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Salary: £45,000 per annum 

Location: We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.

Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London. Our expectation for this role is that you will come to London 1 or 2 days each week for meetings, including a quarterly ‘all staff’ event. You may also be required to visit member hospices or suppliers from time to time. You can choose where to work for the rest of the time, in the office or remotely (home or another appropriate location). We encourage all colleagues to visit member hospices to help inform our work and you may be able to work from there.

Contractually this role is London-based.

Contract: Fixed term until April 2026, full time.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours
• Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
• Support for staff with caring responsibilities
• Flexible working 

How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Tuesday 22 April 2025.

Interview dates: Likely to be Tuesday 29 April, Wednesday 30 April or Thursday 1 May (to be confirmed) Interviews will take place over Microsoft Teams.

We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.

Job Information

As Business Intelligence (BI) Developer you will be responsible for working with Hospice UK’s data to provide insights that support decision-making.

You’ll collaborate with colleagues at all levels to understand their needs and develop dashboards, reports and insights which help facilitate efficient, effective, and modern ways of working and a great colleague experience.

Guided by the Data Manager, you’ll ensure that Hospice UK complies with all relevant legislation and best practice such as complying with UK GDPR and maintaining our security accreditations. You’ll also work closely with other members of the ICT and Data team. 

You’ll bring a broad set of data skills and knowledge with specific technical skills and experience developing using Power BI and SQL. We are at the start of our journey using modern data tools, with training for all colleagues planned, but you will need to guide inexperienced colleagues. Whilst challenging, this is an opportunity to shape how we work for the long term. 

You’ll be working with others to collect and analyse the data that is most useful for hospices across the UK to compare their services and understand the impact we make collectively. You’ll also combine this with third-party data sources, such as population data, which will help local hospices reach everyone who needs help. Hospice UK will use this data and insight for national research and campaigning. 

For our hospice sector data work, there are multiple data sources, some of which are bespoke databases within Hospice UK’s systems, whereas others are external including publicly available. 

Internally, within Hospice UK, you’ll work with colleagues from different departments to improve how we measure our own performance. You’ll develop a performance reporting framework which provides clarity and insight, from our Board level key performance indicators to our day-to-day operational process performance measures. 

Within Hospice UK the main data sources are our CRM, Website CMS, Grants Management, Finance and HR systems. We also use bespoke data capture forms and databases for specific purposes. 

We’re a small in-house ICT and Data team, supported by 3rd party suppliers. 

Your line manager is Richard Cooper, Data Manager. Richard joined Hospice UK in February 2024, bringing with him a wealth of experience from the private, public and non-profit sectors.

You’ll find lots more information in the Candidate Information Pack below.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this role, please send the following documents to recruitment by 12pm Tuesday 22 April 2025:

• Your CV. Ideally in Microsoft Word format and less than 3 pages of A4
• A completed supporting statement form (where you can demonstrate how you meet the person specification.)
• A completed equalities monitoring form.

We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements. 

We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.

Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if there are adjustments you might need to participate fully in the process. 

To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Title: Programme Manager - Speke

Reports to: Programme Director

Contract Type: 12 months fixed-term

Location: Liverpool, Hybrid working, with the expectation of at least 2 days a week in the Liverpool office

Hours: 5 days per week (37.5 hours), worked between Monday - Friday

Please note there is an option of negotiating to 0.8 FTE (4 days; 30 hours) worked between Monday-Thursday

Salary: Grade 2 £39,170-£42,362 FTE salary (5% employer pension contribution, Medicash and group life assurance, 27 days annual leave per annum for FTE plus bank holidays)

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Role Summary

The Programme Manager Speke role is responsible for managing the day-to-day delivery of the Discovery project for Speke, Liverpool. You will be working closely with a number of public sector, education sector and third sector agencies serving low-income communities. You will support these groups and the Right to Succeed programme team to build a detailed picture of the assets and challenges in the Speke community, co-design a long-term delivery programme that improves outcomes for children and young people, and set up the structures and processes required for a successful Delivery start.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative programme that’s having a significant impact on children’s outcomes across the Liverpool city region. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about making a difference for children and young people and is curious about how we can work differently across sectors to achieve this.

