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Alne Wood Park is a natural burial ground owned by the Heart of England Forest.

The burial ground provides a biodiverse environment encouraging wildlife both within the burial ground itself and in the surrounding woodland. 

The site is open for burials of local and non-local residents, regardless of their beliefs and religions. Burials can be conducted between 10am and 3pm. With no more than one burial per day, families have time to conduct funerals without pressure to leave.

After a funeral, over the next few months, the grave-site will be levelled as it settles and subsequently planted with a special blend of wildflower and grass seed that matches existing species from the site. At this point a small subtle stone or wood plaque can be purchased. This allows memorialisation but balances it with maintaining the natural look and feel of the site. 

As Association of Natural Burial Grounds members, we are committed to their code-of-conduct and are also looking to develop best practice in-line with guidance for a green funeral. In addition, the manager of Alne Wood Park is a member of both the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management and also the Good Funeral Guild. 

About the role

We are seeking a compassionate and organised individual to join as our Alne Wood Park Coordinator.  

In this role, you will be involved in building a trusted relationship with a variety of stakeholders including site users, funeral directors and celebrants. You will approach matters sensitively and use your exceptional communication skills to support users arranging funerals, liaising with the other professions involved to ensure that funerary operations are undertaken to the highest possible standards.  You will be responsible for maintaining accurate plot records, submitting statutory documentation and responding to enquires.

This is a fulfilling role, and your passion for natural burials will be evident when you promote Alne Wood Park Natural Burial Ground through a range of marketing campaigns, attending events and public engagement activities.

The Heart of England Forest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Applicants must be willing to undergo protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and a DBS disclosure.

Please download our candidate pack to find out more.

What we offer:

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
• Contributory company pension with 4.5% employer contribution
• Health Cash Plan – get cash back on opticians, dentists and more!
• Group Income Protection Scheme – to support you if you get sick
• Employee Assistance Programme – financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
• Access to exclusive discounts from thousands of retailers
• Life Assurance at four times your basic salary

Hay Time Project Manager | Full-time 35 hours per week (part time at four days per week will be considered) | £34,555 - £37,880 
Based at our offices in Clapham, near Settle, with a mix of office (minimum 2 days per week) and home working. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to lead on delivering our new grassland strategy, focused on offering guidance, advice and support to landowners and communities.

You’ll play a critical role in restoring and enhancing wildflower meadows across the Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland, as well as helping people to discover, celebrate and enjoy meadows through training, volunteering and events.

About Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust 

We are a small charity doing big things to help to protect and enhance the People, Landscape and Wildlife of the Dales. 

For 27 years we have delivered diverse and inspirational projects, helping to plant 1.6 million trees and securing the future of more than 850 hectares of wildflower hay meadows, creating habitats for our wildlife and combatting climate change. We are passionate about inspiring disadvantaged groups and future generations to care for this special area.

About the role 

The Hay Time Manager will play a key part in liaising with land managers, partner organisations, volunteers and community groups to develop and deliver annual programmes of restoration and enhancement schemes. You will lead a small team to deliver a calendar of training and events for a range of audiences, as well as ensuring monitoring and evaluation is in place so we are delivering the best impact for the area.

As part of our new strategy, we are developing a small-scale seed collection and growing project, with a focus on growing rarer species to support the delivery of a range of enhancement schemes.

We have strong partnerships in place with other grassland restoration projects and organisation, helping to share best practice and deliver greater impact.

As a Manager at YDMT you will help to support the development and management of new projects and work across all our projects to identify opportunities for cross team working.

We believe the role will be a highly rewarding one, and a real opportunity for someone to develop their skills in a fantastic organisation, whilst benefiting this wonderful area and its communities.

About you

We're looking for someone with a background in grassland restoration and management who can work with a range of landowners, providing advice and guidance.

Your role will focus on managing complex grassland schemes and delivering them within timeframes and budgets.

You will be a highly organised person, who is able to manage a diverse workload. You will have good communication skills and feel comfortable using your own initiative.

Underpinning all of this is your ability to work within our culture – which means sharing our values of being creative, caring, honest and enabling.

Deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 17th March 2025

Background to the role

The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is an integral part of local health and care systems. VCSE organisations deliver key services that support the health and wellbeing of the population. In addition, they contribute vital insight and intelligence on the needs of the people and communities they engage with and are frequently a route to engaging with communities themselves.

There is a drive through Buckinghamshire’s local mental health partnership forum to replicate and build upon the successes of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) VCSE Health Alliance and the Buckinghamshire VCSE Mental Health Response Group that was established at the start of the Covid pandemic.

Community Impact Bucks has been commissioned by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to:

1. increase the awareness of VCSE organisations that deliver support to people who have or are at greater risk of poor mental health, with a focus on community Opportunity Bucks wards and health inequalities
2. bring those organisations together through an alliance-based approach and
3. help build relationships between the NHS and VCSE that ensure sustainable mental health services are provided to the people of Buckinghamshire.

About you

You will bring passion and energy to make a difference to mental health partnerships in Buckinghamshire.  You will enjoy bringing people together, building consensus and bridging differences in organisational culture and power.

A natural collaborator, you will have the ability to establish credibility and maintain relationships with colleagues from front line staff to very senior stakeholders.

You will have a clear understanding of the role and potential of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector within the health and social care system, and an awareness of the local, regional and national health and care agenda from a VCSE perspective.

