Delivery manager jobs in erith, greater london

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

Are you an experienced product manager with excellent people leadership skills, seeking a challenge where you can make a real difference?

�� Location: Hybrid (expectation to travel for team days/as business requires)

⌚ Contract Type: Permanent, 35 hours per week

�� Salary: Starting from £64,866.26 - £71,352.88 dependant on experience

What is the Head of Product?

The Head of Product Management is a newly established role at MSI UK, responsible for driving product management through strategic business analysis and leadership. You will have extensive experience in this, or a similar role applying your product leadership experience to shape digital strategy, develop impactful healthcare products, and guide a team of 6 Product Owners.

The vision for Product Management in MSI UK as a healthcare organisation ensures digital, data, and technology solutions are strategically aligned, user-centric, and drive operational efficiency. This is a unique opportunity to apply your product expertise in a growing and critical healthcare organisation, driving the strategy and development of core digital products. In this role, you will shape impactful solutions that support over 110,000 clients annually.

The Head of Product Management will lead the Product Function with an iterative and agile approach, optimising operations by streamlining manual and complex processes. This role focuses on delivering intuitive, user-friendly digital platforms that enhance the client experience and drive business efficiency.

What can we offer you?

• �� Expenses incurred while traveling outside your base location will be reimbursed.
• �� Birthday Bonus with an additional day of annual leave dedicated to celebrating your birthday and long service recognition rewards programme
• �� Perks and discounts at over 4000 retail and hospitality outlets through the Blue Light Card

In addition to the perks outlined above, there are many more benefits alongside what is written above for you to enjoy. Find out more during your interview!

What you’ll be doing:

The Head of Product Management will drive the growth and maturity of a newly established team, ensuring digital products and services support healthcare delivery. This role shapes and executes a product strategy aligned with MSI UK's mission to enhance client care through innovative, user-centered, and data-driven digital solutions.

Responsibilities include:

• Define and communicate a product vision that aligns with strategic healthcare objectives.
• Lead the development, launch, and continuous improvement of digital solutions.
• Build partnerships, negotiate terms, and ensure vendors meet expectations and legal standards.
• Partner with internal and external teams to ensure alignment and adoption of digital products.
• Develop, motivate, and mentor a cross-functional team of product owners.
• Lead user research and leverage health industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Use data analytics to monitor performance and derive actionable insights.
• Provide clear reporting on product progress and outcomes to key stakeholders.
• Work with stakeholders to understand strategies and lead the development of digital roadmaps.
• Stay updated with health industry and technology innovations.
• Reporting: Implement and deliver regular reporting on product development progress and performance metrics.
• Support demand management and technical project management to ensure successful delivery of digital products and enhancements.

What we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in product management and business analysis in agile environments, ideally in healthcare or charity sectors.
• Strong collaboration skills to foster cross-functional teamwork and a culture of test-and-learn innovation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to engage stakeholders at all levels and translate complex problems into digital/data solutions.
• User-centric mindset with the ability to balance diverse stakeholder needs (e.g., clients, clinicians, operations).
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams, with hands-on capability when needed.
• Experienced line manager with a focus on coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Strategic and analytical thinker with a passion for innovation and problem solving.
• Skilled in vendor and partner management and experienced in driving digital/product frameworks and continuous improvement.
• Strong prioritisation skills across diverse workstreams, with financial acumen and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to measure and improve product performance (e.g., SLA, usage, scalability).
• Deep understanding of agile product lifecycle and technical concepts, able to communicate effectively with non-technical audiences.
• Knowledgeable in current/emerging digital tech, particularly AI, and how it supports strategic goals.
• Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional weekends and national travel.

At The King’s Trust, we’re committed to creating opportunities for young people—and strong financial systems help us deliver on that promise. We’re looking for a Finance Service Owner to lead the development and optimisation of our finance systems, supported by effective processes, technology, data and people.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of finance technology, ensuring our systems are efficient, secure, and scalable, while supporting key teams across the Trust.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the strategy, development, and optimisation of finance technology
• Work with stakeholders to ensure our systems accurately support finance business processes and people
• Align finance technology with Fundraising, Delivery and People systems and overall Enterprise Architecture 
• Own the end-to-end delivery of finance technology solutions
• Ensure our finance architecture is robust, scalable, accessible and future-proof
• Stay ahead of emerging financial technologies, best practices and compliance requirements
• Identify risks, develop disaster recovery plans, and maintain strong data governance

What You’ll Bring:

�� Expertise in finance systems and technology solutions

�� Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

�� Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable solutions

�� Experience working with not-for-profit organisations and financial processes

�� A passion for using technology to enhance financial efficiency and transparency

Join us in shaping the future of finance technology at The King’s Trust and help us maximise our impact for young people.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with an independent school based in London to recruit for the Engagement and Events Manager in order to deliver the events and engagement activities for the whole of the school community: pupils, alumni, parents and staff.

