Climate Change Jobs

Unifrog’s mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
 

Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
 

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer (check out this video to hear more about the Unifrog platform).
 

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
 

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. 

Content at Unifrog

Whether we are communicating through images, video or text, we always try to be straightforward, honest, and to show respect for the people with whom we are communicating. 

Clear communication is particularly important for us because our mission is to level the playing field when it comes to access to opportunities, and a big part of this effort is fair and straightforward access to information. It’s also important for us to be fun, while not talking down to young people. 

Over the last few years, we have created hundreds of videos aimed at students and teachers. 

We now have an exciting slate of new video projects that we want to produce. We want to use video:

• To develop some of the most popular parts of the Unifrog platform, currently used by hundreds of thousands of young people every week to explore different careers, different subjects at university, and topics that matter to them like Climate Change and Wellbeing.

• To help us create brand new tools within the platform, expanding what Unifrog offers to young people, and how we interact with external partners like employers and universities.

We also want to improve the quality of the videos we create, making them slicker and more useful to our users.

Working together 

You’ll join a Video team of five colleagues, and you’ll be line managed by the Head of Video. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across various departments, including the Marketing team, the Employer and HE teams and the Written content team.

Within the Video Team, we foster a collaborative environment where brainstorming sessions are common, feedback is exchanged among team members, and we actively seek input from educators and students at our partner schools. We value and promote innovative ideas, regardless of their origin.

The role 

We are looking for a skilled and creative Producer/Director who will shoot and edit 2-3 minute videos aimed at young people, which will be hosted on the Unifrog platform.

You will collaborate with both internal and external contributors to organise film shoots. Our in-person productions utilise high-quality professional equipment, where you will work independently as the primary shooter, directing video stars, setting up equipment, conducting interviews and filming creative B-roll.
 

Our partners are located across the UK, so this role requires frequent travel for on-location filming.

In the last year we’ve made videos such as:

• Careers guides in partnership with employers such as the BBC, Royal Ballet and Opera and The Royal Navy.

• University guides in partnership with several Universities in the UK and abroad. 

• Explainer videos launching new tools on our platforms.

• Event videos for our Employer Forum event and partner events such as the Global Offshore Wind event.

• A case study highlighting the impact of work experience opportunities from our employer partners on schools from disadvantaged backgrounds. 

You’ll create videos like these, and you’ll also help us with our ambitious plans for creating  completely new types of videos which will allow us to develop new parts of the Unifrog platform.

The role and your key responsibilities

• Working with external partners: You’ll work with other people on the Unifrog team to organise shoots with external contributors, on location. You will need excellent interpersonal skills, and persistence so that you can make things happen. Strong adaptability skills are also required to make real-time improvements to existing scripts, if needed.

• Directing shoots: Working primarily solo on shoots, you must be confident in directing on-location productions, managing video talent, and handling all other aspects of the shoot independently. You will also need strong storytelling and interviewing skills to bring our content to life.

• Technical skills: You need to be able to operate cameras such as the A7S, to be competent with lights and sound, and to be proficient at using the Adobe suite, in particular Premiere Pro for any necessary edits.

• Juggling projects and meeting deadlines: We always have lots of productions happening simultaneously, and we have very high standards for the end-product. You need to be organised to meet tight deadlines and determined to get things done on time, promptly communicating any challenges that may arise.

• Editing Skills: You will also be responsible for editing videos as needed to help with the workload demands from the post-production team. This includes assembling footage to craft a compelling story, working with graphics templates, cutting to refine pacing and length, audio editing, and applying basic colour correction. Strong editing skills are essential to transform footage into engaging content while meeting tight deadlines.

Benefits

Head to our jobs page for a full list of the excellent benefits we offer our team.

• Join one of ‘the best organisations to escape to’ and help transform careers and destinations in schools. We’re also a certified Great Place to Work.

• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.

• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.

• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.

Key details 

• £39,000 - £41,000 (Grade B), plus a share in a company-wide performance bonus.

• Full time.

• Split your time between home, our office in London (minimum 2 days per week) and external partners sites (all over the UK).

• Frequent travel with occasional overnight stays. 

• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).

• Working hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.

• All travel expenses covered.

• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidates.

• To discuss any details about the role before applying, please contact Mhairi (details on our website).