You will be instrumental in helping local organisations and services to develop collaboration, shared approaches and a common vision around meeting the needs of children and families deemed most at risk, using your strong organisational, relational and programme management skills to ensure the programme is on track to meet its milestones, is sensitive and responsive to the needs of the local community, and is able to make a tangible difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

Key Objectives of this role:

You will work with the Programme Director, programme team and wider Right to Succeed team to ensure the delivery of an effective Discovery programme, including preparation and mobilisation for our Delivery work:

• Support the identification of key stakeholders relevant to the local area and programme, and take a leading role in developing and maintaining relationships of trust and influence.
• Support the identification of key areas of strength and need within the current local provision for children and young people, using a range of research tools and both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Facilitate meaningful discussion and a collective impact approach between service providers, education providers and local agencies, using a range of creative approaches including workshops and consultations.
• Coordinate the meaningful engagement of residents and young people in the project, building on the knowledge and relationships developed by local organisations and community groups.
• Support the identification of training and development needs in relation to the project and liaise effectively with local and national partners to build the capacity of professionals.
• Coordinate and contribute to the creation and dissemination of a Discovery report which summarises the findings and collective action of the Discovery process in Speke.
• Support the creation of a detailed programme delivery plan which responds to the needs identified during Discovery and which has been co-designed with local stakeholders.
• Help local partners to reflect on the learning gained through this work and spread that learning throughout their agencies and across the project to multi-agency colleagues.
• Support local partners and the programme team to transition from Discovery into Delivery, ensuring the relevant governance structures, contracts, milestones and activities are in place for the programme start.
• If or when required, provide line manager support to a Programme Officer, supporting them to carry out their role effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure the programme is delivered to a high standard

• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure effective planning, timescales, partnerships, interventions, data collection and measurement frameworks for the programme.
• Design and develop processes that will provide clarity around accountability for programme targets and key areas of activity.
• Oversee the monitoring of performance at a local level, ensuring that the programme is performing as expected and highlighting areas of performance concern.
• Facilitate the sharing of best practice and learning across the local partners in your area.

Build partnerships & managing relationships

• Oversee relationships with local partners, ensuring the right relationships are in place and managed to the highest levels of care.
• With support build and manage local level partnerships with best practice deliverers, influencers, schools, and commissioners in your area.
• Ensure that memorandums of understanding and contracts with all local partners on the project set clear expectations regarding deliverables and the way the partnership is represented publicly.
• Ensure that robust processes and procedures are in place for managing all partnerships effectively, particularly in reference to new local partners.

Communication and representation

• Work with Right to Succeed and regional contacts to build awareness of the Cradle to Career Project in your region.
• Act as an ambassador for Right to Succeed and the Place Projects at a local level and work with the Programme Director to identify opportunities whereby key thematic learning can be shared both locally and nationally.

Support the wider team to:

• Identify partnerships that could lead to further funding for the charity’s work in this area.
• Understand the opportunities to replicate and scale the programme and ensure that the processes and procedures behind the programme support this.
• Work collaboratively with internal Right to Succeed teams in order to enhance organisational learning and improve future practice and programme design.
• Support robust and efficient feedback and reporting mechanisms to funders and trustees.
• Work more collectively with other areas of the organisation, through the early identification and communication of potential opportunities for collaboration.

Please note the key responsibilities of this role are described above. They may be subject to reasonable changes from time to time in line with business needs.

Travel

This role will require significant local travel between schools and other agencies in the Liverpool and wider Merseyside area and occasional travel to Right to Succeed’s Manchester and Liverpool offices. It is essential that the post-holder has access to a car or excellent transport systems in order to travel efficiently between locations.

Person Specification

Experience (essential)

• At least 3 years’ experience in the not-for-profit, education or public sector working to support children and young people
• Proven experience of managing relationships with a range of senior stakeholders - including senior leaders of local agencies and services working with children and young people
• Proven experience of leading successful initiatives targeting improved child outcomes or tackling inequality
• Effective line management

Experience (desirable)

• Experience of leading engaging and interactive meetings and workshops with a range of stakeholders
• Experience of working with the youth and community sector
• Experience of delivering cultural change within an organisation
• Experience of translating analytical research into practical recommendations and concrete actions
• An understanding of collective impact approaches and research-led practice

Skills (essential)

