Data Support Manager Jobs

Circa £51,000 (pro rata) per annum

Fixed term – until April 2026

28 hours per week

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Project Manager for UNICEF UK’s new HRIS project.

The Senior Project Manager will lead UNICEF UK’s new HR system(s) project and be responsible for working with and leading the HRIS Project Team (including all external stakeholders), to successfully design, develop and deploy a new HR system(s) that supports UNICEF UK’s prioritised requirements and needs.

The Senior Project Manager will bring a wealth of diverse project and change management experience to the team. You will have experience in successfully bringing in new cross organisational systems and will bring expertise in this area. You will also be familiar with working with complex data and will bring expertise in this area.

You can expect to work in a collaborative and supportive manner with colleagues across all areas of the business, maintaining a high standard of delivery.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 14 November 2024.

Interview date: Wednesday 27 November 2024 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

The Christie Charity is a vibrant, fast moving, energetic organisation with a passionate team and a fantastic reputation.We are looking for an experienced, dynamic philanthropy and partnerships manager to lead our philanthropy team. We require someone who has demonstrable experience in philanthropy fundraising or has strong transferable skills. It is essential that you have experience in managing people at a senior level to lead a team of five philanthropy fundraisers.

Everything we do is geared to supporting the renowned Christie hospital to ensure cancer patients receive the highest level of treatment and care and have access to world leading research and technology ensuring they have the best possible experience and outcomes. We provide funding over and above what the NHS is able to provide.

The Charity team is responsible for raising millions of pounds each year to ensure Christie patients receive gold standard care and treatment. This includes everything from access to world first clinical trials and receiving radiotherapy in state-of-the-art treatment centres to young adults being cared for in a bespoke age-appropriate centre and being able to offer patients anxiety reducing complementary therapy, or even creative sessions in our art room.

Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

Salary: £40,450 per annum  
Hours: 35 hours per week 

Closing date: Tuesday 19 November 2024 at 10.00am 

Interview date: Thursday 28 November 2024 

This is a full-time permanent position. 

Please note that we reserve the right to hold interviews earlier so please apply as soon as possible. 

Who we are looking for 

You’ll be joining our Fundraising and Engagement team at an exciting time as we leverage our new, global brand to engage and recruit supporters and raise essential funds to power our work.

We’re looking for a strategic, insights-led individual to join our passionate Supporter Marketing & Experience team and lead Individual Giving. The team is on an exciting journey of growth as we prepare to launch a new Membership product to unlock our connected masses and grow our Legacies programme.

With your insight-led approach and direct marketing expertise, you’ll help shape the programme, working closely with the Head of Supporter Marketing & Experience. 

Experience required 

• ​Leading and managing a team

• Planning, managing and evaluating multi-channel direct marketing campaigns for supporter acquisition and retention 

• Planning, executing and evaluating integrated supporter journeys, using digital and email platforms

• Developing and monitoring KPI’s and reporting to drive decision making

• Collaborative working with multiple internal and external partners including fundraising & marketing agencies 

• Planning and managing projects and budgets

• Evaluation and reporting of direct marketing activities

• Working in a recognised database 

About Breakthrough T1D 

Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. 

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

Employee benefits 

As an employer we offer: 

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service

• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment

• Season ticket and cycle loan

• Pension scheme

• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates

• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development 

Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. 

Endometriosis UK is the leading UK charity supporting those living with endometriosis. Formed in 1981, we offer information and support to women and those assigned female at birth with endometriosis, for example through our website and information leaflets, and via our local support groups, Helpline and online forum. As well as directly supporting those with endometriosis, we work to raise awareness of endometriosis amongst healthcare professionals, the public and the media; lobby for improved treatment and management; and support research.

The Communications and Campaigns team works to improve awareness of endometriosis and drive change for those affected by the disease. Our current campaigns and calls on Governments include getting menstrual wellbeing taught in schools across the UK, decreasing diagnosis times, improving rights in the workplace and improving access to treatment. 