Key responsibilities

• Provide VCSE representation, attending and presenting to Integrated Care System/Integrated Care Partnership (ICS/ICP) Board meetings, events and other information sharing forums. Enable and co-ordinate other VCSE leaders to represent the sector at such meetings.
• Advocate for the VCSE sector, encouraging ICS partners to consider new and innovative approaches to working closely with the sector to support the mental health needs of people of all ages in Buckinghamshire.
• Undertake and maintain mapping to identify and engage VCSE organisations supporting people with mental ill health or improving mental health outcomes, including through addressing inequalities and the wider determinants of mental health.
• Develop and provide mechanisms for VCSE partners to collaborate on addressing shared priorities in relation to poor mental health, with alignment to the work of the BOB VCSE Alliance and with health and care strategies and plans.
• Build VCSE organisations’ capacity to take part in procurement and/or bid opportunities, including short-term opportunities and more sustained activities, working with partners and national bodies to identify additional opportunities and resources, and drafting bids if required. 
• Lead the design, delivery and evaluation of the project, ensuring it meets contractual obligations, operates within budget and achieves the desired impact.

Key requirements

• Experienced in working with the VCSE sector, ideally in the context of improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes.
• A track record of successful partnership working and relationship building with key stakeholders within the health and care system and VCSE sector.
• Ability to assimilate complex information quickly and communicate (written and verbal) effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent persuasion, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Good analytical skills and a practical approach to problem-solving.
• Competent user of databases and the Microsoft suite of software.
• Either Full British driving licence and access to private means of transport or ability to demonstrate how you will meet this requirement.
• Available to work evenings and weekends when necessary (in accordance with our Time Off In Lieu Policy)

About Community Impact Bucks

Community Impact Bucks is a local charity that enables people and organisations to get involved in voluntary and community action, helping to build strong and vibrant communities across Buckinghamshire.

• We help Bucks charities by offering advice and guidance on all aspects of running a not-for-profit organisation in Buckinghamshire.
• We build collaborative partnerships between Bucks charities, communities and key organisations and networks within Buckinghamshire and Thames Valley.
• We help people find volunteer roles in Buckinghamshire through Volunteer Bucks, our online platform.
• We support Buckinghamshire’s residents and communities directly to help people stay connected and live independently in their homes.

Established in its current form in 2010, and with nearly 50 years' history of supporting communities in Buckinghamshire, Community Impact Bucks is at the heart of the charity, voluntary and community sector in the county.

Our team is working on a hybrid basis - mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed. Our office in Weston Turville, Aylesbury has free parking and good bus links.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities.  

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Head of Domestic Abuse Services

Salary: £52,000 - £60,000

Location: Hammersmith (with travel across London)

Hours: 28 Hours per week (with the potential to increase to full time in the future)

Contract: Permanent

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with diverse
backgrounds, including those with disabilities, Black and minoritised women, and LBT communities.

Job Summary
Advance’s Head of Domestic Abuse (DA) services leads the organisation’s DA services across London. Working alongside the Director of DA Services, the head of DA is responsible for developing and delivering high quality services in line with Advance’s strategic aims. Externally, she will build strong relationships with voluntary and statutory partners and funders, amplifying the needs of our service users and promoting systems change. Internally, she will ensure domestic abuse staff are supported and motivated, as well as acting as part of Advance’s senior management team, contributing to the organisation’s overall strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities and Duties
Planning and Development
As part of the Senior Management Team, be responsible for ensuring the implementation of the annual strategic plan for Advance’s domestic abuse services.
Working closely with the Business Development team drive the development of services, contributing to bid development and tendering for services.
Be instrumental in raising the profile of Advance and in developing and sustaining partnerships, including leading the Angelou Partnership to deliver the programme’s objectives and impact.

External Stakeholders and Systems Change
Represent Advance and work with government and statutory agencies, and other community organisations; develop, maintain and review protocols with partner agencies.
Be active in network and partnership meetings, raising awareness of our services and identifying gaps to influence new service development. Maintain and develop relations with appropriate authorities, agencies, organisations and individuals, in consultation with the Director of Services.

Service Management and Leadership
Be a proactive and solution-focused member of Advance’s Senior Management Team. Contribute and participate in organisational planning, events, and fundraising activities.
Manage a complex workload working independently, within a team where appropriate and problem-solving proactively to find solutions to systems and issues.
Line manage senior staff, including annual appraisals, supervision, professional development, and performance management. Instil a sense of unity and purpose into the work of the service through effective leadership, regular team meetings and review of team performance.

High quality services to women and children
Implement and monitor quality assurance systems for all services including contract compliance and overseeing accreditation for our services.
Working with the Learning and Development Manager oversee the development of a consistent approach to programme training relevant to team and individual development needs. Ensure Advance’s DA services are high quality and workloads are manageable. Ensure that risk is well managed across all services, including safeguarding of women and children. Ensure effective systems are in place which capture relevant information and demonstrate the impact of all services, ensuring they are compliant with funders’ requirements
Oversee the development of operational plans for existing and new work and managing effective change within services.

Partnerships and funders’ management
Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners in the delivery of services, influential decision-makers and commissioners, upholding Advance’s reputation at all tend and communicate outcomes of regular strategic and operational meetings at London level in consultation with the Director of Services and Head of EA&P, as well as programme review meetings with funders and partners.
With support from the Evidence and Insights team, oversee reporting of service outcomes to commissioners and funders, ensuring any performance issues or challenges are identified and addressed.

