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Make a life-saving impact with every story.

Every hour, five lives are lost to sepsis in the UK, but at the UK Sepsis Trust, we’re dedicated to changing this. Through advocacy, education, and support, we raise awareness, improve patient outcomes, and drive systemic change.

Our communications are vital in amplifying our work – reaching those at risk, connecting with the communities that need us most, and rallying supporters and partners to expand our impact. We’re looking for a dynamic and creative Marketing & Communications Lead to elevate our brand and spearhead our communications strategy.

This is a hands-on role for a collaborative leader passionate about storytelling, with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. You’ll work closely with our small but committed team, ambassadors, partners, and supporters to raise the profile of sepsis and showcase our life-saving work.

This role is home based but travel to London and Birmingham will be required on occasion.

Your Role: What You’ll Do

· Lead Digital Growth: Expand our reach and influence across social media, web, email, and beyond.

· Content Creation: Craft engaging, high-impact copy for social media, email campaigns, web, PR, and fundraising appeals.

· Digital Asset Creation: Bring stories to life through eye-catching visuals, graphics, and video content.

· Social Media Management: Plan and schedule content that drives awareness, conversation, and engagement.

· Email & Direct Mail Campaigns: Keep supporters informed, inspired, and motivated to act.

· Website & SEO: Ensure critical information is easy to access and impactful through optimisation and updates.

· PR & Media Outreach: Build strong relationships with journalists and influencers to amplify our message.

· Data-Driven Engagement: Use CRM data and insights to personalise outreach and strengthen connections.

· Team Leadership: Inspire and guide a small team, ensuring high standards and clear direction.

· Performance Monitoring: Track and report on the effectiveness of campaigns and activities.

About You: What We’re Looking For

· A proactive leader with proven experience in marketing, communications, and digital strategy.

· A natural storyteller with the ability to craft compelling, channel-specific content.

· Strong strategic thinker with a passion for hands-on implementation.

· Experience managing digital platforms, including SEO and analytics.

· Skilled in creating eye-catching digital assets (graphics and video).

· Confident in PR, media relations, and stakeholder engagement.

· Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and data-driven marketing.

Why Join Us?

· Be part of a purpose-driven organisation with a life-changing mission.

· Lead high-impact campaigns with national visibility.

· Work in a collaborative, dynamic, and supportive environment.

· Enjoy flexible, remote working options.

Ready?

Send your CV and a cover letter outlining why you're the perfect fit. 

Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK.

We do this through the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network (PEN), a network of around 6,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.

We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

Since its establishment in 2015, the Excellence Network has provided networking and collaboration opportunities for professionals across the different regions of the UK. In England, the Excellence Network is moving to a new regional model aligned to the 7 NHS England regions. The regional model in the devolved nations will remain the same: 3 regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 in Northern Ireland.

To help us deliver this new regional model, we are looking for 2 healthcare professionals to take on the role of Regional Clinical Lead on a consultancy basis.

We currently have vacancies in the following regions in England. To apply for the role, you will need to be based in these regions:

• Midlands
• South East

What will be expected of you in this role

You’ll:

• Be expected to co-opt a multidisciplinary leadership team to support you in your role. This team should reflect the multi-professional composition of regional services, as well as the geography and should include at least one person with Parkinson's.
• Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network at a regional level.
• Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services across your region.
• Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network and help represent the professionals in your region.
• Engage with Integrated Care Board (ICB) leaders to help influence the development of your Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Work closely with the Professional Engagement team at Parkinson’s UK to organise and hold engagement opportunities in your region. This will include working with the team to hold and lead at least one in-person meeting in your region per year.
• Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.
• Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.
• Work closely with the PEN National Clinical Leadership Team (CLT) to discuss and review national and regional priorities. Attend a virtual meeting with CLT 2 times per year.

What expertise you’ll bring

You’ll:

• Be a UK-based clinical healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with extensive interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also encouraged to apply.
• Have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

What you can expect from Parkinson’s UK

You’ll:

• Be formally welcomed and introduced to the Excellence Network and your role as a regional clinical lead.
• Be provided with an introduction pack, which outlines all the activities of the PEN at a national, regional and local level, so that you can gain an understanding of where your role fits in.
• Meet regularly with the Professional Engagement team to discuss and plan activity in your region, working to a co-developed engagement plan for your PEN region. We will be flexible, taking into account your individual needs.
• Meet with the Professional Engagement Lead or Associate Director of Policy & Health Strategy after 6 months in the role for a review meeting and then annually thereafter (or more frequently if required).
• Be provided with a set of resources and information to support you in your role eg. a ready made presentation on the PEN, data from the services within your patch, including relevant data from the UK Parkinson’s Audit.
• Be invited to an annual event for the National and Regional Clinical Leads, to provide updates, training and opportunities for discussion.

