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Finance Manager

We are seeking a skilled and strategic Finance Manager to help shape the future of a newly merged charity supporting Cambridgeshire communities.

Position: Finance Manager
Salary: £41,942 - £45,099 pro rata (depending on experience)
Location: Huntingdon or Cambridge (min. 1 day/week onsite), with flexible home working
Hours: 21 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Noon, 30 April 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 12 May 2025

About the Role

As Finance Manager, you will be a vital member of the senior leadership team, overseeing the financial health and sustainability of the charity. Reporting to the CEO and Honorary Treasurer, you’ll lead on financial reporting, compliance, budgeting and strategic planning.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the finance function including reporting, forecasting, and compliance
• Advising the CEO and Board on financial strategy and governance
• Managing charity statutory accounts, audits and Companies House returns
• Developing and monitoring project budgets and cost controls
• Supporting payroll, pensions, invoicing and cash flow
• Acting as Company Secretary
• Managing a part-time Finance Officer
• Supporting community groups with finance-related training and advice

About You

You’ll be an experienced finance professional, ideally with charity sector knowledge and a passion for strengthening community impact.

You will have:

• AAT Level 3 or part-qualified accountant status (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA desirable)
• Strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting and compliance
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills
• Proficiency in QuickBooks and Microsoft Office
• Experience supporting audits and managing restricted funds
• Knowledge of Charity and Company Law
• A collaborative, flexible and proactive attitude

About the Organisation

Support Cambridgeshire is the result of a merger between CCVS and Hunts Forum, two organisations committed to helping communities thrive. We offer support, advice, training and advocacy for voluntary and community groups across Cambridgeshire. Our work focuses on four core areas: representation, networks, organisation development and volunteering. Headquartered at the Maple Centre in Huntingdon, we also have offices in Cambridge and work flexibly to serve our communities.

Benefits include:

• 28 days annual leave (pro rata) + bank holidays + birthday off
• Flexible working and hybrid model
• Generous pension contribution
• 5 days personal development annually
• Disability Confident employer

Other roles you may have experience of could include:
Charity Finance Officer, Head of Finance, Financial Controller, Finance Business Partner, Senior Finance Officer, Treasurer, Finance Lead, Company Secretary.

Capital Appeals Manager (Fundraising Manager)
Salary: Circa 42k FTE Depending on Experience, pro rata for part time
Hours: Part-Time, 3 days (21 hours) per week can be worked flexibly or on set days.
Duration: 2 year contract.
Location: Strength and Learning Through Horses, Greengate Stables, Mays Lane, Barnet EN5 2AQ
Responsible to: CEO Rosie Bensley

About Us:

Strength & Learning Through Horses provides mental health and education support to some of London’s most vulnerable young people through offering equine assisted therapy and alternative education programmes. The organisation’s ability to deliver excellence in its service quality is dependent upon a skilled and competent workforce where learning and continuous improvement is a fundamental aim.

Strength & Learning Through Horses has been in operation for over 10 years and has grown year on year in terms of income and number of young people reached and number of services we offer.

We have 5 full time and 5 part time contracted staff members, 18 freelance staff members and work with 17 volunteers. 400 – 500 young people per year benefit from our life changing services; our hope is that this will increase to 700+ per year from 2027 once the building project at our site is complete. We have ambitious longer term plans for growth.

We have been operating in North London for over 10 years from a small stables, after our lease sadly came to an end in January 2023 we moved to our long term home. This was a derelict stables owned by the Council which we have secured via a 25 year lease. In 2022-23 we raised £300,000 to get the site usable as an equine therapy centre although it is still very run down with much of it boarded up an derelict. We now have full planning permission to develop the site and build a purpose built equine therapy centre which will allow us to double the number of young people who access the space.

About the Role:

To make this dream a reality we are looking for an experienced Capital Fundraising Manager to lead the Capital fundraising campaign for this project to raise £700,000 over 2 years in order to fund this build.