Financial management
Manage programme budgets to a high standard, including agreeing and implementing solutions and action plans where variances and issues are identified. Ensure that funder’s requirements are met for all services and that Advance comply with monitoring returns
and statistics are available promptly for monitoring returns to funders and the board.

Closing Date: 16/03/2025 @23:59

Interview Dates: 25th, 26th, 27th March 2025

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

A 35-hour working week

An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

Pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Employee eye-care scheme

Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

Organisation wide away days

Thorough induction and training

Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Students' Union Adviser to provide money and academic advice, guidance, advocacy and support to help our students navigate the various challenges they face. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact by ensuring students have access to the resources, advice, and representation they need to achieve, progress and thrive. If you are committed to creating a positive and inclusive student experience, we look forward to accepting your application!

Though we support and signpost our students regardless of their issue, the majority of our caseload relates to Student Finance and other money issues so applicants with relevant experience and expertise are encouraged to apply. Working within a team of five Advisers to deliver our free, impartial and confidential service, the successful applicant will advise students on primarily Money, Academic and Disciplinary matters. As a dynamic and agile organisation, we always signpost or advocate where we cannot directly advise, and so expect to help students facing challenges from everything from housing to sexual violence.

Our Advice Team advises across telephone, Microsoft Teams and face to face appointments, alongside monitoring a shared email inbox, supporting colleagues with research and data analysis, contributing to and creating various resources and occasionally attending university committees or working groups to provide technical expertise. Occasional weekend and evening work (to support the delivery of Open Days) will be required, as well as work at our university's Stafford site. We do great work for our students; Be A Part Of It.

Details of the role

Hours: Full time, Annualised Hours. 

Holiday: 5 Weeks per year plus Bank Holidays pro rata (That's 33 days!)

Start date: March 2025 onwards

Working Hours: Monday to Friday with occasional evenings and weekends

Interviews: 19th March 2025

Closing date: 12th March 2025 at 4pm

To be a successful Students' Union Adviser you will need:

• At least 12 months experience in advice work (paid or unpaid) demonstrating managing a case load, actively prioritising work, assessing risks, collaborating and communicating appropriately within deadlines.
• The ability to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of at least one of the following areas of advice; housing; benefits; finance; consumer; legal.
• An attention to detail to ensure that the advice given and case notes are always to a high standard.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to empathise with and sensitively support all clients or liaise in a professional manner with external stakeholders
• The ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Excellent Office 365 skills, including everyday use of Sharepoint and Teams

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people from black, Asian, Arab, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every point in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just who we are looking for.Tips: Provide a summary of the role, what success in the position looks like, and how this role fits into the organization overall.

About Staffordshire University Students' Union

Staffordshire University Students' Union is the representative body for the 13,500 students that form our community here at the University of Staffordshire. Our vision is that every Student will be proud to be a part of Staffs - that they'll be proud of their academic achievements, their University experience and their community. 

Benefits of working with us

• Convenient Campus based location
• Flexible annualised hours
• 33 days holiday increasing to 35 days after 5 years of service.
• Volunteering scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Supported learning loans
• Employer matched pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyecare vouchers

Power to Change is the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them. We know community business works to build stronger communities and better places to live. We’ve seen people create resilient and prosperous local economies when power is in community hands. We also know the barriers that stand in the way of their success. We’re using our experience to bring partners together to do, test and learn what works. We’re shaping the conditions for community business to thrive. 

Role Purpose

This role is responsible for leading the delivery of our communications strategy, providing both strategic and operational support across the organisation. Acting as the central point for all external communications, this role oversees our website, social media, media engagement, and programme of events. The role also manages responsive communications, reputational risk, and the line management of a Communications Officer. 

This year is an exciting one at Power to Change. After a brand refresh in 2024, we are now celebrating our ten year anniversary. This role will therefore be critical in overseeing our ten year anniversary celebrations. In addition to this, we have an ambitious advocacy and learning approach this year across our three themes: building community power, financing the future economy, and taking back the high street. This role will also lead on relaunching our Take Back the High Street campaign in the autumn. 

Role responsibilities

Central communication responsibilities  

• Ensure our communications approach continues to solidify our new role and brand as a think-do tank with key audiences.   

• Work closely with colleagues across our three thematic areas – take back the high street, build community power and finance the future economy – to ensure our messaging is clear and we are part of the public debate.   

• Take ownership of our organisational communications grid to ensure we are delivering a balanced and impactful communications output throughout the year.  

• Manage and oversee our planned programme of events, stakeholder engagement, and digital campaigns linked to our organisational 10th anniversary.  

• Lead our high streets theme communications, including providing strategic communications and advocacy advice. 

Stakeholder engagement responsibilities  

• Ensure there is a clear understanding of our audiences across the staff team so that we have strong, clear and up-to-date messaging for our most important stakeholders.     

• Work closely with the Policy Manager (Advocacy) and External Affairs Officer to oversee our approach to stakeholder management and engagement and support others across the organisation to embed this approach in their day-to-day work.    

Media/PR responsibilities  

• Work with the Communications Officer to implement our media strategy and secure positive coverage for community businesses and Power to Change in national, local, and sector media.    

• Support colleagues across the organisation to engage with the media and to craft compelling blogs, op-eds, etc., to increase our influence.   

