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We are seeking a coordinator for our educational mentoring programme for young refugees and asylum seekers. The coordinator will oversee our East London mentoring hub by recruiting and training volunteer mentors and matching them to young people needing additional educational support.

We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of forced migration for this role.

Wraparound Childcare Manager – Exciting Leadership Opportunity!
Are you a passionate and experienced childcare professional looking for a leadership role? We are seeking a dedicated Wraparound Childcare Manager to lead and inspire our team, delivering high-quality out-of-school care for children aged 4 to 12 years.
About the Role:
As our Wraparound Childcare Manager, you will:
✔ Lead a small staff team to create a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment.
✔ Oversee the day-to-day running of our wraparound services, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practices.
✔ Develop and implement exciting activities that support children’s learning, well-being, and development.
✔ Deputise for the CEO in matters related to wraparound childcare services.
About You:
✔ A strong leader and motivator, able to guide and inspire your team.
✔ Experienced in childcare project and staff management.
✔ Hold a relevant childcare management qualification (or equivalent).
✔ Food hygiene and first aid certifications (desirable).

Do you have a passion to help Children and Young People and want to make a difference?

Are you an experienced policy and public affairs expert with an ability to lead a policy portfolio with passion, drive and ambition?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Policy and Public Affairs Manager for Wellbeing and Mental Health to join our dynamic and ambitious team.

Permanent contract (following 6-month probation period), working full time (35 hours a week).

Salary: £48,714.18 per annum (National) or £51,666.06 per annum (London)

The Children's Society is currently undertaking a pay and grading review - this review is intended to improve our current approach; we are currently consulting with our recognised trade union and any changes are due to be implemented in April 2025.

Location: Based at any of The Children's Society offices or home based by arrangement with the ability to travel to either our national office at White Cross Studios, Old Street or one of our regional offices (Birmingham, Greater Manchester)

The Children's Society is at an exciting stage of its journey with a clear organisational goal and renewed commitment to reverse the damaging decline in children's wellbeing. This is no ordinary job, with the scale of the crisis needing strong policy and public affairs advocates. As we move towards addressing the strategic goal of reversing the decline in children's wellbeing, we need to create innovative policies that seek to address the drivers of low wellbeing, and the structural inequalities young people experience.

The Policy and Public Affairs Manager (Wellbeing and Mental Health) is a high-profile role, both internally and externally. You will be setting the direction for our organisational influencing on young people's wellbeing and mental health. The role will draw on the insights from The Children's Society's extensive service delivery portfolio, alongside active listening of young people to formulate and deliver political influencing strategies. You will be identifying new opportunities for influence and systemic change and developing innovative ways to be able to better advocate with national and local government stakeholders. You will also need to be a confident speaker to act as a spokesperson with media and represent the organisation in external engagements.

This portfolio covers a broad spectrum of wellbeing and mental health. It is a critical role in delivering the organisational aim of overturning the damaging decline in children's wellbeing by 2030. We have a rich history of both delivering direct support to young people for their wellbeing and mental health needs, such as drop-in hubs, and advocating for political change to improve young people's wellbeing.

We are looking for a talented and ambitious manager to build on this rich history, scanning the external environment and working with our services to ambitiously build on our current work, and further enhance our wellbeing and mental health policy portfolio.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for leading and managing the wellbeing and mental health portfolio. This will include setting out the strategic focuses for this area, identifying policy priorities to produce proactive policy and influencing work, and reacting to external events and opportunities. This role will sit within our Policy, Advocacy and Influencing Knowledge Group, reporting to the Director and working alongside fellow Policy & Public Affairs Managers, the Campaigns team and Policy and Public Affairs Officers who work across all three strategic portfolios, with direct line management of one of these Officers.

The individual in this role will be able to utilise multiple techniques and approaches to instigate policy change, including building relationships for the purpose of private influencing, being informed by insight and research to raise awareness of emerging challenges, and to lead related Parliamentary and campaigns activity. As a specialist in the Policy, Advocacy and Influencing Knowledge Group, the role will be instrumental in designing methods to measure the impact of our work and proactively record the impact of our organisational work in this area.