• Proven organisational and project management skills
• Ability to adapt style to work within the Right to Succeed programme management structure
• Ability to manage conflict
• Excellent relationship management skills and ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to draw up practical and effective solutions
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team working on a larger project
• Effective communication skills including strong written English skills (report writing, research and presentation)
• Sound ICT skills
• Numerate with the ability to analyse and interpret data from a range of sources
• Ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time and to plan effectively to meet programme deadlines
• Ability to be highly self-motivated, flexible and effective as a professional who shall largely make deliverables away from the Programme office

Skills (desirable)

• Ability to deliver training
• Ability to influence, inspire and to initiate change
• Experience of using coaching to enable a solution-focused approach
• Experience of the use of Appreciative Inquiry

Knowledge (essential)

• Ability to represent the charity and project credibly with local stakeholders and partners
• A developing understanding of the evidence base around children’s outcomes
• A developing knowledge of effective community engagement

Knowledge (desirable)

• Understanding of the local voluntary, community and social enterprise landscape in Liverpool and Liverpool City Region
• Previous experience of working with the public sector

With a new CEO and an ambitious and inspiring new strategy being developed, Smart Works is looking for a skilled and analytical Director of Finance to drive organisational financial strategy at a time of significant change and growth.

The Director of Finance will act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, and provide financial reporting for the board, working closely with the Treasurer. As part of the SLT, the post holder will be responsible for the financial management and strategic financial planning for our London centres and Group staff, as well as supporting our 12 centres nationally, operating within a federated structure. In addition, the post holder will provide wider leadership as part of a multi-disciplinary team to drive positive outcomes for our clients.

Please see the document attached for the full job description. 

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter by 5pm on 23rd April. 

Shortlisting for this role will take place on 24th April with first round interviews taking place on 28-29th April virtually, and second round interviews taking place on 6th May in London.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

As the Practitioner Psychologist/Psychotherapist delivering the partnership with the British Red Cross you will be based in two BRC Refugee Support services in Leicester and Derby whilst remaining part of the Helen Bamber Foundation Team. You will be responsible, with support from the senior Helen Bamber Foundation clinical team, for delivering assessments of individuals referred by the BRC Senior Psychosocial Practitioner. You will support effective referrals into local mental health services, and, where treatment cannot be provided elsewhere and would have significant benefits, deliver a range of therapeutic interventions to a small number of BRC clients. You will provide and support outreach and training of local health care providers to increase their capacity to support trauma survivors.

This role will include delivery of highly specialised psychological assessments for both medico-legal and clinical purposes, provision of appropriate evidence-based therapies, delivery of training to local mental health providers as well as to staff from non-clinical backgrounds who have significant client contact, internal relationship and partnership building, monitoring of outcomes, and potentially the supervision of a trainee clinical psychologist on a final year specialist placement. The role will include input into partnership development, policy, research and fundraising.

We are looking for someone who is committed to working therapeutically with individuals who have experienced human rights abuses and who have developed trauma spectrum disorders as a result. In addition to proven experience in working therapeutically with this client group, the candidate will have a passion for human rights work beyond the individual client work, and a desire to contribute to effecting change at a policy level. This role requires the ability to react and respond creatively and appropriately to the needs of the service and the partnership. You will be required to travel to London occasionally to participate in meetings, professional development and other activities (this travel will be reimbursed).

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Provide specialist psychological assessments and deliver psychological therapies to clients of the BRC Refugee Support services in Leicester and Derby (and where approved other services in the East Midlands);

· Contribute to the monitoring of activity and outcomes from the partnership;

· Work closely with the BRC Senior Psychosocial Practitioner to develop training and outreach for the local mental health providers and where appropriate the BRC Refugee Support service teams;

· Train in the preparation of medico-legal reports and contribute to the preparation of these reports for clients of the East Midlands BRC Refugee Support services;

· Develop and carry out audits and research projects relevant to the Helen Bamber Foundation or the partnership (in collaboration with the BRC Senior Psychological Practitioner and the Director of Therapy and Executive Director of Clinical and Counter-Trafficking);

· Provide internal and external training in collaboration with the HBF clinical management team;

· Supervise junior staff; and

· Liaise with other non-statutory and statutory organisations on matters of clinical care and policy.

· Where applicable, contribute to policy and position statements with other members of the Helen Bamber Foundation and the British Red Cross and represent the partnership at conferences and other events.

