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The role of the Young Carers Programme Manager is to lead on the delivery of our employability and aspirations programming for young adult carers, to support positive transitions from education into employment. The role works in partnership with our network of local carer organisation, employers and wider sector stakeholders, to deliver an engaging and diverse programme of opportunities for young adult careers to meet with employers, experience work environments, and broaden opportunities to access careers of choice.
Our ideal candidate:
- We are looking for someone with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities, regardless of the industry you've worked in.
- Skills such as project coordination, gained through professional roles, volunteering, or other responsibilities, will be highly valued.
- Excellent presentation skills and ability to speak engagingly in public to a range of audiences will be key.
- Knowledge and understanding of young carers issues would be beneficial, whether gained in a personal or professional capacity, such as policy and legislation affecting young carers, children, and young people generally.
- Familiarity of monitoring and evaluation processes.
- Competency in digital tools and social media which can be used to engage, promote activities and events for young people.
- Experience of delivering employability and/or skills development programmes would be beneficial.
- Demonstrated experience working with volunteers and coordinating volunteering programmes.
If this sounds like you, download the recruitment pack below to find out more about the role.
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Evidence Synthesis Manager
£45,854 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week
The Evidence Synthesis Manager is a crucial role at the College as you will lead on the project management, delivery and undertaking of existing or new systematic reviews, helping to ensure that the RCPCH continues to lead the way in children’s health.
As Evidence Synthesis Manager you will lead on the development of systematic review protocols, including search strategies and inclusion criteria, in liaison with key stakeholders, whilst providing technical expertise and training on evidence-based methodologies (e.g. critical appraisal, search strategy development), for clinicians, staff and members of guideline development groups.
Reporting to the Head of Research and Evidence, you will lead on reviewing and critically evaluating a variety of evidence to support systematic reviews, ensuring that RCPCH internal procedures and regulated methodological requirements are being followed.
Taking responsibility for Quality Assuring the findings of systematic review outputs which are communicated to, implemented and published by the Child Protection Sub-Committee and relevant clinical leads, you will work with the relevant stakeholders to produce communication plans, promoting and disseminating findings from guidelines and systematic reviews.
You will also be expected to regularly contribute to journal articles within the field of paediatric research.
Suitably qualified with a research methodology element or with equivalent work experience, you should have proven technical expertise in systematic review methodology and critical appraisal of studies and have a background of working with clinicians or academics in the NHS or a similar regulated environment.
With demonstrable knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including clinical guidelines, you will be able to provide training and support in critical appraisal skills and/or data extraction processes.
You should be able to assimilate and report complex medical information on child health research quickly and clearly to different audiences, whilst also having strong writing skills and experience of writing reports of a medical or scientific nature or having published or co-authored in academic publications.
The ability to undertake research of highly sensitive topics - this will involve being exposed to research into issues relating to child protection - is essential.
A project management qualification and experience of evaluation methodologies would be desirable. Familiarity with clinical guideline development methodology along with familiarity with carrying out statistical analysis using SPSS, STATA and/or Review Manager would also be desirable.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community.
The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work.
The RCPCH 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 College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.
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: 7 May 2025
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health advocates on child health issues at home and internationally.



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Summary
The Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership was set up in 2017 with the mission to 'develop inspirational leaders who are called, connected, committed to deliver the Church of England vision for education'. Since then, it has operated a wide range of leadership development programmes, networks, research, conference and events, and published a range of key leadership resources to equip school leaders at every level to put their vision into practice.
Part of this provision has been as a very successful national provider of NPQ programmes. Beginning in 2017 with the delivery of NPQs for Headteachers, our suite of programmes has now expanded to include programmes for Specialist Teachers, Senior Leaders and also Executive Leaders. More recently, a partnership between the Church of England and the Catholic Education Service is also enabling programmes to be deli
Internal-facing Support:
- Support the Programme Management Team with maintaining the integrity of data within Salesforce.
- Working with the Senior Programme Manager to support the effective programme management and launch of Flourishing Leaders and Teachers.
- Lead on administrative tasks relating to recruitment of Flourishing Leaders and Teachers.
- Event administration for Flourishing Leaders and Teachers, including keeping the calendar up to date, creating online meetings, liaising with staff who will participate, and ensuring Blackboard is updated as needed.
- Support Programme Management Team with preparation of monthly reports, with key updates on recruitment, engagement and quality assurance.
- Admin support within the Programme Delivery teams, including setting up online forms, managing the inboxes, Salesforce reporting and other.