• Work with the Communications Officer and External Affairs Officer on media scanning, analysis and responsiveness, ensuring that there is a good awareness of the common topics investigated by the media.  

Digital communications responsibilities  

• Be the organisational lead for the website, social media, and content planning, maintaining and developing our content so that it engages our audiences, supports our messaging, and champions accessible, inclusive communications.  

• Work with the Communications Officer to implement our social media strategy.  

• Work with the Communications Officer to support colleagues across the organisation in developing digital content and their own professional digital presence in their areas of expertise.  

Other communication responsibilities   

• Work with our Communications Officer, External Affairs Officer, and other key colleagues to implement our events strategy.  

• Manage responsive communications and reputational risks, providing advice and guidance to colleagues and the Executive team.  

• Work with the Insight Manager and Communications Officer on implementing our new narrative-led impact reporting process and identifying potential content for external use through that process.  

  Skills and experience 

  Substantial knowledge of:  

  • Communications and campaigns.   

  Substantial experience of:  

  • Leading and managing communications teams.  

  • Developing and implementing communications strategies.  

  • Press and PR.  

  • Social media and digital comms​.  

  • Events management.  

  • Campaign strategy and delivery.  

  The ability to:  

  • Synthesise and communicate complex information.  

  • Build partnerships, coalitions and alliances.  

  • Analyse opportunities, aligning with our strategy​.  

  • Manage projects including budget management.  

  • Convene diverse groups and facilitate discussions.  

  • Influence with written and verbal communication.  

  • Horizon scan, using intelligence to predict trends and forecast opportunities and risks.  

  With a preference for:  

  • Building relationships with others internally and externally.  

  • Collaborating with others across the organisation.  

  • Reflective practice and adapting to change.  

  • Networking and connecting with others.  

  • Knowledge of community business and/or think tank sectors.  

We seek a dynamic Chief Operating Officer to join the Cathedral leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping its future. As the senior operational manager, you will help develop its role as a place of worship, a loving community, and a heritage site of awe-inspiring historic significance.

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 10th March 2025.

Who we are

Portsmouth Cathedral, known as the Cathedral of the Sea, has been a beacon of faith, community and heritage for over 800 years. From its humble beginnings in 1180 as a chapel dedicated to St. Thomas Becket, it has grown into a vibrant centre of worship and civic life, becoming a Cathedral in 1927.

Renowned for its exceptional music, Portsmouth Cathedral has a strong choral tradition, offering a wide range of musical performances and supporting the development of young musicians. Music is at the heart of its worship and cultural offerings, inspiring all who visit.

In addition to its spiritual mission, the Cathedral plays a vital role in the city, hosting services for the Royal Navy, local charities, schools, and the wider community — alongside educational workshops, concerts, art exhibitions and an increasingly wide range of events and commercial activities. Portsmouth Cathedral continues to be a symbol of hope, connection, and inspiration.

About the role

As Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will be a key member of the Cathedral leadership team, reporting to the Dean and being accountable to the Chapter – as well as representing the Cathedral to Diocesan and Civic communities.

The COO has wide-ranging responsibilities for the day-to-day operations of Portsmouth Cathedral’s life and work.

You will lead the operations team in developing and implementing strategy and policy, ensuring effective governance and management of the Cathedral’s practical business and mission.

You will be pivotal in preparing and delivering the Cathedral’s strategic plan, securing its financial sustainability, and maintaining compliance with governance and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Leadership:
  • Develop and execute strategy and business plans with realistic goals and timeframes.
  • Identify sustainable income streams and new opportunities for growth.
• Operational Management:
  • Oversee day-to-day operations, including staff, volunteers, property, and resources.
  • Strengthen visitor engagement, heritage presentation, and commercial activities.
• Governance and Compliance:
  • Ensure compliance with ecclesiastical, charity, and statutory regulations.
  • Maintain robust risk management, safeguarding, and health and safety practices.
  • As COO, you will be the designated member of the Cathedral staff serving as the overall licensee.

This is a perfect role for a collaborative leader eager to guide the Cathedral’s operational success and contribute to its future as a place of worship, community, and historic significance.

Who we are looking for

We seek an experienced, confident, and values-driven leader to join Portsmouth Cathedral as our Chief Operating Officer (COO). With a strong track record in operational management, financial sustainability, and strategic leadership, you will have experience overseeing complex organisations, ideally within a faith-based, heritage, or non profit setting. You will be able to manage the Cathedral’s unique blend of spiritual mission, heritage, and commercial activities. With strong emotional intelligence and adaptability, you will excel in fostering collaboration, engaging stakeholders, and leading diverse teams.

Your financial acumen will ensure effective budgeting and long-term sustainability, while your operational expertise will help you manage large-scale projects and optimise performance.

As a strategic thinker, you will navigate governance challenges with agility and align teams around shared goals. At the same time, you will be an inspiring and empowering leader, promoting a culture of trust, open communication, and teamwork.

Resilient and adaptable, you will balance high-level vision with the practical demands of Cathedral life, ensuring its continued growth while upholding its values and traditions.

Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply.

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 10th March 2025.

About PVRI

PVRI is a small charity with a global reach. Our aim is to reduce the global burden of Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PVD) with a particular focus on Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) - a life-threatening and life-limiting condition that affects millions worldwide. 