A bit more about the opportunity

Time commitment will be 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.

Monthly rate will be based on skills and experience. 

Term of consultancy services will be set tenure of 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend once for a further 3 years.

We will also ask you/your employer to send across a monthly invoice to the Professional Engagement Manager at Parkinson’s UK and include a short paragraph outlining what you’ve done in the role each month. We can provide an example of this.

How to apply

Please apply by emailing us with your CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined above. Please state the area you’re based in your application.

Closing date for applications: 12 midnight on Sunday 16 March.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews week commencing 24 March or week commencing 31 March. 

For further details of the role or to have an informal conversation, please contact Emily Dell, Professional Engagement Manager.

Are you passionate and self-motivated? Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills? If you would like to use your abilities to raise funds for charities, Chell Perkins Ltd's Grant Fundraising Traineeships will teach you everything you need to know and you’ll get the chance to join our team of trained consultants.

Chell Perkins Ltd are looking for FOUR people who are passionate about bringing positive change through fundraising. We want to nurture a new generation of fundraisers to provide charities with access to exceptional fundraising support.

We offer a four-month/16-week fully paid traineeship (approx £1,733pm gross) working with real clients in a fundraising consultancy and gaining a recognised certificate with education credits towards CFRE to give you a real headstart in working in the charity sector. There are a number of vacancies at Chell Perkins, and at the end of the course trainees will be eligible to apply for a permanent position.

This immersive programme starts on 1st September 2025 and is home-based, with high-quality training and plenty of support from our experienced fundraising team.

Why Chell Perkins?

At the end of our Grant Fundraising Traineeship, you will be a confident and capable grant fundraiser. But there’s much more to the scheme than that. The Chell Perkins team are a great bunch of people to work with. We really care about our partner charities and YOUR future. Our supportive and empowering work culture will enable you to realise your own potential.

“This programme is truly unique and rewarding. I recommend it to anyone thinking of beginning a fundraising career.” Junior Fundraiser, 2020

“The traineeship was an amazing opportunity, and I learnt so much about fundraising and the charity sector in such an engaging way. Everyone in the team is so friendly and supportive, you couldn't work with or learn from anyone better.” Class of 2023 and now a Fundraising Officer with Chell Perkins

“This traineeship has given me a headstart in my fundraising career and I couldn’t be more grateful! I left university with a love for charity work but little idea as to how I could use that passion in my everyday life, but this traineeship has helped me develop the skills and knowledge I need to make a real difference in the charity sector.” Class of 2023 and now a Fundraising Officer with Chell Perkins

Client mix

Candidates should be aware that at present 70% of our partner charities come from a Christian background (churches or Christian charities). While it is not a requirement to be Christian, candidates must be happy to write for a faith-based audience.

Further information

This role is home-based; however, we hold quarterly in-person team days, and you may occasionally be required to work from client sites (nationally, with a North West focus).

The traineeship will start on 1 September and will run until 19 December 2024. Candidates must be available to start on the first day of the traineeship. Interviews and offers will take place from March onwards.

For more details, download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification document.

How to apply

If our Grant Fundraising Traineeship sounds like it could be a perfect fit for you, why not apply?

Email a completed application form, a recent CV and a covering letter to our Office Manager (see 'How to apply' below).

In your covering letter, we are looking for:
● Evidence of strong written communication skills, and ability to write persuasively
● Passion for the third sector, and in particular fundraising
● Evidence that you have carefully researched the role and our organisation.

Using AI

We recognise that many applicants use AI tools like ChatGPT for drafting applications. Whilst these tools can be helpful, we advise you to first write your application personally and then use AI to refine it. This approach ensures your application remains original and truly reflective of your unique experiences. Last year, we noticed a trend of AI-generated applications lacking individuality, which hindered our ability to connect with applicants. Remember, it's your personal story, passions and motivations that make you stand out. Let AI assist you, but let your own voice lead the way.

Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK.

We do this through the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network (PEN), a network of around 6,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.

We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

Since its establishment in 2015, the Excellence Network has provided networking and collaboration opportunities for professionals across the different regions of the UK. In England, the Excellence Network is moving to a new regional model aligned to the 7 NHS England regions. The regional model in the devolved nations will remain the same: 3 regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 in Northern Ireland.

To help us deliver this new regional model, we are looking for 2 healthcare professionals to take on the role of Regional Clinical Lead on a consultancy basis.