As the Engagement and Events Manager you will:

• Deliver and promote an events programme for the community, including virtual events, alumni and networking events, fundraising events and large-scale school events.
• Support the Head of Engagement and Engagement and Events and fundraising team with the delivery of a donor and supporter care event programme.
• Day-to-day volunteer management
• Support the team with day-to-day delivery of events social media content to help to grow engagement.
• Update website event pages

To be successful, you must have experience:

• Experience in managing events ideally in not-for-profit or school.
• Experience of using social media as an engagement tool.
• Experience of working in development/alumni relations/ events or equivalent profession.
• Knowledge of working with CRM database (ideally Raiser’s Edge).
• Excellent communication skills, bot written and oral.
• Excellent time management and project management skills.
• An enthusiastic and positive attitude.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and web platforms.

Salary: £28,000 - £45,000 per annum

Contract type:Full-time, permanent

Location- London, hybrid working

Closing date: 30th April at 5pm

Interview: TBC

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Head of Programmes

• North Kensington, London (on-site)
• £37,000 per year (FTE)
• Full-time or 28 hours per week
• Apply by Friday 9 May 2025

The Dalgarno Trust is seeking an inspiring and experienced Head of Programmes to join our senior leadership team and help shape the future of our community provision.

Based in North Kensington, the Dalgarno Trust runs a wide range of services that promote health, wellbeing, youth development, and inclusion. We’re proud to be the only community centre in our area delivering such a diverse offer, and we’re looking for someone who can lead our programme teams with vision, clarity and compassion.

In this role, you will:

• Oversee the delivery and performance of a wide range of community projects.

• Lead and support a team of programme managers across youth, food, health and community engagement.

• Ensure robust monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for both internal learning and funder accountability.

• Contribute to the organisation’s growth by supporting strategic planning, quality assurance (ISO 9001), and partnership development.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with at least two years’ experience managing community projects and leading delivery teams, with a strong understanding of programme performance, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder communication.

How to Apply:

To apply, please visit our website where you’ll find the full Job Description, Recruitment Pack, and Application Form, and after reviewing the documents, send your completed application by email before the closing date on Friday 9 May 2025.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 29 May.

This is your chance to make a real impact in a vibrant, community-led organisation. We’d love to hear from you!

Location: London

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £40,000

Closing Date: 27 April

Are you a Media, PR & Digital Manager looking for a new opportunity?

Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.

We are currently looking for a Media, PR & Digital Manager to join our team.

About the role

The Media, PR & Digital Manager leads and supports the delivery of flexible, cost-effective and class-leading media, marketing, and digital communications. This role ensures MSSC achieves its objectives across campaigns, fundraising and policy through targeted and effective profile building in the media and across multiple online platforms.

The post holder will manage media communications activities, delivered in-house or outsourced as appropriate, to meet the needs of MSSC while maintaining the charity’s image, values and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

Media & Public Relations

• Proactively explore national and regional opportunities for media coverage, establishing effective media links to raise the profile of the organisation.
• Lead and coordinate integrated media campaigns alongside digital marketing efforts for maximum impact and coverage.
• Support communication with MSSC’s internal and external stakeholders on sensitive media matters.

Marketing & Digital Communications

• Manage and coordinate the use of digital channels, including intranets, websites and social media.
• Lead the development and support of the DAMS (Marketing Hub) to facilitate effective brand and campaign management.
• Contribute to the production of high-quality, on-brand marketing materials, ensuring they meet deadlines and engage target audiences.
• Assist with website development and paid digital marketing campaigns.
• Develop and maintain MSSC’s social media channels and other digital communication platforms.

Requirements

• Degree graduate or equivalent and experience in a communications environment.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Experience in developing and maintaining good working relations with journalists and media specialists.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with good attention to detail.
• Understanding of principles of media, PR, social media and communications.

