Administrator Jobs in Basingstoke

We are looking for a Team Leader to join our team.

Do you have a range of excellent communication skills?

Do you have the skills and experience of engaging with a diverse group of individuals, organisations and groups who represent seldom heard communities?

Do you have the skills to lead a team?

Do you have experience and skills of producing analytical reports. This will relate to information gathered regarding both insight and experiences of individuals and groups of people with protected characteristics.

Are you able to provide outstanding customer care and represent Choice Support in a positive and professional manner to both internal and external agencies?

Are you able to be home based and have the ability to travel occasionally?

Do you want to develop your skills, knowledge and experience of inclusion and diversity and work closely with our Care Quality Commission colleagues?

Then this is the role you’ve been looking for!

 What we are looking for:

· Leadership ability with proven skills in leading and supporting a staff team

· Experience of producing analytical reports

· Excellent communication skills, people skills, enthusiasm and a positive attitude

· A good working knowledge of the health and social care infrastructure including regulation.

· An ability to manage and prioritise a demanding workload.

· Proven administrative skills, use of IT software and programs.

What you’ll receive in return:

· A supportive and collaborative team

· Training and development

· Attendance bonus

· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

· Life assurance

· Discounted shopping vouchers

If you share our vision that ‘every young person should be empowered to gain the confidence, independence and skills they need for a better and brighter future’ we might have the perfect role for you!

ThinkForward is recruiting a Programme Support Officer to aid our team in delivering our unique programme supporting young people into further education and employment. If you are….

· Confident in managing administrative processes and co-ordinating workstream projects

· Committed to equity, diversity, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice

· A team player with energy, enthusiasm, and a proactive approach to tasks

· Experienced in data entry, Microsoft Office, and customer relationship management databases (Salesforce), with a strong attention to detail

· A highly organised multi-tasker

· Knowledgable of customer service principles and practices

…then please click on the attached job pack for our role description and information pack for more details about ThinkForward and the role you could play, then apply via CharityJob with your CV and cover letter.

We look forward to hearing from you.

RiverCare & BeachCare Programme Officer (East of England)

Salary: £29,840 p.a.

Contract: Permanent

Hours:  37.5 hours per week

Location: Home-based with regular travel in the East of England, and occasional travel nationwide.

We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off; Extra days leave for travelling using alternatives to flying; The opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme with 8% employer pension contributions; A core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.

Keep Britain Tidy is one of the UK’s leading environmental charities. At a time when we are living in a world facing huge environmental challenges, the work we do has never been more important or more urgent. This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Programme Officer to join our RiverCare & BeachCare programme, run by Keep Britain Tidy in partnership with programme funder Anglian Water.

The successful candidate will be joining a long-established programme which works with a large network of community-led volunteer groups throughout the region. Groups take practical action to protect and enhance their local watercourses and coastlines. The programme aims to inspire people to gain a sense of community ownership of local blue spaces through training and support to become empowered, self-organising volunteer groups.

The successful applicant will be joining the team at an exciting time of programme development, as we look to increase learning and advocacy for environmental stewardship and sustainability. You will have experience of volunteering or volunteer coordination, working with communities and a wide variety of partner organisations, and hold a good knowledge of ecological challenges, ideally in the water and marine environment.

You will be an effective communicator, organised and able to manage your own time. You will be knowledgeable in matters of volunteer health and safety, data protection and safeguarding, with strong skills in using IT to support with the administration required for successful programme delivery.

You will be working as part of a regional and national team. Some travel within the region will be required, as will occasional weekend and evening work.

If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description.  After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us, please continue to apply. 

As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions and submit your CV - these will be reviewed based on the criteria found in the person specification. We also ask that you complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately and securely.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 10th March 2025. Keep Britain Tidy reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we ask that you please submit your application as early as possible.

For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March 2025.

Environmental change is affecting us all and we know that a diverse workforce yields best results. We want people from all backgrounds to be part of the solution. It is for this reason that Keep Britain Tidy has flexible and supportive policies for all staff and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, you just need to let us know.

We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.

We are proud winners of the Working Families’ Best Small Employer Award 2021.

No agencies please.

Main function of job

This is a key role in the Bereavement Support Service. The team provides a wide range of services, including the Helpline, online enquiries, online community, Family Days, and online and printed resources.

