Dispute Appointments Development Lead - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Lead the automation, simplification, and strategic redesign of our workflows, panel governance, and our renewal processes!

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Job Title: Dispute Appointments Development Lead (Fixed Term Contract)

Reporting to: Director of External Affairs 

Location: 12 Bloomsbury Square, Holborn, London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office) 

Role: Full time, 12 months Fixed Term Contract  

Company Overview: 

Ciarb is a professional membership body. We support our members through advocacy, professional standards, training, and guidance. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of governance, compliance, and integrity in all that we do.

Position Overview: 

The Dispute Appointments Development Lead is a project and operational role responsible for modernising and redesigning Ciarb’s appointing authority and dispute appointment function. The Dispute Appointments Development Lead will lead the automation, simplification, and strategic redesign of appointment workflows, panel governance, and renewal processes, and will play a central role in delivering a new global, scalable appointing authority model aligned with Ciarb’s emerging organisational strategy and Membership Value Proposition.   

Key Responsibilities:  

Appointment Continuity & Core Operations  

• Ensure uninterrupted delivery of essential appointing authority services during transition period including all admin

• Act as the single operational point of accountability for appointments during the transition period

• Ensure all appointment activities comply with the organisation’s Charter, Bye-laws, governance framework, and professional standards

Automation & Process Redesign  

• Design and implement lean, scalable appointment workflows using CRM as the primary system of record

• Automate or semi-automate:

  • Appointment shortlisting

  • Conflict checks

  • Panel member searches

  • PAC tracking and renewal cycles

  • Fee payment/invoicing

• Replace document-based and manually-driven processes with structured, system-based solutions

• Ensure all panel member information (CVs, expertise, jurisdictions, languages, sector experience) is captured in individual CRM records and power BI dashboards

Data, Dashboards & Reporting  

• Lead the development of data-led reporting and dashboards to support presidential and HQ appointments, governance, oversight, reporting, and strategic decision-making

• Use advanced Excel and Power BI to analyse and visualise appointment, panel, and PAC data.

• Build and maintain reports and dashboards covering:

  • Appointments by scheme, geography, gender, and expertise

  • Panel composition, diversity, and capacity

  • PAC status, renewal cycles, and expiry risks

• Create and manage pivot tables, data models, formulas, and structured datasets to replace narrative and manual reporting

• Translate complex datasets into clear insights, trends, and recommendations for senior stakeholders

• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across CRM, dashboards, and reports

• Work closely with IT, Finance, Governance, and Membership teams to align data architecture and reporting standards

Panel & Governance Reform (subject to new organisational strategy)  

• Review existing panels and appointment lists to assess fitness for purpose

• Conduct diversity and capability/expertise gap analy...

Job Description: Sleep Training Co- Ordinator

Job Title
Sleep Training
Co-Ordinator

Reports To
Sleep Team Manager

Directorate
Research and Support
Services

Team
Sleep

Home-based, with regular travel and occasional overnight stays across the UK.

Purpose of the Role
The Sleep Training Co-Ordinator will play a key role in the development, promotion, and delivery of the
Cerebra Sleep Training Service for professionals.

This full-time post will work closely with the existing Sleep Training Co-Ordinator and the Sleep Team
Manager  to  expand  the  reach  and  quality  of  the  service,  ensuring  consistent,  high-quality  training
provision across the UK.

You  will  contribute  to  all  aspects  of  planning,  logistics,  facilitation,  and  evaluation,  helping  to  make
Cerebra’s Sleep Training Service an outstanding national resource for professionals supporting children
with brain conditions and their families.

Key Areas of Responsibility
1. Supporting Delivery of the Sleep Training Service

•  Assist in the delivery and ongoing development of The Cerebra Sleep Training Service in line

with agreed service standards.

•  Deliver training sessions — both online and face-to-face — for professionals working with

families of children with brain conditions.

•  Provide administrative and logistical support to ensure all training sessions run smoothly and

professionally.

•  Work collaboratively with the Sleep Team Manager and Sleep Training Co-Ordinator to

continually refine and improve the service.

2. Organisation and Administration

•  Coordinate and manage the booking and scheduling of all Sleep Training sessions throughout

the year, acting as a key point of contact for delegates and partner organisations.

•  Handle day-to-day communication with delegates to ensure they can easily access both the

online and in-person components of the course.

•  Maintain accurate and timely records of all enquiries, delegates, and sessions using the

Cerebra CRM system.

•  Oversee practical arrangements such as room hire, catering, accommodation, travel, and

equipment for each training event.

•  Liaise with the Sleep Team Manager and Finance Team to raise purchase orders, manage

invoicing, and ensure timely payments.

Cerebra – Working wonders for children with brain conditions

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3. Monitoring and Evaluation

•  Collect, record, and analyse feedback from professionals who attend Cerebra’s Sleep Training

sessions.

•  Support the Sleep Team Manager and Sleep Training Co-Ordinator in producing evaluation

reports to demonstrate impact, outcomes, and areas for development.

