Employing and managing staff

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Practical guidance to help you recruit, manage and develop paid members of staff, including a useful introduction to employment law

Employing and managing staff

Familiarise yourself with the essential aspects of employing paid members of staff

Employing and managing staff

Understand your core legal responsibilities to your employees

Employing and managing staff

A short summary of your general legal obligations to paid members of staff

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on the conditions of employment

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on equity, diversity and inclusion

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on leave and time off

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on pay and pensions

Employing and managing staff

Guidance on what to include in employment contracts and written statements

Employing and managing staff

Check your organisation has the right policies and procedures in place to employ and manage staff

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Equity, diversity and inclusion

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Collaboration

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Collaboration

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Business planning and strategy
Impact and evaluation

A new working group to look at the issue of flexible working in the charity sector is being launched by membership bodies NCVO and ACEVO with support from Starfish Search, an executive search firm

Employing and managing staff

The voluntary sector needs to lead the way on flexible working and advertise all roles as flexible, with employers encouraging open conversations about how it can work in their organisation.

Employing and managing staff

Building on existing work on corporate volunteering, this report looks at employer-supported volunteering through the eyes of the volunteer

Involving volunteers
Employing and managing staff

As part of our Road Ahead series, we explore the issues affecting the people at the heart of our organisations

Employing and managing staff
Governance
Involving volunteers

To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2023, Noama Chaudhry shares insights from her apprenticeship at NCVO and offers advice for the wider sector

Inside NCVO
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New Charity Interns project will be hosted by NCVO and offer paid internships to people aged over 50

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Inside NCVO

A guide to help your charity or voluntary organisation navigate and implement change

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Guidance to help you develop change management plans

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Guidance to help you communicate change and consult stakeholders

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Guidance to help you support staff and volunteers through change

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Guidance to help you understand and manage resistance to change

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Guidance to help you embed and evaluate change

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Five key steps to follow when restructuring a charity or voluntary organisation

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What to do if you’re planning to make less than 20 employees redundant

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Learn about practical ways, to support your staff and volunteers during the cost of living crisis

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Cost of living

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact

This course will help you to manage conflict and problem solve with your volunteers, and navigate the process of ending volunteering well.

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will elevate your strategic leadership skills, so you can create lasting impact for your organisations and the communities you serve.

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

This practical two-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will teach you how to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Learn how to successfully deliver meaningful change to improve your team or organisation

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

Learn practical tools and techniques to increase your capability, confidence and impact when seeking to influence others – both within and outside your organisation

This practical two-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will build your confidence and skills to deliver impact for yourself and your organisation. Learn who your key stakeholders are and how to use communication tools to build engagement and partnerships

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact

Employing and managing staff

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Employing staff essentials

Introduction to employment law

Understanding employment law

Conditions of employment

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Leave and time off work

Pay and pensions

Employment contracts and written statements

Developing policies and procedures

Time to flex: Embracing flexible working

Rebalancing the Relationship: Final report

Rebalancing the relationship: emerging findings and draft recommendations

Planning for tomorrow's workforce

NCVO and ACEVO join forces to support charities on flexible working

NCVO and ACEVO call for all charity roles to be advertised as flexible

Time Well Spent: Employer-supported volunteering

The Road Ahead 2023: Supporting staff, trustees and volunteers

Why apprenticeships are important for the voluntary sector

Exploring new routes into charity employment for over 50s

Five steps to effective change management

Developing a change management plan

Communicating change and consulting stakeholders

Supporting staff and volunteers through change

Understanding and managing resistance to change

Embedding and evaluating change

Five steps to restructuring your organisation

Proposing redundancies

Supporting and retaining staff and volunteers during the cost of living crisis

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

Leading through change (2 days)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Leading external engagement (2 days)

Authentic leadership (1 day)