Development Officer Jobs

About us

Collaborate CIC is at the forefront of pioneering collaborative approaches to social change and public services. As an innovative social consultancy and think tank, we are building the thinking, culture, and practice of collaboration to help us meet the challenges of today, together. We work towards a vision of a collaborative society — one that is equitable, caring, and sustainable. 

About the role 

At the heart of our organisation is a deep well of expertise, creativity, and rigorous thinking. However, we recognise that while we are brilliant thinkers and do great work, we need someone to help us better communicate the value and impact of what we do to wider audiences. 

We’re looking for an experienced Communications and Marketing Manager with a strong background in strategic communications, ideally with sector knowledge, who can spread the word about our incredible work to support people and places, and grow the movement for a more collaborative, equitable society where we all are supported to flourish.

This role will manage our external communications and marketing content. It will be supported by and report to a Director, while collaborating closely with both the operations and practice team. This role will be ‘top to bottom’, considering and developing our communications strategy, and putting strategy into action by creating marketing materials, optimising our website content, and driving engagement on social media to effectively share our content externally.

About your experience and skills

You will be a versatile and persuasive communicator, particularly in writing, who can adapt their approach to suit people from different sectors and with levels of seniority. 

You will be a creative and practical thinker, capable of developing and delivering annual plans for our communications as well as adapting quickly to new opportunities . 

You’ll thrive in a collaborative team environment, working closely with project team members to develop content, and help them increase their communications and marketing skills. 

Strong organisational abilities are key, as you'll juggle multiple tasks across different timelines. You should also be comfortable with a variety of digital tools and quick to adapt to new platforms. 

Finally, you’re passionate about improving public outcomes, curious about social change, and likely have experience—whether personal, professional, or voluntary—of working toward that goal.

For more information on job responsibilities and experience requirements see attached for the full job description.

About the package and benefits

• Salary range: £35,000 - £42,000 (pro-rata)
• Location: We’re a national organisation with an office in London. All of our team work in a hybrid way, which varies depending on role and location. This role requires at least 1 day per week/fortnight in the office during the induction period. Beyond that, you are required to come to London at least once every 6 weeks.
• Working hours: preference is 22.5 hours per week, open to exploring flexible working requests that match organisational needs with personal needs/preferences
• Additional holiday over the winter holidays, on top of 25 days' (pro rata) holiday and bank holidays
• Pension contribution equal to 3% of your pro-rata salary
• Options for multi-purpose loans, bike-to-work scheme, eye tests, enhanced parental leave pay and we're open to exploring more...
• Being part of an inclusive, team-led, learning environment

Next steps and how to apply

• To apply, please follow the how to apply button below before 5pm on Monday 11th November.
• You’ll answer questions that are related to your interest in this role and your experiences and skills that would help you to do it. After the job closes, your answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers to ensure that every application is treated fairly and without bias.
• First interviews 25-28th November: you will meet 2 members of the team to discuss your experience and skills and to complete a short task.
• Second interviews 2-4th December: the opportunity to meet 2 more members of our team and to talk about you and the role with us further.

We hope to make an offer by mid December! If availability allows, we would love the person to start in post in January, or as soon as they have completed any required notice period.

Also, we love giving and receiving feedback, so at the end of the application process you'll receive insights into how well you performed and be invited to give anonymous feedback to us, or feel free to reach out to us to give more personalised input.

We are an equal opportunities employer

Collaborate supports flexible working and enables the potential for growth within this role and the organisation.

We seek to be a genuinely collaborative organisation, sharing ideas across the team through weekly team meetings and regular learning sessions. We collectively consider our broader strategy, examine and share learning across our projects, and explore how we might develop our work and our thinking.

As a Living Wage employer, we believe in paying our team fairly and are committed to promoting equity of opportunity for all. 

Being equitable, inclusive and fair is not easy or simple and we are challenging ourselves, talking, working and learning about how we can continue to do this better. We aim to create an inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make the best use of their skills and are enabled to thrive.

Communications & Marketing Coordinator

Purpose

To implement the annual communications and marketing plan

Responsible to

Associate Director of Programmes and Business Development

Responsible for

None

Working with

Colleagues within the Fundraising and Communications Department, the wider

organisation and external contacts as necessary

Location

Hybrid with frequent travel to London office

Post

Full time

Period

Permanent

Grade

3.X

Salary

GBP 37,687

RedR UK and the work we do 

RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that develops capacity and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to crises within humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding contexts. Our work builds resilience, primarily in low and lower middle-income countries worldwide. We have 40 years’ experience responding to natural and manmade disasters.

