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Our commitment to inclusion

Diversity is a fact of life. Inclusion is a choice and a practice – for organisations and individuals. At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, our aim is to drive inclusion into every area and activity of what we do: from access to programmes, to grant investment, to board, staff and partnerships.

However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In our commitment to continue to diversify our teams, freelance staff and programmes, we are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as: being from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds; LGBTQ+; and those with disabilities.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or documents linked to below, please contact recruitment@sse.org.uk.

Jobs

Job:                 Learning Manager

Reports to:    Lead Learning Manager

Location:       Flexible, can be based anywhere in the UK

Salary:            Starting from £35,557 – 37,641, depending on experience +5% pension

Hours:             35 hours/week

Contract:       Fixed term through July 2022, with the possibility of extension

 Do you have an interest in social entrepreneurship and social impact? Are you looking for a role delivering high quality programmes?

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) are looking for a learning manager who has great people skills, including facilitation and taking a coaching approach and who has significant and varied experience of designing, planning and delivering learning programmes. The Learning Manager will take the lead in the design and delivery of a new learning programme, Heritage Trade Up, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, for leaders of heritage organisations.

This role will suit you if you are highly organised with strong multi-tasking abilities, have excellent communications skills and thrive in an autonomous work environment. It will be especially suited to you if you have an interest in and passion for the heritage sector.

To apply

Please send your CV (in a simple format and no more than 2 pages) and answers to the following questions:

1. What attracted you to apply for this role?
2. What are the key elements of a transformational learning programme, and how would you approach its design? Please consider elements across the life cycle of a programme and use examples from your past work.
3. Tell us about a time where you felt the most in your element as a facilitator.

You have the choice to answer the questions either:

• In writing (max. 900 words)
• A voice recording* (max. 8 minutes)
• A video* (max. 8 minutes long; you can submit this in British Sign Language if you prefer)

All methods of application can be emailed to recruitment@sse.org.uk

• Title your email: ‘Learning Manager Recruitment 2021’
• Include your name and contact details and CV in your email.
• If using a video recording, we suggest uploading to YouTube and sending a link.

All formats (writing/video/voice) will be assessed equally. We just want to make sure you feel comfortable using the format that works best for you. Please ensure you answer all questions.

The deadline for submitting an application is April 19^th at 5PM. We will hold interviews for shortlisted applicants w/c April 26^th.

Recruitment Pack

Job:               Strategic Projects Manager

Reports to:  CEO

Location:      Flexible, with some time at SSE office in London Bridge expected

Salary:          £32,542 to £38,372 (dependent on experience)

Hours:          35 per week 9am-5pm or 10am -6pm

Contract:     Full time permanent

 Do you have an interest in social entrepreneurship and social impact? Are you looking for a role delivering high quality programmes?

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) are looking for a Strategic Projects Officer/Manager who has excellent communication, analysis, and strategic planning skills. The Strategic Projects Officer/Manager will work with the CEO to spark and develop new initiatives, engage with teams across the organisation and manage a range of external relationships from consultants to funders.

This role will suit you if you are a strong communicator, have an entrepreneurial outlook and are comfortable embracing complexity.

To apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter (both of which should be no more than two sides of A4) answering the following questions:

      1. What attracted you to apply for this role?

      2. What do you think makes you an excellent candidate for the Strategic Projects                        Manager role within SSE? Please refer to relevant skills and experiences.

Please use no more than 800 words in total to answer these questions.

Please complete your application via the Google Form here by midday on 1^st April 2021. If you have any questions please send an email to recruitment@sse.org.uk and title your email ‘Strategic Projects Manager Application’

The selection process will comprise an interview and a task. Interviews will be held on the 13^th & 15^th April 2021.

Recruitment Pack

Impact manager

• Reports to:    director of Programmes and Learning
• Location:       Flexible – based anywhere in the UK, with the requirement to work from home or different office locations
• Salary:           Starting from £35,557 – 37,641 (pro-rata), depending on experience + 5%  pension
• Hours:           21 hours per week. Typical office hours 9am-5pm/10am-6pm
• Contract:       Permanent

Are you passionate about using data to help enhance and evidence social impact?

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is looking for an Impact Manager to lead the monitoring and evaluation of our learning offer for social entrepreneurs.

The Impact Manager will develop SSE’s approach to monitoring and evaluating our programmes; manage SSE’s data collection, analysis and sharing using our new digital system; and turbocharge SSE’s capacity to use data to take our programme quality to new heights.

This role will suit you if have experience in a monitoring and evaluation role, are passionate about using data for good, have excellent qualitative and quantitative analysis skills, and are a confident self-starter.

To apply

1. Email your CV (no more than 2 pages) to recruitment@sse.org.uk. Title your email: ‘Impact Manager Recruitment 2021’; and
2. Provide a response to both the following questions

                 a. What attracted you to apply for this role?

                 b. Why would you be an excellent impact manager for SSE?