• We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

• Full UK driving licence is essential.

Application process  

Deadline: 10:00am (BST) on Monday 14th April 2025
 

Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour) 

• Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below.

• Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
  
  i. With reference to examples of your recent experience, what would make you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)
  
  ii. Describe a time when you had to adapt quickly to unexpected challenges during a video shoot (such as an unfamiliar location, equipment failure or difficult lighting). What happened, and how did you handle it to deliver a great final video? (250 words)
  
  iii. You’re organising a video shoot with a University that is slow to respond to emails. Key details, like B-roll filming locations and a finalised script, remain unclear just days before the shoot. How would you handle this situation to ensure the shoot stays on track and runs smoothly? (250 words)
  
  iv. Post a link (WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar) to an example of your best work. 

  • You should show off your skills in both shooting and editing, but especially shooting. We’re particularly interested in seeing any interviews you’ve filmed (if you’ve done this). Please clearly describe your specific role in creating the video in one or two sentences.

  • Example response: "Marketing video for The Royal Marines: I directed and edited this video, including leading on filming the interview and b-roll footage, setting up the lighting, setting up lapel microphones, coordinating location scouting and putting together risk assessments. I was also responsible for editing the video, assembling the footage to fit a brief, creating lower thirds, color graded and mixing/mastering the audio.

           v. Post a link to your showreel or website (if you have one).

Stage 2: Editing task (2-3 hours) 

Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour) 
 

• Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions).

Phone interviews will be held throughout the application window. Video call interviews will be held w/c 28th May 2025. 

Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently. Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring.

Groundwork has a range of exciting opportunities and we are seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for engaging communities, supporting people to learn and improving the environment to help drive our programmes forward. 

We are recruiting for a project officer role in Hertfordshire to deliver and project manage an exciting and wide range of community and education projects across the county. 

The role will be delivering a variety of projects in group settings including gardening, outdoor play, river/wetlands, community engagement, climate awareness behaviour change projects and delivery of school-based programmes.  These projects will support participants to improve their health, well-being, knowledge and skills. 

You will require strong communication and organising skills and will be leading practical tasks.  You will be working with different community groups particularly vulnerable people as well as co-ordinating with local partner organisations. 

There is ample scope for innovation and we’ll make sure you’re given all the support and guidance you need to really take your career forward.

Groundwork East is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Volunteering Coordinator  

Reporting to: Volunteer Recruitment Manager 

Salary: £24,570 - £25,340 pro rata  

Hours: Flexible between 30-37.5 hours per week  

Terms: Permanent, 25 days Holiday pa (pro rata, exc. Bank Holidays), 5% pension contribution  

Location: Bristol with occasional travel 

Closing Date:  9:00am 14th April with interviews being held on 21st, 23rd and 24th April, however applications will be reviewed as they are received and FSSW may close the role at an earlier date.

About FareShare South West 

FareShare South West (FSSW) joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive. 

By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet. 

FSSW is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people and many others. 

Purpose of the role:  

Volunteers are the backbone of our operation at FSSW, we recruit over 350 volunteers from a myriad of backgrounds, who make up around 90% of our team. The volunteers help with every aspect of the operation from driving our vans, picking orders to administrative duties.  They gift their time to FSSW for many reasons including wanting to be part of the solution to food waste, ensuring perfectly good in-date surplus reaches people in need, giving back to their local community or some are looking for professional and/or personal development.

We have built a volunteer programme which supports a wide demographic of people. This role will primarily lead on: 

Rota and Data Management 

• Work with the Warehouse Managers and the wider FSSW team to ensure the roles advertised reflect the needs of the operation 

• Work with the Volunteer Recruitment Manager to ensure the rota is filled and monitor patterns, themes or fluctuations.

• Attend any required meetings with the operations team around volunteer roles, rota, and retention.

• Ensure the CRM system (Salesforce) is kept up to date

• Maintain volunteer information and confidentiality, ensuring compliance with GDPR and safeguarding policies 

Recruitment and Retention Support 

• Support the Volunteer recruitment manager in aspects of the recruitment process including responding to enquiries, inductions and developing the volunteer retention and recruitment plan.