This will be a busy, varied and important role working closely with the Head of Campaigns and Communications to raise awareness and increase the visibility of endometriosis and Endometriosis UK, and supporting campaigns that really make a difference across the UK. You will be working as part of a passionate team with a strong commitment to achieving change to help those with living with endometriosis.

You’ll be creative, resourceful and be able to create media opportunities that drive awareness and change for those with endometriosis. This is an exciting opportunity to help drive forward Endometriosis UK’s new strategy and boost our impact for the benefit of everyone affected by endometriosis

We are looking for a highly organised, pro-active and confident Communications Manager who creates opportunities to raise awareness of endometriosis with the media. You’ll be experienced in pitching stories across broadcast and print outlets, and have experience of working with case studies to share their story. You will also have a strong understanding of the UK political landscape, supporting policy and public affairs colleagues to create proactive communication opportunities to raise the profile of Endometriosis UK’s policies.

The Senior Programmes Manager will work with the Head of Sector Support and Grants and the CEO to develop and deliver our sector support programmes, including our flagship grants programme that aims to help sustain free legal advice agencies.This role will oversee the development and delivery of our exciting partnerships with other funders and advice sector organisations to support the advice sector. The role will oversee various funded programmes including the development and delivery of our Funder Plus offering.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about access to justice and enthusiasm for our work and commitment to social justice and equal opportunities for all.  You will bring experience or understanding in training and development along with organisational capacity building within the advice sector.

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave, increasing to a maximum of 31 days with the numbers of years in the organisation (pro-rata for part time) plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time)
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contribution to pension scheme (5% employer, minimum 3% employee)
• Continuing personal development opportunities
• Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity leave pay

Data Analyst – Clinical Audits (x2)
£41,278 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week

The Data Analyst (Audits) will manage the secure handling of complex audit datasets and the analysis of data with a primary focus on an audit programme. You will work with the project team, including the audit clinical lead and senior data analyst, and take responsibility for presenting findings of the data analysis to experts. The College currently has two Data Analyst opportunities available: Epilepsy12 and the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit.

Reporting to the Project Manager (Audits), you will create analysis plans and report structures in line with the agreed datasets, working closely with the project clinical leads, managers and data platform suppliers, and take the lead in the planning of analytical processes for planned data analysis projects.

As a member of the Audits Team within the Research and Quality Improvement Division, you will establish and maintain robust data management and manipulation processes in line with data governance and protection requirements, whilst acting as the point of contact for audit data, technical and analysis enquiries from those submitting data for analysis.

Degree qualified in a social or medical science, statistics or other numerate discipline, you will be able to quickly establish and maintain good working relationships with health professionals and other key stakeholders.

With experience of producing and presenting high quality written reports, documentation and promotional information suitable for a range of audiences, you will have a background of working with Stata or R and Microsoft Excel for aggregating, recoding and merging data, computing new variables, and producing descriptive statistics.

You should also be able to contribute to key components of departmental and project reports, including interpreting the data analysis and writing editorial content. 

A high level of numeracy and the ability to handle and interrogate large, complex datasets in Excel and statistical packages along with knowledge of statistical methods of analysis and data cleaning, processing and management are essential.

Experience of preparing data for presentation to healthcare commissioners and regulators at various levels of granularity of NHS organisations would be desirable.

The RCPCH Research and Quality Improvement Directorate aims to promote evidence-based practice amongst paediatricians and child health professionals and improve the quality of care and health outcomes for children. The Research and Quality Improvement Directorate programme of work encompasses a range of activities, from supporting clinical leads and other RCPCH members/experts with the development of evidence-based guidance, to delivering high quality national audits and facilitating and supporting quality improvement activities. 

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community. 

The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work. 

The RCPCH wants to represent all the communities we serve. Appointment will be made solely on merit. However, the College is particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, and/or candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented at this level of the organisation. 