We are an HPass Certified Learning Provider, meaning we meet the Humanitarian Learning Standards. RedR UK is committed to the Humanitarian Charter, the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief and the Core Humanitarian Standard. 

RedR UK has offices in London and Amman and maintains a large pool of highly qualified trainers and experts who go through a rigorous certification and selection process. Our work is overseen and supported by a Board of Trustees with wide experience, in the humanitarian sector and other fields. RedR is a Membership organisation with a global network of 1,800 Members, all of whom are experienced humanitarian professionals.

We are also part of RedR International, an international federation of organisations that share a common vision and mission. The federation’s vision is a world in which sufficient competent and committed personnel are available and responding to humanitarian needs. Members include RedR UK, RedR Australia, RedR India, RedR Malaysia and RedR Indonesia. 

RedR UK is committed to a strong, positive culture, with benefits for staff and those with whom we work. Our culture is also important to us in terms of our ethic of humanitarian impartiality and neutrality and our compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and other professional codes of conduct. 

Our values are vitally important to us as individuals, teams and to RedR UK as a whole. We are committed to a continuous process of strengthening our culture, maintaining the high standards required to work together effectively, and delivering first class advice and service to those with whom we work. 

About this role

The Communications and Marketing Coordinator will ensure that communications and marketing priorities are implemented across the organisation to build brand awareness and reputation, increase reach and engagement across key stakeholder groups (funders, learners, coordination bodies, strategic partners), support fundraising activities, as well as contribute to RedR’s positioning within relevant sectors.The post holder will have exceptional communication and organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and an interest in learning and development within RedR’s thematic areas.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Development and implementation of yearly comms and marketing plan with support from Associate Director of Business Development and Programmes
• Produce regular website, social media and communications content as well as newsletters to maintain engagement and improve our reach across our members, supporters, funders and other target audiences
• Website maintenance and improvements in coordination with relevant staff, centralising efforts to ensure the functionality of the website and key integrations with third party platforms
• Support programme staff with creation of new resources and materials for our projects Support fundraising efforts including public appeals through content development, design and project management with external suppliers
• All employees are required to adhere to RedR's values of collaboration, excellence, lifelong learning, integrity and accountability.

Social Media and website

• Maintain and build RedR UK’s social media presence, ensuring social media channels are populated with engaging content with a consistent, strong voice reflecting RedR’s strategy to maximise potential for exposure among target audiences
• Manage a calendar of social media and website activity
• Work with the Associate Director of Programmes and Business Development to create and develop campaigns (including fundraising and awareness raising campaigns) to be run across social media platforms
• Monitor and report on engagement, number of followers and website referrals to inform best practice for post timing and content
• Act as the primary point of contact for queries received through social media and inbound emails, ensuring they are responded to appropriately and in a timely manner
• Responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of RedR UK’s website, including making edits and creating new content
• Ensure the website content is proofread and accurate, and any broken links or errors are promptly corrected
• Website (wordpress) maintenance and improvements in coordination with relevant staff (and external developer where relevant), centralising efforts to ensure the functionality of the website and key integrations with third party platforms
• Work with external website developer to resolve issues with the website and further develop design of website to accommodate emerging needs.

Marketing

• Stay abreast of comms and marketing trends and propose new and innovative approaches to increase outreach, engagement and fundraising income
• Produce in-house marketing materials and templates including event brochures, proposal templates, illustrations for reports/proposals, graphics and videos using platforms such as Canva or Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint and other editing tools
• Produce and disseminate high quality regular newsletters, and support with production of speeches and letters
• Identify inspiring impact stories and produce written and occasional films case studies and other content for use by the Fundraising and Programmes teams, supporting
• Support programme teams wishing to undertake communications activities as part of a grant/funded project; ensure that institutional donors’ communications activities and visibility requirements are respected
• Lead on emergency communications, in close coordination with the Associate Director of Programmes and Business Development
• Champion and monitor the use of RedR brand and style guidelines; to develop messaging guidelines and ensure they are adhered to across the organisation and to support other departments to develop their messaging and material.