The hope is to raise £350,000 in year one in order to fund half of the build (stage 1) with the remaining funding being secured in the 2nd year to complete the build in year 2. We have a strong track record of fundraising including recently securing 5 years core costs funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and we have warm relationships that we can call on once this fundraising campaign gets activated.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the charity at a time of growth and change and an opportunity for someone to really make this role their own.

About You:

Central to this role is the ability to work according to the organisation’s core values of:

• Ambition: for young people, SLTH and ourselves as individuals
• Curiosity without judgment (about human and equine behaviours)
• Embrace difference: a variety of perspectives & life experiences are essential
• Embrace difficulty; it’s where the learning happens
• Commitment to always improving; & owning areas that improvement is required
• Respect

You are driven and ambitious, both in your personal career goals and in achieving and surpassing fundraising targets. You will also bring this ambition to your aspirations for SLTH Equine Therapy, striving for excellence and growth in all endeavours.

Experience of successfully managing capital funding appeals with a proven track record of securing significant funds from high net-worth individuals, corporate organisations and grant making organisations.

Self-motivated and able to confidently lead on fundraising projects including:

• Creating capital fundraising strategy
• Generating a capital fundraising pipeline
• Reporting efficiently on progress

The ability to proactively manage stakeholders from across SLTH to ensure all are involved and their personal networks are utilised in this campaign.
This will include:

• Working alongside the 2 CEO’s to develop a strategy and to utilise existing contacts and warm leads
• Working closely with the Marketing Manager to ensure fundraising materials and pitch decks are high quality
• Engaging staff, volunteers and supporters in the campaign
• Manage fundraising pipeline and presenting a progress updates to the board if required
• Creating a relationship with one of our HNW funders who has connections with other HNW individuals and corporations
• The Equestrian Management Agency (who support us as their partner charity and are invested in making this fundraising campaign a success)

What's in it for you:

• The opportunity to work with and learn from a friendly, flexible team of highly knowledgeable people who are passionate about the charity and its work
• Contributing to tackling youth mental health crisis – with a great team
•  Benefit from investment and a genuine commitment to you, your training and career development including:
  • Personal CPD budget to access further training & develop your skills
  • Access to in-house training sessions in various areas of horse and human psychology
• Generous holiday allowance
• Basic Healthcare plan

Don’t feel you meet every single requirement?

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at SLTH and we’d welcome an explanation as to how you believe you would develop the skills required with training.

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter, it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.

The Talent Set are delighted to partner with a fantastic charity to recruit for an Individual Giving Acquisition Manager to join their thriving & established team.

The successful candidate will manage a multifaceted programme of online and offline acquisition activity, overseeing a budget of £1.9M to nurture and develop new and existing supporters. Key duties include:

•  Managing and optimising a range of direct marketing campaigns & communications, to acquire, retain & develop new and existing donors, maximising the lifetime value of the charity’s supporters.
• Support the Senior Development Manager in the ongoing development of the supporter acquisition strategy, providing comprehensive evaluations on campaigns and supporting on the ongoing innovation of the programme.
• Line manage an Acquisition Executive, ensuring their consistent performance and development through regular meetings, objective setting and appraisals.
• Manage key agency relationships as part of the Acquisition programme.

We’re looking for the following skills and experience for this role:

• Significant experience of developing & implementing direct marketing acquisition campaigns through a range of online and offline channels.
• Proven track record of delivering successful supporter acquisition campaigns, ensuring strong ROI and hitting and exceeding targets and KPI’s.
• A high degree of data and financial literacy, with the ability to develop and measure the effectiveness of fundraising activity.
• Demonstrable experience of managing multifaceted budgets and projects.  