The aim of this post is to provide consistent, high-quality emotional support to bereaved families who seek support from the Lullaby Trust.

1. Proactively engage bereaved families with the support service, respond to bereavement support enquiries and ensure anyone seeking advice and support on bereavement is given a high-quality service in a timely way.

To be the primary contact for the bereavement support services.

To cover and answer the bereavement support helpline and online enquiries responding within the set guidelines and KPIs for the department.

Proactively engaging with bereaved families through social media and other online platforms.

Ensure any safeguarding concerns are actioned in accordance with the organisations Safeguarding policy

Send materials to bereaved contacts, including bereavement packs and follow up e-cards,  and ensure all paperwork and databases are updated with each contact in line with the department guidelines, including Raiser’s Edge, Excel databases.

Ensure any messages on Bereavement Support FB Groups are monitored and advice is given via befrienders where appropriate

To arrange face to face events for bereaved families including family days, York Carol Service and memorial events to an agreed programme.

Work with the Engagement Team around social media bereavement support posts.

 2. Respond to all enquiries regarding the Care of the Next Infant (CONI) programme.

Respond to CONI enquiries from families and professionals and pass referrals to the CONI team in a timely way.

Update the CONI spreadsheet on enquiries progress and outcome.

Ensure families are offered Bereavement Support

3 Manage the Befriender programme with the Head of Support and Information and deliver training to befrienders and support befrienders in their role.  

Support Befrienders in their work by maintaining regular contact and support, offering advice and guidance when required.

Keep Befriender records up to date

Allocate Befrienders when required, ensuring there is an even spread of work between the befrienders

To collate, finalise and send out the Befriender newsletter on a monthly basis in conjunction with other members of the Team

Plan and deliver befriender training to new and existing befrienders

Support befrienders in their role and deliver regular online catch up sessions.

Help with the organisation, administration of the Befriender Conference and other events, facialitaing sessions and presentations.

Support the administration and preparation of Befriender Training, attend and participate when required and assist with the new befriender digital documents.

5 Ensure the bereavement support services are promoted to bereaved families and professionals working with bereaved families

Assist with the facilitation of Bereaved Families’ Panel and running online sessions.

Keep up to date with the bereavement support world including joining National Bereavement Alliance, Child Bereavement Network and research around grief and bereavement.

Attend events as required to represent the Lullaby Trust’s bereavement support services

6 Ensure the records and services of the department are kept up to date

Ensure bereaved contacts are added and updated on Excel and Raiser’s Edge

Maintain ongoing knowledge and training on the Lullaby Trust’s advice and the scientific knowledge behind this advice

Collate statistics, as required on areas of work within the support services team.

Assist with the services’ evaluation and impact processes including self-evaluation feedback.

Provide other administrative support to the team as required.

Other:

Attend and participate with External Supervision sessions.

RiverCare & BeachCare Programme Officer (30 hours)

Salary: £23,872 p.a. pro-rata (£29,840p.a. FTE)  

Contract: Permanent

Hours:  30 hours per week

Location: Home-based with regular travel in the East of England, and occasional travel nationwide.

We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off; Extra days leave for travelling using alternatives to flying; The opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme with 8% employer pension contributions; A core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.

Keep Britain Tidy is one of the UK’s leading environmental charities. At a time when we are living in a world facing huge environmental challenges, the work we do has never been more important or more urgent. This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Programme Officer to join our RiverCare & BeachCare programme, run by Keep Britain Tidy in partnership with programme funder Anglian Water.

The successful candidate will be joining a long-established programme which works with a large network of community-led volunteer groups throughout the region. Groups take practical action to protect and enhance their local watercourses and coastlines. The programme aims to inspire people to gain a sense of community ownership of local blue spaces through training and support to become empowered, self-organising volunteer groups.

The successful applicant will be joining the team at an exciting time of programme development, as we look to increase learning and advocacy for environmental stewardship and sustainability. You will have experience of volunteering or volunteer coordination, working with communities and a wide variety of partner organisations, and hold a good knowledge of ecological challenges, ideally in the water and marine environment.