Key responsibilities will be to:

-Lead the policy and public affairs portfolio for wellbeing and mental health, ensuring the production of reasoned arguments on policies affecting children and young people that influence national and local decision makers.

-Lead the development of policy, political influence and strategic partnerships within the portfolio through fostering external and internal relationships that facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing and influence aligned to organisational priorities.

-Develop policy recommendations that fit the strategic goal, are in the best interest of and ambitious for children, and are inclusive, evidence based and promote social justice and consider inequalities.

-Create opportunities for young people, parent/carers and practitioners to have their voices heard by decision makers to inform policy direction and systems change.

-Provide the evidence to help set the direction for organisational campaigns and external facing activity in relation to wellbeing and mental health, including leading on policy related research projects within the portfolio.

-Direct line management and team group leadership, delivering specific projects and workstreams and contributing to the development of the Policy, Advocacy and Influencing Knowledge Group.

Here are just some of our benefits:

-Flexible working hours: 8 to 4, 9 to 5, 10 to 6, or in between (to be agreed with your manager).

-Family-friendly policies: Including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

-Pension: Stakeholder pension scheme: with company-matched employee contributions of up to 8%.

-'Xtras': Employee discount scheme offering a range of savings across groceries, fuel, clothing, and holidays.

-Free confidential counselling service: Available to all staff and volunteers.

-28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.

Recruitment Process

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Friday 21st March 2025.

If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Wednesday 12th March onwards.

First interviews will be held on Friday 4th April.

Second interviews will be held on Friday 11th April.

About us

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run more than 70 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we lobby and campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer. Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - you can find out more by reading our 'Impact Report' https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-impact

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

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Could you be our new Service Manager?

Who we’re looking for

Are you dynamic and resourceful? Are you motivated by helping people to help themselves? Can you enthuse a volunteer team to support people experiencing complex and emotionally demanding issues? We’re seeking a Service Manager to maintain and develop our remote services from our office in Nottingham. 

You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience.

Reporting to the Head of Service Delivery, you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to deliver a service to Litigants in Person, facilitating day-to-day operations, and building and sustaining relationships with key contacts at our partner university and the national court service. 

This post is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund

Are you an experienced and accomplished digital PR professional who is passionate about delivering creative, impactful media coverage and engagement online?

As a Reactive Media Manager, you will drive the strategy and execution of our organic social media and online PR activity. You will have a strong network of online journalists; podcasters and bloggers at your fingertips and be confident in leveraging SEO insight; analysing social trends; news-jacking and devising creative activations.

You’ll will also be responsible for managing the reputation of Guide Dogs online; ensuring effective and prompt responses to online issues and supporting the wider team with any crisis communications.

If you’re passionate about digital PR and supporting people with sight loss to live the lives they choose, this may be just the role for you.

No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred benefits that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.

We value in-person collaboration with our teams and support hybrid working arrangements, so you have flexibility to work in a way that’s best for you with options to work from either our Reading or London office.

How to apply 

Further details on the full role are attached below. When you are ready to apply, submit an online application form via this page.

If you require any accessibility support to apply, our friendly recruitment team is ready and waiting to help.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

If you want to know more about the teams who work at Guide Dogs, you can find it on our Careers Page

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud, whenever possible, to offer an interview to all candidates that meet our selection criteria, and who indicate they wish their application to be considered under our Disability Confident interview commitment. For more details, visit our careers site.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK via our digital ID checking supplier; in addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

At Guide Dogs, we believe in fair and equitable hiring practices. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for a position. Each case will be evaluated individually, taking into account the nature of the offense, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the incident. We encourage all candidates to disclose relevant information, and we assure you that it will be handled confidentially and fairly.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If you are applying for a disclosure role, please note that you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and sign up to the DBS update service. 

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. 

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Dual Diagnosis Peripatetic Worker to work in the community as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 

The Dual Diagnosis Peripatetic Worker will support service users dealing with complex co-existing mental health and substance use conditions. A dedicated pathway of care will enable collaborative delivery of support by multi-agency teams in response to their needs in order to create & deliver combined treatment plans which are appropriate & effective in addressing their substance misuse issues.