For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack. If you are interested in this role, please apply now!

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per annum, increasing with length of service
• Hybrid working for many roles
• Volunteering Leave
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
• Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

Additional Information

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire. 

All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.

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.

Prospectus are excited to be working with our client to help them recruit for a Direct Marketing Manager (Retention) to join their team. The group is a unique and dynamic membership organisation which comprises 15 of the UK’s leading humanitarian agencies.

Since it was founded in 1963, the organisation has run over 78 fundraising appeals and raised more than £2.4 billion to help save lives and protect livelihoods in disaster-affected communities around the world.

This role is offered on a 3-year fixed contract basis paying a salary of £40,560 per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements available at their London office.

The Direct Marketing Manager (Retention) is responsible for shaping and delivering new and existing supporter journeys for  individual, community and legacy donors, and leading a programme of improvement across all major contact points between the organisation and the public. They will work closely with the Head of Public Fundraising and relevant staff to develop and deliver direct marketing materials to provide updates and information on how donations are being spent. They will work with the Public Fundraising team to utilise a large database of supporters for communication by email, SMS, and direct mail. They will also oversee and support the delivery of materials that support community fundraising in appeals and a light touch legacy marketing programme.

They are looking for someone with demonstrable direct marketing experience with a focus on high volume donor acquisition. They are looking for a candidate with a demonstrable experience of direct marketing techniques such as direct mail, email and SMS. They are looking for someone with a demonstrable track record of developing effective digital and direct marketing strategies, which resulted in significant growth in income and retention of a charity’s individual supporters. The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of direct marketing initiatives that have successfully met targets at retaining or reactivating donors and experience of working within the international sector.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon. 

Senior Communications Manager

Salary: up to £45k 

Term: Permanent 

Line manager: Head of Policy and Advocacy 

Background:

Our vision is a world where data is at the heart of understanding and decision-making 

Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world’s leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We’re a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists – wherever they may live. 

We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and across the world. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society, and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision making are informed by evidence for the public good. 

The membership of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) constitutes a preeminent source of statistical expertise. Members work with RSS staff to support our work across areas such as policy development, education, training, statistical communication, and statistical literacy. Communicating what we do is important to ensure that our work has impact, and that our members are informed. 

Job Purpose:

The main purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate communications activities across the Society’s policy and external affairs activities, ensuring that our work is communicated strategically and visible to appropriate audiences.

Key responsibilities:

Understanding opportunities and the changing external environment  

• Develop our understanding of the preferences and needs of our key internal and external audiences to better align our policy and external affairs communications to those preferences and needs. 
• Monitor and respond to emerging trends to ensure our communications channels and content for policy and external affairs remain timely and relevant.
• Build a network of key contacts across critical and adjacent organisations to maximise potential routes into influencing decision-making and make the best use of resources through collaborative working. 

Development of strategies and plans

• Lead on strategic communication of the Society’s campaign priorities
• Contribute to the development of the Society’s communications strategy across media, social media and communications planning.
• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to maximise the communications value of the Society’s key policy and external affairs outputs and activities.
• Contribute to costed plans for communications campaigns that meet key strategic goals and include monitoring for impact.

Media relations

• Lead on the Society’s media relations work – proactively identify and exploit appropriate media opportunities to promote campaign priorities, drafting media statements and managing launches and announcements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with journalists across our key topic areas and respond to press queries. 
• Expertly advise, assist and brief the Society’s key spokespeople in respect of media relations issues and opportunities. 
• Manage, and develop the Society’s statistical ambassador scheme, supporting individuals and ensuring we have a pipeline of spokespeople that reflects the diversity of the data professions.

Content creation and editorial

• Develop communications content including blogs, press statements, posts and thought pieces to communicate our campaigns and policy work. 
• Contribute to the operation of the Society’s social media accounts, working with wider staff to ensure we are reflecting the breadth of the Society’s activities across the various platforms.
• Produce write-ups of events and roundtables.