You will be an effective communicator, organised and able to manage your own time. You will be knowledgeable in matters of volunteer health and safety, data protection and safeguarding, with strong skills in using IT to support with the administration required for successful programme delivery.

You will be working as part of a regional and national team. Some travel within the region will be required, as will occasional weekend and evening work.

If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description.  After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us, please continue to apply.

As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions and submit your CV - these will be reviewed based on the criteria found in the person specification. We also ask that you complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately and securely.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 10th March 2025. Keep Britain Tidy reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we ask that you please submit your application as early as possible.

For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March 2025.

Environmental change is affecting us all and we know that a diverse workforce yields best results. We want people from all backgrounds to be part of the solution. It is for this reason that Keep Britain Tidy has flexible and supportive policies for all staff and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, you just need to let us know.

We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.

We are proud winners of the Working Families’ Best Small Employer Award 2021.

No agencies please.

About the Refugee Employment Network 

At the Refugee Employment Network, it’s our mission to ensure that all refugees can access appropriate, fulfilling and paid employment in the UK.

The Refugee Employment Network (REN) is the UK’s only national network dedicated exclusively to refugee employment. With a growing network of 400+ members across all four UK nations, REN is uniting a national community committed to creating opportunities for refugees, spanning a wide range of industries and professions.

About the role

As Network Coordinator, you will play a key role in strengthening and expanding the Refugee Employment Network (REN). Working closely with the CEO, you will support its growth by improving engagement with network members, ultimately enhancing employment outcomes for refugee talent and strengthening hiring practices across UK businesses.

You will collaborate with network partners, experts by experience, businesses, and refugee support organisations to convene and facilitate meetings, working groups, training, and advisory boards that share best practices, pilot initiatives, and build skills to enhance refugee employment.

Additionally, you will represent REN at events, speaking on the barriers refugees face in accessing work, and contribute to the delivery of impactful projects and programmes.

Purpose of the role

• Strengthen the Refugee Employment Network by delivering events and opportunities for members to share knowledge, best practices, and collaborate on initiatives to advance refugee employment. 

• Support refugees in accessing fulfilling employment that matches their skills,  qualifications and experience, and employers to access refugee talent through REN’s Refugee Jobs Board, mentoring programmes and Refugee Job Fairs

• Ensure the smooth administration of REN, including project and organisational admin, event planning and coordination, communications with network members, and managing job board listings.

Key responsibilities 

1. Member Engagement: 

• Act as the key point of contact for REN members, providing timely responses and support.

• Ensure all member information is captured and kept up to date on our database and website

• Organise meetings and networking opportunities to facilitate relationships, share learning, and collaboration on employability skills workshops, job fairs, and mentoring projects.

• Provide clear communications to participants, members and partners through emails, website copy and newsletters.

2. Event Coordination: 

• Coordinate a calendar of events, including job fairs, member meet-ups, an annual conference and training sessions, managing project timelines, registration, and evaluation.

• Provide logistical and administrative support for events, Job Fairs, workshops, and member activities including bookings, delegate lists, venue coordination and catering.

• Attend and facilitate in-person and online events, representing the Refugee Employment Network and welcoming participants and partners.

3. Mentoring Projects:

• Coordinate the day to day running of mentoring projects, including reviewing mentee and mentor applications, matching mentors with mentees and being the first point of contact for all mentors and mentees. 

• Design and deliver mentoring training, guides, and toolkits to ensure impactful mentoring experiences. 

• Monitor and capture impact through surveys, focus groups, drop- sessions, impact reports and case studies

4. Jobs Board administration: 

• Regularly upload job opportunities to the Refugee Jobs Board and serve as the first point of contact for employers, recruiters, and job seekers.

• Work closely with the CEO on the digital development of the jobs board

5. Administration & Database Management: 

• Maintain accurate records and manage project data to support programme development, insights and data gathering and sharing. 

• Provide the day-to-day administration of Refugee Employment Network’s projects, membership, events and jobs board.

6. Communications and Impact: 

• Create clear and compelling communication through the website, newsletters, and social media platforms. 

• Create case studies and social media content that shows the impact of our work, raises the profile of the Refugee Employment Network and showcases network members work in advancing refugee employment in the UK

• Collect and analyse data to develop impact reports demonstrating the effectiveness of REN’s work. 