• Work with the wider FSSW team to support and develop volunteering opportunities for corporate supporters and food partners 

• Work with the Head of Department, volunteering team & employability teams to feed into volunteer and employability programmes 

• Analyse and monitor volunteer retention, noting positive reasons for moving on and be part of developing strategies to improve retention  

Communications

• Respond to/answer any enquiries/communications via telephone, email, in person or via inhouse IT/systems 

• Respond to volunteer no shows or gaps in the rota to solve any connected issues 

• Be part of delivering an ongoing internal communications plan to ensure staff and volunteers are up to date with plans, developments and activities involving volunteers

• Work with the communications and volunteering teams to actively engage and promote the volunteer programme across Bristol   

Volunteer experience and pastoral care

• Maintain a positive and supportive volunteer programme and experience 

• Lead on volunteer wellbeing throughout the shift and provide appropriate support where needed 

• Host corporate volunteering days across Bristol 

• Support and progress the volunteers FSSW journey and experience to create positive community impact and support volunteer retention 

• Work with the volunteer team to develop opportunities within the volunteer shift or events that enhance the volunteer experience, wellbeing, and retention.

• Ensure volunteer policies, procedures, and risk assessments are adhered to, including safeguarding with vulnerable adults 

Person specification – knowledge, skills, experience, and values:  

It is not expected that the successful candidate will necessarily have all the following criteria. FareShare South West is committed to helping individuals develop professionally and personally, and your application is encouraged.

Essential 

• A working knowledge of the voluntary sector and/or experience of carrying out voluntary work 

• An understanding of what drives volunteers 

• Experience managing and supporting volunteers and/or teams 

• Ability to establish and develop positive relationships with volunteers as well as a range of external partnerships and beneficiaries 

• Excellent organisational and time management skills to prioritise work, handle conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines 

• Working knowledge of software packages and databases and good IT skills   

• Ability to contribute data to and write reports for internal management purposes 

• Ability to inspire and motivate volunteers across the organisation 

• Willingness of occasional travel and work outside of standard working hours for specific events/requirements.

• An interest in and commitment to FareShare South West’s mission and core values 

• Integrity and sensitivity to vulnerability issues and different support needs 

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with volunteers 

Desirable 

• Ability to remain calm and solution-focused under pressure 

• Ability to follow processes with an attention to detail  

• Ability to analyse workforce requirements and targets 

• Administration experience, including database and record-keeping 

• Experience of supporting the pastoral care and professional development of others   

• Driving Licence 

Why work for FareShare South West? 

• Real Living Wage employer 

• Benchmarked pay scales 

• Employee Assistance Programme – free advice and counselling 

• Access to a free professional coach 

• Annual budget for personal development training for every staff member 

• Staff wellbeing group 

• Inclusive, welcoming culture 

• Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering and employability skills 

We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West. 

We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. If you have any questions about the post, please contact Samantha Robinson and Kate Meyler at 0117 954 2220 to let us know how we can support your access needs. 

To apply please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role.

Are you passionate about climate and migrant justice?

Do you want to support future change makers?

Are you looking for an entry level job in campaigning?

Our highly regarded internship programme provides a unique opportunity to grow as a campaigner.We offer a 13 month training and employment contract that will give you the opportunity to support student groups to run our campaigns, teach campaign skills, contribute to campaign, communication and organisational strategy and much more.

Are you looking for your next challenge and want to make a difference? Changeworks is looking for a Business Development Lead to identify and secure opportunities to support our work to decarbonise Scotland’s homes to tackle the climate emergency and end fuel poverty.

Changeworks is a growing social enterprise that has been delivering housing retrofit projects, expert energy advice and community engagement for over three decades. Working with partners across the UK, we deliver impactful decarbonisation solutions and innovative projects to support householders and organisations to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty. 

You’ll join a positive and proactive team who are committed to increasing Changeworks’ impact. This key role will secure organisational income by writing, coordinating and submitting tenders and funding bids. You will build excellent stakeholder relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including prospective partners and customers. 

You will have in-depth fundraising experience with proven expertise securing funding for projects and services. It is essential to have experience in leading competitive tenders and developing winning proposals as well as securing different sources of income.

Apply today to join our mission to make low-carbon life a positive reality for everyone.

The Education Officer will enthuse young people and local communities about their local seas and amazing marine life through unique boat-based education experiences and innovative co-design education approaches. 