About the role:

Birmingham Hippodrome has been entertaining audiences for over 125 years. The Finance Team is crucial to stewarding financial resources, meeting regulatory requirements, providing transactional services and delivering a range of reporting to enable the organisation in deliver its strategic aims.

The Head of Finance is responsible for leading the Finance Team to provide compliant and effective finance services including transactional processing, financial accounting, financial planning and control, initiatives to improve financial performance and delivery of management information which supports strategic and tactical decision making. The post holder will work particularly closely with the Financial Controller and Chief Operating Officer to plan and deliver co-ordinated activity which provides excellent support for the organisation.

The organisation has an ambitious strategy which means that it has grown its workforce and the range of activities it undertakes and has more to achieve. It is taking on more activity with different accounting implications than in the past, such as loans, commercial property management and producing its own work for the stage. Capital projects are underway or having feasibility tested and we are at a point of change in how we work with some partner organisations. This means that we plan to increase capacity for financial planning, balancing capital and revenue expenditure, planning for organisation-wide impacts of activity and supporting partnership working.

As the Head of Finance, you will be pivotal in leading and developing the department and its relationship with both internal and external stakeholders. You will lead on the provision of accounting and financial management services for three companies in the Hippodrome group and some partner organisations, supporting a growing range of activity which brings new technical and support requirements. You will be joining a team of skilled professionals working hard to ensure that Birmingham Hippodrome’s strategic plans are underpinned by effective financial services.

About you:

Ideally you'll have most of the following:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CIPFA) - this is a must-have
• Technical knowledge of taxation and ability to research and implement new requirements.
• Knowledge and experience of accounting and tax technical considerations in a not for profit setting.
• Experience of reporting requirements of Charity Commission and Companies House.
• Practical experience of producing VAT returns.
• Experience of assessing employment or self-employment status.
• Proficient in implementation and use of accounting software.
• Able to assess and engineer systems of financial control to ensure an appropriate control environment.
• Ability to explain complex financial concepts to a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt your management style to support team members with a wide range of experience levels.
• Ability to build constructive working relationships and look for positive and flexible solutions to challenges, while achieving necessary compliance.
• Experience of managing and developing a team.
• Experience of producing information for senior leadership and presenting it in appropriate format for their needs.
• Experience of producing statutory financial statements for a charity group.

Please download the candidate pack from our website for full details of the role. To apply, complete the application form and set out how your skills, experience and knowledge make you a suitable candidate.

Recognising the under-representation in our workforce of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people, and those with disabilities, we particularly welcome applications from people with those identities and experiences.

We would be happy to have an informal chat with you about the role before you apply. Please contact the People team if you would like us to set this up.

Housing Officer - £39,039 pa

Hybrid Working – 3 Days onsite in Hemel Hempstead

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Housing Department for an experienced Housing Officer to join our dynamic team.

The role involves managing a geographical patch of properties and duties will include:

• Carrying out tenancy reviews and tenancy audits with residents in their homes
• Housing management casework including Anti-Social behaviour, domestic abuse, abandonment and hoarding
• Taking appropriate action regarding breaches of tenancies
• Working collaboratively with the other teams and services to ensure appropriate action is taken to deal with breaches of tenancies

• Assisting with Court processes and representing Hightown in court where necessary.
• Resident involvement throughout the week travelling across your geographical patch

Each Housing Officer in the team has a lead role, enabling staff to specialise in an area of Housing Management (we're flexible if you have an interest in a specific lead). This may include:

• Anti-Social Behaviour
• Domestic Abuse
• Tenancy Fraud

As part of your lead role, you will be expected to keep up to date with legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice in your key area as well as providing guidance to other team members when needed.

Due to the nature of the role, you must have a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housingandsupport.

We currently manage over 9,000 homes and employ over 1100 Permanent and Bank staff in our Care and Supported Housing Schemes and from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £121 million and a development programme that will deliver over 350 new affordable homes each year.

The Benefits

We offer a range of benefits which include:

• 33 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• £39,039 pa for 35 hours a week contract
• Monthly attendance bonus
• Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support
• Access to favourable discounts and savings at high street retailers, gyms, restaurants, and cinemas
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Employee support and health & wellbeing services
• Well-equipped on-site gym

If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please apply below.

Interview Date: Monday 31st March 2025

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis and therefore we may close the vacancy early. Interested applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure they are considered.

We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer.