This role is peripatetic, primarily based at the Barnsley Street 24/7 Community Mental Health Project, a pilot initiative in Tower Hamlets. It operates within a ‘No Wrong Door’ approach, ensuring fully integrated, community-based care, where individuals can access the right support regardless of how they engage with services.

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week 

Full Time Salary Range: £27,449.52 - £31,529.41 (pro rata for part time hours)

Allowances: Inner London Weighting £4072.06 (paid pro rata)

Contract: This is a fixed term contract that ends on 31st March 2026. 

Responsibilities

About The Role:

• Identify, and engage with, people who have substance misuse problems with complex physical and / or mental health needs, including co-morbidity. Providing advice, support and recovery focused structured clinical and/or psychosocial interventions to support recovery and primary health care needs
• Carry out comprehensive assessments and develop recovery plans that clearly identify how they will enable progression in addressing substance use and re/integrating into the community
• Support the development of service based recovery communities
• Further develop CGL’s links with local recovery groups / mutual aid groups
• Help individuals to develop recovery resources and access peer and mutual support groups to develop their own recovery capital
• Work towards understanding the barriers and gaps for different community groups and compile findings as part of a continuous needs’ assessment for this changing client population

About you: 

• Experience of working with substance misuse/Mental Health issues and a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
• A clear understanding of issues relating to underrepresented groups in drug services 
• Knowledge of the issues facing substance misuser's including appropriate medical interventions, social care, and health issues
• Knowledge and experience of multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend scheme and receive generous vouchers if candidate is successful

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you. 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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 Senior Mental Health Advocate – Neurodiversity Specialist

Salary: £29,000- £32,000

Location: Advance Headoffice Hammersmith & Women’s centres across London, with co- location at HMP Bronzefield

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term – March 2027

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.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

This is a great chance to be a part of a service working alongside the Healthcare & Education Department within HMP Bronzefield to identify and support women who are identified as being neurodiverse and will be returning to the community. Of that cohort, the Advocate will focus support on women with a mental health need and improve their transition into the community, with ongoing community support; including collaborating with other healthcare professionals to their develop support plans.

The Senior MH Advocate will work in a multi-disciplinary way, including attending the weekly complex case meeting and/or the Safety Intervention Meeting (SIM) as appropriate, they will act as a specialist member of the wider Minerva Criminal Justice Service - London team, to facilitate a pathway for women with complex needs including mental health and neurodiversity needs. The Senior Advocate will create a link between prison and the community, helping women to navigate support services and to positively re-integrate into their community upon release. They will co-design a person-centred support and action plan with women accessing support, enabling to support them to address their needs and any risks. The role will combine a casework- based approach, along with a signposting and advice service for the women.

The Senior Mental Health Advocate will be based in the community and will provide a drop-in service (1-2 day per week) in HMP Bronzefield to support women who are close to release. The role will also include line management of other advocates such as; Specialist Prison & Probation Advocates who will be based in the prison and the Loss & Bereavement Worker who will be providing support in the prison as well as in the community.

A car may be desirable for this role, though not essential

About You:

To be successful as the Senior Mental Health Advocate you will need the below experience and skills:

An excellent understanding of mental health, neurodiversity needs violence against women and girls and its links to women in the criminal justice system

Experience of managing/supervising a team of advocates/caseworkers – and leading a team to achieve targets & outcomes as well as appropriately managing and leading the team on any safeguarding concerns/incidents.

You will have the ability to complete trauma informed, support and action plans in collaboration with the woman; to support in addressing their multiple and individual needs and enable them to engage with services, which will result in timely and prescribed outcomes being achieved.

You will possess excellent organisational skills, excellent communication skills and be able to work in a prison environment whilst remaining calm.

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 16th March 2025

Interviews are taking place on: w/c 24th March 2025

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

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.

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 Loss & Bereavement Specialist Worker

Salary: £26,000- £32,000 pro rata

Location: Advance Headoffice Hammersmith & Women’s centres across London, with co- location at HMP Bronzefield

Hours: 21 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term – March 2027

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.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

This is an ideal post for someone with experience and interest in bereavement work, looking to join a forward thinking, new service. This is also a great chance to be working alongside the Healthcare & Education Department within HMP Bronzefield and be part of a prison services team in Advance.

