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Carnegie UK is excited to be recruiting for a new Head of Research and Insight to join our senior management team andchampion the role of high-quality, mixed-methods research and analysis in advancing collective wellbeing.

We are a charitable trust and have been working to improve wellbeing in the UK and Ireland for over 100 years. Weseek to influence public policy and practice at a systemic level, building on robust evidence and research toargue for change.

In 2021 we published our new strategy which updated how we work. We are focussed on improving collective wellbeing:ensuring everyone has what they need to live well now and in the future.

Our dual strategic aims are to tackle threats to wellbeing and to put wellbeing at the heart of decision making. Weare looking for someone with the skills and experience to help us identify and answer the right questions and tobuild a compelling body of evidence and policy insight in support of these aims.

This is an opportunity for a proven researcher to work at the interface between data, research, public policy andpractice to help generate useful insights. The post holder will work across the UK and Ireland, buildingrelationships and helping us to understand and advance the kind of policy and practice changes needed to make adifference to people’s lives.

We are looking for someone with demonstrable research experience and a track record of effective and inclusivemanagement to join our team and help us articulate what we need to know, and what the evidence is telling us. Weexpect that the successful candidate is likely to be a generalist with significant mixed-methods experience,excellent quality assurance practice and a desire to learn more about wellbeing.

Carnegie UK offers a flexible and supportive working environment and exceptional terms and conditions. We operate a35-hour working week and provide 5 paid days each year for volunteering. We aim for staff to spend two days aweek together in Andrew Carnegie House in Dunfermline but recognise that this may not always be possible everyweek.

If you have the experience we are looking for and want to help build and lead a new in-house research and analysisteam, then we’d love to hear from you.

For a conversation about the role, or to submit your application, please contact Lucy Smith atinfo@carnegieuk.org

Applications should take the form of a CV and covering letter, setting out why this role excites you and what youbelieve you can bring to Carnegie UK.

Key dates:

Shortlisting: 20th June

Selected candidates complete online personality assessment tool: w/b 24th June.

Psychometric feedback: w/b 1st July. Candidates will be invited to book a suitable online slot.

Interviews: 9th and 10th July.

Interviews will take place at our office in Andrew Carnegie House, Dunfermline. An online interview can be arrangedfor any candidate unable to attend in person.

Please indicate in your application if you would be unavailable on any of the dates set out above, we will do ourbest to accommodate you.

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We are seeking to appoint someone on a 12-month fixed term contract as maternity cover, to join our Grants Team indelivering The Ideas Fund, an exciting programme which looks to connect communities with researchers in order todevelop and try out ideas related to mental wellbeing. The Fund is delivered in four areas of the UK – Oldham,Hull, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and North West Northern Ireland, although this role can be remote,based anywhere in the UK.

With support from the Head of Grants, we expect that you will have lead responsibility for our work in two of theseareas, building strong relationships with our Development Co-ordinators and contributing to the successfuldelivery of the overall programme. You will oversee the support for grant holders to learn from what is workingand feed this learning into our overall approach with the Fund, as well as sharing insights externally. It’s anexciting time for the Fund; you can find more details about our plans here.

You will work with our existing Grants & Learning Manager to ensure that our due diligence and grant reportingrequirements are met, responding flexibly and creatively to issues that arise. Importantly, you willconsistently focus on how we can continue to be innovative with our grant making, and how our learning caninfluence long term change in funding and public engagement practice.

Key responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this role are to:

• Work with the Head of Grants to deliver an innovative programme that constantly evolves based on what welearn.
• Deliver excellent grant-making using relational, flexible and participatoryapproaches.
• Design and implement high-quality assessment, due diligence and grant management processes,continually reviewing and refining the approach.
• Support the assessment and delivery of a portfolio of‘evidence building’ grants, with projects due to begin in January 2025.
• Design and implement learningand evaluation strategies and processes, reviewing and refining as needed. Manage relationships and/or contractswith learning partners where appropriate.
• Support local Development Coordinators to:
  • Ensure theprogramme’s aim of supporting underserved communities is fulfilled and the grants budget iscommitted.
  • Work with applicants and collaborators to develop high quality innovativeproposals.
  • Work with grant holders, collaborating researchers and project partners to overcomechallenges they might face in delivering their projects.
  • Collate and share local learning as part of anevidence building and practice sharing strategy, which is currently in development.
• Developand manage a small pipeline of discretionary ‘infrastructure’ grants to add value to the portfolio and/or makesystemic impact at local or national level, if necessary.
• Develop bespoke application and grantmanagement and learning processes as appropriate.
• Work with the Head of Grants to devise a learning anddevelopment plan for the Grants Team.
• Build and engage a network of key stakeholders to ensuresuccessful delivery of the programme.
• Champion innovation in supporting community/researchercollaboration, community-led research, systems change and grant-making across relevant sectors including:
  • Sharing learning, practice and ideas with a broad range of stakeholders through a range ofapproaches.
  • Representing the British Science Association at external events to share innovation andlearning.
  • Develop and deliver events and/or content to showcase practice.
• Support theHead of Grants with developing the BSA’s strategy around future grants programmes.