External affairs

• Work with the CEO and Head of Policy and Advocacy to identify and develop relationships with external stakeholders, both UK-based and international and across government, civil society, academia and business, acting as a convenor, trusted advisor and critical friend. 
• Lead on the Society’s statistical excellence awards programme, including developing and maintaining relationships with awards sponsors to ensure the awards are both impactful and financially sustainable.
• Lead on the planning and delivery of policy focused events 
• Support the publication, launch and dissemination of relevant outputs across the policy team, and work with colleagues to ensure relevant and timely and communication of policy positions to support policy and advocacy objectives. 
• Maintain a database of relevant stakeholders.

Management

• Monitor and report on progress and performance against targets. 
• Project manage campaigns, external affairs and communications activities, ensuring that work is appropriate, of high quality, and sufficient volume to maintain presence and reputation. 
• Manage the budget for the communications function.

Interfaces with other teams and groups 

• Contribute to a cross-RSS communications group to share comms plans and outputs and identify opportunities for synergy and collaboration. 
• Provide support to key Society groups, for example the Campaigns Advisory Group. 
• Work with staff responsible for business development to pursue sponsorship opportunities where appropriate. 
• Engage with teams across the organisation to identify comms opportunities to advance our campaign priorities.

Person Specification

• Significant relevant experience in media relations and external affairs 
• Excellent written / oral communication skills, including writing, editing, sub-editing and proofreading 
• Excellent organisation, project and budget management skills
• Ability to work effectively, managing multiple projects and deadlines and reprioritising and achieving results in a changing environment.
• Ability to work on own initiative, escalating issues where appropriate. 
• Experience organising events in a policy context 
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to persuade, inspire, influence, achieve results through others. 
• Collaborative team worker: proven ability to work efficiently and effectively with colleagues, committees, volunteers, and people with a wide range of perspectives, and to foster consensus. 
• Ability to establish and develop an extensive network of external contacts in the industry.
• Work closely with members of the Society who provide expert support on a voluntary basis including the President and Vice-President for External Affairs.

Desirable

• Interest in or experience of statistics, research, or other aspects of the Society’s work 
• Familiarity with developments within data science, statistics, machine learning, AI and related subject areas. 
• Experience working with volunteers. 
• Scientific background or experience. 

Working for the RSS

Pension and benefits

Our defined contribution pension scheme can be joined after three months in post. Your contributions of up to 8% of salary will be double matched by the Society (making a maximum contribution by the Society of 16%). A training budget, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme are also available. 

Location

The RSS office is in central London. We offer flexible working arrangements, and this is a hybrid role with a minimum two days a week working in the office. In person attendance for certain meeting is required, including all-staff / team meetings and governance / committee meetings that take place in person. Limited travel within the UK and internationally may be required.

Working hours

35 per week full-time. Applications for job shares, part-time and flexible working will also be considered. The post-holder will be the point of contact for any out-of-office hours press queries. 

Holidays

25 days per annum, plus bank holidays and an additional shut down between Christmas and New Year. 

Probation

This post is subject to a six-month probation period.

How to apply:

Applications should be sent to via email and be in the form of a supporting statement telling us:  

• Why you should be considered for the role and how it fits with your career
• How your skills and experience align with the person specification  

Please also send us your CV.

Note that applications by CV-only will not be considered. We may arrange interviews before the deadline has passed. Any questions about the role should also be sent via email. If you are interested in applying but cannot do so until nearer the deadline, please email us to register your interest. 

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Children and Young People Area. Managing a dynamic team, you will be responsible for implementing and progressing the area’s overarching strategy, ensuring that children and young people in our community have access to a range of exciting and evolving opportunities that support their development, creativity, social integration and wellbeing. 

You will also be joining the Senior Management Team at a fast-growing organisation in London’s charity sector, where you will play an important role in supporting the development and implementation of organisation-wide processes.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced project manager and line manager, with proven experience in successfully overseeing several projects at once, working to a range of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and reporting impact in a clear and compelling way. 

You will also bring an ability to support and motivate team members to work to their full potential. You will be able to nurture existing partnerships while developing new strategic connections that contribute to the success of your area’s work and the organisation. You will have an excellent understanding of the needs of Latin Americans living in the UK and a genuine passion for progressing the rights and welfare of migrants and refugees

As the CYP Programme Manager, you will also act as our Designated Safeguarding Lead. Working alongside our Designated Safeguarding Officer and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to keep children, young people and at-risk adults safe at IRMO and across all the work that we do.

Key duties & responsibilities

Area Management

• To lead the delivery of the CYP area strategy, ensuring that we provide high-quality services that respond to the changing needs of our community.

