New opportunity with iHV: Business and Operations Lead

Location – Hybrid working/ Emsworth, Hampshire: working in our Emsworth office in Hampshire, on average, two days a week, with the option to work flexibly from home on the remaining days.

Are you an experienced Business Operations manager looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a flourishing and growing UK charity that is passionate about giving every baby the best start in life? If so, we would love to hear from you.

The Institute is a charity, membership organisation and professional body, established to support health visitors by strengthening the quality of services that they can provide to babies, children and families across the UK – for more information visit: www.ihv.org.uk.

The Institute is a growing organisation which has enjoyed significant success, with a well-established reputation and team operating across the UK. We deliver a breadth of work to support our members across our key priorities; these include national policy influencing, health visiting continuous professional development, sector-led improvements, innovations, projects, research, conferences and events – so every day at the iHV is both interesting and different!

As Business and Operations Lead, you will join a friendly team based in our south coast office in Emsworth and work closely with the CEO to deliver and improve the organisation’s strategic planning, operational delivery, and budgeting/ finance processes. You will play a vital role in ensuring that the day-to-day operations of the iHV run smoothly. The role includes:

Leading iHV business and financial management, including accounting, budgeting, reporting, strategic planning and risk management:
- Working closely with the CEO, senior leadership team and our accountants to align financial and operational strategies.
- Managing financial controls, procedures, and systems.
- Collaborating with various departments, including external stakeholders, for effective budgeting and operational management.
Leading iHV operations:
- With senior responsibility for administrative, legal, and compliance functions, ensuring smooth operations. This will include management of our Emsworth Office, IT and risks, supporting business planning and change management.
- Lead the operational change for a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and website. iHV Project Lead working with the supplier, the Project Manager and a small team at the iHV to ensure that the project is delivered within the specified time, cost and quality parameters of the specification.
- Working closely with our part-time Head of HR, supporting the senior management team and line managers with HR matters, including recruitment.
- Line management responsibilities of designated staff in the corporate team, supporting business administration.
- Working with the CEO to ensure good governance of Board-related matters, collating Board papers, and attending quarterly Board meetings.

This full-time post is a pivotal role in the organisation and the right candidate will find they are joining ‘a supportive family’. The post will suit candidates who like a fast pace, new challenges, and who are able to provide exceptional attention to detail and work well within a growing team. Development opportunities are assured, with options for career progression within the organisation expected as we continue to grow.

This role requires a self-starter, a strong project manager, someone with the ability to think on their feet and with outstanding communication skills. Candidates should be educated to degree level in a relevant field with significant prior leadership and management experience.

Applications close: 9am on Thursday 16 May 2024
Interviews: via Zoom: Thursday 30 May 2024
Start date: 1 July 2024

For further information or an informal conversation about this post, please contact Tim Fleming, Head of Operations, [email protected]

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Exciting opportunity to help support iHV members

Exciting opportunity with the Institute of Health Visiting to help support our members: Membership Engagement Officer

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) is seeking to appoint a full-time (part-time applications will be considered) Membership Engagement Officer to deliver a high standard of service to our existing members and new members.

This key role will see you increase engagement with our members and support the delivery of key member products and services, developing engagement plans, and monitoring trends to support growth in iHV membership. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a membership organisation, personalising the member journey to ensure bespoke customer service.

The right person will be comfortable with the technical requirements of hosting membership events on virtual platforms such as Zoom and MS Teams and have excellent interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively to plan and organise these events.

The role entails using a wide range of systems, platforms and software to support with membership payment collection, compiling reports, keeping a membership database, communicating to our members and also a wide range of administrative duties. The post will require someone that has experience in using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems like Salesforce and other payment, membership and events systems (e.g. Eventbrite) or has used similar platforms and is eager to learn or is comfortable using new applications and software.

You will ensure members get access to all parts of the membership offer, maximising membership value. Using membership systems, you will ensure that the needs of our members are personalised and that their user journey is at the forefront of all that you do.

The iHV is a virtual organisation and the post holder will work from home, with an option to work from the Emsworth office, with occasional travel for meetings and conferences required.

In return for joining us with this skill base, we offer you the opportunity to join a unique and vibrant National charity and professional body where two days are never the same.