In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:

• Support colleagues across the organisation, especially at busy times or on specific areas ofexpertise.
• Undertake assessment or grant management work on other programmes as required.
• Otherduties as reasonably required by the line manager.

Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UKlocation up to 4 days/week.

Permanent remote working in the UK is possible and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of theUK. We are happy to consider secondments.

• Scotland, NI and North of England (Remote)

Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with IAM RoadSmart to help them recruit for a Regional Road SafetyManager to join their team covering the Scotland, NI and North of England. As the UK’s largest independent roadsafety charity, formed in 1956, IAM RoadSmart spent more than 60 years making UK roads safer by improving driverand rider skills through coaching and education. The charity has over 77,000 members, all of whom have taken andpassed an advanced test in a car, commercial vehicle or on a motorcycle.

Please note this is a full-time role being offered on a permanent basis. (The role involves overnight stays as wellas evening and weekend work)

The Regional Road Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing IAM RoadSmart's operational service in Scotland,NI, and the North of England. This includes managing the field service north team. They ensure that all IAMRoadSmart standards and qualifications are followed and regularly checked for quality.

Additionally, they handle the recruitment and ongoing training of IAM RoadSmart volunteers to support theorganisation's business model. They also work on growing IAM’s diverse membership as part of the 3-yearstrategy. Their responsibilities also include overseeing operational delivery, volunteer engagement, groupdevelopment and nurturing relationships with PCCs, Safer Road Partnerships and other organisations and partnersin their designated regions.

The ideal candidate should possess a Police Class 1 Driving and Riding qualification or an equivalent IAM Masterscertification, accompanied by IMI National Observer qualifications and IMI Examiner qualifications, whereapplicable. They must demonstrate a deep understanding of driving and riding techniques. The right candidate forthe role will have great interpersonal skills, experience of delivering strategy and managing change. They willhave experience of managing volunteers and groups and will be able to work independently as well as a part of ateam. This role will oversee a team of 3 full time employees.

• Home based within the UK. Occasional travel to key events across the UK. (Remote)

The purpose of this role is to provide administrative, project and event planning support to the Director of NetworkProgrammes & Innovation. This will involve working with the Director and other colleagues to build a strongstructure for the directorate as they work towards fulfilling their strategic goals.

The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national park is home to over25% of the UK’s rare and endangered species, four of the UK’s top five highest mountains, the largest Caledonianforest and some of Scotland’s most iconic rivers. It is a truly unique landscape and this is an exceptional rolefor the right person.

Alongside its spectacular nature, the National Park is home to 18,000 residents and over 1,000 businesses, alongsidethe nearly two million people who visit the area each year. This role is a great opportunity for the rightperson to ensure that the Park Authority’s key services deliver for residents, businesses and visitorsalike.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow yourcareer. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not- for-profit companies to work for. We’rededicated to both this amazing place and our employees.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Planning and Chief Planning Officer to join the CNPA and lead,motivate and manage the staff team and financial resources to deliver an outstanding Planning Service across theNational Park.

The Role:

As the Head of Planning and Chief Planning Officer you will lead, motivate and manage the staff team and financialresources to deliver an outstanding Planning Service across the National Park. This includes delivery ofdevelopment planning, development management and enforcement functions in the context of the national planningimprovement framework.

You will deliver the Authority’s Corporate and Operational Plans with specific emphasis on planning and deliveringnational planning priorities, championing place, renewables, built heritage, transport, design, flooding,community development and economic development.

You will also be the Park Authority’s Chief Planning Officer, playing a key role in the leadership, vision andstrategic direction of the Park Authority, raising the profile of planning in authority decisions. You will bean ambassador for the planning profession and advise the Park Authority about the carrying out of the functionsconferred on them. As the Chief Planning Officer for the Park Authority, the notice period for the role is 3months, to help ensure continuity of coverage in this statutory role.

So, if you are keen to be our Head of Planning and Chief Planning Officer and you can display the skills andexperience listed here, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Equalities:

CNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation,gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age andsocial class. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethniccommunities, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector.

We are Disability Confident committed employer, if you are an applicant with disabilities who meets the essentialrequirements of the post, we will interview you. In all circumstances CNPA appoints on merit-based evidence theapplicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post.

• Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:
  • member contribution rates among the lowestin the public sector
  • tax relief on your contributions
  • generous employer contributions
  • asecure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty
  • the option of tax-free lump sumon retirement
  • potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill towork
  • life assurance cover
  • benefits for loved ones and dependants
  • options to increaseyour pension
  • keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built upelsewhere
  • support from our trusted charity partners
• 25 days annual leave, increasingto 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
• Flexibleworking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of pool cars

About You:

To be considered as our Head of Planning and Chief Planning Officer, you’ll need:

• Experience of managing staff, and demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and develop a staff team
• A degree in Town and Country Planning or equivalent and RTPI membership.
• Significant experience of developing planning policy and preparation of Local Development Plans and/or development management.
• The capacity to work autonomously of frequent senior management supervision.
• Demonstrate ability to make sound judgements on the handling of controversial and sensitive planning issues.
• Articulate, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence or access to a driver if disability prevents driving.