• To ensure all required activities in each project’s phase are accurately undertaken.

• To ensure that all grant and contract requirements are met, including meeting all established KPIs and delivering services on time and within budget.

• To produce high-quality monitoring, evaluation and impact reports for funders, partners and IRMO’s Director and Management Committee.

• To effectively manage existing partnerships while developing new relationships with relevant stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for the area.

• To ensure the delivery of effective, efficient and high-quality services for our community.

• To lead, inspire and manage the CYP team in accordance with IRMO’s policies and procedures, supporting team members to work to their full potential.

• To stay up-to-date with policy development and other external events that may impact IRMO’s services, seeking out opportunities to develop and enhance our services and projects where possible.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• To establish and maintain effective data collection and monitoring mechanisms to track the area’s progress.

• Ensuring effective communication mechanisms are in place to listen and respond to the views of our beneficiaries, concerning both the quality and impact of the services we are providing.

Communication

• To ensure that all IRMO services and activities, in the CYP area and beyond, are promoted to our target audiences.

• To ensure that the outcomes and impact of the CYP services and projects are effectively communicated to external stakeholders.

• To nurture existing relationships with partners and other stakeholders to grow our organisation’s profile.

• To represent IRMO in relevant networks and forums as required.

Safeguarding

• To carry out and oversee reviews and updates of safeguarding policy, procedures, flowcharts, guidelines and resources.

• To assess safeguarding cases and act on appropriate courses of action.

• To organise and run regular staff safeguarding training sessions.

• To attend regular safeguarding training.

• To produce regular safeguarding reports for the Director and the Management Committee.

Other

• To support the development of fundraising applications.

• To apply knowledge and experience in project management to contribute to wider discussions on our services and projects aimed at improving internal workflows and delivery models.

• To attend regular supervision and team meetings as required.

• To undertake any other work, consistent with the purpose of the position, as directed by your line manager.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and may change depending on the needs and development of the organisation.

Person specification

E = Essential - D = Desirable

Experience

• At least three years of experience managing programmes or projects (E)

• Experience in families and youth services (D)

• Experience in the charity sector (D)

• Experience in delivering against targets (E)

• Experience in line managing people in a variety of roles with a proven ability to support staff to work to their full potential (E)

• Experience in liaising with partner organisations and other stakeholders (E)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (E)

• Good written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and/or Portuguese (E)

• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build rapport, inspire self-confidence and draw out people’s strengths (E)

• Able to design, implement and oversee a range of children and young people initiatives (E)

• Able to design and implement effective systems to monitor and evaluate projects and services (E)

• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage own time (E)

• Able to think strategically and problem solve with a creative mindset (E)

• Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Google Workspace applications, Microsoft applications and databases (E)

• Advanced understanding of safeguarding (D) or willingness to undertake training (E)

• Qualification in Childcare, Play or Youth Work (D)

• Qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance (D)

Personal Attributes and Other Requirements

• Resourceful and flexible (E)

• Collaborative approach to work (E)

• Excellent understanding of the issues faced by the Latin American community in the UK (E)

• A commitment to upholding IRMO's values and policies (E)

We aim at all times to recruit the person most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as members of minoritised groups, and from Latin Americans and people with lived experience of the immigration and asylum system, to reflect the community we serve.

Management Development Advisor - Permanent

Full Time - Hybrid Working

Closing Date: 25th April 2025 

Our offer to you

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
• Hybrid, Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,577 employees and over 33,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. 

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.

Job Summary

The Management Development Advisor will be delivering and implementing innovative training programmes for our employee managers in line with our HEART values. The role will be expected to positively impact and interface with all parts of our organisation and we are looking for someone who is passionate about developing managers and able to practically lead on delivering on our training commitments with the colleagues from across People and Culture and Community Engagement Network. They will be experienced within the field of Management Development and can confidently deliver management training, development and upskilling which builds our inclusive culture. 

About You

To be successful in this role, you need to be educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C / 4) including Maths & English, minimum 5, Learning & Development / CIPD / Training / Teaching or similar relevant qualification, experience in Researching, creating, designing and delivering management development programmes and training  solutions including virtual and blended methods, Skilled and knowledgeable in the development of leaders and managers, learning and organisational development models, continual improvement approaches, methodologies and ability to deliver creative and engaging Management Development events through excellent training and facilitation skills.