Using a trauma informed approached, the Loss & Bereavement Specialist will conduct a person-centred assessment to understand the extent of the client’s emotional needs and the impact of loss due to imprisonment or contact with the criminal justice system whilst also identifying practical and specialist needs. They will work with women to develop a support plan, ensuring they are equipped with information and knowledge about how to navigate possible changes in circumstances related to her children’s care and offer crisis intervention and support during acute phases of loss/bereavement.

The Loss & Bereavement Specialist Worker will liaise with the Prison Healthcare team, OMU, visits team and the Family Support Officer to facilitate interactions between women and their children/family members, particularly considering support is in place after visits and that the women’s emotional needs are met in custody and community via our Women’s centres.

The Specialist Worker will create a link between prison and the community, helping women to navigate support services and to positively re-integrate into their community upon release. The role will combine a casework- based approach, along with a signposting and advice service for the women. They will be based in the community and will provide a drop-in service in HMP Bronzefield to support women who are close to release.

A car may be desirable for this role, though not essential

About You:

To be successful as the Loss & Bereavement Specialist Worker you will need the below experience and skills:

Experience of working with bereaved individuals and providing grief counselling including knowledge of various therapeutic modalities relevant to grief counselling

Comprehensive understanding of the grieving process and experience of working with bereaved and loss as well as knowledge of traumatic and complex grief/loss.

An understanding of violence against women and girls and its links to women in the criminal justice system.

Proven ability and experience as a caseworker delivering trauma responsive interventions which support resettlement and rehabilitation of vulnerable people in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons

Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 16th March 2025

Interviews are taking place on: w/c 24th March 2025

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

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.

Are you passionate about pastoring and impacting the spiritual lives of young people? We’d love you to join our community at Springfield Church and lead our children and youth ministries in Wallington (a suburb of London with easy access to the City Centre). You’ll be developing innovative discipleship spaces that connect with our young peoples’ unique experiences, shaping our monthly ‘All in’ services, and supporting Springers midweek Toddler group. You would develop these and other spaces, such as a Sunday afternoon Bubble Church, and build upon our relationships with local schools where we run Messy Church and have mentors supporting children.

What We Offer

As part of our dynamic team, you’ll have opportunities to develop your leadership skills, contribute to our church’s vision, and shape the future of the children and youth ministry in our community. You will have ongoing support in the role from an experienced and committed staff team, led by Pioneer Vicar David Atkinson, alongside Pioneer Curate, Mel Wynn including strong operational support alongside other volunteer team members. You will receive children and youth-specific training through the Southwark Diocese Aurora course.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a passionate and strategic-thinking candidate - someone who loves pastoring young people and can train and release our growing team of volunteers (rather than doing everything yourself). You will understand and relate to the pressures and sense of community that come from living in different areas, such as the Roundshaw Estate and wider Wallington, and you would be able to demonstrate that you have been successful in pastoring children and youth in the community. You would share our values to grow in courage, compassion and creativity as we seek to build a culture of belonging around Jesus. Ideally, you would have a qualification in children and youth work, but this is not essential if you have relevant experience.

Summary

£31k pro rata 0.7FTE = £21,700

3.5 Days/24.5 hours per week

Springfield Church, Wallington (London)

26 days holiday (inc 6 Sundays) + bank holidays

7.5% employers pension contribution

1 retreat day per calendar year

Flexible working

Closing Date: 14th March | Interview Date: 27th March

Reports to: Director of Finance & Resources

About Women in Prison

Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation. We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.

Job Purpose:

This role supports the organisational finance function with inputting financial data and processing financial transactions. It is also responsible for the smooth running of the main office of Women in Prison performing key administration tasks.