Expert by Experience

We strongly encourage applications from individuals who are experts by experience, including refugees, forcibly displaced people or migrants with direct, first-hand experience of the issues and challenges faced within the UK asylum or immigration system. At the Refugee Employment Network, we believe that Experts by Experience bring unique and powerful insights that can drive positive change in refugee employment across the UK. .

We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview process unless they wish to do so.

How to apply

To apply, please read the job specification and complete the Typeform application form by 5pm on Sunday, 2 March. You will be asked to upload your CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) when completing the Typefrom application. 

The Operations Manager will work closely with the Managing Director to ensure the charity operates effectively. The Operations Manager will lead on the development of policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance, and robust management processes.

The Operations Manager will add to the staff team by bringing a skillset that is grounded in administration processes, excellent IT competence, and a numerate, systemising and detail-orientated mindset.

The role of Supporter Care Officer is a key post in the organisation working to maximise CLAPA’s income from the community. It’s a very exciting time to join the CLAPA team, we have an ambitious Income Generation Strategy in place to increase our income diversity. This role will play an active part in this strategy by providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with our donors, community fundraisers and event participants.

You will be responsible for delivering and supporting outstanding customer service to supporters, so that their experience of CLAPA is second to none, leaving them feeling valued and committed to on-going support. You will act as the first point of contact for our supporters when they contact CLAPA by phone, email or in person, with all manner of queries. With excellent communication skills and good attention to detail, you will be self-motivated and capable of multi-tasking and prioritising.

The role focuses on the key areas of:

· Supporter Engagement and Communication

· Donation Processing and Acknowledgement

· Data Management and CRM Administration

· Administrative Support and Process Improvement

An empathetic, friendly and helpful attitude will ensure that our supporters feel valued and respected, and you will take great pride in responding to and thanking them in a consistent and timely manner. You will work closely with the Fundraising Coordinators to develop and implement processes to ensure we are delivering an excellent service, every time.  Alongside this, the team are responsible for financial processing - ensuring income is captured correctly on our database, Salesforce.

Please see the recruitment pack for a full list of key tasks.

About Us

Essential Christian is a multi-faceted Christian charity and the home of Spring Harvest – an evangelical Christian event where thousands of people have encountered God and experienced life changing moments.   Our vision is to create events, media and songs that with Jesus, change lives and help build a better world. Core to safeguarding our ministry is excellent governance that ensures we operate within legal best practice in every aspect of our activities.

About the Role

Due to the retirement of our Company Secretary, we are looking for a meticulous professional who has spare time on their hands and the knowledge and skills to step into this crucial role.   

Working with our Group CEO on governance matters for our multi-faceted organisation, we will look to you to research and advise on charity and company law.  You will be responsible for preparing and circulating papers to trustees, minuting complex Board meetings, and collating and presenting annual company reports.

About You

You will be a highly diligent administrator with proven senior management or board-level experience of charity law and governance matters. You will be familiar with collating and presenting annual reports and demonstrate the organisational ability and technical competency to manage comprehensive company records.

A passion for the vision and purpose of Essential Christian and its key brands is a foundational requirement for the successful candidate.  Your heart to serve in this role will be driven by your personal relationship with Jesus and your desire to see lives impacted by the ministry of Essential Christian.  You will be a regular and active member of an evangelical Christian church, ideally with a good understanding of the diversity and breadth of the UK Christian church which we seek to serve.

What Makes this Role Special?

• Home-based

This role is home-based, with bi-monthly attendance at Company Board meetings, either hybrid or in-person, as required.   

• Flexibility

The annualised hours employment contract will provide for 16 hours per month, to be worked in accordance with the annual schedule of Board meetings on a salary of £3,000 per annum (F.T.E. £30,000 per annum)

• Spiritual Community

As part of the wider Essential Christian staff team, you will be welcome to engage voluntarily in our weekly staff catch-ups and prayer times to keep abreast of our activities and engage with our culture.

If you’re a skilled administrator who loves to serve and are wants to spend your time in a role where your input will make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Note: Applicants must be UK based within a reasonable commute of London.  Application without a cover letter will not be considered.