We highly encourage you to submit your CV as soon as possible to be considered for this exciting opportunity as interviews are taking place on a rolling basis.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to every applicant, but we truly appreciate your interest.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process

Playskill is a Hertfordshire based charity supporting pre-school children with physical disabilities & delays and their families. Across two sites in Watford and Hemel Hempstead, our work helps to build family resilience in the pivotal early years of a child’s life. Our specialist early intervention work delivering multi-disciplinary therapeutic play sessions, parent training/modelling, family social respite events and family support provides holistic family centred work aiming to build foundational skills for life. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Physiotherapist to work in an interdisciplinary team alongside an Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, specialist workers, family support workers and the families/carers of the children within groups in Hemel Hempstead on Fridays. 

As a Clinical Care Manager, you will also play a pivotal role in overseeing the clinical operations within the charity. Providing strategic direction and leadership to therapy teams, ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission and goals including the recruitment, training, and performance of therapy staff; fostering a supportive and effective work environment. You will be responsible for ensuring that our children and families receive the highest standard of care while supporting our dedicated team of therapists.

This role requires an experienced physiotherapist with excellent organisational and communication skills, as well as a deep commitment to service delivery, clinical governance and quality improvement to ensure the highest standards of care. You must be able to engage with other agencies to ensure collaborative practice for best therapeutic outcomes. As a self-starter, you will be able to use your own initiative, problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills. You will be expected to have a positive, resilient attitude, be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be flexible and adaptable. 

All employees will be expected to make a commitment to Playskill’s core values of Respect, Compassion, Collaboration, Whole Family and Support. 

Diversity statement: 

Playskill is an equal opportunities employer and has a high number of team with caring responsibilities and is keen to encourage applicants from a diverse number of backgrounds.  

Safeguarding statement: 

Playskill is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Playskill has a full safeguarding policy and expects all staff to undergo safeguarding training. 

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 23rd April 2025 

Interview date: Thursday 1st May 2025 

Interview location: Hemel Hempstead 

Science engagement, providing the science that inspires our supporters

Science Engagement Manager

£36,000 - £42,000 plus

Reports to: Senior Science Engagement Manager

Directorate: ?Research & Innovation?

Contract: ?Permanent?

Hours: ?Full time 35 hours per week?

Location: ?Stratford, London? ?Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)? and some national travel for events

Closing date: 27 April 2025 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Recruitment process: Competency based interview, presentation and written task

Interview dates: Friday 16 and Monday 19 May

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

The Science Engagement Manager is a key role where you will work with fundraising teams to co-create and deliver compelling stories about Cancer Research UK's research and its impact.

You'll use various mediums from written content to presentations, events and interactive activities. Here are a couple of examples of some of the impactful work our science engagement team have done previously: , and .

We're looking for someone with excellent science communication skills. You'll have the expertise and creative flair to produce accurate, inspiring, and relevant content and be able to communicate confidently with a wide variety of audiences. We're always looking for new ways to connect with our audiences so the more innovative you can be the better.

This role also offers some fantastic development opportunities such as the opportunity to be involved in cross-organisation project groups, presenting our work to internal and external audiences and training staff about our research. As part of a team of 17 Science Engagement specialists you'll also have the opportunity to learn from your peers, giving and receiving feedback on your work to stretch and develop your science writing and engagement skills.

What will I be doing?

• Creating impactful scientific stories by seeking out and distilling complex scientific information into engaging content that can inspire our diverse audiences to support Cancer Research UK's mission.  

• Creating and delivering presentations, written summaries, video content, interactive activities and event experiences. This includes attending events across the country to deliver fundraising pitches, talks at supporter events, interactive experiences, and training and inspiring fundraising colleagues.

• Evaluating the impact that content is having, using this to inform new content and concepts and to improve ways of working. 

• Developing in-depth knowledge of Cancer Research UK's research portfolio and organisation priorities and keeping up to date with the latest developments. Using this knowledge to shape content ideas to maximise their impact, provide expert media opinion and ensure strategic goals are promoted. 

• Safeguarding Cancer Research UK's brand and ensuring the accuracy of the charity's science communications. This includes reviewing and editing content such as fundraising content for fundraising and mass marketing audiences.