We currently have vacancies in the following regions in England. To apply for the role, you will need to be based in these regions: 

• Midlands
• South East 

What will be expected of you in this role

You’ll:

• Be expected to co-opt a multidisciplinary leadership team to support you in your role. This team should reflect the multi-professional composition of regional services, as well as the geography and should include at least one person with Parkinson's.
• Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network at a regional level.
• Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services across your region.
• Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network and help represent the professionals in your region.
• Engage with Integrated Care Board (ICB) leaders to help influence the development of your Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Work closely with the Professional Engagement team at Parkinson’s UK to organise and hold engagement opportunities in your region. This will include working with the team to hold and lead at least one in-person meeting in your region per year.
• Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.
• Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.
• Work closely with the PEN National Clinical Leadership Team (CLT) to discuss and review national and regional priorities. Attend a virtual meeting with CLT 2 times per year.

What expertise you’ll bring

You’ll:

• Be a UK-based clinical healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with extensive interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also encouraged to apply.
• Have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

What you can expect from Parkinson’s UK

You’ll:

• Be formally welcomed and introduced to the Excellence Network and your role as a regional clinical lead.
• Be provided with an introduction pack, which outlines all the activities of the PEN at a national, regional and local level, so that you can gain an understanding of where your role fits in.
• Meet regularly with the Professional Engagement team to discuss and plan activity in your region, working to a co-developed engagement plan for your PEN region. We will be flexible, taking into account your individual needs.
• Meet with the Professional Engagement Lead or Associate Director of Policy & Health Strategy after 6 months in the role for a review meeting and then annually thereafter (or more frequently if required).
• Be provided with a set of resources and information to support you in your role eg. a ready made presentation on the PEN, data from the services within your patch, including relevant data from the UK Parkinson’s Audit.
• Be invited to an annual event for the National and Regional Clinical Leads, to provide updates, training and opportunities for discussion.

A bit more about the opportunity

Time commitment will be 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.

Monthly rate will be based on skills and experience.

Term of consultancy services will be set tenure of 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend once for a further 3 years.

We will also ask you/your employer to send across a monthly invoice to the Professional Engagement Manager at Parkinson’s UK and include a short paragraph outlining what you’ve done in the role each month. We can provide an example of this.

How to apply

Please apply by emailing us with your CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined above. Please state the area you’re based in your application.

Closing date for applications: 12 midnight on Sunday 16 March

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews week commencing 24 March or week commencing 31 March.

For further details of the role or to have an informal conversation, please contact Emily Dell, Professional Engagement Manager.

Programme Officer - UK
Employment Type: Full time. 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
Contract: Fixed Term one year with potential extension dependent on funding.
Location: Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Salford or London. Hybrid working and office based as required, with some travel across the UK.
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 (GBP). Plus, Into Film Benefits
Team: Activation Team
Seniority: Junior

About Into Film 

Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching. 

We also run the annual Into Film Festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards - the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent.

The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery good cause funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.

Our vision – Film enriches the life of every child and young person.
Our mission – To inspire and support young people to learn, and to realise their creative, cultural and career aspirations, through film and the moving image.   

Into Film operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford.   

We are open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours.  We also offer a range of staff perks and benefit, which are detailed below.

Role Summary 

The Programme Officer UK will be instrumental in providing administrative support for the successful delivery of our three programme strands across the UK. Reporting to the Joint Head of Programmes (Nations Lead), this role ensures the smooth and efficient running of projects by managing key organisational tasks, providing high quality customer service and supporting specific activities including data driven targeted work. Working closely with Programme Leads, Programme Coordinators and the wider team, the Programme Officer UK will play a vital role in maintaining seamless administration activities, contributing to the successful delivery and impact of our programmes.

Main Responsibilities:  

• Provide administrative support for the delivery of cross-programme activity in all four nations, including training for teachers and careers professionals, workshops, conferences and events.  
• Meet regularly with each of the nations’ teams to ensure a joined-up approach and understanding of the place-based programme activity and requirements in each area.
• Oversee and support the management and maintenance of the Salesforce CRM database of the nations’ place-based activity, ensuring data is accurate and up to date.  
• Assist with data collection and evaluation for reporting to funders by ensuring accurate data input and collection from relevant stakeholders including liaison with the Research and Data Officer.  
• Collaborate with the Marketing & Communications (Marcomms) team to assist in promoting the programme across all communication channels, including signups to our training programme for educators, entries to our filmmaking competitions, the Into Film Awards, and bookings for the Into Film Festival, Spring Screenings and other events for our Screen Careers programme.  
• Work with Marcomms and Programme Coordinators to run targeted marketing campaigns to increase and drive engagement in our place-based targeted areas across the UK. 
• Assist in desk-based research to identify partners and organisations (including schools) to engage underserved and underrepresented young people in our programmes.  
• Work with Programme Leads to support the development and delivery of our Youth Advisory Council and Education Ambassador initiatives.  
• Undertake additional general administrative tasks to support the smooth running of the team including but not limited to booking travel, processing invoices, and ordering materials.  
• Represent Into Film at conferences and events as required.  