Location                      Home based (Home working with regular meetings in London)

Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)

Reports to Director of Policy and Research

Main purpose and scope of the role:

Parentkind is a national charity working with more than 23,500 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), Parent Councils and Schools. We are the voice of parents in policy making. 

We are an ambitious organisation and we are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to support our work in Westminster and Whitehall. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of public affairs, advocacy and/or working in a policy environment. 

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual able to take on responsibility and lead. 

The role will involve:

• Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents to make this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
• Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster. 
• Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter. 
• Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people. 
• Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research. 

As a UK wide charity, you will be expected to support our work in other parts of the UK and the devolved administrations. 

We would particularly welcome candidates with media experience, including writing press releases and placing stories with national media outlets.

Duties and key responsibilities

Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents. 

• Developing a plan for the APPG to achieve our ambition of making this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
• Raising the profile of the APPG for Parents and increasing the number of MPs and peers engaged with its work. 
• Organising well attended APPG meetings and events. 
• Providing the secretariat to the APPG and working with the Officers to deliver the work of the Group.

Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster. 

• Manage and organise research/policy led events with political/policy audiences, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events.
• Increase attendance at these events to make sure we are successfully engaging with political/policy audiences.

Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter. 

• Developing our stakeholder database of priority contacts.
• Actively arranging high value meetings to promote Parentkind.
• Maintaining a consistent level of communication with political/policy audiences on behalf of Parentkind.

Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people. 

• Taking responsibility for high quality dissemination of our research and evidence to political/policy audiences. 

Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research.

• Working across the organisation to support our parent polling activity with engaging and topical questions.
• Support the development of policy recommendations based on our research.
• Writing concise and compelling briefing documents.

About Koreo

Since 2004, Koreo has grown into one of the UK’s leading consultancies with a social purpose. Our aim is to build a just and regenerative world by accelerating the potential for people and organisations to create systemic social change. 

We provide consultancy services to a range of clients across the purpose-driven sector while also delivering our own programmes. Our consultancy services focus on: 

• Organisational Development: Driving culture change, embedding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion principles into practice, and organisational design and restructuring.

• Talent Development: Strengthening leadership capacity through the design and delivery of bespoke management training programmes, while creating customised talent development initiatives to diversify and enhance workforces.

• Purpose and Impact: Helping organisations define their social purpose, design effective strategies, and measure progress through robust impact and evaluation frameworks.

• Fieldbuilding: Supporting organisations build networks and partnerships that foster shared learning, collaboration, and innovation across the social change ecosystem.

Our flagship programmes, Charityworks and 2027, complement our consultancy work and are aimed at building a more diverse and better-equipped social change movement. They focus on bringing diverse talent and inclusive practices into the social change sector while enhancing the leadership capacity of both emerging and established changemakers.

The Role in Brief

With the recent launch of our new strategy, Koreo is entering an exciting phase of transformation and growth. As we embark on this new chapter, we are working to broaden our reach beyond our historical focus on UK charities, aiming to impact a wider demographic of clients across the social change ecosystem. To support this growth, we are seeking a proactive and organised Development and Communications Coordinator to join our team. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is an exciting opportunity for someone to hone their craft in both business development and communications while playing a key role in supporting Koreo’s expansion. This role is vital in managing the operational aspects of business development and communications, supporting the growth of Koreo’s brand visibility and narrative and expanding our network of prospective clients.

As Development and Communications Coordinator, you will:

• Business Development:

  • Identify and research funding opportunities, tenders, and potential new clients.

  • Manage Koreo’s tender and proposal database, ensuring submissions are tracked and outcomes recorded.

  • Assist in preparing proposals and tender responses, including drafting sections and coordinating inputs.

  • Conduct market and horizon scanning to identify trends and opportunities.

• Client Engagement and Campaigns:

  • Manage data on prospective clients using HubSpot (or similar CRM platforms).

  • Coordinate campaigns to engage clients and build Koreo’s client base.

  • Support the delivery of integrated campaigns promoting Koreo’s offers across portfolios.

• Brand and Communications:

  • Update and manage Koreo’s website, ensuring content is engaging and accurate.

  • Manage Koreo’s LinkedIn presence, including posting updates, engaging with followers, and monitoring performance.

  • Contribute to thought leadership content, such as blogs, articles, and reports, to support campaigns.