Additional

• Lead and coordinate the drafting of RedR’s Annual Report, liaising with staff across the organisation for input
• Contribute to the development of the fundraising and engagement strategy
• Occasionally support colleagues from the BD & Fundraising and Programmes teams to produce project reports for institutional donors and/or trusts and foundations
• Embrace the charity’s vision and values whilst continually seeking ways to build stronger and long-lasting initiatives that help bring values to life
• Keep up to date with sector developments, best practice initiatives and relevant training; proactively strengthen understanding of key sector themes including learning and development, and trends within RedR’s thematic areas
• Identify ways of streamlining processes and improving ways of working within the charity
• Ensure individual compliance with RedR policies and processes
• Undertake other tasks as reasonably requested by the CEO and Associate Director

Specification

Essential

• Experience working in the charity sector
• Demonstrable experience covering a broad range of communication methods, such as:
  1. Interviewing/sourcing/writing/editing case studies, impact stories, social media posts, newsletters, blogs, and speeches
  2. Building a case for support
  3. Using a Content Management System (CMS)
• Strong digital skills and an awareness of the importance of digital information in the sector.
• Knowledge of a broad range of communications activities (e.g. websites, marketing, social media, publications)
• Experience maintaining websites and social media, including producing effective content
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to assess opportunities and challenges and then prioritise.
• Ability to research and identify communications opportunities
• Excellent attention to detail, especially in written work
• Ability to work well with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds
• Up to date knowledge of key humanitarian or development issues and trends and
• commitment to the international disaster relief sector and RedR’s aims and objectives
• Knowledge of Office 365, WordPress, and design software (ideally Canva, but others could be used e.g InDesign, Adobe Illustrator)
• A commitment to the mission and values of RedR

Desirable

• Experience devising Google AdWords campaigns and managing Google Adwords account including SEO experience
• Experience using MailChimp
• CIM certificate in Marketing
• A good understanding of Google Analytics
• Video editing experience
• Experience of working for an international NGO, preferably in the humanitarian or international development sector

What We Offer: Your Well-being, Our Priority

At RedR UK, we are dedicated to creating a supportive work environment that values and nurtures our team. Our benefits package is designed to foster a balanced and fulfilling career, supporting both your professional growth and personal well-being:

Well-being & benefits

• 23 days annual leave, increasing by one day each year up to 28 days (excluding public holidays). Plus, one day birthday leave.
• 5% employer pension contribution involving dependants
• 3 paid days annually to volunteer for causes you care about
• 5 days of paid study leave
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental Pay at 100% for 12 weeks for employees with over two years of service.
• Life assurance coverage equalling four times your salary.
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave for family emergencies, 5 days dependent leave.

Our benefits are integral to RedR UK’s commitment to valuing, developing, and caring for our people as we work together to make an impact in the humanitarian sector. If you believe you can make difference, please join us.

How to apply:

Email a CV and a cover letter demonstrating your reasons for applying and suitability for the role. Please note that hiring will be on rolling basis with closing date (30th November 2024).

About us

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

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

About the role

We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer. And we’re only here because of the amazing people that work with us.

We’re looking for a marketing officer to join our busy brand marketing and planning team, to work on our health information and support marketing. It’s an exciting time to join the team and Breast Cancer Now as we continue to make progress towards our ambition to be recognised as the place to turn for anything and everything to do with breast cancer.

You’ll be working closely with services, nursing and health information teams and responsible for delivering innovative and effective marketing communications which grows awareness of Breast Cancer Now’s health information and support offer amongst key audiences.

You’ll use your skills and experience to work across a full range of paid and owned channels to collaborate with both in-house and external, creative and media agencies to increase the reach and engagement of Breast Cancer Now’s support offer by planning and implementing targeted communications and campaigns.

About you

You will have good experience managing marketing campaigns across a range of media channels and a demonstrable interest in health marketing.

A well organised person with excellent communication skills, you will be confident managing external agencies and suppliers, as well as an in-house creative studio and in house digital team.

We have a wide portfolio of campaigns that sit closely with teams across the whole organisation and you will work closely alongside internal stakeholders – all of which require excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills. You will need to be comfortable managing several campaigns simultaneously as well as enjoy looking for fresh ways to deliver long-standing campaigns.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

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

When applying

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

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

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

Closing date: Monday 11th  November 2024 at 9am

Interview date: Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th November 2024

Senior Philanthropy Officer - MS Society - £32,301 - London

Want to use your relationship-building skills to make a real difference in the lives of people affected by MS? Join the MS Society's Philanthropy team and help drive vital funding for groundbreaking research and support services.

Location: London Salary: £32,301

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time with flexible/hybrid working options

About us: The MS Society is committed to supporting everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. Our work funds research, campaigns for change, and provides vital support services that transform lives.

As our Senior Philanthropy Officer, you'll:

• Manage relationships with high-value donors and supporters
• Create engaging donor journeys and stewardship plans
• Work with our Special Events team to deliver exclusive events
• Identify and engage new philanthropy prospects
• Build strong networks across the organisation

What you'll bring:

• Strong relationship management abilities
• Excellence in written and verbal communication
• Great organisational and time management skills
• The ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Experience in creating tailored fundraising proposals

We offer:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Regular learning and development opportunities
• The chance to make a genuine difference

Our culture: We believe in co-production and innovation. You'll join a collaborative team that values inclusivity and works closely with people affected by MS to ensure everything we do creates meaningful impact.