PH can lead to heart damage and trigger symptoms like breathlessness, chest pain, poor growth, and severe difficulties exercising and carrying out normal daily tasks. Diagnosis and care aren’t readily available in many parts of the world, and even when it is, PH treatment can itself be challenging and life-changing. Although it’s estimated that PH affects 1% of the global population, it isn’t widely recognised or well-understood.

To change that, we bring together a fantastic network of energetic and committed PH doctors, academics, regulators, patients, and industry partners. Together we’re identifying and addressing the key challenges in global PH, educating the global workforce, and encouraging research. In practical terms, we:

• Host international scientific conferences
• Produce an open-access peer reviewed PH journal, Pulmonary Circulation
• Run webinars and e-learning
• Raise awareness of PH and health inequalities, and advocate for better access to diagnosis, care and treatment - nationally and internationally
• Bring our members and networks together in working forums:
  •  ​The Innovative Drug Development Initiative (IDDI): eight multidisciplinary workstreams working to solve the challenges in PVD research and speed the development of new treatment
  • Specialty Task Forces: groups working to advance understanding and improve practice in specific clinical areas of PH
  • Regional Task Forces: working in-country to address the key regional and national challenges in PH

We are a London-based registered charity and limited company, governed by an international Board of Trustees and supported by a new Scientific and Medical Advisory Council.

Our turnover is c. £800k p.a. and our income comes from industry support, membership fees and charitable fundraising. 

Our small friendly staff team comprises our CEO Karen, Head of Comms Debs, Marketing Officer Emily, Project Coordinator Sarah and Admin Manager Katie, supported by our freelance Finance Manager Steph. We work a flexible hybrid model, with office space in Work.Life, close to London Bridge and Borough Market.

In terms of our values, we’re open, inclusive and easy to engage with, and we’re

ambitious for ourselves and for the global PVD community.

About the Role

The aim of this role is to help the charity run smoother, faster, cheaper and better. The Ops Manager will identify areas for operational efficiency, design and implement new systems and processes, manage digital systems, streamline workflows, and help ensure compliance with charitable and regulatory requirements. They will lead on impact measurement, support the journal, and work with the wider team to deliver successful events and other organisational goals.

Our ideal candidate will bring energy, enthusiasm, and expertise in managing projects, people and infrastructure.

We offer flexible working, a positive learning culture and opportunities for you to learn and grow in your role, including opportunities for international travel.

We celebrate diversity, and we’re committed to equality and inclusion in our recruitment practices and in our ways of working. If you’re excited about our mission, and can bring talent and enthusiasm to our cause, we’d love to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a supporting statement (max 850 words) together with the Equalities Monitoring form to Katie. Applications will be judged against the criteria set out in the person specification, so please ensure that you reference these clearly in your supporting statement. For an informal discussion about the role, please email our CEO Karen, .

The closing date is 5pm Tuesday 18 March and interviews are scheduled for Monday 24 March at our London office, so please hold this date in your diary.

We look forward to hearing from you!

About Planet Patrol:

Our vision is a world where all beings can enjoy our waterways, free from pollution. We are a global community dedicated to placing people-powered environmental data at the heart of decision-making. Through our unique anywhere, anytime, anybody approach to citizen science, we gather critical evidence of water and litter pollution to drive solutions that protect both environmental and human health. Our data and citizen science methods have been featured in academic journals (Stanton, et al., 2022) and media investigations (Channel 4 and ITV), enhancing public and scientific knowledge of litter pollution.

We are now at a pivotal moment of growth and evolution. This means you must thrive in a start-up environment and have a can-do attitude to problem solving. You’ll be one of only a handful of employees and a team of excellent freelancers. This is a great opportunity to really shape the organisation and our impact. Whilst this role is fixed term, we hope to secure enough funding to make the role permanent. 

Partnership Manager

Role details: Remote with travel expected at least once per week.

Salary: £35,000 FTE

Hours per week: 30 hours (4 days per week)

Terms: One year fixed term contract with the potential to become permanent based on funding.

 

Overview:

Join Planet Patrol as our Partnership Manager, responsible for cultivating key relationships, driving business development, and securing funding through innovative partnership strategies.

Planet Patrol is seeking a Partnership Manager who is great at growing existing relationships and spotting new opportunities too! You’ll manage and develop our key partnerships with some big brands. Critically, you’ll also be the first point of contact for new partner enquiries. Whilst the majority of your time will be spent working with brands, you’ll need to lead on a handful of grant applications too. This means that you’ll have a varied and fast paced role that has huge potential for growth. You won’t be put off by a funding target, in fact you thrive in the sales environment and love the adrenaline high when you secure funding. We need someone that is persuasive, resilient and most importantly passionate about what we do. If this sounds like you, get in touch!
 

Key responsibilities:

● Relationship Management: Cultivate and sustain strong relationships with current partners and identify potential new ones to achieve mutual goals.

● Account Management: Oversee the smooth operation of each partnership by developing strategic plans, addressing challenges, and ensuring continued alignment.

● Business Development: Proactively identify opportunities for expanding existing partnerships and forging new ones. Attend in-person meetings, key Planet Patrol events and networking events to strengthen our market presence.

● Performance Management: Track and evaluate partnership outcomes, using insights to make data-driven adjustments that optimise success. Experience in content creation and editing tools is desirable.

● Enquiry Management: Serve as the first point of contact for all partner-related enquiries, streamlining communications for maximum efficiency and impact.