• Administrative and Operational Support:

  • Manage systems and processes related to business development and communications, including CRM updates and reporting.

  • Provide administrative support for tender responses, ensuring all documentation is complete and submitted on time.

  • Monitor and report on business development and communications activity, supporting the Managing Director with dashboards and data.

Prospectus are proud to support a leading adult social care residential home that is dedicated to the support of members of the arts professions to support their new Appeal Officer recruitment. This organisation is working with Prospectus on a confidential search ahead of a capital campaign. If you are an amazing communicator, interested in working with leading UK figures and joining a supportive team, read on!

The Appeal Officer will be an exceptional relationship builder who will play an essential role in coordinating the logistical and administrative efforts of the upcoming capital campaign. You will work closely with the Appeal Director, senior leadership, donors, and volunteers to ensure successful execution  of the new fundraising campaign at every stage.

The selected candidate will ideally have experience in fundraising, project management or production coordination in performing arts. You will have a passion for the performing arts, exceptional project management skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple moving parts in a fast-paced environment. In addition, you will ideally have experience of working with donor or sales management systems and will have an excellent eye for detail and flair for enticing, professional communication in-person and in written form.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute directly to the growth and sustainability of a beloved organisation while supporting key relationships with donors and supporters.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Flora Cunningham at Prospectus. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more.

Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Location: Waverley Abbey College, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8EP
Salary: £14,708.80 pro-rata (£36,772 FTE)
Hours: 14.5 hours a week [0.4]
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent

Due to 100% growth in our higher education intake in September 2024, we’re in an exciting phase of growth so are delighted to be recruiting for a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy to join Waverley Abbey College supporting the next generation of Christian Counsellors. 

The Job Purpose:

To be a key member of a team of academic and administrative colleagues facilitating the highest quality learning and teaching within Waverley Abbey College. To support students through teaching, administration and academic advice. To work across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as part of the academic team. To enhance and develop learning and teaching, academic processes and student outcomes. This may include teaching during weekdays, weekends and evenings. 

Principle Accountabilities:

• Teaching and Learning - to contribute to and enhance teaching and learning on the training programme.
• Academic Support - to advise and guide students to support their progression and outcomes
• Management and Administration
• Be an active representative of Waverley Abbey College on key professional bodies/ committees; external events; conferences and seminars; production of sector or journal articles/reviews; through the operation of external or internal workshops or seminars.

For further information on key responsibilities and person specification please see the Job pack. 

This role holds a Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 to be a practising Christian who assents to Waverley Abbey’s Statement of Faith.

If you’d like to apply, please provide your CV, and a cover letter that directly addresses the requirements of the job description, including why you are interested in the role.

We reserve the right to close applications early.

Please note, an appointment will be subject to:  

• Evidence of Right to Work in the UK 
• Satisfactory references 
• A satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure (where applicable)
• Meeting Occupational Requirement criteria 
• Satisfactory completion of a probationary period 

Sound interesting? Apply now!

We are at a critical moment in world history; a moment of profound spiritual, economic and social crisis in the UK and across the world – with opportunity for a radical, spiritual renewal. In the last half of 2022, CWR and 24-7 Prayer came together to create a new vision at Waverley Abbey for such a time of this.

The 112-acre Waverley Abbey Estate, located about an hour from London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, has been a place of prayer since 688 AD and was the site of England’s first Cistercian Abbey.

CWR was founded by Selwyn Hughes with a simple vision of helping people to spend Every Day with Jesus – to pray and study the Bible every day. In 1985, CWR opened the Waverley Abbey Estate to establish a place of prayer, retreat and a Christian College to train and equip young leaders. 24-7 Prayer is an international, interdenominational movement of prayer, mission and justice. 24-7 Prayer exists to revive the Church and rewire the culture. Its resources help millions of people and its members from all over the world have been praying non-stop since 1999. 

With its remarkable history of thirteen centuries of prayer, its strategic location on the Prime Meridian, and its 30,000 sq. ft of accommodation, the partnership of CWR and 24-7 Prayer at Waverley Abbey represents a unique opportunity to establish a mission centre and a hub for spiritual and social transformation in the UK and globally. 