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) is a marine conservation charity based on the Isle of Mull. This role is responsible for the development and delivery of HWDT’s new education project, Hebridean Marine Explorers - Connecting Scotland’s seas and communities.

The Education Officer will develop and deliver:

• a 12-week co-design project with schools resulting in a community exhibition

• a programme of digital school workshops

• boat-based floating classroom education workshops

• marine mammal research expeditions for young people

• community open boat events.

Educating young people on land and at sea is key to the role so we are seeking a confident, enthusiastic, organised self-motivator, familiar working with schools and young people, with outstanding communication skills. Experience of marine mammal surveys and the ability to identify cetacean species in the Scottish waters is also essential to the role.

We are looking for somebody experienced in teaching and delivering environmental education activities and training for young people, ideally with knowledge of co-design project delivery and its implementation within a primary school environment.

Our ideal candidate will have experience coordinating a funded project and the skills to provide effective communication, evaluation, and reporting against project targets.

The ability to work with external partners, the wider team of HWDT staff and boat crew to deliver project outcomes and a genuine interest in cetaceans and marine conservation is essential. An understanding of the workings of a charity/NGO would be an advantage.

A valid medical fitness certificate (i.e. ML5 or ENG1) and PVG check is required for the role.

This post has been generously funded by the Scottish Power Foundation.

Greenpeace is a movement of people who are passionate about defending the natural world from destruction. Their vision is a world where everyone has equal access to clean air, water, and energy; where the nature we love is protected, precious habitats are restored and communities are united by ambitious climate action.

Greenpeace UK’s mission is to halve emissions and restore biodiversity by the end of this decade in a fair and equitable way.

Public Fundraising is Greenpeace UK’s largest income stream, generating £20 million annually. With a £5 million investment budget, we bring thousands of new supporters into our movement each year through digital-first acquisition, face-to-face fundraising, and targeted multi-channel engagement.

This is an exciting moment for Greenpeace’s fundraising as they bring together acquisition, retention, and development into a single, unified function, creating an approach that supports donors from first engagement to long-term activism and giving.

As Deputy Fundraising Director, Public Fundraising, you will: 

• Be responsible for a public fundraising income portfolio of c. £20m p.a. across recruitment, retention and development income streams, with shared accountability for a fundraising income budget of £35m
• Lead the development and implementation of a strategy and plans for public fundraising, aligned with Greenpeace UK’s new 3-year organisational and fundraising strategies and objectives
• Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and support to a team of 29, with 4 direct reports
• Lead the team in the planning, implementation and evaluation of a multichannel public fundraising programme designed to recruit, develop and retain supporters to maximise their lifetime value through tailored supporter journeys and outstanding supporter experience
• Oversee the development of detailed financial forecasts, scenarios and budgets for the public fundraising portfolio to underpin fundraising strategies and investment opportunities
• Play an active role in fostering a positive, inclusive and collaborative department culture, role modelling working to shared objectives, celebrating success and learning from setbacks and failures

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Experience of fundraising/marketing to individuals at scale, with a proven track record of recruiting and retaining new supporters, members or customers in the tens of thousands and generating 7-8 figure revenue/income across multiple income streams
• A track record of planning, forecasting and budgeting, including developing investment cases and modelling income, return on investment and lifetime value over short, mid and long term horizons to drive decision-making and investment choices
• Demonstrable experience of leading, managing, motivating and inspiring high performing multi-disciplinary teams including managing managers, with a focus on fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture
• Experience of developing, implementing, and adapting fundraising strategies that meet long-term financial objectives
• Proven ability to use data, analytics, and insights to drive decision- making, optimise fundraising performance, and improve supporter recruitment, retention and engagement
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism, with a willingness to continually learn and foster a positive and inclusive culture

Diversity and Inclusion

Greenpeace UK recognise the value in having a diverse workforce, as well as the importance of creating equal opportunities for all. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from people of all backgrounds. Candidates will be selected based on how well they meet the criteria for the role and all applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

If you have any specific requirements which would enable you to participate in the recruitment process more fully, in particular if these relate to a disability or access issue, please contact us as soon as possible. If you require the job pack in a different format, please get in touch and we will happily provide you with one.

Anti-racism commitments

One of our Anti Racism Plan objectives is to proactively achieve stronger representation of Black people and people of colour, particulary within leadership positions, and have recently published ambitious race representation targets.