About the Role

• Deliver in-house training, development and upskilling programmes which are aligned to meet organisational and individual needs, including induction, people policy, management development, bespoke development programmes for teams, personal skills and other training activities. You’ll take a blended learning approach, tailoring to different learning needs and styles for staff and managers.
• Collaborate with the People and Culture Leadership team to influence and surface organisational matters, to support the delivery of the People Plan, actively working with the Leadership & Management Development (LMD) Partner in the development of manager and colleague training and development initiatives ad upskilling to respond to management development improvements
• Train, Guide, coach and advise people managers on good people-practise during change and transition, including coaching, facilitation, mentoring, mediation, to support psychological safety, belonging and retention.
• Support and guide managers on managing their people, through the whole employee lifecycle taking a people centric approach. 

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the heart of the Law Society's campaigning and political influencing activity.

Managing a busy in-house team of public affairs professionals, this role will lead our day-to-day engagement and relationships with key political stakeholders, providing oversight of our activity and working closely with senior leadership to support our members.

We lobby on a range of legislation in Parliament - from Bill's you might expect such as the Crime and Policing Bill or the Employment Rights Bill - but also on Bill's such as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the Terminally Ill Adults Bill or on recent trade legislation.

The Law Society is the independent professional body for over 200,000 solicitors in England and Wales. Our members work across all areas of law - and the issues we work on are just as diverse. This is an exciting and varied role where your political expertise and knowledge will be used to great effect to make a real impact for our members.

We have positive access and relationships to policymakers, parliamentarians and ministers, and an excellent reputation in Westminster. As we approach the end of the first year of the new Labour Government, there is huge opportunity to influence the political debate, driving our influencing on important issues such as access to justice, the rule of law and supporting a thriving legal business sector up the agenda and influence on behalf of our members.

As Public Affairs Manager, you will lead the effective delivery of Public Affairs and influencing activity, supporting and advising the work of our officeholders and senior leadership team in developing key relationships and identifying opportunities to influence.

What we're looking for

We're looking for candidates with a keen interest in politics and campaigning, and someone who has:

• Relevant experience in a public affairs role or equivalent in a complex organisation, and experience of designing, implementing and evaluating persuasive influencing campaigns which has delivered positive outcomes
• Strong stakeholder management abilities, with expertise in influencing and developing relationships with senior level stakeholders, while credibly representing the Law Society
• Experience of line management or leading a high performing team that delivers work on time, to brief and to a high standard.

What's in it for you

This is an excellent opportunity to join a team of marketing experts within a fast-paced, progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, excellence clarity and respect.

We offer hybrid working (2 days per week in our central London office), a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.

Responsible To:

CEO

Responsible For:

The strategic and day-to-day management of the UR4Driving project, including supervision of the UR4Driving team, oversight of service delivery, and engagement with project partners and stakeholders.

Contractual Hours:

35 hours per week (5 days a week) primarily office based

Contract:

Permanent

Salary Level (Per Annum):

Salary in the region of £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Annual Leave Entitlement:

25 days (Public Holidays excluded)

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About The Upper Room

The Upper Room is a frontline, community-based charity in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, dedicated to supporting vulnerable individuals facing homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion. Through a holistic range of services—including hot, nutritious meals, skills training, and tailored support—we help people take practical steps towards greater independence, stability, and wellbeing.

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Purpose of the Role

UR4Driving is one of The Upper Room’s key projects, designed to support ex-offenders and young people at risk of criminal involvement. By offering structured support to gain a driving licence, the programme helps individuals rebuild confidence, develop self-discipline, and create new opportunities—ultimately reducing the risk of reoffending and encouraging long-term positive change.
The Project Manager will lead the delivery and development of UR4Driving, overseeing its day-to-day operations, strategic direction, financial management, and team supervision.