Career development: We're committed to your growth, offering ongoing training and clear progression paths within our fundraising teams.

What makes this role special? You'll work directly with philanthropists who share our vision of a world free from the effects of MS, helping to fund breakthrough research and life-changing support services.

Want to be part of transforming lives? Join our team and help create positive change for people affected by MS.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Senior Individual Giving Officer

Salary £30,000 - £34,000 per annum - subject to skills and experience 

Hours of work 37.5 hours a week over five days ((we welcome flexible working requests)

Base Hybrid working for the foreseeable future with regular attendance at least two days a week at one of our locations:

o Pears Building, Pond Street, London, NW3 2PP

o Barnet Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet, EN5 3DJ

o Chase Farm Hospital, 127 The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL

To apply for this post, send your:

• CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
• Cover letter - please use your written statement to explain why you are keen to work at the Royal Free Charity and your suitability for the role as detailed in the role description. Please also consider when writing your statement that strong writing skills are important for this role.

Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered for this role.

Closing date for application: Monday 11th November 2024 12 noon.

Interview date: Tuesday 26th November 2024

Please kindly note that we may close the job advert before the closing date if we receive a large volume of applications.

• You must be eligible to work in the UK

The role

The Senior individual giving officer will report to the Senior individual giving manager.

Principal accountabilities / responsibilities

Fundraising

· Support fundraising activity across a wide range of programmes, including individual giving, legacy, in-memory and events fundraising

· Plan, execute, monitor and report on individual giving and legacy appeals, leading project groups with the support of the Senior Individual Giving Manager

· Optimise retention and increase supporter lifetime value through development of channel specific and donor-led effective welcome journeys,  and seamless supporter journeys.

· Use strong creative and copywriting skills to produce stand-out communications that elicit an emotional response and successfully solicit income

· In collaboration with the database team, analyse response data and feedback and use this to propose campaign optimisations and future campaign recommendations

· Manage and monitor own campaign budgets and results, reforecasting and providing detailed commentary and analysis

· Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure activity is delivered to agreed plans, budgets and deadlines

· Ensure individual giving integrates with the wider organisational calendar and that supporter communications support and align with key activities and goals

· Use our active channels to grow our lists and opt-in rates, increasing touchpoints with our supporters

· Oversee a testing programme for appeals and digital activity, constantly iterating and optimising to refine creative and segmentation over time,  sharing insight with the wider organisation to improve knowledge

· Conduct competitor analysis to learn and identify opportunities

· Manage working relationships with a range of external suppliers to fulfil our varied programme – including print, creative, face to face and postal agencies.

Charity systems and compliance

· Keep abreast of fundraising sector trends and how they can be applied to our work

· Adhere to all charity standards, policies and procedures

· Maintain a strong working knowledge of fundraising regulation

· Comply with the data protection regulations, ensuring that information on donors remains confidential.

Personal development and working relationships

· Build relationships across the charity and the Royal Free London, enabling own work and engaging with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities

· Take time for personal development, contribute to learning and ideas for the wider team

· Contribute to the charity’s strategic direction, a performance-driven culture, and good practice

· Deputise for the Senior Individual Giving Manager as appropriate

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications

No specific qualifications are required for this role.

Experience

 Essential

· Not-for-profit fundraising experience

· An understanding of Individual Giving practices and techniques

· Project management experience

· Using data insight to inform marketing tactics

· Individual Giving/direct marketing experience managing offline and online appeals

Desirable

· Email platform experience eg, DotDigital/MailChimp

· Financial budgeting experience

· Raisers Edge or similar CRM system experience

Skills and Knowledge

· Autonomous worker with outstanding organisation and project management skills

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to proactively build relationships

· Strong literacy skills with an excellent eye for detail

· Highly numerate with the ability to analyse large data

· Building supportive and trusting relationships

· Excellent communication skills both verbally and written

· Ability to contribute to a collaborative and agile team, enabling others to learn, deliver and celebrate successes

This job description is not exhaustive, and the role will include other tasks and responsibilities commensurate with the post and subject to change to meet legislative requirements.

 Benefits

Core benefits

· 25 days of paid holiday, plus three-day office closure rest period between Christmas and New Year, and UK bank holidays. This increases to 30 days leave after five completed years of continuous employment (all leave is pro rata for part time employees).