Any other reasonable duties assigned by Into Film.

General Responsibilities:

• Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with Into Film’s stakeholders including teachers, children and young people, industry partners, funders, supporters, parents and carers, and members of the public. 
• Commitment and active participation in helping Into Film live its EEDI values and ethos through everything it does. 
• Contribute to long term planning to ensure growth in line with demand and resources. 
• Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of Into Film’s work.

Person Specification:

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience, knowledge and understanding of using CRM for analysis, insights and reporting.
• Proven track record and demonstratable experience in an administrative role. 
• Excellent project and time management skills, an ability to prioritise a busy work schedule and to work remotely as required.  
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written). 
• Awareness and good understanding of the education market, curricula and how teachers can use film across the UK. 
• Awareness and understanding of the screen industry landscape across the UK.  
• Experience of cross-team working.  

Desirable:  

• Experience of developing and implementing email campaigns. 
• Experience of working within an education or arts charity context. 
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office 365 suite.  
• A love and knowledge of film. 

All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance (and/or Access NI check or Disclosure Scotland check, depending on working location), acquired at Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this. 

Into Film employees enjoy the following benefits: 

• Annual Leave – 28 days (pro-rata), including 3 days to cover office closure between Christmas and New Year 
• Additional long service holiday award – after 3 years at Into Film, staff are awarded one extra day of holiday for each additional year worked, with the total entitlement capped at 35 days, i.e. on your 4th anniversary at Into Film your leave entitlement will rise to 29 days, on your 5th anniversary, your entitlement will go up by another day to 30 days etc.
• Pension – matched up to 5% of salary (2% above statutory employer contribution).
• Flexible working including compressed hours, job share etc. – all applications favourably considered, approval will be at the discretion of Into Film.
• Enhanced parental/paternity/shared parental leave.
• Support for professional qualifications – money towards courses and/or study days, if relevant to role. 
• Interest-free non-essential study loans. 
• Interest-free bike/scooter/travelcard loan. 
• Career break – up to 4 weeks unpaid leave, after 2 years’ service (at managers’ discretion). 
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 confidential wellbeing support, advice and guidance.  
• Wisdom health cover – including £75 annual eye care cover, as well as health insurance (non-contributory, apart from employee tax contribution).
• BenefitHub portal - offering discounts on healthcare, wellbeing products, and lifestyle products and services.

Closing: 9:00am, 14th Mar 2025 GMT

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Wales)
£33,824 pa plus excellent benefits
Home-based
35 hours per week, full-time

The Policy and Public Affairs Officer is an exciting and influential role as you will work with the Policy and Public Affairs Manager (Wales), Head of Devolved Nations and colleagues across the College to develop and deliver policy and communications activity for Wales.

As Policy and Public Affairs Officer (Wales) you will work with key stakeholders to coordinate and develop policy position statements unique to Wales, coordinating and producing draft responses to consultations in Wales, whilst supporting colleagues across the College with expertise on the political, governmental and health service landscape in Wales.

Communicating policy and public affairs priorities to stakeholders to maximise influence and impact, you will attend meetings with senior figures in Wales, produce content for blogs, social media, bulk email, web and other digital communications specific to our audiences in Wales, whilst also providing administrative support for the Wales Executive Committee.

With a good standard of education, you should have demonstrable experience in policy and public affairs and a solid knowledge and understanding of policy and legislative processes in Wales.

You will have proven experience of producing high quality policy and communications outputs such as consultation responses, reports, policy briefings and press copy, as well as demonstrable experience of producing high quality content for digital and social media.

With outstanding oral communication skills you will be able to manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Your excellent communication, organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills will ensure you are capable of supporting committees and other governance structures, particularly supporting the delivery of new processes and identifying opportunities for improvement.

The Membership, Policy and External Affairs Division actively promotes the membership, stakeholders and the public awareness of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and core child health priorities.

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

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

The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment – we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.

Closing date: 16 March 2025
interview date: 27 March 2025 (remote)

Since 2004 the MS Therapy Centre (NW) (MSTC) has been supporting those with Multiple Sclerosis to lead more positive, enriched lives by providing complimentary therapies, Oxygen treatment, support and wellbeing services.  It remains MS centric but also extends its reach to those with other neurological conditions, cancers and other specific conditions.

This is an exciting time to join our charity as we develop our new Centre based in Eccles alongside working on a strategy of cautious and sustained growth. We are looking for a dynamic and enterprising fundraiser to develop our work with trusts and foundations.  They must be as passionate as we are about helping our members attain all that they can and wish to achieve.

