Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Cardiff's Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate is committed to delivering excellence and equity in education across the city. We work collaboratively with schools, governors, and communities to ensure every learner has access to high-quality teaching and inclusive learning environments. Our vision is aligned with the Council's Stronger, Fairer, Greener and Cardiff 2030 strategies, and we are proud to champion innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement across our education system. About the job This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of Governor Services, providing support, challenge and advice to Headteachers, school governing bodies and clerks. You will play a key role in maintaining oversight of governance quality across the city, coordinating professional learning and development for Cardiff's governing bodies and working closely with education leaders and partners to drive improvement. This role will involve leading on key initiatives and areas of work such as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in school governance, developing recruitment and retention programmes, increasing confidence in governance leadership including safeguarding and supporting governors with all aspects of their role. You will also work with partners on developing collaboration and shared governance practice to enable governing bodies to work collectively and improve outcomes. Agile working is a key feature of this role, with a base at County Hall, Cardiff Bay, and regular engagement with Council Teams and schools across the city. What We Are Looking For From You We are looking for an individual with experience of working with school governing bodies, either as a governor, clerk or within a local authority or school improvement context. You will have a strong understanding of governance legislation, education systems, and public service principles. You will bring excellent communication, analytical and partnership-working skills, with the ability to provide advice, support and constructive challenge to senior stakeholders. Strong organisational skills, IT proficiency, and the ability to manage sensitive information are essential. You will be a resilient, proactive self-starter, committed to delivering high-quality outcomes and promoting equality of opportunity. Welsh language skills or a commitment to learn are also welcomed, but not essential. Additional information For an informal discussion, please contact: This post is temporary until 31/03/2027. Internal candidates who wish to apply for this temporary position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body. This post is suitable for post share. Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, with Child Workforce Barring List check. Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools. We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own. We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications. Please note the Council does not accept CV's. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website : Important information you need read in order to complete your application: - Job Category Education - Professional / Support Department Education & Lifelong Learning Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Temporary
Cardiff's Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate is committed to delivering excellence and equity in education across the city. We work collaboratively with schools, governors, and communities to ensure every learner has access to high-quality teaching and inclusive learning environments. Our vision is aligned with the Council's Stronger, Fairer, Greener and Cardiff 2030 strategies, and we are proud to champion innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement across our education system. About the job This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of Governor Services, providing support, challenge and advice to Headteachers, school governing bodies and clerks. You will play a key role in maintaining oversight of governance quality across the city, coordinating professional learning and development for Cardiff's governing bodies and working closely with education leaders and partners to drive improvement. This role will involve leading on key initiatives and areas of work such as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in school governance, developing recruitment and retention programmes, increasing confidence in governance leadership including safeguarding and supporting governors with all aspects of their role. You will also work with partners on developing collaboration and shared governance practice to enable governing bodies to work collectively and improve outcomes. Agile working is a key feature of this role, with a base at County Hall, Cardiff Bay, and regular engagement with Council Teams and schools across the city. What We Are Looking For From You We are looking for an individual with experience of working with school governing bodies, either as a governor, clerk or within a local authority or school improvement context. You will have a strong understanding of governance legislation, education systems, and public service principles. You will bring excellent communication, analytical and partnership-working skills, with the ability to provide advice, support and constructive challenge to senior stakeholders. Strong organisational skills, IT proficiency, and the ability to manage sensitive information are essential. You will be a resilient, proactive self-starter, committed to delivering high-quality outcomes and promoting equality of opportunity. Welsh language skills or a commitment to learn are also welcomed, but not essential. Additional information For an informal discussion, please contact: This post is temporary until 31/03/2027. Internal candidates who wish to apply for this temporary position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body. This post is suitable for post share. Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, with Child Workforce Barring List check. Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools. We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own. We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications. Please note the Council does not accept CV's. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website : Important information you need read in order to complete your application: - Job Category Education - Professional / Support Department Education & Lifelong Learning Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Temporary