• Developing close working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders, gaining clear insights into the specific requirements and priorities of different audiences to identify and influence choice of appropriate content. 

• Promoting the skills and expertise of the team to maintain and develop partnerships across the organisation. 

• Working with key financial support teams to provide due diligence on selection of research options available for donor funding and advising fundraisers on restricted income.

What skills are we looking for?

• Excellent scientific knowledge essential. A higher degree (PhD or MSc) in biomedical or related field, or significant work experience in a scientific environment, desirable.  

• A passion for and proven experience in delivering bold and creative science communications to different audiences essential. 

• Demonstrable experience in collaborative project management and managing multiple stakeholders essential. 

• Enthusiasm and ability to keep up to date with the latest in cancer research essential. 

• Some experience working with charity fundraisers desirable.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination  

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism   

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people  

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our .

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.

For more information on this career opportunity please or contact us at .  

For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: , , , and .

Role Overview:

The Talent set is seeking an experienced Senior Marketing Manager – Policy and Advocacy to join a well-known health charity at an exciting time of transformation. This initial 3-month contract (with potential for extension and consideration for the permanent role) will focus on developing and executing strategic marketing campaigns that support the charity’s policy positions and advocacy goals.

The role involves building strong relationships with policymakers and stakeholders and contributing to shaping the public discourse on key health issues. This is a hybrid role, requiring travel into London 1–2 days per week for workshop meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop and implement marketing strategies to support policy and advocacy work, aligning with the organisation’s broader objectives.

· Manage advocacy campaigns from conception to execution, ensuring they are impactful, measurable, and targeted effectively.

· Engage with stakeholders including policymakers, media, and sector influencers to promote the charity’s positions and build support.

· Collaborate cross-functionally with PR, communications, and policy teams to ensure campaign cohesion.

· Monitor policy trends and conduct research to inform strategic messaging and campaign direction.

· Evaluate campaign performance, using analytics and data to assess effectiveness and inform ongoing improvements.

· Manage budgets for policy-related marketing initiatives efficiently and transparently.

Person Specification:

· Proven marketing and communications experience, particularly in strategic and advocacy-focused roles.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives.

· Solid understanding of policy and advocacy, including knowledge of the policy-making process.

· Strong relationship-building skills, capable of influencing and engaging diverse stakeholders.

· Highly analytical and results-driven, able to evaluate success using performance metrics.

· Excellent project management abilities, with experience managing multiple initiatives concurrently.

· Experience in digital marketing and social media strategies.

· Background working within a charity, public affairs or health-related organisation.

· Experience collaborating with policy and communications teams in a cross-functional environment.

What’s on Offer:

· A competitive day rate of £222–£244 PAYE + holiday pay for the successful candidate.

· A hybrid working pattern, requiring travel into London 1–2 days per week for workshop meetings.

· An initial 3-month contract with the potential for extension and the possibility of applying for the permanent position.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.

We aim to get back to all successful candidate within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity:

The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Saferworld is looking for a Project Manager to lead the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) Helpdesk within the Conflict Advisory Unit (CAU). In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of our UK government call-down service, providing high-quality advisory support to donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other humanitarian and peacebuilding actors. Your responsibilities include managing project implementation and grant administration, coordinating call-off requests from initiation to completion, and working with teams of experts to ensure the highest quality outcomes.

In addition to maintaining rigorous standards of confidentiality and performance, you will collaborate closely with the finance team to ensure accurate and timely financial and narrative reporting. You will also be responsible for promoting and supporting the uptake of helpdesk outputs by regularly updating our online repository. Liaising with UK government departments and officials is a critical part of the role, as it involves generating demand for our advisory services and representing the helpdesk in outreach and strategic engagements.

You will work under the direction of the CAU Team Lead while supporting strategic oversight on WPS initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to gender-sensitive conflict and security policies and to advance Saferworld's mission and vision. 

 Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to submit your application promptly.