● New Business: Research, negotiate, and finalise new partnership agreements and grant funding applications. Identify and collaborate on drafting persuasive and impactful funding proposals.

 

Role requirements:

● A minimum 2 years managing partnerships and delivering strategic outcomes in a fast-paced, start-up environment.

● Experience in grant funding and crafting compelling funding proposals is highly desirable.

● A demonstrated ability in securing and managing partnerships valued at approximately £100,000.

● A natural networker, you’ll be great at building relationships.

● Passionate about the environment and the importance of data.

● Experience in account management and stakeholder engagement.

● A commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

● Be able to communicate effectively with partners and other departments.

● Be able to identify problems and come up with solutions.

● Legal right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

What We Offer:

Planet Patrol values collaboration, innovation, and a healthy work-life balance. That’s why we’re proud to be a 4-day week employer. We offer a flexible, remote working environment, paired with regular opportunities to connect as a team. We’re a vibrant, mission-driven non-profit that supports professional growth, alongside wellbeing. We offer a generous annual leave package, your birthdays off and encourage you to get out into nature whenever possible.

Please submit your CV and covering letter, highlighting your suitability for the role, via Charity Jobs. Applications close midnight Sunday 16 March. First stage interviews will be held on Thursday 20 March.

Role purpose 

• Deliver support to schools and colleges to enable them to take a whole school approach to combat sexism and sexual harassment – including delivering teacher training, student workshops and intensive support meetings and developing resources. 

• Deliver the Awards Scheme to recognise and reward schools and colleges that take outstanding action to combat sexism and sexual harassment. 

• Write a report on tackling sexism and sexual harassment in the education system and undertake lobbying activities to encourage government and educational institutions to implement report recommendations.
   

Job details 

Job title: Programme Coordinator (Schools) 

Reports to: Acting Director 

Salary: £32,000 pro rata 

Hours: Part-time; 21 hours per week (flexible hours - can be worked on 3 days or spread across 4 or 5 days) 

Location: Flexible (home working, based in our co-working space in London or hybrid). Occasional office attendance desirable (e.g. once a month). Some travel to schools and other venues across the UK will be required (expenses will be paid for travel, excluding travel to the office). 

Status and contributions: Fixed term contract until end of June 2026 with a two-month probationary period. There may be the possibility of this being extended, subject to funding. UK Feminista will make pension contributions of 5% of gross salary. 

The post-holder will work in a small team, reporting to the Acting Director and working alongside the Senior Programme Manager (Commercial Sexual Exploitation). 
 

About UK Feminista 

UK Feminista works for a society in which women and girls live free from sexism and violence. We campaign for systemic change so that women can enjoy their rights as enshrined in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. We exist to tackle the root causes of sex inequality.   

As part of our vision and in line with our partners, UK Feminista recognises prostitution, pornography and lap dancing as forms of commercial sexual exploitation. We further recognise a woman’s right to access a legal, free, safe abortion as fundamental to women’s reproductive rights.

Our values:  

• Feminist - We are a feminist organisation which recognises and actively works against discrimination.  

• Collectivism – We are compassionate and acknowledge our mutual responsibility to support one another, stay connected, share knowledge and contribute to collective efforts.   

• Adaptable – We work flexibly and dynamically, taking initiative and staying curious so we can learn from each other and respond to our changing environment.  

• Professionalism – We are a passionate team of experts motivated to deliver high quality, evidence-based campaigns with integrity. We are committed to collaborating with other experts and working to amplify the voices of survivors.  

• Ambitious – We are bold and ambitious for change in society. We are also ambitious for our people, who we support to develop and thrive.  
   

Our current strategic priorities: 

1. Combating commercial sexual exploitation – our long-term goal is that the government adopts laws to effectively combat commercial sexual exploitation and support victim-survivors.  

We work with survivors, policy makers and practitioners to combat commercial sexual exploitation. We provide the Secretariat for the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation. We also provide the Secretariat for A Model For Scotland and the Co-Secretariat for Not For Sale. 

2. Tackling sexism and sexual harassment in schools and colleges – our long-term goal is that all schools and colleges take effective action against sexism and sexual harassment. 

We conduct research, provide training and resources to schools, and run a national award scheme which recognises schools that take outstanding action against sexism.
 

UK Feminista is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, established for charitable purposes. Our work is governed by a Board of Directors. 

Further information about UK Feminista’s work is available on our website.   

 
Job description 

Key responsibilities 

Schools programme 

• Lead on organising and delivering live teacher training – online and in-person 

• Lead on organising and delivering in-person student workshops and student working party meetings 

• Manage relationship with schools and colleges receiving intensive support and deliver regular support meetings to enable them to implement a whole school approach action plan 

• Lead delivery of Awards Scheme (including encouraging applications and organising awards ceremony) 

• Develop schools programme resources, case studies and training materials 

• Gather evidence base on experiences of schools and colleges in combating sexism and sexual harassment

• Write and produce a report on combating sexism and sexual harassment in schools and colleges to disseminate nationally 

• Undertake schools programme related direct and indirect lobbying activities in conjunction with team members and in line with lobbying strategy (including monitoring relevant parliamentary activity, writing letters, attending meetings, organising events, drafting consultation responses, drafting parliamentary briefings, writing parliamentary questions and drafting and distributing press releases and press quotes) 

• Job share the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead with Acting Director and undertake safeguarding responsibilities to a high standard 