Role: Direct Marketing Manager (Acquisition)

Closing date:                     23/04/2025

Interview date:     13/04/2024

Hybrid working (8 office days per month)

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 1,400 employees and over 31,000 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 & Nighttime Economy) 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

Taking a leading role as part of the Individual Giving management team, you play an important part in helping to achieve a step change in the growth of the net voluntary income of St John. The role will work closely across Individual Giving and the wider Fundraising Directorate to develop an evolving supporter acquisition strategy that will aim to recruit new supporters with a focus on digital. The role needs to focus on managing the implementation of the strategy including using insight and data to develop, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate campaigns across a range of channels, with a cutting edge and contemporary approach whilst staying current with the continuously changing legislation and support climate. Responsibilities include working with agencies and suppliers to project manage the full cycle of direct marketing campaigns.

About You

• Significant experience in a third sector direct marketing role
• Track record in managing effective digital campaigns on a national or regional basis
• Experience of using fundraising databases e.g. Raiser’s Edge, Microsoft Dynamics or similar
• Extensive experience of using a variety of fundraising channels including digital, email social media, direct mail, telemarketing and SMS
• Experience of leading a revenue generating team, including generation of six figure acquisition income 

About the Role

• Oversee the supporter acquisition programme, taking responsibility for outstanding donor recruitment with the highest standard of quality and compliance and ensuring a diverse programme mix; ensuring they are in market on time, on budget and on brand.
• Develop an annual plan of acquisition activity; monitoring and analysing all campaign results, with ongoing test and learn mechanisms in place to drive continuous improvement and making recommendations for future activity to effectively maximise income and ROI
• Working collaboratively with key fundraising and data teams; lead the development and continuous improvement of new supporter product development
• Strong agency relationship management across a variety of partners and suppliers, from building relationships and negotiating to contract and routine performance reviews
• Lead on all KPI tracking, trend analysis and interrogation of results at all levels; including programme optimisation to ensure targets are met and contingency planning as required.
• Work closely with key colleagues across individual giving and in other directorates to ensure they are involved in relevant aspects of acquisition activity

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.

St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role

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

Our ideal candidate is committed to providing a high standard in their work, with a passion to supporting clients to help them on their journey towards positive mental health and who embed and share Beacon’s values.

You will be delivering 1:1 counselling, face to face appointments and potentially remote, and be able to work evenings to meet the demand and needs of our clients. You may be based in a school setting for some of the hours you work

Our ideal applicant with be enthusiastic, caring, positive and committed to learning and developing within their role to ensure we continue to provide the best service to our clients. Although training to use our systems will be provided, you will have some digital competence and understanding to fulfil the administrative requirements of the role.

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team at Beacon and would particularly welcome applications from under represented communities including, LGBTQIA+, older applicants and global majority communities.

Please see the job pack for further information regarding the role.

About GNDR

We are the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), the largest global network of organisations committed to working together to improve the lives of people affected by disasters worldwide. Since being established in 2007, we have grown into a network of 1,965 member organisations across 131 countries, representing millions of people on the frontlines of hazards, climate change and mass displacement. Through transformative, evidence-led programming and powerful advocacy, we are driving climate action and disaster resilience alongside our members across the globe.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and passionate fundraiser to join our team. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone who is committed to driving change in the areas of disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change, and sustainability. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in successful fundraising and business development, and a deep understanding of building strategic partnerships across a variety of income streams including institutional and high-value fundraising. If you’re ready to harness your skills to support innovative projects that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, we want to hear from you.

The Fundraising and Partnerships Manager is a vital member of the secretariat team. This holistic role is responsible for supporting all fundraising activities across GNDR. This includes conducting research on prospective institutional and philanthropic donors in GNDR’s priority markets (UK, Europe and North America), developing strategies to build engagement, leading the design and production of high quality donor submissions, and ensuring effective grant management and reporting. As we are a small team, this role will have a varied and diverse workload, with lots of opportunities to lead and shape GNDR’s fundraising direction.