· A contributory pension scheme, where we match your 4% contribution towards your pension. If you choose to increase your payments into your pension scheme, we’ll match your contribution up to 9%.

· A sick pay package that offers one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay in any 12-month period if you’ve been with us for less than two years. This rises to two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay in any 12-month period after two years of continuous employment.

· Occupational maternity pay and paternity pay packages that provide more generous support than statutory pay alone.

· A flexible working policy to support our employees’ work/life balance.

Support for your financial wellbeing

· Expert financial advice from our financial partner, the London Credit Union

· Salary Sacrifice Scheme

· Savings on purchases with the Blue Light Card

· Our Death in Service benefit

Support for your health and wellbeing

· Subsidised gym, pool and classes at our Rec Club in Hampstead

· Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities at our Hampstead site

· Fortnightly guided meditation

· Free massage therapy from our complementary therapy team

· Menopause peer support group

· Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour access to free confidential advice and support on work and personal issues.

Fundraising department

Our dynamic fundraising department generated over £4 m in 22/23, and we are now preparing for an ambitious multimillion-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital. We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals. 

Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives: 

· Our Public Fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges. Our database and supporter care teams sit within Public Fundraising, with their work underpinning and supporting the entire department. 

• Our Philanthropy and Campaigns team builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, and corporate organisations which give, or have potential to give, £10,000 to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our exciting cancer campaign which is due to launch in 2025. 

The Funding Manager is responsible for securing and managing the income necessary to sustain and expand Home-Start Norfolk’s countywide family support service. 

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience in a senior fundraising, marketing, or business development role and should be able to demonstrate a successful track record in building relationships with supporters and stakeholders. 

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual to deliver income targets across all fundraising areas.The role is crucial in determining the continuing success of the charity. 

Home-Start Norfolk is an independent local charity providing vital support to families with children aged 0 to 5 who are struggling to cope. By offering help to families through their toughest times, we ensure that parents have the support they need to give their children the best start in life. Support is delivered to families by recruiting and training volunteers to provide emotional and practical support to families in their homes. We are a proud and active member of the Home-Start UK federation. 

Home-Start Norfolk is a family-friendly charity, offering flexible working patterns, generous leave allowance, and up to 6% pension contribution. You will be part of a small and committed team, making a big impact. 

The suitable candidate will be subject to a DBS check. 

Join Us as a Local Growth Officer for Buckinghamshire Scout County!

Location: Home Based within Buckinghamshire

Salary:  £31,716 per annum, Band, Level 3 + Mileage

Term: Fixed-Term Contract - 2 years

Working Hours: 35 hours per week (including evenings and some weekends)

About the team and role as a Local Growth Officer Role: 

Are you passionate about community development and youth engagement? We’re looking for a Local Growth Officer to help drive the expansion of Scouting opportunities in Buckinghamshire, supporting both new and existing sections.

As a Local Growth Officer, you will play a pivotal role in achieving the growth ambitions of Buckinghamshire's Scouts. Working closely with local volunteers, you’ll help to open new sections and collaborate with our Growth & Communities Team to ensure that Scouting thrives across the county.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a county known for its investment, growth, and strong potential for success. You’ll be joining a team of enthusiastic and supportive volunteers who are dedicated to expanding Scouting opportunities for young people.

 As the Local Growth Officer, Key Responsibilities:

• Support and work in partnership with lead volunteers within the County
• Open new Scouting provision and ensuring that Scouting is accessible to all
• Inspire and enable local Scouting volunteers to devise and apply
• To advise and support and encourage local Scouting volunteers
• Help identify, create, and design new tools and resources to support inclusive membership

Who we’re looking for as our Local Growth Officer:

• Ability to work effectively as part of a remote team.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Confident public speaker and skilled at presenting ideas
• Experience of working with volunteer groups
• Experienced in community engagement
• Self-starter with the ability to work remotely.

Benefits:

We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country.

• 28 days holiday and going up to 32 days after 2 years’ service plus additional days at Christmas
• Flexible working hours
• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Double matching pension up to 10% of gross salary
• Family Friendly employer with generous family leave
• Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub

For more details about the Scouts and our great benefits:

Closing date for applications: 23:59pm Sunday 3rd November 2024.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 14th November at Braid Wood Camp Site, Chartridge, Chesham, HP5 2UU

 Click ‘Apply’ now to apply for this fantastic role!!!!!!

Strictly no agencies. 

The Scouts is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. We offer flexible working arrangements to support diverse needs and lifestyles, ensuring that our teams can thrive both professionally and personally. We welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life, believing that varied perspectives strengthen our innovation and community. Your unique experiences and ideas are essential to our success, and we look forward to hearing from all voices.

Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.  

• Salary: £31,646 (outside London); £33,318 (London-based) FTE
• 35 Hours
• Permanent contract 
• Remote (home based) or Bristol or London
• Closing date: 3 November 2024
• Interviews: During week commencing 11 and 18 November 2024

Change lives in a life-changing career

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.

The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

About the role

We’re looking for a Legacy Marketing Officer to join our Individual Giving and Legacy Team.

It’s an exciting time to join the Legacy Team as we are embarking on a new era for legacy and in memory giving at Young Lives vs Cancer.  In memory giving and gifts in Wills left to us by our supporters are essential to ensuring we can help generations of children and young people who will sadly be living with a cancer diagnosis. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Legacy Marketing Officer to play a pivotal role in supporting the Legacy Marketing Manager to plan, implement and deliver legacy and in-memory strategies.

The Legacy Officer will work on a range of legacy and in-memory campaigns, materials and supporter centric journeys across multiple channels.  As a team we will maximise legacy and in memory giving and acquire new legacy and in memory supporters, as well as nurturing existing supporters who have expressed an interest in leaving a gift in their Will for the future of Young Lives vs Cancer’s work. 

The role will suit a passionate and creative individual who thrives on working collaboratively and who is able to manage end to end projects and supplier relationships.  There will be a need to analyse data to monitor performance as well as identifying trends and opportunities. Fulfilment mapping is also a key element of the role as well as being comfortable presenting in person to colleagues and suppliers.

What will I be doing?

No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in the job description.

• Supporting the development, implementation and delivery of the legacy marketing and in memory strategies
• Developing, planning and delivering specific projects and campaigns 
• Supporting the delivery of campaigns and communications, including the production of materials, audience and channels selections
• Producing analysis of results and campaign summaries.
• Playing a pivotal role in creating an internal culture to maximise legacy and in memory giving

What do I need? 

Diverse perspectives and unique skillsets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet the criteria and person specification fully. Your potential is what matters most to us, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment to help you develop.

The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:

• Strong creative direction 
• Project management
• Research and analytical skills and the ability to manipulate data sets to produce statistical and written reports
• A good understanding and experience of working with databases
• Experience of working with Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal skills

What will I gain?

 For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.

Based in our Bristol office (with flexible remote working options), you will lead a small, dynamic team responsible for providing governance and corporate support to our Chief Executive and Board of Trustees. You will drive the development of governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and help us capture and report on the real difference we make in people's lives. 

You’ll be instrumental in developing and maintaining a strong system of governance for Brandon Trust, working closely with the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Trustees to help us achieve our strategic goals. We’re passionate about the role governance plays in enabling us to make society a place where people of different abilities truly belong, and we’d love to reach candidates who share our commitment. 

Key deliverables for the Governance and Impact Manager: 

• Ensure compliance with corporate and charity governance standards, maintaining best practices across the organisation. 
• Oversee the timely filing of statutory registrations, reports, and submissions. 
• Manage risk effectively, aligning with Brandon’s policies and procedures. 
• Provide high-quality reporting and assurance, enabling the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Board of Trustees to perform effectively. 
• Foster collaboration and strong partnerships between central service teams to promote teamwork and cohesion. 
• Capture, evaluate, and report data to demonstrate Brandon’s impact in line with our strategic objectives. 
• Translate the organisation’s strategy into actionable plans, tracking progress to ensure alignment with goals. 
• Lead and deliver a corporate office function, supporting the CEO, Chair, and ELT through streamlined business management and administration systems. 

Why we think you'll love this role: 

• You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the governance and impact function of a purpose-driven organisation. 
• It’s an opportunity to lead a central function that directly contributes to our mission of empowering people with different abilities. 
• This role could be the perfect springboard for your career, offering a clear pathway towards future opportunities such as Chief of Staff or Company Secretary as you grow and develop your leadership expertise. 
• You’ll collaborate with a forward-thinking, supportive team that values innovation and partnership. 
• You’ll have the autonomy to bring your ideas to life and drive meaningful change within the organisation. 
• Flexible working options that support a positive work-life balance. 
• A real focus on personal and professional growth, offering you a fulfilling and impactful career. 

What you’ll bring: 

We’re open-minded about the background you come from or your education route—what matters most to us are your skills, competencies, and passion for good governance. We know that a perfect candidate who ticks every box doesn’t exist, so if you’re excited by the role and can do most of the below – please get in touch. You could be exactly what we need! 