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join our Fundraising team.

Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager

Salary: £48,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London

Job Summary

The Senior Philanthropy Manager will play a key role in advancing Anthony Nolan’s mission by managing major gift fundraising efforts. This role is responsible for cultivating and stewarding relationships with HNWIs, and key stakeholders. The Senior Philanthropy Manager will develop and implement tailored fundraising strategies, collaborate with senior leadership to identify opportunities. The successful candidate will have exceptional strategic thinking and relationship building skills to maximise philanthropic support and drive long-term impact.
 

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• Life Assurance of four times annual salary
• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
• And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)

Please check out the full job description attached to this advert or hyperlinked at the bottom of the advert on our website. You can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer. 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

The Volunteer Relationship Manager will play a crucial role in overseeing and optimising the volunteer programme within the College of Paramedics.

With a focus on enhancing volunteer relationships and strengthening organisational capabilities, you will lead strategic initiatives to help to create a positive, productive, and rewarding experience for volunteers while maximising their contribution to our strategic objectives.

The Volunteer Relationship Manager will be required to:

• Recruitment and Onboarding – Develop best practice volunteer recruitment strategies, conduct interviews and volunteer screening and organise required induction sessions
• Volunteer Management – Match volunteers with appropriate roles, coordinate schedules and maintain the volunteer database
• Support and Development – Provide ongoing support to volunteers, identify opportunities for skill development and address any concerns
• Recognition and Retention – Implement volunteer recognition programs and events, developing strategies to improve volunteer retention rates and gather feedback from volunteers to enhance their experience
• Policy and Compliance – Ensuring volunteer activities comply with relevant laws and regulations, develop and updating volunteer policies and conduct risk assessments for volunteer roles
• Reporting and Evaluation – Track volunteer impact and prepare reports to identify effectiveness of the volunteer programme
• Collaboration – Work closely with all departments to integrate volunteers effectively and build relationships with external organisations for potential partnerships
• Diversity, Equity and Belonging
  • Inspire and enable paramedics to participate in the profession within an environment based on safety, collegiality, inclusiveness, mental and physical wellbeing, and innovation
  • Review activities in relation to the role to ensure alignment with the College of Paramedics ‘Belonging and Inclusion’ Strategy 
  • Ensure diversity equity and belonging is an integral aspect of volunteers

Qualifications and/or Knowledge (essential)

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent through experience 
• Knowledge of best practices in volunteering, safeguarding, and inclusion
• Commitment to keeping up to date with best practice in volunteering and ensuring compliance with latest legislation

Experience (essential)

•  Have proven experience in volunteer management and implementation of volunteer programmes
• Have experience of successfully managing a project or team

Experience (desirable)

• Experience of working in the voluntary sector, NHS, or public sector 
• Experience of working in a membership organisation

Aptitude and Abilities (essential)

• Strong ability to recruit, train, and support diverse groups of volunteers
• Have demonstrable and evidenced leadership skills and the ability to enthuse and motivate individuals. 
• Be able to manage a delegated budget and contribute to financial planning and budget setting activity 
• Have the ability to think strategically and to develop and present plans clearly 
• Be able to manage multiple work-streams, conflicting priorities and an ability to meet deadlines 
• Be able to collect and analyse data from IT systems, reports and research to measure volunteer impact
• Have evidence of well developed communication skills (written, verbal and digital) with the ability to 
  engage with a wide range of stakeholders

Values

• Be self-motivated and have personal drive, integrity, and adaptability, with the ability to work flexibly, under pressure and to deadlines, as required
• Be reliable with a high degree of personal integrity, acting with positivity, energy, and compassion to inspire those around them to achieve their full potential
• Flexible attitude to working hours 
• Have a commitment to the aims and ethos of the College of Paramedics, demonstrating a passion and desire to lead positive developments and improvements in volunteer management within the College
• Have personal insight with regards to values and behaviours and the impact on others, with the skills to build relationships and create a shared vision 

Other (important)

• Be eligible to work in the UK
• Be able to work remotely as necessary and be willing to travel as required, to attend meetings or support College events across the UK or attend the College head office in Bridgwater, Somerset

Data and Digital Services Manager

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative digital leader to help deliver a bold new data system for Scotland’s nature.