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

Closing date: Monday 4 November 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 12 November 2024

Please note, that you will be required to attend the interview in person at the RCPCH building in Holborn, London.

Pilgrims Hospices are looking to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to lead an existing finance function and support the Director of Finance.

The postholder will be required to lead a small team in meeting reporting deadlines for monthly management accounts and statutory requirements.

There will be a significant focus on developing and improving financial systems to maximise the effectiveness of financial processes throughout the organisation, and the successful applicant will be required to forge and maintain strong relationships with colleagues within the Finance department, local management teams and in the wider organisation.

The ideal candidate will be ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified/part qualified.

Reporting to: West Africa Regional Finance Manager  
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week 
Principal Location: Monrovia, Liberia, with frequent travel to regional office / project sites. 
Time Frame: 18 months renewable contract envisaged  
Salary: $40-50k per annum, dependant on experience 

Background:

Street Child believes every child deserves to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on education, child protection, and livelihood support to address the social, economic, and structural issues underpinning today’s education crisis. We partner with local organizations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programs. We use evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale-up of programs to create maximum impact for most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s most challenging places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 1 million children go to school and learn and supported over 50,000 families to set up businesses to afford the cost of educating their children. 

Part 1: Role Purpose: 

The purpose of this role is to lead improvements in the financial management of Street Child’s partner, Street Child of Liberia (SCoL), a national education and child protection organisation with nationwide presence and annual budget of up to $1m. The role holder will also manage Street Child’s financial reporting and compliance requirements in delivering programmes in Liberia. 

The role will report to Street Child’s West Africa Regional Finance Manager, with oversight of Street Child of Liberia’s finance team, and a close working relationship with SCoL SMT, Street Child’s Freetown based Head of Sierra Leone / Liberia Programmes and Monrovia based Programmes Officer.

The role provides financial oversight of programmes in Liberia, facilitating accurate and timely donor reporting, strong budget management and excellent record keeping. Key aspects of this role include: improve financial management and reporting systems; ensure a strong control environment and maintain strong record keeping; empower programmes and leadership teams to have strong financial management and grant management capabilities. The role also serves as a link between Street Child of Liberia and Street Child UK, delivering monthly requisitions, annual budget information and other information as required, with scope to extend support across Street Child’s regional programmes portfolio as required. 

Part 2: Key Responsibilities: 

1) Ensure robust financial management and reporting systems to facilitate accurate donor reporting, strong budget management and transparency for budgeting (40%) 

• Ensure that all staff are using the QuickBooks finance system in place at Street Child of Liberia to provide accurate and timely recording of transactions – providing training, review, support and direct input as needed. 

• Ensure that all month end processes are carried out in a timely manner including month end closure processes, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and generating reports 

• Providing reliable donor reports, Budget vs Actual reports to the Director and Programmes staff to facilitate good planning and anticipation of any changes needed to programmes delivery. 

• Ensure that donor expenditure is recorded accurately and finance reports are of high quality with full supporting transaction listings reconciled to the finance system and delivered to deadlines in accordance donor requirements. Report on all costs incurred both at Street Child of Liberia and Street Child HQ. 

• Preparation of all donor reports, working with Partner Finance team and programmes staff as needed to ensure that they are delivered on time and with appropriate sign off. 

• Support donor due diligence and donor audits by provision of information required. 

• Provide input as necessary for all donor budget proposals, ensuring that costs requested are complete and reasonable seek approval for all donor proposal budgets before they are submitted to donors 

• Facilitate the year end audit, over-setting the end to end of the annual audit process. 

2) Strengthening the control environment and record keeping (30%) 

• Review and assess the effectiveness of internal controls and recommend changes and improvements as required , and review any improvements in internal controls recommended by auditors or donors. 

• Work with colleagues to devise a delivery plan to ensure that improvements are met, and support the delivery of that plan. 

• Strong financial procedures are in place to accompany all payments and improvements are made to the payments system including in particular justifying the use of cash and advances. 

