Managing SCVO’s day-to-day operations and leading SCVO's capacity building activities, ensuringcapacity building support for Voluntary and Community Sector organisations in Sandwell isefficient and effective, and is designed to meet specifically identified and evidenced local needs.- Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, supporting him and the Board ofTrustees in providing direction and leadership, and in ensuring the development andimplementation of strategies,… Show more Managing SCVO’s day-to-day operations and leading SCVO's capacity building activities, ensuringcapacity building support for Voluntary and Community Sector organisations in Sandwell isefficient and effective, and is designed to meet specifically identified and evidenced local needs.- Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, supporting him and the Board ofTrustees in providing direction and leadership, and in ensuring the development andimplementation of strategies, plans and policies.- Maintain oversight for the smooth running of day to day operations, including but notlimited to external contracts and suppliers, health and safety, and human resources- Lead quality assurance activities including the maintenance of externally assessedquality marks- Oversee the design and delivery of SCVO's capacity building support for Voluntaryand Community Sector groups working within Sandwell, ensuring that the capacitybuilding service is tailored to meet and anticipate local needs on the basis of robustevidence.- Produce and publish a rolling programme of capacity building activities- Work alongside other capacity building staff where necessary, contributing directlyto the delivery of the capacity building support activities to groups.- Develop and market a range of chargeable capacity building services to complementthe core capacity building service offer- Actively seek new resources to supplement the offer or extend the reach of SCVO'scapacity building services, including through competitive bidding processes.- Contribute to the SCVO Executive Management Team, supporting performancereporting as required.- Contribute regularly to SCVO's events and publications- Provide direct line management support, including regular performance appraisals, tocapacity building and administrative staff members, any other staff as necessary. Show less

• Regular liaison & provision of monitoring information to Cabinet Office & Social Investment Business;• Overseeing the assessment & processing of Grant Applications to the programme;• Provision of internal data to other departments/Executive Team/Board within Tearfund;• Budget monitoring to ensure programme spend is within operational parameters (current programme budget £0.5m – previous programme £1.2m);• Producing regular monthly eNewsletter with stories & support… Show more • Regular liaison & provision of monitoring information to Cabinet Office & Social Investment Business;• Overseeing the assessment & processing of Grant Applications to the programme;• Provision of internal data to other departments/Executive Team/Board within Tearfund;• Budget monitoring to ensure programme spend is within operational parameters (current programme budget £0.5m – previous programme £1.2m);• Producing regular monthly eNewsletter with stories & support materials;• Delivery of frontline support to churches/groups through associated Catalyst programme;• Liaison with external delivery partners – including requests for & capture of appropriate data & monitoring information;• Collate external reports & publications to see where strategic priorities align and to explore joint areas of working/partnership development. Show less

Responsible for the day-to-day operational delivery of the organisation's services and supporting the Management Board with strategic planning and subsequent implementation.During my time there I successfully secured two Supporting People contracts from Walsall MBC in order to deliver our Supported Housing provision, the latter one commencing in Nov 2009 at £185,000 p.a.

In charge of retail banking activities with a staff of 6.