As part of our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we are committed to interviewing people of colour who meet the essential criteria for this role. If you are a person of colour, you meet the essential criteria and you would like to be considered for the role, please note this in your application. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Greenpeace UK recruiting manager and HR team.

Employee benefits include: 

• 25 days annual leave for full-time staff, with additional leave accrued according to length of service up to a maximum of 32 days
• Once a month, all Greenpeace staff take an organisational ‘breather’ day where the office closes with no expectations of output on these days
• Office closure normally occurs between Christmas and new year and staff are not required to use annual leave to cover this period
• Employer pension contribution of 8.5% of basic salary, provided employees contribute at least 3%
• Interest free season ticket loan, or a tax efficient bicycle loan
• Life assurance scheme (4 x annual salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme that includes access to free confidential advice with a qualified counsellor

Greenpeace UK are partnering with Ed Cherry at QuarterFive for this appointment.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) is the only community wealth building charity dedicated to the regeneration of Britain’s coalfield communities. For over 25 years, the CRT has worked with communities to deliver a breadth of projects creating opportunities for people, strengthening the role of community organisations and identifying place based solutions responsive to the challenges still experienced in former coalmining towns and villages. To support delivery, the CRT has developed an innovative community wealth-building model generating sustainable income to deliver both social and economic value. Enabled by engaging key stakeholders, partners and, most importantly the communities, activities delivered are personalised to meet the needs of the people, the organisations and the place.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in some of Britain’s most disadvantaged communities. The Head of Operations (England) is a key member of the Senior Management Team and you will have strategic and operational management responsibility for the development of our programmes of work in England. Over four million people live in England’s coalfields, located in six regions (North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands and Kent) and this role requires drive, determination and creativity to ensure our teams deliver and maximise the resources we have for the benefit of our communities.  You will work collaboratively with colleagues and create a shared collective responsibility for ensuring the CRT achieves its strategic missions and ambitious targets outlined in its new strategy 2024 to 2029 – Building Community Wealth.  By working as part of a team across the whole organisation, you will ensure there is a consistent approach to quality, branding and communication with key stakeholder groups.

The role is responsible to the Chief Executive and for contributing to the effective day-to-day running of the CRT, ensuring we demonstrate good governance and fulfil our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We are looking for a charismatic leader and communicator, adept at building productive relationships, committed to staff development and with the adaptability, resilience and strength to influence key stakeholders. You will lead the England Programmes Team, ensuring our community assets and resources are deployed to best effect, be experienced in driving change and identifying new opportunities, and have the capability to develop a good idea and see it through to delivery and completion.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who is passionate about supporting people, shares our values and has the energy and enthusiasm to create new opportunities to build community wealth in the coalfields.

PHILANTHROPY MANAGER

£40,000 to £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience

37.5 hours per week

Dulwich College is committed to cultivating a vibrant educational environment driven by our core values of purpose, kindness and joy. We provide exceptional teaching, scholarship, and learning both inside and outside the classroom, nurturing an inspiring and dynamic atmosphere for our community. As a world-renowned boys' school, we educate 1,700 pupils aged 7 to 18, alongside a co-educational kindergarten and infants’ school, DUCKS, with 230 young learners. With a dedicated team of over 600 staff, we are proud of our beautiful and historic 70-acre campus in south London, where every individual is encouraged to thrive.

We are looking for a talented and driven Philanthropy Manager to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will build meaningful relationships with alumni, parents, and friends of the College to secure transformative support. Working alongside Director of Development and the Head of Philanthropy, you will play an essential part in shaping the future of philanthropy at Dulwich College.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team that is shaping the future of education through philanthropy, we would love to hear from you.

Further information can be found in the candidate pack.

Closing date:  Monday 21 April 2025

Interview date: week commencing Monday 5 May 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This is the responsibility of the whole College community.  We all remain vigilant about safeguarding at the College and we never think that child abuse could not happen here or to our pupils.  A DBS Disclosure is required to Enhanced level. The DBS Code of Practice and the Standard and Enhanced DBS Privacy Policy can be found on our website. Charity 1150064

Hours: Full-Time – 36 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Remote (travel to London, Birmingham and Forests required monthly) 

This is the opportunity to play an influential and impactful role in one of the most important causes of our generation – the climate emergency.  Trees will enable 25% of the UK's 2050 net zero ambition and this role sits at the heart of this, supporting one of the UK’s largest woodland creation partnerships, England’s Community Forests.