• Ensure appropriate bank & cash management procedures are in place and operating effectively, including bank reconciliations for all accounts, cash counts and cash transfers to field sites. 

• Ensure robust procurement processes are in place and being followed, working with the procurement team to make any changes needed and ensure that all staff are clear on the required procurement process. 

• Developing Financial management tools, including policies and procedures as required. 

• Ensure that monthly requisitions (the process for requesting monthly transfers from HQ) are robust, evidence based and submitted on time each month. 

• upcoming up with an annual budget, approved in accordance with SC budget timetable, working with the Senior West Africa Finance Manager to develop consistent templates to use in each template. 

• Regularly advise and provide support on other issues as the need arises. 

3) Participate in finance related meetings and initiatives for all SCoL programmes, providing budget and financial guidance, including provision of training to colleagues (10%) 

• To ensure the smooth-running of the programme with respect to its financial obligations. 

• Compliance with the organisational procedures; quality of budget monitoring; quality of the budgets drawn up; quality of financial reports for donors; anticipation of financial problems. 

• Provide BVAs every month by the 10th of M+1 of all contracts. 

• Plan and lead the BVA analysis meetings every month before the 15th. 

• Ensure coherency between the programme budget and the donors' budgets. 

• Procedures so as to ensure a realistic budget, accurate expenditure codification and robust budgetary steering. 

• Draw up and monitor cost allocation tables for office and staff costs. 

• Conduct the monthly, bi-annual and annual accounts closing operations · Raise programme teams' awareness of contractual budget and financial obligations. 

• Analyse donor guidelines and inform the teams about these procedures and their application. 

• Train programme teams in internal budget and financial management. 

• Check the budgetary monitoring of the funding schedule. 

• Substantiate the financial accounts with regard to local legislation.

• Monitor and organise internal and external audits, assume the role of the auditor's primary contact in liaison with head office. 

4) Working with the finance team (10%) 

• Train the finance team. 

• Set up communication and coordination mechanisms for the team. 

• Manage contractual monitoring (leave, end of trial periods, etc.) of finance team members; if necessary, co-validate disciplinary procedures with Operations Manager. 

• Oversee finance team's career development: define training needs and provide guidance on professional development. 

5) A liaison and link with Street Child UK Finance team to enable management of operations in Liberia (10%) 

• Develop the annual budget for Liberia, which includes costs budget, programmes costs, cash flow forecasting. 

• Enter Street Child of Liberia costs on the HQ finance system (Aqilla) and ensure that all monthly transfers to Street Child of Liberia are fully accounted for and reconciled. 

Part 3: Person Specification

Attributes / Education / Qualifications 

Essential: 

• Educated to degree level or higher 

• Recognised Accountancy Qualifications 

Desirable: 

• Degree in International Business Administration, finance or related field; or attendance at specific relevant training courses 

Attributes / Experience & Knowledge 

Essential: 

• 5 years post qualification experience

• Experience of implementing internal controls and finance procedures 

• Experience of managing multi donor grants and good knowledge of donor compliance rules and requirements – in particular working with DFID, UN, EU, USAID 

Desirable: 

• Knowledge of development issues and concepts 

Attributes / Skills / Abilities

Essential: 

• Extensive knowledge of finance & logistics policy within non-governmental organizations 

• Knowledge of computer applications and software finance packages –in particular Quickbooks and Aqilla or other “mid-tier” finance system 

Desirable: 

• System design and implementation of finance software packages 

Attributes / Other 

Essential: 

• Strong interpersonal, management and team work skills

• Ability to influence change in teams not directly managed 

• A self-starter, capable of working independently and flexibly to a high level

• Fluent English –written and spoken 

Desirable: 

• Good communication and staff training / capacity building skills 

Join QCCA, an organisation that has been at the heart of Camden's community since 1999, striving to make a lasting impact in one of London's most deprived neighbourhoods. As the largest voluntary sector provider of community services, QCCA has evolved from a local residents' drinking club in Gospel Oak to become a trusted and steadfast presence, situated in the same building for two decades.