• A track record of leadership and management in a governance-focused role. 
• Experience working with regulatory frameworks and producing high-quality compliance evidence. 
• The ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering collaboration and partnership. 
• A passion for working with data to inform decision-making and drive performance improvements. 
• A solution-focused mindset, with excellent organisational and administrative skills. 
• Proven experience in managing and developing teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment, and ensuring effective line management and professional development of team members. 

About Brandon Trust: 

At Brandon Trust, we believe in the power of support and compassion. We're a pioneering charity supporting individuals with learning disabilities and autism. Our mission is to enable these individuals to live life to the fullest, with independence, and confidence. As part of our team, you'll be making a direct impact on the lives of the people we support, ensuring they have the resources they need to thrive. 

Diversity is key to our success, and we work hard to ensure inclusivity. Let us know if you need any adjustments to the application or selection process, and we’ll be happy to help. 

Join us and be part of a team that truly makes a difference. 

Salary: Self-employed, paid at £15 p/h (term-time only).

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until March 2025

Reports to: Newham Parent Carer Forum

Based at: Newham Parent Carer Forum Office, with flexibility for remote work

Hours: 12 hours per week, Monday to Friday (flexible working hours, with at least two days per month in the office).

Background

Newham Parent Forum (NPF) is a voluntary group of parents and carers of children and young people (0-25) with special/additional needs and disabilities (SEND) living in the London Borough of Newham. We provide an opportunity for parents and carers to express their views and input into the planning and delivery of SEND services.

We signpost and empower families to obtain the best possible support and services for their children. The work of the forum is supported by Contact, and we are a member of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF).

The work of the forum is funded by DFE and supported by Contact. ‘Contact for Families with Disabled Children’.

CB Plus (CommUNITY Barnet) has been appointed by the Forum to act as a local host and provide a range of support including recruitment.

 About the Role

This is a self-employed role. We are seeking a highly motivated and organised Self-Employed Administration Officer to join our team on a part-time basis. As a self-employed contractor, you will have flexibility to manage your working hours, with a requirement to be present at the office at least twice a month. In this role, you will be the backbone of our office, providing exceptional administrative support and ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of the forum.

We will review applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis. If we find the right candidate, we may close the job advert early, so early applications are encouraged.

North East Wales Mind, a progressive mental health organisation that supports people experiencing mental health difficulties to flourish, is seeking an experienced and ambitious Service Manager to play a key role in driving the success and strategic development of our community mental health services and form part of organisation’s senior leadership team. 

The service manager will lead service improvement through proactive and innovative approaches, fostering solutions that meet evolving needs and challenges. This will include embedding a Trauma Informed approach throughout our work, enabling the organisation to become a Trauma Enhanced organisation as outlined in the Trauma Informed Wales Framework.

They will be responsible for developing and managing the delivery of high-quality services, overseeing staff and volunteers, producing insightful reports, building and maintaining strong external relationships, and ensuring the voice and influence of people who use our services are at the heart of decision-making. This will include the development of co-production initiatives. By working collaboratively across the system, you will contribute to the long-term sustainability and reach of our services across North East Wales. Alongside you will be responsible for delivering a range of low level psychological therapy, trauma informed interventions and evidence-based techniques. 

 About Us

The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

Within the Social Mobility & Widening Participation Department we believe all young people should be able to have high expectations for their future. This means equal access to education and career opportunities. We run programmes that aim to empower young people from under-represented backgrounds to access and succeed at university.

We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.

About The Role

The Social Mobility and Widening Participation Senior Officer is a vital member of the department. The post-holder will lead on the development, delivery and evaluation of sustained outreach initiatives. They will also be involved in a range of other challenging projects run across the Social Mobility and Widening Participation Department.

This role will co-lead on the delivery of K+, supporting participants on our arts, humanities and social science pathways. K+ is King’s flagship widening participation programme for sixth form and college students. The post-holder will be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive range of events for Year 12 participants as part of non-residential Spring and Summer Schools. This will involve working collaboratively with schools and teachers within Greater London and King’s target regions, King’s faculties and with corporate and charity partners.

The post holder will work closely with the wider Post-16 Programmes team, student ambassadors and key partner staff. This role is responsible to the Social Mobility and Widening Participation Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking for a career with social impact, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in working with young people. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in project management and stakeholder engagement.

We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

This is currently a hybrid working role with both work from home and on campus, with a minimum of 2 days a week based in the office at the Strand or Waterloo campuses.

This is a delivery-focused role which requires a substantial amount of time on campus delivering activities for young people. Regular evening and weekend work is required for this role, as well as delivering Easter and Summer schools during school breaks.

Contact details: Frances Ballaster Harriss.

Closing date: 03 November 2024.

To apply, please click “Apply Now”.