Applications close: Tuesday 30 January 2024
Interviews: via Zoom, Wednesday 14 February 2024
Start date: March/April 2024 (flexible)

For further information or an informal conversation about this post, please contact Diane Massey, Head of Professional Services: [email protected]

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Exciting opportunity with iHV to help support our members

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) is seeking to appoint a full-time or part-time Membership Engagement Officer to deliver a high standard of service to our existing members and new members.

This key role will see you increase engagement with our members and support the delivery of key member products and services, developing engagement plans, and monitoring trends to support growth in iHV membership. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a membership organisation, personalising the member journey to ensure bespoke customer service.

The iHV is a virtual organisation and the post-holder will work from home, with an option to work from the Emsworth office in Hampshire, with occasional travel for meetings and conferences required.

The right person will be comfortable with the technical requirements of hosting membership events on virtual platforms such as Zoom and MS Teams, and have excellent interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively to plan and organise these events.

In return for joining us with this skill base, we offer you the opportunity to join a unique and vibrant National charity and professional body where two days are never the same.

Applications close: 12 noon, Friday 24 November 2023
Interviews: via Zoom, Friday 8 December 2023
Start date: January/February (flexible) 2024.

For further information or an informal conversation about this post please contact Tim Fleming, [email protected]

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Exciting opportunity – iHV Professional Development Officer – PIMH

Exciting job opportunity with the Institute

Professional Development Officer – Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

Are you:

A dynamic and motivated professional?
Passionate and knowledgeable about perinatal and infant mental health?
Able to deliver high quality training to meet the needs of multi-agency audiences?

If yes, then come join us.

The iHV is seeking to appoint a Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) Professional Development Officer to join its existing well-established mental health team. The successful post holder will be an NMC registrant (nurse, midwife or health visitor) with additional knowledge and experience in the field of perinatal mental health and a proven track record of experience of training delivery. This exciting opportunity is offered to grow the capacity of the existing team and provide an opportunity for the right candidate to develop their career with experience of working for the Institute.

As Professional Development Officer – PIMH, you will work as part of the iHV Mental Health team and act as the lead trainer (working with a co-trainer) delivering specific PIMH training events for multi-agency and uni-professional audiences. You will prioritise the quality of participant learning and ensure these events are delivered to the highest standard to meet our contractual obligations to our stakeholders (commissioners, grant funding bodies and individual participants).

As Professional Development Officer – PIMH you will:

Be home-based and work remotely with the iHV Mental Health and Training Teams to deliver high quality virtual training events (with tech support).
Deliver in-person training events on occasion and support iHV conferences – this will entail some travel and overnight stays.
Participate in any opportunities that arise to represent iHV at national mental health meetings and potentially support projects and practice developments within the team that require mental health expertise or peer review.

This post will offer the right candidate a unique opportunity to develop further in the field of perinatal and infant mental health working with a fabulous, respected team delivering acclaimed training programmes at a national level. The Institute offers a competitive pension scheme.

Applications close: 9am Monday 25 September 2023. Shortlisting and notification will be undertaken during week of 02/10/23.
Interviews: Wednesday 18 October 2023

For further information or an informal conversation about this post please contact:

[email protected] – iHV PIMH Lead
[email protected] – iHV Head of Training

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New opportunity – iHV Virtual Training Host/Training Administrator

Exciting job opportunity with the Institute of Health Visiting

Are you:

An ambitious administrator with an engaging online presence, looking for a stimulating and varied work opportunity?
Looking for an exciting role providing central support to a dynamic team providing nationally recognised training?
Organised and systematic in your approach to work and able to work remotely without direct supervision?

If yes, then come join us.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Institute of Health Visiting, the leading Centre of Excellence for health visiting, as our Virtual Training Host/Training Administrator to support the organisation of our training events and meetings, acting as technical Host (hosting online training events and Forum meetings), and providing specific support for the mental health team and wider iHV team administrative activity. Provision of national training is an important function of the work undertaken by the Institute and provides important income for the iHV which is a charity.

This exciting post is offered to provide capacity to our virtual training events and meet the increased administration needs arising from the growing demand for our training programmes, while providing an opportunity for the right candidate to become part of the valued administration team at the Institute.

We are seeking applicants who enjoy varied work and are good self-starters with excellent personal drive. You will need to be able to work efficiently remotely without direct supervision as well as collaboratively as part of a busy team in the office when needed. You will have experience in the use of online meeting platforms and a confident presence in the virtual space, as well as efficient administrative and organizing skills using Microsoft Office applications.