Having launched our new organisation-wide CRM, Salesforce, we now enter a phase of embedding and optimisation. This is a hugely significant and transformative time that provides the opportunity to grow the way we engage with our supporters.

As the Senior Database Officer, your key purpose is to ensure efficient, compliant data management, and effective data processes.  You will be responsible for ensuring we have a proactive data quality programme in place. You will proactively support, find improvements, and push for efficiencies to allow Salesforce users to engage with and effectively manage our supporters all completed in line with relevant data protection legislation.

You will play a key role in facilitating process improvements across the organisation, scoping, defining, and implementing data quality improvements ensuring that Salesforce becomes an organisational success and drives data informed decisions across all teams.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

· Line management of a Database Executive, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities.

· Act as the team’s coach, providing a sounding board to Officers and Executives in the team and sharing the benefit of your experience.

· Ensure the accurate processing of Direct Debit claims and Gift Aid claims on the agreed schedule.

· Introduce and manage an ongoing data quality programme to enhance the integrity and usefulness of the data within Salesforce and building users’ confidence in the data.

· Play a regular part in the sprint development team, completing configuration work in Salesforce as directed and taking part in all sprint development meetings.

· Manage data import processes and ensure any exceptions are triaged and the issues rectified, including escalating issues to the relevant agency, or logging a defect in Jira Software.

· Support the Database Manager on database improvement projects aimed at improving teams’ processes surrounding their use of Salesforce.

· Provide 3rd line support for the Data Team ticketing system, ensuring tickets are resolved in a timely manner.

What we are looking for:

· Line management experience

· Experience of developing data quality rules and enhancing the quality of the data held in a CRM system

· Experience of using Salesforce or similar modern CRM systems.

· Experience using a ticketing system, such as Jira Service Desk.

· Experience of process improvement and automation.

· Experience of using an ETL tool to manage loading of data to a CRM system.

· Working knowledge of SQL.

· Knowledge of relational databases, CRM systems and/or large datasets.

· Understanding of data protection legislation and its application to charities.

· Understanding of BACS Direct Debits processes

· Understanding of HMRC Gift Aid processes and compliance

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

· A creative, positive, and proactive approach to problem solving.

· Excellent internal stakeholder management skills.

· Proven ability to work to a high standard and with an excellent eye for detail.

· Advanced Excel skills.

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 10th November 2024, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 18th November 2024. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.  Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.

How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure.  Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope. 

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure. 

In 2022, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement and were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:

• 48th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.

• 19th in the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

• 3rd in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.

In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.

In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.

In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge. 

ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference. 

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Role Title:  Data Specialist

Salary:  £40,778 to £41,949

Location: London

Tenure:  Permanent

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.    As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.   

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? 

Are you passionate about data, integrity, and the power of information to drive change?

Could you make a real impact by supporting our efforts to promote social justice and fight poverty?

Then we'd love to hear from you! 

ActionAid UK is seeking a dynamic and innovative Data Specialist to be part of our IT & Data team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in managing, improving, and ensuring the quality of our supporter data, which fuels our mission to end poverty and promote human rights globally.

As a Data Specialist, you’ll work closely with our fundraising and communications teams, providing expert guidance on data structures, ensuring data accuracy, and leading improvements in database processes. With your advanced technical skills, you’ll monitor data quality using tools like Dynamics 365 CRM and Postgres, while also proposing innovative solutions to enhance the integrity of our supporter data.   

We are looking for someone with a proven track record in handling large datasets, experience with SQL and Python, and a passion for working collaboratively across teams to support fundraising efforts. This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage your technical expertise for a cause that truly makes a difference, while continually evolving and optimising our data management practices.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Collaborate with various departments to understand their data needs and provide tailored solutions as well as   Train and support staff in data management practices and tools.
• Oversee the management and maintenance of our data, ensuring data integrity and security: Supporting the development and implementation of data management strategies and policies, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and best practices.