You have the choice to answer the questions either:

• In writing (max. 900 words); or
• Via a voice recording* (max. 8 minutes); or
• Via video* (max. 8 minutes long; you can submit this in British Sign Language if you prefer)

*If you answer using voice or video:

• Email your recording to recruitment@sse.org.uk
• If using a video, we suggest uploading to YouTube and sending a link
• Title your email: ‘Impact Manager Recruitment 2021’
• Include your name and contact details and CV in your email.

All formats (writing/video/voice) will be assessed equally. We want to make sure you feel comfortable using the format that works best for you.

The deadline for submitting your application is Sunday 28th March at 11;59pm

For full details of the role, please see the attached recruitment pack.

Recruitment Pack

Marketing associate (Fixed Term)

• Reports to:    business manager
• Location:       Home-based/Bristol
• Contract:       Fixed term – until 31^st March 2023
• Salary:           £23,522 (pro rata) + 5% pension
• Hours:           0.5 FTE (17.5 hours)

Are you based in Bristol and passionate about making your community a better place? Want to support people at the forefront of creating social and environmental change?

We’re looking for a marketing associate to help us reach people in South Bristol with ideas for positive change. At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, we support them to set up and grow social enterprises, charities and community projects.

You’ll be working on our South Bristol Enterprise Support programme (SBES), helping to reach people in the area who could benefit from an amazing support offer: free workshops, one-to-one coaching and grants.

You’ll build networks and relationships with organisations across Bristol, create marketing and communications plans and materials, and help people discover how to access our support.

You’ll love the city of Bristol and have ideas about which organisations and networks could be brimming with people ready to become social entrepreneurs and start community projects.

About SBES

SBES delivers tailored advice, coaching and grants to individuals and businesses across South Bristol; primarily targeting the South Bristol Regeneration Area, including industrial and development sites on the south western periphery (as defined in the South Bristol Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) Strategy). More info.

Please see the attached recruitment pack for further details on the role and how to apply.

Please send your application to recruitment@sse.org.uk by midday on Thursday 1st April  2021 and title your email ‘Marketing Associate Application’.

Recruitment Pack

Director of Development and External Affairs

• Reports to:    managing director
• Salary:            £52,460-£63,976 (depending on experience) + 5% pension
• Hours:            35 hours per week
• Contract:       Permanent
• Location:       Flexible, can be based anywhere in the UK

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is recruiting for a Director of Development and External Affairs.

The purpose of this role is to strengthen SSE’s position in the market, to drive business growth to enhance our impact, and to build our financial resilience for the future. You will play a strategic leadership role across the SSE network.

This role is best suited to a collaborative leader with high emotional intelligence. You will be comfortable working with a diverse range of internal and external partners and will be energised by the prospect of shaping, implementing and iterating SSE’s new strategy and for boldly developing our external positioning, income streams, and business partnerships to help achieve our impact goals.

To apply for the role, please send a copy of your current CV and a covering letter (maximum 800 words) answering the following questions:

1. Why are you interested in the role?
2. Why are you the right person for the role?

Please send your application to recruitment@sse.org.uk by 12 noon on Thursday 25^th March 2021 and title your email ‘Director of Development and External Affairs Application’. First round interviews will be held on 7^th and 9^th April.

Full details of the role can be found in the attached Recruitment Pack.

Recruitment Pack

Volunteering

What is working at SSE like?

Working at SSE is purposeful, exciting and demanding.

You’ll enjoy it here if:

• you want to spend your time improving the lives of other people and the environment
• you enjoy cracking on with projects with a fair amount of independence
• you are open to working with people from all backgrounds

We strive to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and we encourage everyone to be themselves and develop their potential.

We’re inspired every day by the social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs we support, and the impact our collective efforts create.

At SSE, everyone’s ideas are welcome for how we can learn and improve. People at all levels contribute ideas for our future, and we collaborate with our UK teams and international teams to share best practice.

We like to enjoy good times together too, because changing the world is an exciting task that’s worth celebrating!

Check out this video from our 20th birthday party for a flavour of what we’re all about. We won’t lie, it’s not always a big old party like this… but this is a lovely insight into why our students and community make it feel so great to spend our working days supporting them.

Keen to learn more about life at SSE?

• Find out why Henna, Amy and Sophie enjoy working for SSE in this blog by Henna, our communications coordinator.
• Dave, our sales and marketing manager, was interviewed by JustGiving on what it’s like to work at SSE.
• Read more about what it’s like to work at SSE from Graeme, our strategic projects manager. Graeme originally joined us on a six-month work-placement through On Purpose, and tbd* interviewed him and our CEO Ali about the experience.
• If you’d like to discover more about our approach to learning, check out this article for Pioneers Post by Ian, our head of learning.