As the Virtual Training Host/Training Administrator, you will:

Work alongside the iHV training facilitators providing technical coordination for our virtual training events. This hosting role is central to the success of our live online training and ensures a very positive training experience for the participants, where you will welcome them to the virtual space and assist with any issues.
Support the current iHV Training Administrator and will oversee the day-to-day preparation for our regular multi-agency training events, ensuring that the systematic preparation and robust liaison with all parties supports delivery at the highest standard by our trainers.

This post will:

Suit candidates who work are organised and systematic in their approach to work and are excellent communicators. You will be supported by a fantastic team including the iHV Head of Training, iHV Training Programme Manager, iHV Training Administrator, and the wonderful trainers and wider iHV team.
Offer the right candidate a unique opportunity to enjoy a job that provides a real variety of tasks, which contributes to the delivery of highly acclaimed and nationally recognised training, while working on alongside a really committed and dynamic team.

Location: Emsworth, Hampshire – working from home and local office base as required

Applications close: 9am Friday 10 March 2023
Interviews: w/c 20 March 2023

For further information or an informal conversation about this post, please contact Philippa Bishop, iHV Head of Training – [email protected]

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New opportunity – iHV Continuing Professional Development Lead

Exciting new role with the Institute of Health Visiting – iHV Continuing Professional Development Lead

Are you:

An experienced health visitor with experience of leading continuous professional development in health visiting and 0-5 public health practice?
Are you knowledgeable about technology enhanced learning?
An excellent communicator, motivated to lead the development and delivery of training programmes to improve practice and professional development?

If yes, then come join us.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Institute of Health Visiting, the leading Centre of Excellence for health visiting, as the new iHV Continuing Professional Development Lead to support the future development of the iHV’s highly rated training programmes and new online learning resources. Provision of national training is an important function of the work undertaken by the Institute and provides important income for the iHV which is a charity.

We are seeking applicants for this brand-new senior position at the iHV. The successful applicant will have a track record of leading the design, development, delivery and evaluation of sustainable blended learning programmes to meet the learning needs of health visitors, their team and the wider early years workforce.

This post will work closely with the iHV Head of Projects & Evaluation and iHV Head of Training to lead the development of our iHV LEARN platform as part of ongoing development and delivery of sustainable and high-quality continuing professional development for the workforce.

As the iHV Continuing Professional Development Lead, you will:

Work in a matrix way across all departments at the iHV and with external stakeholders to ensure that we achieve our aim of delivering excellence in health visiting through the training and CPD offered
Lead on an important programme of technology-enhanced learning to broaden CPD opportunities offered to the workforce
Deliver key training programmes, maintaining and refreshing the current programme materials as needed, as well as developing new programmes for future delivery

This post will suit candidates:

Educated to masters level, or equivalent, and registered as a professional educator with the NMC, with a recognised qualification in training and education
With significant personal drive who are competent and confident in the use of technology as a means to enhance learning now and in the future
Seeking to work at a national level alongside an innovative and energetic team

Applications close: 9am Friday 10 March 2023
Interviews: Monday 27 March 2023

For more details and how to apply

For further information or an informal conversation about this post please contact Philippa Bishop, iHV Head of Training – [email protected]

A bit about us – Institute of Health Visiting

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), established in 2012, is an independent charity, professional body, and Centre of Excellence – established to strengthen the quality and consistency of health visiting practice, so that health visitors can effectively respond to the health needs of all babies, children, families, and communities enabling them to achieve their optimum level of health, thereby reducing inequalities. The core focus of its work is on education, research, quality improvement and developing leadership in health visiting.

The iHV is a UK-wide organisation with a web-based Centre of Excellence for health visitors (www.ihv.org.uk).

Our values – we believe that:

Improving public health outcomes for babies, children, families, and communities is at the heart of health visiting practice
When appropriately resourced, health visiting provides a vital infrastructure of support that is central to improving public health outcomes and to reducing inequalities in health
Ensuring the highest standards of education, research and practice means that health visitors can deliver a world-class service
Health visiting leaders flourish in an environment of academic and professional excellence.

We are fully committed to the active promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything that we do. We want to enable an organisational culture that values diversity and we are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination.