• Build relationships with relevant external organisations (such as trade unions, charities and local authorities) and represent the organisation at relevant meetings to promote and progress objectives of schools programme 

• Manage schools programme inbox and promote schools programme initiatives (including writing termly schools programme mailing list updates and ad hoc website content)

• Keep accurate and robust financial records and liaise with Acting Director about schools programme spending 

• Produce data reports and work in conjunction with Acting Director to write funding progress reports and support the writing of funding applications related to schools programme 

• Undertake regular monitoring and recording processes for schools programme, including via Google Analytics and other internal monitoring processes, in order to monitor funding targets and inform funder reports and organisational outputs 

• Manage relationship with external commercial contractors undertaking schools programme-related work on ad hoc basis 

General 

• Actively supporting team members (including proof reading, fact checking and providing feedback on organisational publications and reports, keeping organisational contacts databases up to date, and making proactive contributions in team meetings) 

• Uphold UK Feminista’s values and policies, including the Equal Opportunities policy, and play an active role in their successful implementation 

• Contribute to the successful implementation of UK Feminista’s organisational strategy and programme workplans 

This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within the post at various times and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time which are broadly consistent with those in this document. 
 

Person specification 

Skills, knowledge and experience  

Essential:

• Excellent understanding of sex inequality in the UK, including violence against women and girls, sexism in schools and how intersecting forms of discrimination impact individual experiences 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences to engage and influence others 

• Experience of public speaking and confidence to deliver training independently to large audiences 

• Experience of delivering workshops or lessons to children or young people, including the ability to deal with challenging behaviour and establish rapport quickly with new groups of students 

• Experience of engaging a wide range of stakeholders and maintaining excellent working relationships through successful partnership working

• Excellent political judgment and the ability to manage points of conflict in a professional manner and in line with organisational values, such as when responding to difficult questions whilst delivering a presentation

• Experience of collecting and analysing data to monitor impact and progress and to write high-quality and accessible reports

• Experience of organising successful events 

• Excellent organisation and time management skills  

• Experience of managing a varied workload to achieve objectives and targets

• Excellent IT skills

• Knowledge of the education sector 

• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and practise 
   

Desirable: 

• Experience of developing and improving teaching resources and training materials to meet objectives 

• Understanding of issues relating to commercial sexual exploitation 

• Understanding of parliamentary systems and processes 

• Experience of working in a small team in the third sector, including giving and receiving constructive feedback 

• Experience of undertaking the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead 

• Experience of writing progress reports to external funders 

Skills and experience may have been gained from paid or voluntary work. 
 

Personal qualities  

• Commitment to the aims and values of UK Feminista 

• Team-player: 
  - willingness to regularly provide and receive constructive feedback in support of achieving organisational objectives  
  - willingness to work collaboratively and flexibly in a small team to deliver shared priorities  
  - willingness to provide support to team members when necessary 
  - willingness to proactively contribute ideas and knowledge in team meetings 

• Proactive:  
  - enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work independently 
  - able to organise, plan and deliver work under pressure and ahead of time 
  - able to take responsibility and ownership over own work, including through applying a high attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality and asking for support when needed 
  - willingness to learn and develop 

• Resourceful and adaptable:  
  - solutions-focused, a ‘can-do’ attitude and able to demonstrate initiative when facing challenges 
  - able to maximise outputs from a small budget and limited time 
  - ability to work responsively to a changing context and to the timelines of external stakeholders

Note: UK Feminista is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those who come into contact with the organisation. We ensure all our staff are vetted to the appropriate standard for the role undertaken, and that staff are supported and trained to undertake safeguarding responsibilities to a high standard.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check before an offer of employment is confirmed. UK Feminista is committed to equality of opportunity for all and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. UK Feminista undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a criminal record check on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. We would be very happy to discuss the nature of convictions if applicants have any concerns. To arrange a confidential phone call, please contact UK Feminista.

�� Home-based (with weekly travel across Bristol & Bath)
⏳ Part-time (24.5–30 hours per week), 12-month contract with potential to extend
�� £24,000 FTE + great benefits

Join us in making parks more inclusive for everyone!

We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits of parks. Our Parks 4 All project is working to make Bristol and Bath’s parks more accessible for Disabled people and carers, and we’re looking for a passionate Access & Community Officer to help us make a difference.

What you'll do:

• Enable and support inclusive volunteering activities, such as nature-based events.
• Develop and manage a sensory walk volunteer programme. 
• Support the development of our community led Park Access Assessments.
• Support Friends of Parks Groups to create Accessibility Guides and make their spaces more inclusive.
• Develop external communications—blogs, newsletters, and social media content.

What we're looking for:

• Experience working with communities, particularly Disabled people and carers.
• A good communicator who can build relationships with local organisations.
• Someone passionate about parks and making them more accessible.
• A thoughtful, compassionate, and well-organised team player.
• Lived experience of barriers to accessing parks is highly valued.

Why work with us?

• Flexible working to suit your needs.
• Home-based role with access to shared office space at Engine Shed.
• Supportive team that values diverse experiences.
• 25 days holiday (pro-rata) + Birthday leave + Christmas closure.
• Employee Assistance Programme & Nest pension.

How to apply:

Apply via CharityJobs with your CV and a covering letter (max 2 pages).

We welcome applications from Disabled people. If you meet the essential criteria, you are guaranteed an interview under our inclusion scheme.