•  Contribute ideas to enhance training materials and improve participant experience based on

evaluation results.

4. Relationship Management and Promotion

•  Build and maintain positive relationships with professionals and partner organisations across
health, education, and social care sectors (including NHS, CAMHS, schools, and voluntary
agencies).

•  Represent Cerebra at relevant events, conferences, and meetings to promote the Sleep

Training Service.

•  Support the Sleep Team Manager in identifying new opportunities to expand and enhance the

service’s reach.

•  Promote Cerebra’s work through effective use of social media and digital communication.

5. Personal and Professional Development

•  Undertake relevant training in sleep practice and facilitation, including opportunities to learn

from leading sleep specialists.

•  Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sleep research and its application to children with

neurodevelopmental conditions.

•  Participate actively in supervision, team meetings, and reflective practice sessions.

6. General Responsibilities

•  Adhere to Cerebra’s Data Protection Policy and maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
•  Take responsibility for personal workload, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are

consistently met.

•  Work collaboratively and flexibly as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team and with other

teams within Cerebra.

•  Undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the role and the evolving needs of the

charity.

Person Specification
Criteria

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Degree in a relevant subject, such
as child development, nursing,
psychology, education, health and
social care, or a related field.

Qualification in training
facilitation, teaching, or
presentation skills.

Accredited sleep training from
recognised providers (e.g. Sleep
Scotland, Sleep Charity, EDS,
Sleep Southampton).

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Knowledge, Skills and
Experience

Minimum of one year’s experience
working directly with children
and/or families.

Experience supporting children
with neurodevelopmental or
neurological conditions.

Proven ability to design or adapt
training materials and content.

Knowledge of behavioural sleep
interventions.

Understanding of outcome
evaluation and impact
reporting.
Rese...

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Job Description – Service Manager – Mediation and Child Contact Services

Overall purpose of role

Kapella’s core focus is to build better relationships and improve the wellbeing of families
and individuals.  We pride ourselves on offering accessible and affordable services,
including counselling, family mediation, training and domestic abuse programmes across
the wider Birmingham and Black Country area, with self-paying clients as well as funded
work through contracts, grants and partnerships.

Our Mediation and Child Contact Services aims to help guide families to conflict
resolution, support separated parents and provide safe, child focused contact.

As the Service Manager, you’ll be instrumental in developing and shaping this service,
alongside establishing and overseeing new child contact centre services.

This role combines service leadership with operational management, focusing on quality
assurance, safeguarding and continuous improvement, and achieving sustainable growth.

Main duties and responsibilities

Service Leadership and Development
•  Work with the Chief Executive to develop the current service offering in line with the

strategic plan.

•  Ensure service meets the needs of the individuals, families and children we support

and is also responsive to changes in demand, legislation, commissioning requirements
or funding opportunities.

Operational Management
•  Manage service delivery, including case management, staffing, scheduling, and referral

pathways.

•  Line manage staff, placements and volunteers, recruiting as needed.
•  Monitor and evaluate service performance against KPIs, targets and budgets.
•  Prepare reports for internal use, contracts, funders and regulators.

Partnerships and External Engagement
•  Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners and local agencies, including

effective contract management.

•  Represent Kapella at external meetings, forums or networks to promote services,

presenting as required.
Identify opportunities for service expansion, partnerships and contracts.

•
•  Support the Chief Executive with bids, tender submissions and grant applications.

Safeguarding & Quality Assurance
•  Ensure all activities are delivered in line with our safeguarding policy and procedures.
•  Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead.
•  Ensure services are compliant with national standards (e.g. FMC, NACCC, LAA) and

retain accreditations.

September 2025

•  Maintain the highest standards of professional practice, including adequate training

and CPD for all practitioners.

•  Monitor service delivery to ensure accessibility, equity and inclusion.
•  Lead service evaluations and monitor impact and effectiveness of services.
•  Maintain accurate records and reports in line with policy and data protection

legislation.

Other
•  Work collaboratively as part of the management team, contributing to organisational
objectives, operational projects and planning, marketing and promotion activities,
development of policy and good practice and duty manager cover.
•  Understand and work within all policies and procedures of Kapella.
•  Support inclusive and anti-discriminatory practice in all areas of your work.
•  Undertake training and other duties required to meet the objectives of the post.

Skills & experience

•  Service management experience within mediation, family support, parental conflict or

similar.

•  Proven leadership skills, including team managements, contract and budget

management.

•  Strong knowledge of safeguarding practices and experience of managing safeguarding

issues.