New opportunity: new Chair of the iHV required

We are seeking a new Chair to pick up the mantle and lead a highly capable, successful and aligned Board and Executive Team into the next era. Our Chair plays an important role in helping us to continue to meet our founding mission. The new Chair will build on our success to date, and help us continue to build a sustainable financial future. They will have an interest in public health and the wellbeing of children and families.

Trustees can serve up to two terms, each of three years, in office before being required to step down. In December 2022, the charity announced that Pamela Goldberg, current Chair of the Institute of Health Visiting, would step down in 2023 when her second term expires.

The role of Chair of the iHV is a voluntary, unpaid, non-executive position. The overall purpose of the Chair’s role is to lead and oversee the work of the iHV Board of Trustees. The Board in turn is responsible for setting the strategic direction and the governance of the iHV.

The Chair will be a figurehead for the organisation and “champion” of the values, vision and mission of the Institute.

This opportunity is for a very special person who wants to do exceptional things at the Institute, which is a flexible and ambitious organisation, as demonstrated by its many achievements.

Candidate Profile

It is expected that the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

Professional

Proven skills in chairing Board/Senior committee level meetings in industry, NHS/LA, or voluntary sector
Experience in business/organisational leadership at senior level, ideally with a proven record of strategic leadership and business planning
Financial management, funding strategies, funding sources and fundraising
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with a wider range of audiences and stakeholders – effective media management
The successful candidate will be credible in the world of health visiting, child and/or public health (a background in health visiting is not required – both our current and former Chair come from different sectors).
Confident, engaging ambassador who relates well with multiple stakeholders
The utmost integrity, diplomacy and ability to articulate the organisation’s strategic vision
Professional credibility across a range of settings, ideally including national settings
Experience of working in or with the charity sector is desirable

Personal

Understands health visiting and its importance in public health
Entrepreneurially minded – can think out of the box and see the bigger picture
Commitment to improving the health of children, families, and communities
A high level of emotional intelligence
Resilient and able to handle conflict to reach consensus
Visionary and leader of people – able to motivate staff and bring people together and with them
Dynamic and inspiring
Quick to learn; able to think on feet
Open to input and new ideas
Supportive of others – collaborative team builder

Expected time commitment and other requirements

Time commitment: 1 -2 days a month

The Board meets quarterly. It is important that the Chair is able to be available to the Chief Executive on a regular basis and for occasional consultations, generally by telephone or email with senior staff. The Chair should also be able to participate in occasional evening and daytime events such as conferences.

Appointment Process

The iHV will run a formal appointment process, producing a short list of those interested in this post, before inviting them to interview.

For application, please provide the following:

A supporting statement: This should clearly set out why you are interested in this opportunity and how you meet each of the criteria set out in the person specification. You should provide evidence in each case (i.e., provide examples, facts, explaining what was achieved and how it helped your organisation’s goals).
A comprehensive CV including details of your achievements in each role.
Details of two references, one of whom is able to testify to your current performance and suitability for this post, e.g., current employer. Please state whether you are happy for us to contact them as part of the appointment process.

Please send these to [email protected] by Monday 13 March 2023

The iHV aims to confirm its new Chair’s appointment following a handover period and the annual financial audit in July 2023.

Further details

If you would like further details, or to have an initial discussion before applying, either with Alison Morton (iHV CEO) or Pamela Goldberg (iHV Chair of the Board) please contact [email protected] directly to arrange an appointment.

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New opportunity: Events Manager

Exciting and unique local opportunity with the Institute of Health Visiting

Events Manager
Based: Home-based and the Emsworth Office, Hampshire
Permanent
Full-time

Do you have events management experience? Are you hardworking, flexible, highly organised and efficient? Are you an excellent communicator, reliable and focused on promoting high quality in all you do, with good attention to detail?

Do you want to take the next step in your career at the Institute of Health Visiting, a highly successful and growing UK-wide charity with a clear vision and positive values that make it a great place to work?

If yes, then come and join us. The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) is seeking to appoint a full-time Events Manager with a proven track record of the planning, management and delivery of face-to-face and online events across a broad range of activities from workshops and network meetings to conferences.

The iHV is a fast-paced organisation that operates with a blended working model with team members distributed throughout the UK. The post holder will work predominantly from home, with an expectation to come into our Emsworth office at least 1-2 days per week, with occasional UK travel for meeting and conferences that may require overnight stays.