Overall scope of the role

The remit of this post will cover the following core responsibilities:

• Donor prospecting
• Business development and management
• Funding proposals
• Donor reporting and compliance
• Team collaboration

Candidate requirements

We are ideally looking for candidates who have the following core skills and experience:

• Proven experience in securing funding from institutional donors, trusts and foundations, and corporates across the UK, Europe, and the US
• Demonstrated success in business development, resource mobilisation, and building long-term partnerships
• Skilled in developing funding proposals, compiling financial and narrative reports, and ensuring compliance with grant requirements and relevant legislation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal writing, report preparation, and the ability to succinctly convey complex issues
• Agile and adaptable in diverse, fast-paced environments; effective in both independent work and team collaboration, including cross-cultural communication and capacity building
• Diligent, conscientious, and detail-oriented with a proactive, innovative approach to identifying opportunities and improving processes
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and alignment to GNDR’s core values

Eligibility

We are accepting applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK. Candidates will need to be able to travel internationally when necessary.

Currently, our UK-based staff work on a hybrid basis, with a minimum requirement of one day per week at the Teddington office. Following a consultation phase, we are exploring a different type of hybrid working model that, pending approval, may include in-person team meetings once a month, in a flexible working space in London. This plan aligns with the anticipated closure of our Teddington office, providing an opportunity to foster collaboration in a new environment.

Please note that all offers of employment at GNDR are conditional and subject to satisfactory background checks.

We welcome applications from candidates who meet most of the essential criteria outlined in the job specification below.

For a full Job Description and Person Specification please follow the link below. 

How to apply

Please visit our website for instructions on how to apply.

Please note that we are unable to accept incomplete applications.

Start date

Negotiable although we are looking to fill the position as soon as possible.

Closing date

Thursday 17 April 2025

Please note: We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Due to the high number of applications that we expect to receive for this role we may not be able to provide individual feedback.

Interview

Week commencing 28 April 2025

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We are dedicated to creating a team that embodies the rich diversity of the society and communities we serve. Our commitment lies in cultivating an inclusive environment, where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic circumstances, and individuals with disabilities.

We celebrate the unique experiences and perspectives that every candidate brings and are dedicated to ensuring fair and equitable opportunities for all.

Please visit our website to find out more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Our benefits and wellbeing

At GNDR, we are committed to cultivating a happy and healthy working environment for all our staff.

We provide a competitive salary and benefits package across all of our locations. 

Please visit our website to find out more about our approach to wellbeing and our benefits.

Flexible working

In order to support and encourage a healthy work-life balance for our staff, we are happy to consider flexible working requests as part of our recruitment process.

Flexible working options are available for existing staff in line with our policy. As a global organisation, most staff work remotely depending on their role and location.

If you have any questions on any of the above information or if you have any specific requirements that would enable you to participate more fully in the recruitment process,  please contact our HR team - contact information are available on the jobs pages of our website.

About Us 

At The Lullaby Trust our vision is clear: a world where no baby dies suddenly or unexpectedly, and every grieving family gets the support they need. We exist to keep babies safe and support bereaved families. 

We give families a safer start to life and create a supportive space for anyone whose baby or infant has died suddenly or unexpectedly. We empower families and health professionals with trusted advice on keeping babies safe, backed by research, and provide grieving families with bereavement support, side-by-side.

Since 1991 we have reduced the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by 82% and saved the lives of over 32,000 babies. But our work is not over, as three babies still die suddenly and unexpectedly a week. 

About the role

Data underpins everything we do. We’re looking for a Senior Database Officer with exceptional data management and analytical skills to ensure our data is structured, maintained, and utilised effectively across the organisation.

In this key role, you’ll work closely with teams across fundraising and communications, using your expertise in data analysis, segmentation, and reporting to drive strategic decision-making. Your insights will help optimise engagement, retention, and stewardship across our supporter base.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a deep understanding of CRM systems, data integrity, and reporting tools, along with a keen analytical mindset to translate data into meaningful actions. Your work will directly contribute to our mission to keep babies safe and grieving families supported.

If you’re an analytical thinker with a passion for using data to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

The main functions of your role will be:

1. To be responsible for the management and enhancement of our Raiser’s Edge (RE) database including new and  complex data requests and selections, and integrations with external platforms

2. To provide training in Raiser’s Edge to the organisation

3. To be The Lullaby Trust’s Data Protection Officer

This role can be offered as a hybrid role (with approximately one day per week in our London office) or fully remote, with occasional visits to the office for meetings or staff days as necessary; the two salary ranges above reflect this. The 21 hours could be worked across 3-5 days per week.