Deadline: Wednesday 12th March 2025

If you need adjustments to help you apply, please get in touch. 

Gladrags are seeking a proactive, organised, person-centred individual to play a key role in growing our vibrant costume service.

Collaborating closely with the Director, you will have responsibility to: 

• oversee the day-to-day operations of the costume store and related community activities

• deliver a welcoming, differentiated, efficient customer experience

• supervise an alternating volunteer team of 8-10 people daily 

This public-facing, team-oriented role suits someone who thrives in a busy, creative environment and enjoys working with a variety of people. You’ll be solution-focused, adaptable, and capable of managing daily operations while maintaining a positive, inclusive atmosphere. You will have experience in coordinating a team, customer service and overseeing projects. You will have the opportunity to explore professional development in this role, bring fresh ideas to Gladrags and contribute to various initiatives that align with your expertise and interests, which may include: 

• Advancing our sustainability initiatives 

• Contributing to human resources efforts 

• Coordinating outreach activities 

• Curating vintage pop-ups and supporting online sales 

About us 

Gladrags is a Brighton-based charity offering sustainable costume resources and expertise for projects rooted in community, education, wellbeing, and the Arts. We provide subsidised costume hire, and outreach activities that further support the community. We’re proud to resource a wide customer base, from grassroots arts groups and local schools to professional theatre and film companies and are committed to creating an inclusive environment.  

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Director to guide a volunteer team to run the costume store, balancing daily duties, volunteer interests, and efficient service.

• Oversee excellent customer service, including costume guidance, managing the hire process and providing a welcoming, differentiated experience.  

• Handle bookings, customer communications, and front-of-house administration. 

• Develop systems and documents to enhance customer service and operations. 

• Support the Volunteer Coordinator with onboarding, training, and development of volunteers. 

• Work with the Director to progress the organisation’s sustainability goals and activities. 

• Assist with community outreach activities, including children’s dress-up and reminiscence events.

• Collaborate with other members of a small management team on strategic planning and policy development.

• Represent Gladrags externally and build key relationships with customers and stakeholders.

​Please view the jobs page on our website for further details.

The new Director of Programme Impact will be responsible for the strategic direction and development of our programme activities to ensure ever-greater reach, focus, effectiveness and impact in our partner-led work.

As a member of CBM UK’s Leadership Team (LT), the Director of Programme Impact (DPI) will contribute to the overall strategic direction of the organisation as well as managing and motivating our committed Programmes Team, contributing to the programmatic development of the CBM Global federation alongside our country teams, as well as ensuring CBM UK plays a key role in the UK international disability and development sector.

This role will be instrumental in exploring the changing role of the UK INGO as part of the localisation agenda, and in working with the CEO and Director of Fundraising, Impact and Communications on developing new business models that respond to the changing role of INGOs

We are looking for someone who has experience of:

• Designing, developing and implementing international development programmes 
• Monitoring and evaluation of international development projects 
• Significant experience in strategic leadership, including long term planning, and strategic thinking 
• Good knowledge of development theory and practice 
• Securing statutory and institutional funding by developing good relations with strategic partners
• Significant people management skills, including leading a team and managing and motivating staff to achieve challenging goals 
• Experience of representation at senior levels, including influencing decision makers

The successful candidate will be an inspiring leader with the ability to empower and motivate others and to build effective and diverse teams that deliver excellent work. 

For over 115 years, CBM has been transforming lives around the world. We work with local partners, making sure people with disabilities in some of the world’s poorest communities have access to healthcare, education and a future where they can thrive. As an organisation based on Christian values, we welcome staff of all faiths and none in our work to build an inclusive world in which all people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.

For full details of the role and how to apply, please download our recruitment pack .

About The Role

Location: Birmingham
Contract: Permanent

About the role
The Dementia Adviser Service provides responsive and individualised support to people with a dementia diagnosis and their carers within their community. Our dedicated team provide information, advice and guidance; face-to-face, telephone and online helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.

- Provide a person-centred and outcomes focused information, advice and support service to people affected by dementia and their carers.
- You will identify their needs and the services they may wish to access, give advice about how to live well with dementia and support the improvement of their sense of wellbeing.
- You will need to work with a variety of other professionals, such as GP’s, memory clinic staff and other health and social care services.
- Support may be provided in person, over the telephone, via virtual options or in writing.
- You will aim to reach people affected by dementia from all communities and work to make your service as inclusive as possible.
- You will be working from home, but you will be spending time in the community completing home visits, attending clinics and giving dementia awareness talks to groups, therefore you must be comfortable with public speaking.
- Assist colleagues in delivering our Carer Information Programme.
- Assist in delivery of our group services.

About you

- Be an empathetic listener, able to assess and evaluate client need in a non- judgemental manner.
- Able to work under pressure and manage own caseload.
- Self-motivated and can work independently from home using your own initiative, but equally you are a team player keen to support your colleagues.
- You have some knowledge or personal experience of dementia and the challenges people affected by it may face.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding Adults, Data Protection.
- Able and confident to travel within the service area and visit people in their homes.
- Able and confident to organise and oversee memory cafes and group information sessions across the area.
- Experience of record keeping and client data bases and the importance of adhering to procedures and policies.
- Good IT skills.
- Able and confident to represent the needs of people affected by dementia at community events and meetings.

Closing date: 16th March 2025
Interview date: 24th March 2025

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.