We are seeking a meticulous and proactive Finance and Resources Administrator to manage our financial transactions and ensure the smooth running of our office operations. The ideal candidate will have an experience in finance and administrative functions, good organisational skills, and the ability to multitask in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities Areas:

1. Finance Administration
2. Office Administration

Salary: £60k per annum 
Contract: 30 Months fixed term temporary contract linked to the 50l Home PIlot
Reports to: Head of Policy and Research, Waterwise 
Hours: Full time (40 hours per week including one hour lunch break each day) 
Start date: ASAP
Location: Home-based. Ideally in or close to London where the pilot will be undertaken
Annual leave: 27 days FTE per annum plus Bank holidays (22 days FTE per annum whilst the 4 day week is in place) 

The Opportunity

We have an exciting new opportunity for you to work with Waterwise to help deliver a groundbreaking water-saving pilot project in London, on behalf of the 50L Home coalition. 

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to oversee the set-up and delivery of the London 50L Home pilot - engaging with the coalition partners; solution providers, public participants and with national and local stakeholders to deliver a home water (and energy) retrofit pilot project ensuring that it progresses to programme and budget. 

The role would start as soon as possible and run for 30 months. The Programme Manager would be hosted within Waterwise - engaged by us on either a fixed term contract or a long-term secondment into Waterwise.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Planning: work with the 50L Home Coalition to develop and maintain a Research Plan detailing the tasks, resources, governance, budgets and timeline required for the successful implementation of the pilot. 

• Project Management: undertake day-to-day project management of the pilot, including oversight of subcontractors and consultants; Pilot budget and spend tracking and participant, partner and stakeholder management

• Contract Management: set up contracts and manage the key suppliers and subcontractors needed to deliver the project (e.g. Installation Manager, Behaviour Change Manager, Data Manager)

• Participant Enrolment: Work with partner organisations to recruit the participants taking part in the pilot 

• Monitoring Device Installation: Work with an installation partner to ensure that all the homes in the pilot have had water and energy monitoring devices installed 

• Participant Surveys: Work with a behaviour change partner organisation before, during and after the pilot to survey project participants to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding water conservation as well as their experiences with the consumables provided and fittings installed

• Provision of Consumable Devices and Fittings: liaise with the 50L Home Coalition to agree the consumables and fittings to be used and arrange for their installation in a selection of the pilot homes working with an installation partner

• Progress Reporting: provide regular progress reports and updates and take part in regular project management calls with the 50L Home team and project sponsors

• Final Reporting: lead the preparation of a report that presents the findings and learnings from the pilot in terms of both awareness and behavioural changes and water and energy saved

• Dissemination: support the 50L Coalition partners in disseminating information about the pilot and its learnings

• Bid Support: Support the 50L Home Coalition in bidding for funding to extend the pilot

The above is not an exhaustive list of activities but hopefully gives you a sense of the role  and requirements. 

Person Specification

We need someone who is proactive and a self-starter, with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will have a track record in successful Programme Management. Experience in managing home efficiency retrofit programmes would also be very relevant to this role and should be brought out in your application using examples.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

• Experience in Programme and Project Management supported by underpinning Project Management training

• Experience in bidding for project funding

• Experience in setting and managing programme and project budgets 

• Experience in managing others to deliver bids and projects on time and to budget

• Good interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including clients, contractors and the public

• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to plan and work proactively to meet deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail 

• Ability to positively promote Waterwise, 50L Home Coalition and their work

• Ability to work flexibly within a small team that works from home

• Ability to manage own time and prioritise tasks

• Ability to communicate across the team about your work and workload

• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing 

• Eligibility to work in the UK

You will be working closely with the 50L Home Coalition Partners, some of whom are based outside the UK. Whilst the bulk of the role will be able to be undertaken in normal UK working hours (e.g. 9am to 5pm), some flexibility will be needed to engage with partners in any planned meetings that fall outside of these hours.

Please note that at Waterwise we work a Four Day Week, under voluntary agreements which all staff members sign. This means that you will be contracted and paid as full-time but you will sign a voluntary agreement stating that you commit to employing efficiency tools both individual and team-wide to deliver and be paid for 5 days work within four normal 9 to 5 days - the office is closed on Fridays. Training will be provided and you will be expected to continue to refresh your training and to keep up use of the efficiency tools. Annual leave is also pro rata’d. More information on a Four Day Week can be found here. We can answer any questions you may have about this at interview.