You will need to be a team player with excellent communication and people skills.  We require someone to be pro-active, resilient and good-humoured with excellent organisational and time management ability.  Whilst working remotely you must be able to commute to the Centre on a regular basis.  If you have a suitable background from working or volunteering in this area of fundraising then this could be an exciting opportunity for you.

To apply for this position please download the Job Description, Person Specification and Application form.

AVID exists to reduce the immediate suffering of people detained and work towards a future without detention. As part of a small and agile team, the Senior Network Coordinator is a central role at AVID. 

It is a crucial time to join AVID, as we embark on the implementation of an ambitious new strategic period and contend with detention expansion, increased enforcement, immigration deterrence and hostility. We welcome applicants from people who have lived experience of detention or of forced migration. You will be joining our small team of whom more than half have lived experience of detention. 

Please note: whilst this role is remote, it is UK-based with some travel required. We have a shared office in Brixton, London which is available for AVID team members to use on a flexible basis. We meet as a team in person once a quarter.

Summary

The Senior Network Coordinator is part of the AVID function (alongside the Senior Member Coordinator & Co-Director for Membership and Operations) to deliver AVID’s capacity building support to AVIDs membership network of visitor groups and drives collaboration.

The Senior Network Coordinator leads on the coordination and cultivation of the network infrastructure support to visitor groupsand network collaboration. The Senior Network Coordinator fosters collaboration between members and strengthens best practice for visiting, utilising AVID’s Members Charter as a central point of reference. As a small network, relationship building is central to this role and the post holder will provide 1:1 guidance alongside a programme of capacity building support based on membership needs. The role includes responsibility for the ongoing development of AVID’s Members Charter; coordinating and delivering AVID’s membership support programme of network calls, trainings, and skill sharing sessions; and the development of resources on the AVID members’ space.

This is a varied role, working directly with our diverse range of members across the UK, with a focus on the more established groups in the AVID network. The Senior Network Coordinator works closely with the Senior Member Coordinator who has a focus on smaller, grassroot groups and new visitor groups in the AVID network and visitor engagement.

Main duties and responsibilities

Relationship building and providing tailored 1:1 support to visitor group coordinators in the AVID network:

• Building relationships with AVID members across the UK with a focus on more-established groups in the AVID network.
• Providing 1:1 support, outreach and mentoring for group coordinators.
• Identifying, developing and collectively shaping good practice standards in visiting throughout the network.
• Responding to members’ queries and maintaining ongoing communication.
• Working with the Senior Member Development Co-ordinator to induct new groups to the AVID network and involve smaller grassroot groups in AVID’s programme of support.

Work alongside visitor groups to build their capacity, resilience and strengthen best practice for visiting in detention through:

• Delivering AVID’s core training modules on immigration detention and visiting to visitors groups, ensuring materials are relevant and up to date.
• Leading on a programme of training (both in-house and external), education and skill-sharing that addresses the needs of members and group coordinators.
• Building sustainable practices and collective care amongst visitor groups which respond to the adverse impacts of working in detention and vicarious trauma.
• Co-ordinating the AVID Annual Coordinators Network Gathering alongside the Senior Member Development Coordinator, jointly overseeing all aspects of administration and coordination of this event.
• Developing, updating and increasing use of AVID resources through oversight and development of AVID’s Members Area and resources/policies/guidance for visitor groups and coordinators as well as supporting the development of AVIDs volunteer visiting handbook.
• Working alongside people with lived experience of detention in the AVID community to facilitate meaningful opportunities for leadership in network activities.

Develop network collaboration, facilitated peer-support and alignment of groups around shared network values, strategies and goals through:

• Co-ordinating and facilitating AVID member calls and skill shares to provide structured peer-support and ensure that information is effectively shared in the AVID network.
• Working with AVID members to establish processes and activities for collaborative development and ongoing revision of the members’ charter.
• Embedding charter values across AVID’s network support and capacity building work with a priority focus on anti-racism & anti-oppression and lived-experience leadership in line with our strategic objectives.

Maintaining and monitoring the activity of the AVID network and identifying emerging areas for development through:

• Developing and improving access to AVID’s membership offer, administering the annual membership renewals and keeping up to date records of AVID members.
• Designing and implementing annual members survey.
• Keeping an up-to-date record of member activities, meetings, participation and feedback.
• Keeping abreast of the development and support needs of the AVID members as well as changes in detention policy and practice.
• Identifying and building relationships with external partners to strengthen collaboration and partnerships with the wider movement.