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Key Responsibilities

• Promote and publicise the UR4Driving project; manage referral partner relationships and represent the project at relevant meetings across London, including in prisons and probation settings.
• Conduct service user inductions and ensure motivational group sessions are delivered, working with internal and external facilitators.
• Oversee all project administration, including attendance monitoring, driving test bookings, volunteer expenses, and service user case records.
• Identify barriers to progression for service users and facilitate support or referrals as appropriate.
• Manage the project budget in line with financial procedures, including petty cash and invoice approvals.
• Source and oversee driving instructors, ensuring quality, alignment with TUR values, and timely progress updates.
• Work with the Chief Executive and Finance Officer to ensure project spend remains within budget.
• Support fundraising efforts by providing project data, stories, and insights.
• Monitor service user progress and track outcomes post-engagement, maintaining accurate records.
• Contribute to the evaluation and reporting processes, including quarterly and annual reports.
• Maintain up-to-date stock and resources within budget.
• Line manage the UR4Driving Co-ordinator, providing support, guidance, and supervision.
• Uphold organisational policies, especially those related to safeguarding, data protection, equality and diversity, health and safety, and lone working.
• Attend relevant training, meetings, and occasional evening/weekend events (TOIL offered).

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Person Specification

Experience & Abilities

• Proven experience delivering structured programmes or training for socially excluded groups, ideally ex-offenders.
• Confident delivering motivational sessions and one-to-one support.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Comfortable managing budgets and financial processes.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries while building positive relationships.
• Experience working with external partners and stakeholders across sectors.

Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ Level 3 or above (desirable).
• IAG or relevant advisory/support qualification (desirable).

Knowledge & Skills

• Understanding of the barriers faced by ex-offenders and relevant legislation (e.g. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974).
• Familiarity with resettlement pathways and their practical applications.
• Proficiency in MS Office and experience using databases and reporting tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to engage and motivate a wide range of audiences.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.

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Application Instructions

Please forward your CV with a succinct, introductory covering letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role (letter to be no more than 500 words). If you would like an informal conversation before applying, please let us know.

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Interview Process

The recruitment process will involve two stages:

• First Round: A panel interview focusing on your experience, skills, and motivation for applying.
• Second Round (if shortlisted): You’ll be invited to deliver a short presentation on a related topic, followed by a more in-depth discussion with the panel.

Full details of the presentation brief and format will be provided in advance to shortlisted candidates.

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Timeline

Posted on: 14/04/2025

Closing date: 28/04/2025

Campaign and Activism Manager.

Salary: £40,000 per annum. 

Location: Remote (with travel to London for regular meetings). 

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week. 

Benefits:    

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.   
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.   
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.   
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.   
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.   

Why Action for Children?    

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.   

A bit about the role  

It's an exciting time to join the Influencing team at Action for Children, and we are looking for a creative, collaborative and forward-thinking individual to join our ambitious team.

As Campaigns and Activism Manager, you will be Action for Children's expert in public-facing policy change campaigns and supporter engagement. This is a role that is pivotal to securing positive change for disadvantaged children and young people.

You will be instrumental in managing and overseeing campaigning on our four priority policy areas, project managing campaigns across teams and designing and leading activity that secures mass public support. You will actively involve children and young people and centre their lived experience in our campaigns.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues across Income & Engagement and Children's Services, to deliver successful campaigns and wider organisation goals.

You'll help to create brighter futures by: 

• Leading the delivery of influential policy change campaigns working with the Influencing team, Fundraising, Digital, Communications, and other colleagues.
• Providing expertise in the theory and practice of campaigning.
• Leading the development of policy change campaigns.
• Leading and delivering Action for Children's supporter engagement.
• Overseeing all campaign communications.
• Ensuring that we keep internal stakeholders engaged and up to speed with our latest campaigns
• Providing professional campaigns support to the Campaigns, Advocacy and Policy Advisors in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Let's talk about you  

• Proven track record in designing and delivering policy change campaigns.
• Experience in creating and using a wide variety of digital and offline campaigning tools and tactics to influence the public, with a record of success. You have experience in how to mobilise movements of people and engage them in action.
• Excellent knowledge of Engaging Networks and data protection rules.
• Experience of developing campaign messaging, case studies and communications, with the ability to write in an engaging and accessible way for a range of audiences.
• Proven project management skills.
• Strong personal influencing skills and experience of developing effective relationships with colleagues in different teams.
• Experience of engaging service users (ideally children and young people) in campaigns activities.
• Good knowledge of the UK political system, both national and local, and how to secure policy change.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.   

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.  

Diversity, equality, and inclusion  

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.  

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.  

Want to know more about Action for Children?  

Find us on , ,  or  to get to know us better.  

Closing Date: Thursday 1^st May 2025. 

Interviews will be week commencing 12th May 2025.