The Community Forest Trust (CFT) is a charity that supports, enables and champions England’s Community Forests (ECFs).  Across England there are 15 Community Forests that deliver social, economic, and environmental impact through woodland creation and restoration.  In 2024/2025 they will plant over 2.5 million trees, most of which are funded through Defra’s national tree planting programme, the Nature for Climate Fund Programme.

The Managing Director will have the drive, rigour, and organisational and stakeholder management skills to develop and deliver a new CFT Business Plan.  The current Business Plan was developed in 2022 and runs to March 2025.  It has now been delivered.

The Managing Director will be responsible for providing the overall leadership and management of CFT and ensure effective governance and compliance with all legal requirements. To fulfil this aim, the Managing Director must ensure that robust structures and systems are in place to deliver CFT’s strategic priorities and CFT’s charitable aims and objectives.

A few key responsibilities of the role include:

• Take ownership of delivering the future direction and shape of CFT and deliver the CFT vision
• Provide organisational leadership for CFT, establishing and implementing business objectives through a business plan
• Work closely with the Chair of the Board, Trustees and staff, building positive working relationships in a constructive and consultative environment
• Manage the agreements (service delivery) with the ECFs with who CFT has a specific and formal arrangement
• Deliver the services and outcomes to the ECF Network, the Forests that CFT supports and those Forests that CFT runs
• Support project development work taking place at local level to support the Northern Forest programme
• Develop and lead funding strategies and write or assist with writing funding bids when required

This list is not exhaustive, please access the full job description for this role attached to this advertisment.

To be successful in the role, the postholder must have previous senior management and leadership experience gained at an organisation of comparable scale and complexity. A track record of developing and implementing Business Plans is also a must, along with experience of representing an organisation to external stakeholders and forming effective partnerships, working effectively with a board of trustees or equivalent, and managing contracts and service providers.

The postholder will have outstanding leadership skills with the ability to develop strategic plans and motivate and inspire others, knowledge of financial management, including budgets/cashflow, income generation and writing successful funding applications, and knowledge of community engagement and mobilisation.

In return, you will receive some great benefits which include:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Remote and flexible working
• 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays
• An enhanced pension scheme
• Possible funded training opportunities

We welcome individuals with a general interest in the environment and its preservation.  We are also an equal opportunities employer who consider applications from all communities.

Should you be interested in this role we would be pleased to hear from you via a CV and a covering letter. Please submit this by the closing date of 18th April 2025.

We’re looking for a part-time Grants and Trusts Officer (2.5 days a week). Office or home based, they will be a vital member of our fundraising team, working closely with programme staff and the CEO to continue to grow grant funding for our work – shaping funding bids, managing grants and reporting, and building relationships with funders and funding networks. 

Purpose of role:

Increasing and diversifying the sources of grant funding for A Rocha UK’s work is key to our fundraising strategy. The Grants and Trusts Offi cer will play a key role identifying, securing, and managing grants from a range of sources, including small trusts, large foundations, and Church denominations. In doing so, they will work closely with programme staff , CEO and Finance Director to develop funding bids, and coordinate closely with other members of the fundraising team, such as the Major Donor Offi cer. They will also manage occasional legacies. The successful candidate will have previous experience securing funds from trusts, as well as excellent writing skills, an interest in the environment and an active Christian faith.

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Everyone deserves a decent place to live – join Habitat for Humanity Great Britain as our new Empty Spaces to Homes Programme Manager, and support people to find a decent, safe, affordable home.

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to deliver HFHGB’s flagship Empty Spaces to Homes programme.  This programme aims to provide solutions to Great Britain’s critical affordable housing need through the conversion of empty spaces - including commercial and retail properties - into homes and through researching, advocating and collaborating in coalition with others, to foster a wider uptake of the Empty Spaces to Homes approach.

Reporting to the Director of Programme Delivery and working in close collaboration with subject matter experts responsible for the four workstreams of the programme (Advocacy & Policy, Research, Scalability and Construction), your role will be responsible for all aspects of programme management and coordination, reporting and monitoring. You will also work closely with the Fundraising & Partnerships team to support high quality partnerships and strategic relationships.