Other tasks:

• Supporting AVID’s strategic development through our strategic objectives.
• Working alongside other members of the AVID team to ensure that membership support and network development is connected to our overall mission of ending detention and advocacy efforts.
• Representing AVID at external meetings and events.
• Contributing to funder and board reporting.
• Tracking, monitoring and evaluating impact using AVIDs internal databases.
• Responding to general enquiries by phone, email or post.

Person Specification

We are interested in skills and experience developed in a range of environments, whether through formal workplaces or voluntary. We recognise the great value of lived experience of immigration detention and/or of hostile environment policies and would be very interested to hear from applicants with this experience.

Experience

• Experience of delivering and designing training to meet specific objectives with an understanding of the different needs for in person and online training.
• Experience of recruiting, supporting, and advising volunteers.
• Experience of delivering workshops and/or coordinating events (online and in-person).
• Experience of working with marginalised communities.
• Experience of monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

Desirable:

• Experience of developing support systems, identifying priorities for change and strengthening the infrastructure of voluntary groups.
• Experience of working with refugee, migrant and/or detained communities.
• Experience of working in the immigration and/or criminal justice sector.
• Experience of working in a membership organisation.

Knowledge and understanding

• Knowledge of good practice in volunteer management.
• Knowledge and understanding of migration, human rights, asylum, criminal justice and immigration detention in the UK.

Skills

• Communication skills, written and oral.
• Facilitation skills and inclusive approach to managing online and offline spaces.
• People skills and ability to build relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Solid administration skills and working knowledge of information systems.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Salary (UK): £23,589 plus benefits (Our pay philosophy ensures consistency across locations and salaries. The starting salary for this opportunity plus benefits depends on location of the candidate). 

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 2.6 million children who receive Mary’s Meals every school day. We offer more than just a job, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development and flexible working. 

The role: 

Our Digital Content Library (DCL) is a key global resource for Mary’s Meals and an online record of all of our best stories, photography, videography and case study content. This role will give you the opportunity to work closely with this content and ensure that it is used effectively across the whole global family. 

As Content Coordinator, you will have responsibility for ensuring the highest quality content is uploaded, carefully catalogued and easily searchable. You should be confident and comfortable working with a wide range of staff and volunteers, providing training and resources, answering enquiries and proactively seeking opportunities for development of this key resource. You will also be responsible for the development of your own regular communication activity including our monthly newsletter for regular donors, The Next Chapter. Another key area of responsibility is the coordination of essential content reporting for our flagship campaign Sponsor A School and our Philanthropy reporting needs. 

Working as a key member of our Communications team and reporting to our Senior Content Manager, your key duties will include:

•  Review photography from our programme, identifying what content should be added to DCL, in consultation with Senior Content Manager (SCM)
• Uploading, tagging and cataloguing resources (inc. photography, videos, case studies and other copy) on DCL
• Administration of DCL, sorting content into relevant collections, ongoing maintenance and proactively seeking opportunities for development of existing structure and search functions
• Support international teams with their own content requirements, making recommendations from existing material
• Provide ongoing training for DCL users e.g. written resources, video tutorials and online workshops
• Management of relationship with DCL platform provider, Montala
• Regular analytics reporting on DCL and online content use and engagement, utilising this to inform future DCL development
• Support Marketing department with campaigns, using the DCL to share content effectively and to tight deadlines
• Work with Mary’s Meals’ international communications teams to coordinate monthly reporting schedule and content requirements for Sponsor A School and all Philanthropic reports

• Managing our monthly newsletter for regular donors – sourcing stories, coordinating content, copy editing written pieces and communicating this with relevant international communications teams across Mary’s Meals family

With strong IT skills, relevant cataloguing experience and a deep understanding of the impact of great imagery, you will be self-motivated individual who enjoys working independently when required and brings a positive organised approach to managing a varied workload. 

About us:

Mary’s Meals is a values driven organisation, we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding. 

If you are passionate about communications and storytelling and want to use your talents to make a real difference in the lives of children all over the world, we would love to hear from you.  Please click APPLY and send your CV and a covering letter to tell us why Mary’s Meals and this role is a great fit for you.  

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term position only

Benefits (UK Based):

• 34 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time working patterns) including bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year, to a maximum of 39 days (+ option to buy another week)
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Medical insurance for candidates located in Kenya, Liberia, Malawi and Zambia

• Pension - depending on the location of the candidate. Any pension contribution paid as part of salary will be subject to normal statutory deductions/ taxation

Closing date for applications is Friday 7th March 2025.

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

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in driving income, building meaningful partnerships, and supporting life-changing projects in rural Zambia and Mozambique.

Location: Remote (UK only) with a minimum of 5 mandatory meetings per year (includes overnight stays for 2-day meetings) at our office in Shrewsbury and occasional meetings elsewhere.
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Benefits: Matched pension contributions (7% of salary after probation), 5 weeks' annual leave plus bank holidays, and a discretionary Christmas shutdown.