Position: Data and Digital Services Manager

Salary: £35,000 – £39,000 per annum, depending on experience

Location: Fully remote (with some UK travel)

Hours: 35 hours per week. Flexible working available. Part-time (minimum 28 hours/week) considered for the right candidate

Contract: Fixed-term to 31st March 2026

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 28 April 2025

Interview Date: Week commencing 5 May 2025 (TBC)

About the Role

The charity’s mission is to make data work for nature. The Better Biodiversity Data (BBD+1) programme is a bold new step towards transforming how biodiversity data is managed, accessed and used to support conservation, planning and policy decisions in Scotland.

As the new Data and Digital Services Manager, you’ll play a vital role in implementing and supporting a new, shared biodiversity data system developed with and for Scotland’s biodiversity community. This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role where you will:

• Work closely with local environmental records centres (LERCs), NGOs, recording groups, government agencies and developers

• Support system configuration and data migration activities

• Lead ongoing digital service delivery and user support

• Build strong relationships and drive user-focused development

• Contribute to the long-term sustainability of a nationally significant biodiversity data infrastructure

This role sits at the heart of an ambitious and funded project, based on the recommendations of the Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum (SBIF) Review and delivered in partnership with NatureScot and the Scottish Government.

About You

We’re looking for a confident digital services lead or data manager who is:

• Experienced in managing data systems or services in multi-stakeholder environments

• Skilled in data standards, integration and system support

• A great communicator, collaborator and problem-solver

• Comfortable working independently in a fully remote role

• Passionate about using data to drive change in environmental or public sectors

Experience in biodiversity, conservation or not-for-profit sectors would be a bonus, but not essential.

About the Organisation

The organisation is a UK-wide charity working to improve the collection, management and use of biodiversity data. With a fully remote-working team who meet four times a year in person across the UK. A Living Wage and equal opportunities employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:

Digital Services Manager, Data Systems Manager, Technical Project Manager, GIS and Data Lead, Environmental Data Officer, Information Systems Manager, Biodiversity Informatics Lead.

About the role

You will be based in the North East and as a key part of our schools team, help to lead, support and advise the regional team of school Pathways Coordinators, embedding the MCR programme in schools in the region.  You’ll need to be highly motivated to ensure that all care-experienced young people and those experiencing disadvantage are supported to find, grow and use their individual talents and that their education, employment choices and life changes outcomes are maximised.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide support, development, training, management and motivation to MCR staff in schools

• Support school integration of the programme and a consistently high quality standard of programme delivery

• Develop and support partnerships with the Local Councils, further and higher education institutions, local business and all MCR stakeholders

• Provide analysis of programme performance, impact and development

About you

• Experience of developing and effectively managing teams and programmes

• Self-motivated and skilled at motivating others

• Experience of or strong interest in working or volunteering in the third sector

• Experience of working within or in collaboration with secondary schools

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Attention to detail and ability to prioritise

About us

MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007.  Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as South East England.  We are delighted that we are now launching the MCR programme in the North East of England and we are committed to helping the region’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances.  Our mentoring programme has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference.  You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other.  We model our values and many of us are also mentors ourselves.

Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include:  33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday,  Life Assurance - 4 x salary,  Living Pension Employer.

Position: Director of Engagement
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £73,653 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band 5

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

It is a very exciting time to join the MS Society as Director of Engagement a brand-new role in the organisation. We are implementing an ambitious cross-organisational transformation programme.  And we have just started a new 2025-29 strategy. Engagement is at the heart of both.