You will be joining us at a really exciting time as this is a newly established team on an ambitious transformation journey. You will have a positive ‘can do’ attitude coupled with strong experience of all aspects of programme management and monitoring and excellent communication and engagement skills. Able to work collaboratively with a diverse group of colleagues and stakeholders, you are proactive and able to prioritise effectively across multiple areas of work, problem solving and demonstrating strong organisational and planning skills.

If this sounds like it could be a good match for you, please take a look at the Candidate Pack (via our website>vacancies).

Please note: this role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.

Job Description

Job Title: Empty Spaces to Homes Programme Manager
Department: Programme Delivery
Reports to: Director of Programme Delivery
Salary Grade: D
Budget responsibility: Yes
Line management: No
Post: Permanent
Location: Home-based with frequent travel to internal and external events and project sites, with occasional overnight stays

About Habitat for Humanity Great Britain
Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the global Habitat for Humanity Federation fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.

Job Purpose
To support Habitat for Humanity GB’s (HFHGB) vision of a decent home for everyone, the organisation has recently completed a strategic review, resulting in a new National Strategy and an organisational restructure, to ensure the organisation is able to deliver the Strategy impactfully, efficiently and effectively.

As a result, a new team has been formed, which will focus on developing and delivering high quality programmes in England, Wales and Scotland. The Empty Spaces to Homes (ES2H) Programme Manager will sit within the new Programme Delivery team and will work collaboratively across the organisation and with a large group of diverse external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include the management of HFHGB’s flagship Empty Spaces to Homes programme which aims to provide solutions to Great Britain’s critical affordable housing need through the conversion of empty spaces, including commercial and retail properties, into homes and through researching, advocating and collaborating in coalition with others to foster a wider uptake of the Empty Spaces to Homes approach. The Empty Spaces to Homes Programme Manager will work across the organisation to coordinate and monitor delivery of activities sitting within the programme. They will also collaborative extensively with teams whose work supports or resources the programme. Working with the Director of Programme Delivery, the Programme Manager will also support external events and activities as well as high quality partnerships and strategic relationships.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Programme Management and Coordination:

•  Responsible for programme management of the ES2H programme. Working with the Director of Programme Delivery, and with Subject Matter Experts who are responsible for the four workstreams of the programme (Advocacy & Policy, Research, Scalability, Construction).
• Responsible for the development and utilisation of high-quality programme management tools and internal coordination forums, including for programme planning, performance monitoring, communication, internal and external reporting.
• Working with others, support the development of appropriate Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning frameworks.
• Work with Subject Matter Experts, the ES2H Coalition and other partners on the continuous improvement of the ES2H Toolkit, supporting new ideas to fruition, developing content into engaging and appropriate documents and other required communication and programme tools.
• Support Subject Matter Experts and others where appropriate to develop programme and project related reports, to develop proposals and communication content, support impactful partnerships and provide project-related administration capacity.
• Support the Director of Programme Delivery to ensure programme outputs are accessible, inclusive, and culturally sensitive to provide the best possible support to target communities.

External communication and partnership management:

• Support external events and activities as well as high quality partnerships and strategic relationships.
• Work with the Fundraising & Partnerships team to support high quality partnerships and strategic relationships through provision of content for external communication, programme updates and reports, and the maintenance of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning frameworks.
• Lead the coordination of the ES2H Coalition and support the development and management of other programme related networks and groups.

Budget management, reporting and monitoring:

• Support the Director of Programme Delivery to develop the ES2H programme and project budgets.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts to monitor and track programme spend, flagging issues and risks, and ensuring regular reports are available for budget holders and the Finance Team.
• Provide regular inputs and updates for relevant sections of the organisational Performance Framework, Risk Register and any other operational requirements.

Person profile:

• Strong experience of programme and project management, coordination and monitoring.
• Experience of working in a similar organisation, collaborating across teams and operating in a highly effective way across a diverse, networked structure.
• Experience of producing impactful content for programme tools and reports, external events, website and other digital platforms.
• Good budget management skills, and a working understanding of Excel.
• Understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning tools and approaches.