Who are Waterwise? 

Waterwise is the leading independent voice in the UK for using water wisely, for the benefit of people and the planet. Our vision is that water is used wisely every day, everywhere, by everyone. We are the UK’s conscience on water efficiency, on behalf of people and the planet, and are experts in water efficiency policy, regulation, research, behaviour and campaigns. Our Waterwise Strategic Direction to 2030, published in August 2022, tells you a bit more about us. Our UK Water Efficiency Strategy to 2030 tells you a bit more about our ambition.

Waterwise is a people-led organisation which prioritises the wellbeing of its staff and we put staff wellbeing first, and our staff surveys show that our team knows, feels and appreciates this. Our values are 

People: We will prioritise staff wellbeing, be an inclusive, kind and positive team. 

Purpose: We will deliver independent and ambitious leadership to drive social and  political change on water efficiency 

Pioneer: We will be forward-thinking and visionary in our approach, being brave and  innovative in challenging the status quo 

Passion: We will campaign to protect water and the planet and work to keep our own  environmental impact as low as possible

At Waterwise, we’re committed to driving equity and preventing discrimination at work and in the work we do. Please see more on this below. 

What is the 50L Home Coalition?

The 50L Home is a holistic vision to transform building systems and communities for a water-efficient and low carbon future. Their vision is a future where 50L (13 gallons) of daily water consumption per person per day feels like 500L (132 gallons) at low carbon. The Coalition brings companies, civil society organizations, intergovernmental organisations, local governments and knowledge leaders together to develop, scale and implement innovations for systems level change in domestic urban water management as well as responsible and highly efficient water and energy usage in the home.

Benefits 

At Waterwise the wellbeing of our employees is our number one priority. To recognise the  fantastic work our team does in driving water efficiency, and to support their wellbeing, we  have a wide range of employee benefits, beyond statutory commitments. These include: 

• Positive, values-based environment and an inclusive culture where it feels safe for  employees to say ‘no’ on grounds of workload 

• Strong emphasis from CEO on wellbeing and workload management 

• Homeworking and a small allowance for occasional shared office working 

• Four Day Week - being paid full-time but working 80% of this (or pro rata equivalent), in exchange for using tools to work efficiently - for full-time employees this equates to a day off every week, in addition to annual leave

• Flexible working 

• Part-time working 

• 27 days annual leave per annum for full-time employees (or pro rata equivalent for part-time colleagues), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata’d to 22 days full-time equivalent as we work a Four Day Week)

• Death in service benefit at x2 of salary 

• Paid chartered and professional memberships 

• Individual and team training budgets 

• Maternity leave and maternity adoption leave beyond statutory 

• Childcare costs for activities undertaken outside normal working hours 

• Sickness pay beyond statutory 

Equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Waterwise, we’re committed to driving equity and preventing discrimination at work and in the work we do. We know that simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We want to create an inclusive environment within Waterwise and in our work and events, where everyone can contribute their best and develop to their full potential. We celebrate and value how different everyone is, and we work hard to ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect. This aligns with our ‘People’ value that we will prioritise staff wellbeing, and will be an inclusive, kind and positive team.

Please see our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement here. 

We are committed to treating all current and prospective employees fairly and to ensuring  that our workplace and employment practices are free from discrimination, harassment or  victimisation on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil  partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We  strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply. Everyone in our team has a role to play in helping Waterwise become more diverse and inclusive, and we hope you will join us for this next stage in our journey. 

We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for everyone.  If you are interested in applying for a role with us and think you may need some additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get  in touch on the email address below.

How to apply 

To apply for this role, you will need to answer role-related questions. Please provide evidence and examples from your work history or other aspects of your life to  answer the questions and demonstrate how you meet the criteria required. Please refer to the person specification when you are doing this.

Our goal is to remove bias from the hiring process and so rather than asking you for a CV and cover letter, we have set up role-related questions which will allow us to assess your approach to a problem and understand what knowledge and skills you have. Your answers will be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by the selection panel. We will use these scores to shortlist for interviews. We also think giving feedback is incredibly valuable for candidates, so at the end of the process, you'll see how well you performed during the application process.

