
the innovative VCS work to a wider regional / national audience through one
annual Showcase Event and five local showcase events.
8.
Explore
and develop an Accountable Body function for VCS organisations to maximise
external funding for VCS organisations in the Borough.
9.
Support
the VCS organisations to remain viable through cost reduction initiatives
including consortia sharing back office resources.
10.
Ensure
that engagement with VCS organisations includes those who may experience
barriers to entry such as disabled people, ethnic minority communities and
those marginalised groups / communities.
11.
To
Chair / Co-Chair the monthly VCS Forum, supported by other members of the Team.
12.
To
work with the Capacity Building Manager to deliver the Grant Funding and Income
Generating Workshops and VCS Community of Practice.
13.
To
ensure that the Volunteer Centre is managed effectively and meets volunteer
recruitment and placement targets and that the Volunteer Fairs, Volunteer
Awards, and various Forum meetings are organised effectively.
14.
To
ensure that a Haringey Volunteer Management Charter and relevant templates are
produced as a commitment to good practice.
15.
Enable
Haringey VCS organisations to benefit from local, regional and national
initiatives by providing information and supporting membership and networks.
16.
Ensuring
that GDPR requirements are complied with, and any breaches are reported in
accordance with Procedures.
Strategic
duties include the following:
1.
Representing
Haringey VCS at the ICB VCS Alliance meetings and other relevant ICB forums.
2.
To
ensure that the Alliance contributes effectively to the development of
strategies and policies which affect future delivery of services and the role
of the VCS organisations in the Borough.
3.
Developing
relationships with Grant funders and Trust Funds to maximise the opportunity to
lever in additional resources to the VCS sector through collaborative bids and
proposals.
4.
Exploring
other funding opportunities such as Crowd Funding and Sponsorship and work with
corporate organisations to lever in pro-bono financial, legal and training
development services to build the capacity of the VCS.
5.
Promoting
the work and impact of the Haringey Community Alliance to key stakeholders and
potential partners locally, regionally, and nationally, as a model of best
practice that could be grown, adapted or replicated in other contexts and
locations.
Other
Accountabilities:
1.
Work
as part of the management team, collaborating with colleagues and partners, and
contributing to the wider Public Voice strategy.
2.
Act
in line with Public Voices mission and values, as well as policies and
procedures.
3.
Help
to promote the work of Public Voice and its VCS Alliance delivery partners.
4.
Undertake
other duties as required to support the smooth functioning of Public Voice in
keeping with the overall grading and general responsibilities of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Experience
Essential
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Knowledge
Essential
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Skills
Essential
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Other
Essential
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Public Voice CIC
Address
Tottenham Town Hall
Town Hall Approach Road
London
N15 4RX