About Cord

Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities. 

We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.

Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:

• Empowering Women & Girls
• Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
• Climate & the Environment
• Economic Empowerment
• Supporting Stronger Societies

Role context:

Cord’s turnover is about £2m a year. About 85% of Cord’s funding is restricted, coming from institutional donors like the EU and the US government, and 15% (about £300K) is unrestricted coming from a committed UK supporter base and other private fundraising streams. 

In 2024, Cord operates in eight countries and has offices in Burundi, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia & Philippines. Cord has a global team of thirty people with finance staff across six country teams. 

The Finance Manager role is a newly created role which is being introduced to strengthen the organisation’s financial management and control systems. The postholder will work across the breadth of the finance function preparing internal management accounts and external annual accounts.

In 2024, Cord changed its finance system to use Business Central. The Finance Manager will become the organisation’s main ‘admin’ user of the finance system. In the near-term, there will be a particular focus on rolling out further functionality of the system.

The Finance Manager will have oversight of the UK finance function through the line management of the UK Finance Officer and will directly deliver on the international side of operations in the areas of donor compliance, programme financial management, partner financial monitoring, and reporting. The role will involve travel to international programme locations.

Key Responsibilities:

• To support the Head of Operations to provide finance team leadership, develop and deliver an annual finance workplan to ensure continual improvement, and to drive finance capacity across the organisation
• To ensure the effective financial management of the organisation create and maintain effective financial control
• To be the Business Central Finance System Lead, developing functionality, troubleshooting and capacitating system users
• To ensure financial compliance: prepare statutory accounts, partner compliance, donor compliance and financial reporting

Cord operates a hybrid structure in the UK with most team members working from home attending the admin office in Coventry for team meetings.  

We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!

The Role

We now seek a Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research Manager to deliver a step change in organisational capacity in the MELR space, develop our approaches to data collection, and coordinate planning and reporting processes. This will require an experienced, self starting practitioner, capable of developing a long term strategic vision as well as getting deeply involved in ensuring its realisation.

The Organisation

Mothers’ Union is a global Christian movement working to transform lives, strengthen families and advocate for change. Active for nearly 150 years and now with 4 million members in 84 countries, our development programmes have extraordinary reach and an approach that is in line with best practice – our members serve in their local communities, have strong established relationships, and are there for the long term. They see what is needed, where it is needed and work as volunteers to facilitate change and help others. This local knowledge, combined with their Christian faith perspective enables transformation in the communities they serve.

Our programmes, which take an Asset Based Community Development approach, are focused around the three pillars identified by our members of stopping violence (especially gender based violence), poverty and injustice.

Why work for us

Mothers’ Union is committed to supporting international development initiatives that empower communities and improve lives. We work in three key areas, Gender, peace and safety and livelihoods, and use the asset based community led approach . Mothers’ Union is seeking an individual who has proven MERL experience, who would relish the challenge of drawing a cohesive framework together, and then educating both central and provincial teams to implement consistently

International Development at Mothers’ Union (MU)

Our central team supports and attracts funding for a portfolio of international and UK based programmes which align with our 3 strategic priorities identified by members:  ending violence, poverty and injustice. Key programmatic areas in which we work include livelihoods, literacy,  Gender Based Violence and parenting. Working with our members we have developed participatory approaches in core areas such as literacy and savings and credit groups which are inclusive of bible studies and stories to help people to discover their own capabilities and to inspire them to take action.

Over the last year, we have been working towards developing processes to ensure that we have a consistent baseline of core information about partners and programmes as well as continuing to gather stories and information about projects and work that our members are leading on which we are not directly involved in.

For further information, please click apply and see the job pack attached.

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave (full time) plus up to 4 days of leave (full time) given at the discretion of Mothers’ Union.
• Employer pension contribution of 6.5%.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Two volunteering days per calendar year.
• One away day per calendar year.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Bereavement leave & Compassionate leave
• Season ticket loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Eye care voucher and an allowance towards glasses.

Work Location/Hybrid Working Pattern

This role will be based at our Head Office in central London. Mothers’ Union operates a hybrid working model. Staff are required to work an aggregate minimum of 90 days per calendar year (pro rata for part timers) at our Head Office, Mary Sumner House in central London. Tuesdays are our anchor days where every staff member is expected to be at the office. The 90 days includes anchor Tuesdays. In addition, Thursday is a core working day where part time staff are expected to work, either at home or from the office as needed.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply by sending your CV and a Cover Letter via Charity Job. The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills match the main responsibilities of the role. Please note – only applications with a cover letter, alongside a CV, will be considered.

Closing date for applications is 15 November 2024.