It is a key time to be joining The Lullaby Trust as we have just launched our new brand positioning, new website and creative direction, to help us reach more families and supporters than ever. We are a friendly, flexible employer and want to create a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone. 

If this excites you, we would love to hear from you. For more information on the role and how to apply, please have a look at our job pack and apply through Charity Job. 

For every baby. For every family. Forever. Together, we can keep babies safe.

Please do not use AI software to generate your application answers; it is usually obvious when this has been done as the answers generated tend to then be exactly the same as other candidates. We'd love to see what you can uniquely bring to the role.

If you share our vision that ‘every young person should be supported to gain the confidence, independence and skills they need for a better and brighter future’ we might have the perfect role for you!

ThinkForward is recruiting a Community Coach based in London to deliver our unique programme supporting young people into further education and employment. If you are….

· Passionate about, and have experience in, supporting young people to make amazing decisions about their futures

· Committed to equity, diversity, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice

· Persistent, empathic and agile in your style of work and able to apply a coaching approach to the delivery of our programme

· Able to tell the stories of our work through data

· Confident in running one-to-one and group work sessions

· Knowledgeable of employability practices and the importance of tailored progression planning for young people

…then please click on the attached job pack for our role description and information pack for more details about ThinkForward and the role you could play, then apply via CharityJob with your CV and cover letter.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Anti-Social Behaviour Officer - £39,039 pa

Hybrid Working – 3 Days onsite in Hemel Hempstead

Our fantastic Housing department has an opening for an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer providing a responsive and customer focused service in relation to the management of ASB to Hightown’s residents in rented accommodation, keeping up to date with legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice in this area.

The ASB Officer will work alongside Housing Officers in response to ASB reports, taking the lead on, investigating, gathering evidence and resolving ASB reports ensuring that internal policies and procedures are complied with and offering appropriate advice and assistance.

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake victim and perpetrator risk assessments, ensuring that vulnerable residents are identified and have appropriate support in place.
• To effectively investigate and manage serious cases of ASB and prepare for legal action where necessary. To ensure that cases have been fully investigated following Hightown's policies and procedures.
• To provide guidance to victims and witnesses through the legal process as a named contact including updating complainants and victims as to developments of cases.
• To liaise with and provide supporting evidence to the police and local authorities in applications for Closure Orders.

As part of your lead role, you will be expected to keep up to date with legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice in your key area as well as providing guidance to other team members when needed.

Due to the nature of the role, you must have a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.

We currently manage over 9,000 homes and employ over 1100 Permanent and Bank staff in our Care and Supported Housing Schemes and from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £121 million and a development programme that will deliver over 350 new affordable homes each year.

The Benefits

We offer a range of benefits which include:

• 33 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• £39,039 pa for 35 hours a week contract
• Monthly attendance bonus
• Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support
• Access to favourable discounts and savings at high street retailers, gyms, restaurants, and cinemas
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Employee support and health & wellbeing services
• Well-equipped on-site gym

If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please apply below.

Interview Date: 2nd April 2025

We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer.

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis and therefore we may close the vacancy early. Interested applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure they are considered

XLP is a vibrant youth work charity dedicated to shaping bright futures for young people. Leading the charge against poverty and educational failure in inner London, we offer holistic, long-term support to 11 to 25 year olds in both schools and communities.

The Head of Youth Work - South role oversees the work in the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth, as well as XLP’s Mentoring Department, and reports to the Director of Youth Work.​

In this role you will oversee all youth work in the area, ensuring high-quality delivery and maintaining safeguarding responsibilities. You will develop and shape the team’s youth practice, aligning it with XLP’s wider vision. Through collaboration with local partnerships, schools and community organisations, you will work to expand opportunities and create meaningful change for young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive impactful youth work in a dynamic and supportive environment, increasing engagement and broadening the reach of XLP’s work in South London.

At Mosaic, our mission is clear, to help children,young people and their families when they've lost someone really important to them.  Grief affects all of us in different ways - our role is to provide advice and one-to-one counselling, someone who listens to their feelings, and can support them to see a better future, remembering the life of the person who died.

This administrator role is pivotal in enabling our small charity to do its job.  Working with our busy referrals team, you'll be helping us process data, liaise with schools and volunteers across Dorset, organise events for families and be part of a very dedicated group of staff.  We need someone with the passion to help children and a real team player who doesnt mind pitching in when they are needed.