Accelerating Innovation in Social Prescribing Events and Network Manager
Home Based with some travel required
Part-Time - 3 days a week (21 hours)
Salary £28,000 FTE
Fixed-Term until 30/11/2022

Background

National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) is a newly registered charity and company limited by guarantee. Our goals are to promote social prescribing and to bring about a social revolution in wellbeing, as set out in the NASP Strategic Plan.

Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) is the UK national charity built on local volunteering, giving support and advice to people in need in NHS hospitals and communities across Britain. We have been supporting Britain for over 80 years. Inspiring and enabling people to give the gift of voluntary service to meet the needs of the day.

We’re currently looking for an Events and Network Manager to join us on a fixed-term contract until the 30th November 2022. There may be opportunity for this role to be extended, subject to funding.

Please note that due to COVID-19, this work will currently be undertaken remotely from home using Microsoft Teams and Zoom to connect with colleagues. This will be reviewed in line with Government guidelines.


Diversity and inclusion

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment which means that we welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We also welcome applications from neurodiverse candidates.


The role

Accelerating Innovation is a new programme which supports national voluntary organisations to develop their social prescribing ideas, so they can offer projects and approaches which have greater impact and wider reach.

Accelerating Innovation is a partnership between National Academy for Social Prescribing, Royal Voluntary Service and NHS England and NHS Improvement.

At the heart of the programme is a Community of Practice which brings together national voluntary organisations to forge connections with health and social care systems and work closely with local communities to develop activities and services that work for local people.

The Events and Network Manager will have day-to-day responsibility for developing and managing the new Accelerating Innovation Community of Practice, including organising learning events and workshops to bring people together and encouraging members to connect outside those meetings to develop new collaborations.

You can find out more about the Accelerating Innovation in Social Prescribing programme here: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/our-work/accelerating-innovation

Support for filling and managing the work is through NASP, and the contractual relationship is through RVS.


Interested? If so, you will need:

- Knowledge and experience of the voluntary sector, especially how national organisations support health and wellbeing and how they can develop new approaches to address health inequalities
- Experience of managing or growing peer networks, bringing them together around shared priorities and motivating them to make new connections
- Experience of co-ordinating events (online and in person), including finding and briefing speakers, organising sign-ups and logistics, and chairing sessions
- Confident use of Zoom for meetings and webinars, online workshop tools (Jamboard and Slido), and MS suite
- Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to write newsletter updates and bring together case studies and summaries of projects and activities
- Proactive and organised self-starter who is able to use their own initiative and make tasks their own
- Knowledge of social prescribing is desirable; how it works and the opportunities it affords for innovation by the voluntary sector (local, regional, and national)

Why you should join our team

Royal Voluntary Service is pleased to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from the following:

- A salary of £28,000 (FTE) pro rata’d to hours of work
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website, 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions built-in
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Access to award-winning e-learning and development
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- A great pension scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- Six weeks company sick pay
- 25 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)

How to apply

If you think you’d succeed as our Events and Network Manager, please select the apply button shown to be brought through to the application process.

Please submit a covering letter with your CV.

The closing date for applications is the 15th November 2021.

Interviews will take place on the 22nd November 2021 remotely via video conference.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

This is a part-time role working three days (21 hours a week). Days of work will be agreed at interview.

Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to pre-employment checks. This may include a criminal records check.

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