Skills and competencies:

• You have excellent communication and engagement skills, and able to work collaboratively and productively with a diverse group of colleagues and stakeholders.
• You are proactive and able to prioritise effectively across multiple areas of work, problem solve and demonstrate strong organisational and planning skills.
• You are a positive team member who demonstrates integrity, respect for others and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

The role and responsibilities will be carried out in a way which reflects:

• HFHGB’s commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.
• A commitment to HFHGB’s vision, mission, values and approach.
• A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in relevant Policy and Procedures.

Start your Habitat journey here…

The deadline for applications is 4th April 2025 (at 11:59 pm).

Habitat for Humanity requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguard our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work.  Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of our code of conduct. The employment of this position will be subject to a satisfactory reference check and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

At Habitat for Humanity GB, we aim to build, develop and retain a talented workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. We welcome and actively encourage applications from anyone who feels they’d be a good fit for our organisation, regardless of race, religion, colour, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected characteristics.

Unfortunately, because of the high volume of applications, we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within a month of the application deadline, please assume that your application has not been successful.

We’d prefer to hear directly from applicants – we won’t be working with third party recruiters on this role. 

About Tree Aid:  

Tree Aid works with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees and restoring and protecting land. As part of the Great Green Wall movement, we work where trees are needed most, where temperatures are soaring, and fertile land is vanishing at a terrifying rate. Our pioneering approach has been developed over 36 years of operating. We believe in empowering local communities with the tools and training they need to restore and maintain their environment.  

About the role:  

The Group Finance Officer plays a key role in ensuring the integrity of financial records and internal controls within a growing international development charity. Based in Bristol, you will work closely with overseas teams across the Sahel to maintain robust financial management, support the development of financial systems, and enhance reporting and procedures. Your expertise will contribute to strengthening financial oversight and efficiency, enabling the organisation to deliver transformational change for vulnerable communities living on the front lines of the climate crisis.

Main duties:  

Working within the Finance team, the Group Finance Officer’s role will include working continuously as part of a large, dynamic team to: 

• Provide ongoing financial support to all overseas teams expanding across the Sahel, including Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Ethiopia & Senegal. 

• Ensure continuing integrity of Tree Aid’s financial records and internal controls. 

• Contribute to the ongoing development of financial systems, reports and procedures. 

• Conducting Internal Audits of our overseas offices. 

Key Requirements:  

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) 

• Working (or considering working) towards a professional accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA, or ACCA. 

• Strong Excel skills 

• Strong organisational skills

• Ability to report and monitor financial data 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills that allow you to build effective relationships across teams and cultures 

Desirable:  

• Basic French (or willing to learn) 

• Experience in international development 

• Experience analysing and preparing budgets 

• Experience producing or review bank and balance sheet reconciliations 

Benefits:  

Optional benefits of working at Tree Aid include:  

• A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 2% and we will contribute 6%)  

• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) +1 more day per year up to 38 holiday days  

• Flexible, hybrid working  

• Quarterly social events  

• Opportunity to take free weekly French lessons to support communication with our colleagues in West Africa  

Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) is a Belfast-based non-profit committed to supporting local organisations to use the law in a creative way to protect human rights and equality.

Now, PILS is looking for a Legal Support Manager to coordinate PILS’ membership network of law firms and NGOs, help them develop and submit applications for PILS’ services, and assist the PILS Director with legal casework. 

PILS is a membership organisation, offering a range of free legal and financial supports to our solicitor and NGO members to help them take strategic human rights & equality cases in the public interest. Public interest litigation refers to legal cases that will create positive change for vulnerable or disadvantaged groups of people in Northern Ireland. 

From our origins as a pilot project, PILS has matured into Northern Ireland’s dedicated support service for litigation in the public interest.

Since our project was founded in 2009, our membership network has grown to over 170 NGOs and solicitor firms. Through collaborating with these organisations, and connecting them with pro bono lawyers, PILS has been part of major legal success stories: from ‘game-changing’ judicial reviews on integrated education, seismic climate justice challenges, and multiple examples of holding public bodies to account. 

• This part-time post is being offered on a one-year fixed term contract with potential for extension subject to funding. 
• PILS operates a hybrid working model which allows staff members to work from home for up to 60% of their working week.
• PILS is a member of the Human Rights Partnership and is an equal opportunities employer.