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on 23rd March 2025. There will be a two-stage interview process. First interviews will be held on 14th & 15th April 2025 and second interviews will be held on 21st April 2025.  First interviews will be held online via Zoomand second interviews will be held in person or hybrid (location/venue TBC, likely London).

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

Do you want to use your design skills to help people affected by breast cancer? 

At Breast Cancer Now we have some ambitious goals – and we need your skills to help turn them into reality.

We have an exciting opportunity for an artworker to join our in-house design studio. You’ll become a vital part of our creative team, spending your time supporting our designers and amending, editing and preparing artwork for our fundraising, campaigning, research, support services, breast cancer information work and more.

You’ll split your time between working at our London office and up to 3 days a week from home, and report to the senior design manager.

About you

You don’t have to be the most experienced artworker in the world. If you’re just starting out or are early in your design career, then we’d love to hear from you.

What we’re really looking for is someone with a real passion for supporting colleagues, attention to detail and a willingness to take on multiple briefs.

We want someone who approaches their work in a proactive and positive way, is confident in using their design skills (in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva and PowerPoint) and is comfortable working to a pre-determined concept or creative direction.

In return, you’ll get the chance to work in a flexible and supportive environment, the opportunity to develop your skills, and work alongside design, multimedia and copywriting experts.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible if you’re interested in this opportunity.

Closing date

9am on Tuesday 18 March 2025

Interview date

Week commencing 31 March 2025

Full time, 35 hours per week

Permanent

Salary, Grade CL £57,298.50 per annum

Location: 30 Euston Square, London (hybrid – minimum 2 days in the office)

Closing date: 11:59pm on Sunday 16 March 2025               

Interview date: Wednesday 26 March or Thursday 27 March TBC

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation for GPs in the United Kingdom. Our mission at the RCGP is to ensure the highest possible standards of patient care in general practice and to improve the health outcomes and lives of millions of people.

We are looking for an experienced programme manager, with a strong record of successfully managing complex research or innovation projects from start to finish, including developing bids and contracts, an understanding of good governance processes, excellent people skills and the ability to look at the big picture. The ideal candidate will have the capacity to collaborate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders. If you are a driven problem-solver, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, an eye for detail, and you’re looking for a varied role where you will quickly be able to offer real value, then please get in touch.

In this role you will be managing projects which aim to better understand the health of the population through a primary care lens, including our work on the Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC). Established in 1957, the RSC is an active research and surveillance unit that collects and monitors data from over 2000 practices across England and Wales, and it played a key role in monitoring the spread of Covid-19 in the community. You will also work across projects to support the development of research skills in primary care and the dissemination of key findings to help shape policy and practice. You will also help to scope out opportunities for the College to support the spread of innovative ways of working in general practice.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions and a great working environment. 

Please download the Candidate Pack to view the full job description. To apply, please kindly complete the application form via the RCGP Vacancies page. 

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

                                          ~ Building a sustainable future for general practice ~ 

Battersea's Global Programmes advances our ambitious plans to play a global role in achieving a positive impact on thousands of dogs and cats. Our department supports the professional development of employees and volunteers in rescues and rehoming organisations, as well as provides strategic funding and support to organisations and researchers within the animal welfare sector. We seek to advance change by empowering local partners, so that more cats and dogs have a better future. 

We are looking for someone to join us as an Academy Relationship Manager to provide a significant new function for the Academy. Responsible for delivering greater numbers of organisations and learners to the Academy, this role helps to deliver against the strategic growth ambition.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for building the relationship management function for the Academy and forming relationships with UK and International shelters and rehoming organisations to ensure that learning opportunities are maximised. You will also support senior leaders at organisations to understand their resource and skills gaps, build bespoke training plans, and work with your clients to provide tailored support from the Academy. You will also identify new opportunities for engaging organisations and encourage your clients towards wider activities that support the sector and delivery of the Global Programmes strategy. 

To be successful in this role, you will have experience of working in a learning consultancy, advisory or mentoring role, and have experience of initiating and maintaining business relationships.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 16th March 2025
Interview date(s): w/c 31st March 2025

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.