We require someone with proven experience in data management, preferably within the non-profit sector, a strong knowledge of data management tools, software and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

If you’re ready to bring your skills and passion to a global movement that fights for equality and justice, then we want to hear from you! Apply today to join ActionAid UK in this exciting and rewarding role!

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer. 

Additional Information: 

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging: 

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture.  We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees.  We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities. 

AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role. 

Referencing and Safeguarding: 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work. 

Working practices: 

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.   

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles.  The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles.  As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.”  Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.   

Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options.  We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview. 

Recruitment Processes: 

Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.   

If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.  

We are looking for an experienced Business/Office Manager to join our team to support the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Senior Youth Work Manager, Board of Directors/Trustees and our wider team of youth workers and volunteers as well as providing general business administration and office management. 

This role offers lots of opportunity to bring your business management skills to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the operational side of the charity.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Events and Partnerships Manager to join our Events and Partnerships Teams. This role will require the successful candidate to proactively lead our Events Team to review and overhaul our current events programme before implementing a varied and exciting refreshed programme which will engage new and current supporters as well as the local community and our children, young people and their families.

They will also lead our Partnerships Team to develop and maintain and grow long-term, high value and multifaceted community, group and corporate partnerships to maximise income, value and influence for The Children’s Trust.

Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below

Role Requirements

• Working alongside the Head of Public Fundraising, you will strengthen and implement business planning, pipeline and budgeting processes as well as devise comprehensive audience-led stewardship plans, maintaining momentum and focus to achieve targets.  
• Lead the implementation and delivery of the strategy for the Events and Partnerships teams and work with the Head of Public Fundraising and the teams to develop and review strategies to maximise income from events and partnerships
• Manage partnership pipeline including building opportunities with new businesses to increase the range, value and number of partnerships for The Children’s Trust
• Lead the Events team to review and overhaul our current events programme so that we are maximising net income and ROI as well as meeting the needs of our supporters and local community, and building connections and long-term relationships with our events supporters
• Work across the Retail, Fundraising and Communications directorate to maximise opportunities for contact mapping, cross-sell and support the activity of other teams within the directorate (including but not limited to stock donations, sponsorship of committee-led events, pro bono support, gifts in kind etc.)
• Be responsible for the implementation of the budgets and delivery of income and expenditure against the plans
• Bring the Events and Partnerships teams together to ensure that we are seizing opportunities to integrate the programmes, for instance through corporate sponsorships of events, employee volunteering or participation, donated goods for raffles and auctions, match funding and more
• Develop relationships with colleagues across the Public Fundraising Team, wider directorate and organisation to ensure that opportunities for engagement, integration and promotion of events and partnerships are maximised and publicised

Interview Date: TBC

Terms and Conditions

PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process. 

Strictly no agencies, please.

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, Zest; our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.

Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of financial insecurity. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating poverty, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all. Are you excited by the opportunity to use data and analytics to improve the lives of people in financial insecurity across the UK?

As our Data Analytics Lead you will deploy data expertise to transform our millions of data points into user-friendly reporting and analytics dashboards reaching all Turn2us teams. Your work will enable colleagues to inform, assess and improve the impact of our programme delivery and make better decisions about our future work, so that we can better support people in the face of life-changing events and tackle the causes and symptoms of poverty. This comes at an exciting time, as we are updating the way we understand and use insight and impact as a charity. You will be passionate about continuing to build your skills in data analysis and we will match this with an investment in your training and development.

We are looking for someone with strong quantitative analysis skills, who can handle large datasets using appropriate tools to handle, analyse and visualise data and insights. The ideal candidate will have experience in turning complex data into clear, actionable insights. Your ability to tell compelling stories through data visualisation will be essential. We are looking for someone eager to collaborate with the Head of the team to identify potential improvements in the organisation’s data. Above all, we value collaboration and an open approach to creating impactful insights with data.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month.

Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).