•  Proven ability to work effectively with families in high conflict and sensitive situations.
•  Experience of successful partnership working and networking.
•  Strategic thinking and ability to adapt services in changing funding or policy landscape.
•  Strong organisational skills, with a high level of IT literacy.
•  A strategic, creative and solution-focused approach.
•  Ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings/weekends

Additional information

Reports to: CEO
Responsible for: Mediators, family support practitioners and contact workers.
Location: Birmingham Office / hybrid, with travel to our other premises or delivery venues
from time to time and to external meetings.
Hours: Ideally full-time (37.5 hours per week), but we are open to flexible or part time
working arrangements for the right person
Salary: £42,000 - £46,000 pa pro rata
Contract type: Permanent
This role will require an enhanced DBS check

September 2025

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 Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Michelle Bhogal –Client Services Manager on: 01707 669354 or email: mbhogal@rvc.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding this vacancy.

We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Eleanor Rathbone Professor of Contemporary European History

Academic

Deadline: Monday 26 January 2026

The Faculty of History is seeking applications for the Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History, available as soon as possible.

This new senior post is intended to reinforce Oxford’s reputation as a major centre for research and teaching in the field of Contemporary European History. We wish to appoint a historian who will extend the Faculty’s expertise into the history of the European present. We would welcome applications from scholars with expertise in the history of Europe from the 1970s onwards and who engage with the history of the European present in the early twenty-first century and the profound changes that have taken place in many areas of Europe over the last twenty-five years.

The Rathbone Professor will be based at St Antony’s College, where they will maintain and develop the legacy of the work and scholarship undertaken on the contemporary history of Europe by Professor Timothy Garton Ash. It is intended that the appointee will be an established scholar who will combine innovative scholarship and teaching with a wider profile of intellectual engagement. Their work should engage with the history of contemporary Europe as a whole, challenging conventional paradigms of east and west in the era of the Cold War. They will be expected to lead the growth of Contemporary European History within Oxford, including new teaching options on recent and current European history, funded grant applications, workshops, public events and outreach, broadly defined.

Applicants should possess an excellent record of innovative archival research using one or more European languages; a significant record of publications; the capacity to inspire others; and an ability to communicate the importance of history for an understanding of the contemporary identity of Europe.

For more information and to apply please visit the Oxford University jobs site. The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 26 January 2026. Interviews are expected to be held in spring 2026.

Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made in strict confidence to Professor Martin Conway, Chair of the History Faculty Board (martin.conway@history.ox.ac.uk).

Published date: November 26, 2025

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ID4664-502355 - Later Living Senior Care Worker - High Blantyre (HR)

• Posted 14 January 2026
• Salary £15.00 per hour
• LocationHigh Blantyre
• Job type Permanent
• Discipline Care & Support
• Reference004664
• Expiry 28 January 2026

Could you be part of our new team? 

We have an exciting vacancy for a Later Living Senior Carer. It’s an excellent job opportunity for those who live in and around South Lanarkshire.

As a Later Living Senior, you'll have a vital role in supporting older and vulnerable adults in their own homes, as well as supporting colleagues to deliver these services. Operating between 7.30am and 10pm seven days a week, we provide care and support to our customers, based on individual care assessments. Your role will be a combination of direct delivery of care and support, and a supervisory role.

• Location:Hunthill Road, High Blantyre.
• Hourly Rate:£15.00
• Availability:Flexible shifts (morning and back shifts) including some weekend working.
• Guaranteed Hours:35 hours per week on a rolling rota basis
• Job Type:Permanent Contract
• On-Site Working:Our customers are all based within our housing developments designed for later living.
• Living Wage Employer:We value our team members and offer competitive pay.
• Training and Development:Access to paid training, ongoing development, and SVQ qualifications.
• Supportive Environment:Join a welcoming, friendly, and inclusive culture.
• Career Progression:Real opportunities to grow within our committed team.
• Additional Benefits:Car parking, uniform, generous annual leave, pension contributions, paid SSSC membership and paid PVG Disclosure check.

Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate:

Has experience in the care sector and working with older people or other vulnerable members of a community, with an understanding of needs and knowledge of how to meet these.

• Knowledge of care planning to meet individual needs.
• Supervisory experience in a care environment.
• Holds an SVQ in Health and Social Care or relevant qualification or is willing to work towards this.
• Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to support others.
• Possesses good IT skills.

Previous experience is preferred but not essential; we provide comprehensive training and support. What matters most is your passion, kindness, and dedication to helping our customers live their lives to the fullest.

If you are successful in joining our team, we can provide you with fantastic opportunities to develop your experience or enhance your career in social care.

Join an outstanding and committed team, learn from experienced colleagues, and contribute to a supportive environment. Your role as a Later Living Senior will make a meaningful difference every day.

Please note this role is subject to satisfactory interview, references and a PVG check. You will be required to register with the SSSC, complete mandatory training within a timeframe, and the commitment to studying for an SVQ in Care & Support if you do not already hold this qualification.

We can only accept candidates residing in the UK who must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorships for international applicants, or candidates currently working in the UK on a sponsored visa as we are unable to assist with renewal upon expiry. 

How to Apply 

Submit your online application form no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 28th January 2026.

For an informal chat about this role please contact Katrina Cameron, Later Living Manager on 01698 712 697, or at katrinac@trustha.org.uk.

If you live in or around South Lanarksh...