Nesta's Health
We are recruiting for an Assistant Programme Manager - A Fairer Start About Nesta We are Nesta, the UK's innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale solutions to society's biggest problems. Our three missions are to give every child a fair start, help people live healthy lives, and create a sustainable future where the economy works for both people and the planet. For over 20 years, we have worked to support, encourage and inspire innovation. We work in three roles: as an innovation partner working with frontline organisations to design and test new solutions, as a venture builder supporting new and early stage businesses, and as a system shaper creating the conditions for innovation. Harnessing the rigour of science and the creativity of design, we work relentlessly to change millions of lives for the better. Find out more at nesta.org.uk About the Mission In our A Fairer Start mission, we want every child to have the fairest possible start in life, so they can thrive and realise their potential. Children born into disadvantage are far more likely to experience poor health, lower earnings, shorter life expectancy and lower levels of happiness than their peers. Closing the gap through targeted support at crucial moments of development is not just good policy, it is good economics: such interventions and system shifts are easily paid for by the long-term benefits of higher economic productivity and lower social costs. The AFS mission works to develop innovative, scalable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving. We work on a range of projects, from applied innovation through to policy design, across the domains of parenting support, early childhood education and care, family income, integrated family support and funding. The Role This role supports the work of Nesta's A Fairer Start mission. You will work closely with the Programme Manager, as well as the Mission Director, Deputy Directors and Project Leads to support the day to day running of the Mission and its projects, and to help the team function effectively. Alongside your core duties, you will have the opportunity to support the mission more broadly, either through supporting overall delivery of projects, and/or through working as a mission representative for critical organisational priorities such as Nesta's commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. This role is also a part of Nesta's community of Programme and Project Managers who work together to design and manage Nesta's processes and ways of working around how we plan, deliver and manage our programmes and projects. Your responsibilities will include: Working with the Programme Manager to oversee and track project delivery and key milestones, both narrative and financial, to ensure we are accurately delivering against project schedules Supporting the Mission Leadership Team to balance and sequence the Mission's projects and team's resources, taking advantage of dependencies where possible, to optimise delivery Supporting project leads to accurately plan and implement their projects, for example by helping to create budgets and project plans Supporting the Programme Manager to deliver continuous improvement projects within the Programme Management Office and/or Mission team. Designing and implementing resources and tools to support project leads and teams to improve the way they work Overseeing the team calendar, arranging logistics for meetings events and away days, and coordinating the taking of minutes where required Acting as first point of contact for the team for Nesta staff and external stakeholders, responding to inquiries or directing them to the right people Collaborating with the operations, financial, legal and communications teams when required and helping to translate their requirements to the other members of the A Fairer Start team. Supporting administrative processes within the team where needed and encourage and foster self sufficiency across the team around managing their own individual administrative tasks Being an active member of Nesta's community of programme and project managers, contributing to or owning the development of Nesta's programme and project management processes and ways of working. The Person Outstanding administrative, organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously Proactive problem solver who is willing to work both independently and as part of the team Strong attention to detail Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders Balancing competing priorities for your time effectively and being responsive to the changing needs of the team Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Good working knowledge of digital tools such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar Experience managing or supporting small scale projects or programmes of work Experience coordinating the efforts of others to achieve a goal Experience or training in agile project management Experience using specific management software to support coordination of projects and programmes (i.e. Asana, Salesforce, Slack) Experience managing or tracking budgets Experience working in a relevant sector, such as a charity / not-for-profit, or in a subject area related to Nesta's missions What we offer Salary: Circa £40,000 plus array of benefits, including private medical insurance, health cash plans, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more Location: This role is based in Blackfriars, Central London, hybrid working arrangement. Nesta's policy is for staff to spend a minimum of two days a week in the office with the remaining days at your discretion. Term: Permanent Hours: This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do. At Nesta, we believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results. We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop. This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful. We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you'd like to explore. BIT helps clients from government, nonprofits and the private sector to improve people's lives through our empirical problem solving and deep understanding of human behaviour. Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society.