We are creating a new Abbey for a new generation. One that will champion encounter with God, through education, engagement and enterprise — for spiritual and cultural renewal for this generation and generations to come.

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About The Murray Parish Trust

Children with a serious illness are three times more likely to struggle with their mental health. Their childhoods are overshadowed by coming to terms with diagnosis, hospital stays, treatment, feeling different from friends or managing how their illness affects daily life. Many of them struggle with severe anxiety and depression, experiencing isolation and trauma during their journey. These children are at much higher risk of long-term mental health difficulties that are more complex and difficult to treat, on top of living with often complex medical needs.

Actors Jim Murray and Sarah Parish’s first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome in 2009 and spent half her short life in paediatric intensive care, Southampton Children’s Hospital. Ella-Jayne died, at home, just eight months old. After they recovered from the immediate horror, Jim and Sarah felt an overwhelming drive to help other children and families and founded The Murray Parish Trust in 2014. They were awarded MBE’s in the King’s New Years Honours 2025 for services to seriously ill children and their families.

Our charity delivers projects that support the mental health of seriously ill children and their families. We improve access to specialist, imaginative and empowering support, at the earliest possible moment, to prevent long-term mental health difficulties. We do this by delivering a vast range of projects in children’s hospitals, hospices and other health or community settings across the UK. These include drama, dance, art, nature and music therapy; bereavement and mortuary suites, distraction equipment that reduces anxiety, sanctuary and quiet rooms; sibling support; counselling and therapy rooms; and psychological support for children/family members.

The role - Head of Public Fundraising and Operations

This is an exciting new chapter for The Murray Parish Trust. Our new Head of Public Fundraising and Operations will work closely with the Board of Trustees and our Head of Philanthropy and Projects to scale our impact and expand reach nationwide. They will play a pivotal role in leading operations and shaping the charity’s future, as well as leading on growing income from community, corporate, individual fundraising, which have been identified as strategic fundraising priorities.

We anticipate time will be split roughly equally between leading public fundraising and operational management. There is some freelance support with marketing, corporate and community fundraising, and volunteer coordination, plus trustee support with events; there is scope to expand the team as income grows. This role will support their work as well as personally deliver public fundraising activity, taking sole responsibility for individual giving and legacies.

This is a job of variety, innovation and opportunity. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser, perhaps an aspiring charity CEO, who is looking to develop skills and knowledge in charity management and strategy. This is a job for someone who is ambitious, collaborative, proactive and who has a genuine passion for championing the mental health of seriously ill children and their families.

Key responsibilities

Fundraising: Work alongside with the Head of Philanthropy and Projects to implement the fundraising strategy, including:

• Delivery of the specific fundraising activity delegated to this role to grow income year on year (individuals, community, corporate, legacies, events), supported by the work of freelancers.
• Strategic oversight of all public fundraising including monitoring, evaluating and reporting to the Board.
• Ensure excellence in donor stewardship that helps retain, grow and diversify support from existing donors.
• Maintain a proactive focus on donor acquisition, across the UK, prioritising areas where we have projects.
• Effectively utilise the CRM to proactively and accurately capture donor information and consents.
• Strong focus on return on investment to ensure efficiency in working nationwide, carefully prioritising activity.

Charity management and operations

• Help to shape organisational strategy, using data insight to drive decision making.
• Data management lead; incl. CRM management, data protection, embedding a culture of data collection.
• Lead on setting and managing annual income and expenditure budgets.
• Ensure compliance with the latest regulatory requirements and sector best practice.
• Coordinate and manage policy, procedure, risk management and wider charity administration.
• Provide support for financial management; incl. outsourced book keeping/monthly management accounts; working with accountants to ensure timely production of the Annual Report and Financial Statements
• Work closely with Board members with specific lead responsibility, incl. with the Treasurer in the production of cashflow and other financial reports.
• Supported by the volunteer coordinator (freelance), manage and develop a network of volunteers and ambassadors (e.g. talks, photo calls, events, collection tins, admin, research).
• Act as Secretary to the Board; including statutory filing, coordinating quarterly meetings and taking minutes, compiling/circulating Board papers, diarising other meetings and communication as needed.
• Represent the charity externally with diverse stakeholders.
• Responsible for the effective management and leadership of the public fundraising and operations team.