Village Water:

For over 20 years, Village Water has been committed to transforming lives in Africa by delivering vital support in safe water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH) to rural communities in Zambia and Mozambique. Collaborating with local partners, we reach the most marginalised populations in villages, schools, and health centres-improving health and empowering communities with opportunities to thrive.

The Role

As the Corporate Fundraiser, you'll focus on maximising income from corporate partnerships (both UK and international). You'll build and manage your own portfolio of corporate donors, identify new opportunities, and provide exceptional stewardship to secure ongoing support. Collaboration across the organisation is key, as is a passion for creating positive change.

Your Responsibilities:

• Build, develop, and manage a portfolio of corporate supporters to maximise income.
• Research and identify new opportunities, delivering pitches that align with companies' values and ESG goals.
• Organise and support corporate fundraising events, both in-person and online.
• Write persuasive proposals, reports, and donor updates that showcase the impact of our work.
• Maintain accurate donor records and ensure timely reporting to funders.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop social media content that engages supporters.
• Act as an ambassador for Village Water, representing the charity at networking events.

About You
We're looking for someone who is passionate about the cause and excited to make a meaningful impact. Your experience will include:

• A proven track record of securing funds from new corporate partners, including awards exceeding £10,000.
• Confidence and experience delivering engaging presentations to diverse audiences.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills to ensure long-term donor support.
• Strong written skills for crafting compelling cases for support and donor updates.
• Financial acumen, with the ability to interpret budgets and funding data.
• Proficiency in using databases to monitor fundraising performance.
• Is passionate about the cause and excited to make a meaningful impact.

Why Village Water:

We are a small, dynamic team that values our personal touch, collaborative approach, and unwavering commitment to driving positive change. You'll work alongside passionate individuals who are making a tangible difference in people's lives every day.

Closing date: 9th March 2025
First stage interview: Thursday 13th & Friday 14th March

Salary: £60,000-£80,000
Contract: Permanent, part-time working considered
Location: Remote, UK-based
Closing date: Rolling

We have an excellent opportunity for a CEO working for an educational healthcare charity, which seeks to support healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, initially through pharmacy education. You will report to the Board. As part of this role, you will lead the charity’s mission to support clinical pharmacy education, through overseeing the quality of lecture production, leveraging expertise in pharmacy, and securing partnerships for the training programme. Key goals include ensuring the strategic planning and implantation of the e-learning programme, and developing relationships with partners such as universities. You will look for additional funding from diverse sources to ensure financial sustainability for the future.

This role will offer you the exciting opportunity to act as an instrumental part of the charity’s growth by expanding its presence across sub-Saharan Africa, exploring opportunities in other healthcare professions like physicians and nurses. You will also manage two direct reports.

To be successful as the CEO, you will need:

• Proven experience running an organisation, ideally within the pharmaceutical or medical industry or within the charity sector
• Experience leading teams with a track record of growing income and headcount
• Demonstrable experience in developing organisational strategies
• A solid understanding of income and expenditure strategies, as well as the day-to-day management of budgets
• Ability to design and set monitoring and evaluation metrics ensuring the quality of the lectures and scholarships

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner. 

​Bring Your Salesforce Expertise to a Role that Makes a Difference

Charity People are proud to be working in partnership with a UK-wide charity that brings the comfort of therapy animals to people in hospitals, schools, care homes, and more on their search for a Sales Force Coordinator.

Location: Home-based with occasional days in Head Office (Chalgrove)
Hours: Part time - 20 hrs per week
Salary: £35,000 pro rata (£20,000 actual)
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Benefits: 28 days pro rata + pension scheme

About The Organisation

We are working with a UK-wide charity that brings the comfort of therapy animals to people in hospitals, schools, care homes, and more. With 5,000 volunteers, they make a difference by improving mental health and wellbeing through the power of animals. The organisation is continuously improving its technology to enhance the experience of its volunteers and the impact of its work.

As the Salesforce Coordinator, you'll play a vital role in managing and developing the organisation's Salesforce platform to support the growth of their volunteer management system, their new portal, and future fundraising initiatives.

Role Overview:

You'll work with external partners and internal teams to customise, maintain, and enhance the Salesforce CRM system, helping the organisation reach its full potential. You'll ensure smooth operations, oversee system developments, and provide training and support to users. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with Salesforce experience who is excited to make a tangible impact in the charity sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support CRM development projects with external Salesforce partners, ensuring timely delivery.
• Customise Salesforce to meet the organisation's specific needs, including creating fields, objects, workflows, and reports.
• Produce and maintain dashboards to monitor activity and performance.
• Assist in implementing new Salesforce features, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements.
• Maintain and document Salesforce processes and procedures.
• Administer the Salesforce database, ensuring data integrity and managing user accounts.
• Provide training and ongoing support to users on Salesforce functionality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Salesforce configuration and data issues.