We are recruiting for an Assistant Programme Manager - A Fairer Start About Nesta We are Nesta, the UK's innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale solutions to society's biggest problems. Our three missions are to give every child a fair start, help people live healthy lives, and create a sustainable future where the economy works for both people and the planet. For over 20 years, we have worked to support, encourage and inspire innovation. We work in three roles: as an innovation partner working with frontline organisations to design and test new solutions, as a venture builder supporting new and early stage businesses, and as a system shaper creating the conditions for innovation. Harnessing the rigour of science and the creativity of design, we work relentlessly to change millions of lives for the better. Find out more at nesta.org.uk About the Mission In our A Fairer Start mission, we want every child to have the fairest possible start in life, so they can thrive and realise their potential. Children born into disadvantage are far more likely to experience poor health, lower earnings, shorter life expectancy and lower levels of happiness than their peers. Closing the gap through targeted support at crucial moments of development is not just good policy, it is good economics: such interventions and system shifts are easily paid for by the long-term benefits of higher economic productivity and lower social costs. The AFS mission works to develop innovative, scalable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving. We work on a range of projects, from applied innovation through to policy design, across the domains of parenting support, early childhood education and care, family income, integrated family support and funding. The Role This role supports the work of Nesta's A Fairer Start mission. You will work closely with the Programme Manager, as well as the Mission Director, Deputy Directors and Project Leads to support the day to day running of the Mission and its projects, and to help the team function effectively. Alongside your core duties, you will have the opportunity to support the mission more broadly, either through supporting overall delivery of projects, and/or through working as a mission representative for critical organisational priorities such as Nesta's commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. This role is also a part of Nesta's community of Programme and Project Managers who work together to design and manage Nesta's processes and ways of working around how we plan, deliver and manage our programmes and projects. Your responsibilities will include: Working with the Programme Manager to oversee and track project delivery and key milestones, both narrative and financial, to ensure we are accurately delivering against project schedules Supporting the Mission Leadership Team to balance and sequence the Mission's projects and team's resources, taking advantage of dependencies where possible, to optimise delivery Supporting project leads to accurately plan and implement their projects, for example by helping to create budgets and project plans Supporting the Programme Manager to deliver continuous improvement projects within the Programme Management Office and/or Mission team. Designing and implementing resources and tools to support project leads and teams to improve the way they work Overseeing the team calendar, arranging logistics for meetings events and away days, and coordinating the taking of minutes where required Acting as first point of contact for the team for Nesta staff and external stakeholders, responding to inquiries or directing them to the right people Collaborating with the operations, financial, legal and communications teams when required and helping to translate their requirements to the other members of the A Fairer Start team. Supporting administrative processes within the team where needed and encourage and foster self sufficiency across the team around managing their own individual administrative tasks Being an active member of Nesta's community of programme and project managers, contributing to or owning the development of Nesta's programme and project management processes and ways of working. The Person Outstanding administrative, organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously Proactive problem solver who is willing to work both independently and as part of the team Strong attention to detail Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders Balancing competing priorities for your time effectively and being responsive to the changing needs of the team Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Good working knowledge of digital tools such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar Experience managing or supporting small scale projects or programmes of work Experience coordinating the efforts of others to achieve a goal Experience or training in agile project management Experience using specific management software to support coordination of projects and programmes (i.e. Asana, Salesforce, Slack) Experience managing or tracking budgets Experience working in a relevant sector, such as a charity / not-for-profit, or in a subject area related to Nesta's missions What we offer Salary: Circa £40,000 plus array of benefits, including private medical insurance, health cash plans, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more Location: This role is based in Blackfriars, Central London, hybrid working arrangement. Nesta's policy is for staff to spend a minimum of two days a week in the office with the remaining days at your discretion. Term: Permanent Hours: This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do. At Nesta, we believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results. We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop. This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful. We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you'd like to explore. BIT helps clients from government, nonprofits and the private sector to improve people's lives through our empirical problem solving and deep understanding of human behaviour. Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society.