Engagement is everything. We define engagement as any interaction anyone has with the MS Society. We need to grow the audience we engage with. And deepen our audience relationships through engagement.  Growing and deepening engagement with all our audiences will enable us to deliver transformational impact for the MS Community. And contribute to our ultimate vision of a world free from MS.

We are looking for someone to provide strategic and thought leadership to engagement.  Someone who can work collaboratively across the organisation to lead and drive forward our ambition for engagement.

You will have significant experience of leading strategic engagement and customer experience to a complex multi-audience landscape within a complex cross-organisational operating model.  And be able to provide sector-leading thought-leadership and strategic expertise within engagement and customer experience.

You will have proven experience of delivering significant and sustainable business benefits through change programmes. And deep and broad experience of brand, marketing, digital and content.

You will have experience in understanding complex and wide-ranging external trends, taking the lead development of relevant cross-organisational strategic responses.  And significant experience of cross-functional and cross-organisational strategic leadership.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 am Monday 12 May 2025
Anticipated interview dates:
First interviews: Tuesday 27 May or Wednesday 28 May
Second interviews: Wednesday 4 June or Friday 6 June

Interested?

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Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

Civitas Recruitment are excited to be partnering with a great legal charity dedicated to the promotion of access to justice, upholding the rule of law and ensuring fair systems. The charity exists to ensure that state decision-making is fair and lawful, and that each person has the power to hold public bodies to account. The charity represents, and supports people marginalised through poverty, discrimination, or disadvantage when they have been affected by unlawful state decision-making. 

An exciting opportunity exists for a Philanthropy Manager to join the team. This is a great opportunity to shape and lead the charity’s first ever mid-value fundraising programme. As the Philanthropy Manager, you will create meaningful donor relationships, craft compelling fundraising journeys and directly contribute to ensuring that justice is accessible to all.

Who are we looking for?

Ideally, candidates will possess detailed knowledge of successful membership fundraising schemes and/or donor development, including design and implementation of fundraising systems and targets. Candidates will have knowledge and understanding of ethical practises, the Code of Fundraising Practice, including GDPR and the regulation and environment in which charities operate. Candidates will possess skills required to identify, research and qualify potential donors, including donor behaviour, needs and motivations for giving. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to consistently craft compelling propositions and communications is essential for the role. You will have good knowledge of how to audit and evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising and communications.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Too many people in our country experience poor health and are dying too young because of who they are, where they were born, and where they live.

At People’s Health Trust we believe in longer lives, better lived.

We partner with expert local organisations working on the front line of addressing health inequalities, corporate organisations and donors, universities, and policy-makers, to understand the effectiveness of different approaches to improving people's quality of life and health. By using the connections, evidence and expertise we have developed, we influence government on how to shape policy that tackles the real causes of poor health.

This new role is crucial to the delivery of the Trust’s programmes and influencing work.  With a commitment to social justice and an understanding of how it relates to health more widely, you will drive forward the Trust’s ambition to affect positive changes in policy and practice, in collaboration with communities at the sharp end of disadvantage. With responsibility for key priorities in our Health Justice Fund, you will manage funding programmes and our networks of funded partners, undertake research, and drive public affairs and communications activities under each priority area.

Skilled in programme development and delivery, you will bring your experience of working alongside marginalised people to create actionable solutions and influence decision-makers.

This is an exciting time at the Trust as we work to use our evidence and connections to communities to push health inequalities higher up the political and media agenda in England, Scotland and Wales.

If this sounds like the role you are looking for and you feel you have the skills and experience we need, visit our website for full details about the role and how to apply.

Our diversity data shows that we are currently under-represented by certain groups of people. We particularly encourage applications from people from racially minoritised communities, disabled people, and people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

We are committed to being a Disability Confident Employer.  Please get in touch if you require any additional support with your job application. This particularly applies to people who need us to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. This could include, but is not limited to, accepting applications in a different format, offering information or explanations in a way which helps you, or working with BSL interpreters.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 27 April 2025 and interviews will be held in London on Friday 9 May 2025.