About You:

You're a Salesforce professional with a passion for using technology to drive change. If you have experience in Salesforce administration, customisation, and troubleshooting, we want to hear from you. Your proactive and self-motivated attitude will ensure you thrive in this role, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Skills:

• 2+ years of experience in Salesforce Administration.
• Proficient in Salesforce configuration, customisation, and administration.
• Experience with Salesforce NPSP and Experience Cloud (advantageous).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in training and supporting a diverse range of users.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.

You'll be an integral part of the organisation's mission, ensuring their systems are working seamlessly to support volunteers and drive positive change.

How to Apply:

If you're ready to make an impactful difference, then we want to hear from you. Please send your CV to Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People for further details of the application process.

Closing Date: 7th March

First-Stage Interviews (in-person): Week commencing 17th March.

Charity People actively promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Work setting: Remote
Salary: £30,000 FTE
Contract: Permanent, part-time (21 hours per week)
Location: London

Are you an organised, detail-oriented events professional looking for an exciting new opportunity? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy bringing people together, and love the buzz of live and online events?
 
TPP are recruiting an Events Assistant on behalf of our client, a well-established professional membership body.
 
Benefits:
 

• 23 days' annual leave (pro-rata) your birthday off if it falls on a weekday!
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection.
• Training budget to support your professional development.

 
The Role:
 
As an Events Assistant, you’ll join a dynamic team and help deliver an engaging programme of events for professionals. Working closely with the Learning and Events Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring events run smoothly, while also having the opportunity to develop and launch your own ideas.
 
Main responsibilities:
 

• Providing administrative support for event planning, including managing event listings, liaising with venues, and preparing materials.
• Assisting with Awards events, supporting the entry process, judging process, and ceremony.
• Supporting the accreditation programme, answering queries and scheduling accreditation sessions.
• Helping to evaluate event success, gathering and analysing feedback.
• Hosting online and in-person events (approximately 2–3 times per month), including webinars, workshops, and industry tours.
• Researching new event ideas, speakers, and venues.
• Providing general administrative support to the Learning and Events Manager as needed.

 
Requirements:
 

• Strong administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• A conscientious and adaptable approach—able to work independently and within a team.
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

 
 
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
 
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn’t quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!

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.

Marine Planning Officer (Marine Renewables) 

Salary: up to £32,000 per annum  

Location: Homebased with occasional travel to London, and rest of UK or based at the main office in Newark Tues-Thurs  

Full time (35 hours per week)  

Permanent 

Closing date for applications: 9th March 2025  

First interview: 17th/18th March  

Second interview: 21st March 

About Our Client

Our client are a federation of 46 charities, supported by a central charity. Together they have over 940,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. 

From precious peatlands and wildflower meadows to Britain’s lost rainforests, our client have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. We’ve re-wiggled rivers, brought back beavers to the UK and helped thousands of communities take matters into their own hands to bring back nature on their doorsteps. Collectively they manage more than 2,600 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. They undertake research, they campaign for wildlife and wild places under threat, and they help people access nature. 

But they’re not standing still. The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world they all live in. They need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if they are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. They have an ambitious new strategy to address this, setting out their bold vision of nature in recovery with many more people taking action for wildlife. 

Are you a marine planner keen to make a change to ensure natures recovery is at the heart of the growth in marine renewables and the offshore wind sector? If you have experience in UK marine planning policy, with excellent advocacy and communication skills, and would like to work for one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities, then they have an exciting opportunity for you! 

Working within their small but highly impactful marine team, the Marine Planning Officer will work to influence the development of marine energy policy, particularly offshore wind and the marine spatial planning process to improve the quality of decisions taken at a project and strategic level to deliver our client belief that development in the marine environment should be right technology in the right place and not at the expense of the natural environment. 

You will work with the Marine Planning Manager to advocate for greater environmental sustainability of marine renewables and influence through all stages of the planning process, as well as take a lead on specific areas depending on your expertise. 

About you 

Our client is looking for an organised and resourceful individual who has proven experience of working on planning policy and strategy. You will have a commitment to wildlife conservation and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. 

Our client value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgmental and are inclusive. They particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level. 

RSWT take their safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read their commitment statement.  

As a Disability Confident employer, They are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible. 

RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment. 

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. They may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. If you would usually use tools such as these to assist you in filling in a form, please contact them to discuss this further and understand other options.