The post holder will require a high level of both efficiency and initiative, excellent communication skills, and a willingness to plan and manage a number of events at any one time. The successful candidate will have strong project planning, organisational, administrative and IT skills, with a keen eye for detail and a positive attitude to teamwork, learning and development.

The iHV’s portfolio of events and conferences is growing. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to really make their mark in supporting innovation and growth by planning events to meet the needs of the people we serve and improve their experience. You will be rewarded by the opportunity to join a unique and vibrant national charity, with a welcoming and supportive team, where two days are never the same. We know that the people who work at the iHV are its greatest asset and have made it the successful organisation that it is today. We believe that when everyone who works at the iHV is happy and feels supported to do a great job, then they care about the work that they do, which in turn is good for the iHV. You will also be rewarded knowing your work is making a real difference to babies, young children, families and communities, and the health visiting teams that support them.

You will work closely with our Head of Operations, Executive Director and Administrative Team.

If you have the skills and experience required and would relish the opportunity of working within a growing organisation, we would like to hear from you.

Applications close: 12 noon, Monday 12 December 2022

Interviews: Week Commencing 19 December 2022 via Zoom

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New opportunity: Training Programme Manager (Maternity Cover)

New and exciting opportunity with the Institute

Are you:

An ambitious health visitor with an interest in professional development and training, looking for a stimulating and varied development opportunity?
Committed to improving babies, young children and their families’ outcomes through a strengthened health visiting service and greater emphasis on evidence-driven prevention and early intervention?
An excellent communicator, motivated by providing practitioners with the training opportunities and evidence to drive improvements in practice?

If yes, then come join us. This is an excellent opportunity to join the iHV, the leading Centre of Excellence for health visiting, as our Training Programme Manager (Maternity Cover) to support the coordination of our training and assist the iHV Head of Training and wider team activity. This exciting opportunity is offered to cover the maternity leave of the current postholder, while providing an opportunity for the right candidate to develop their career with experience of working for the Institute.

We are seeking applicants who can demonstrate a track record of managing and coordinating projects or managing multiple programmes of work. They will have excellent communication skills to liaise directly with course participants and wider stakeholders linked to iHV training commissions. As the Training Programme Manager, you will work alongside the current iHV Head of Training and will oversee the day-to-day coordination of our regular multi-agency training events, ensuring that these are delivered to the highest standard and meet our contractual obligations to our stakeholders (commissioners, grant funding bodies and individual customers as participants).

Candidates must have SCPHN registration (experience as a mentor or practice teacher desirable and or some experience of iHV training delivery (e.g. as an iHV Champion)). You will need significant personal drive and the ability to work well remotely and without direct supervision.

The post is intended as a development post for health visitors and will suit candidates who work well with systems and people, have excellent organisation skills, are good communicators, and can identify risk and produce high quality reports. Your work will support the role of the iHV Head of Training, and you will be supported by a fantastic team including the iHV Training Administrators, iHV Mental Health team and wider team.

This post will offer the right candidate a unique opportunity to develop their interest in professional development and project management type work, working at a national level alongside a really committed and dynamic team.

Applications close: 12 noon Friday 2 December 2022

Interviews: Wednesday 14 December 2022 (interviews via Zoom)

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New opportunity: iHV Marcomms & Projects Team Administrator

New and exciting opportunity with the Institute

iHV Marcomms & Projects Team Administrator

0.8 FTE (30 hours per week)
12 months fixed-term contract (with a view to extend)
Home-based

We’re looking for a talented Marketing and Communications Assistant and Projects Team Administrator to join our team. The post holder will support external and internal communications and marketing for the iHV, alongside providing administration support to iHV Projects.

This is an exciting role, suitable for a senior administrator with good administrative skills and with experience in communications and marketing. The role also requires you to be very organised and able to juggle competing pressures effectively in order to prioritise a full workload.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent. There will be occasional travel around the UK including overnight stays for events and training.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience of editorial work. You will be dynamic, proactive, flexible and have the ability to work independently. You will have excellent organisational and planning skills, and experience of establishing and maintaining procedures and systems to support the effective and efficient planning and delivery of the Projects team.

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Applications close: 5pm Wednesday 27 April 2022

Interviews: Wednesday 4 May 2022