External-facing Support:
- Providing first-line support within the queries arising from our inboxes.
- Support Learning Technology team with administration, including providing assistance with online events.
- Support applicants with any queries relating to the application process and IT support. Also support with liaising with participant sponsors to ensure their administration is completed.
- Supporting the quality team to track the onboarding of Coaches and Facilitators for the Flourishing Programmes, ensuring tasks are completed on time and to the deadline.
- Providing support to ensure that Delivery Partners are completing all administrative tasks as required.
Essential
Knowledge/Experience:
- Experience working in an administrative environment, including inbox management and good skills in phone/email communication with stakeholders.
- Experience working in a pressured environment, meeting milestones and key deliverables
- Working as part of a team
- Experience of compiling data, extracting and analysing information
Skills & Abilities:
- Customer service skills and ability to take responsibility for progressing stakeholder queries
- Proactive and able to work under own initiative to suggest solutions to problems
- Strong sense of ownership and ability to solve problems
- Strong attention to detail
- Proven communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational skills
- High Microsoft Office proficiency, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Desirable:
- Experience in finance admin and reporting
- Strong analytical skills
- Advanced statistical analysis and Excel skills
- Proficiency in using survey technology, for example, Form Assembly
- Experience using Learning Management System (i.e. Blackboard) and Customer Relationship Management system (i.e. Salesforce)
Key requirements:
Whilst this is a remote role, the post-holder will need to travel for the following reasons:
- Education Office Team Days (3 per year)
- Education Office Residential (2 days, including 1 overnight stay in the autumn)
- NPQ Team Days (aprox 3 per year)
The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences – is seeking an Events Manager (Public Engagement) to join the Communications and Marketing department to devise and deliver the year-round public engagement programme.
The role
The role will be responsible for the planning, management and delivery of programmes designed to support researchers to develop their skills and experience in public engagement as a route to impact. This includes the annual flagship Summer Showcase festival, the nationwide public engagement funding scheme SHAPE, Involve and Engage, and key partnerships and collaborations with other organisations in the sector.
You will work closely with the Head of Events and Public Engagement on the strategic development of these programmes and will be responsible for supporting and guiding researchers to develop high-quality, innovative projects which provide meaningful opportunities for two-way dialogue with the public about their research and the humanities and social sciences more broadly.
About you
You will be someone who has passion and experience of delivering high-quality public engagement activities and who thrives in the ‘live’ environment of events and other public-facing activities. You will be equally as comfortable with planning, including developing frameworks for monitoring and evaluation.
You will also have experience in managing and developing people, whether directly managing staff or leading on a task with a dotted-line basis. A core part of this role is working in partnership with both internal teams and external organisations, and so we are looking for someone who is collegiate and flexible and who understands how to build positive working relationships across a diverse range of skillsets and experiences.
You will be joining at an exciting time, with the recent completion of three brand-new state-of-the-art events spaces at our home on Carlton House Terrace and continued growth in the Academy’s role as a research funder. You will play an important role in contributing to the ongoing programme for this new development.
About the Academy
The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, established by Royal Charter in 1902. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. Today’s complex challenges can only be resolved by deepening our insight into people, culture, and societies. With a Fellowship of around 1,700 leading national and international academics, the Academy invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas, engages the public with fresh thinking and debates, and brings together scholars, government, business, and civil society to influence policy.
The Academy currently has five directorates: Communications & Marketing, Development, Policy, Research, and Resources, plus a small Governance & Fellowship Team. We have increased staffing in the last 12 months and expect to continue to grow this year.
Working at the Academy
Our senior management team has worked with staff to foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and empathy in which all contributions are recognised as we work towards our common goals. Our people strategy and working practices focus on building strengths and sharing insights, with learning and development, wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion at the centre of how we operate as an organisation. Investing in our staff and encouraging a healthy work/life balance is central to our success as we move forward and continue to grow. Find out more about the British Academy, including our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement, by visiting our website.
Terms and conditions
The British Academy is based at 10–11, Carlton House Terrace, St James Park, London, SW1 – a Grade 1 listed building. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a 35-hour working week, 34 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, a subsidised canteen and an excellent occupational pension.
How to apply
We use Applied for our recruitment. Applied aims to overcome unconscious bias in recruiting. Instead of using CVs, candidates are asked to answer questions that test the skills needed for the role. The responses are then anonymised and reviewed in a random order by members of the hiring panel.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, in line with our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, promoting equal opportunity, and addressing under-representation. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.
To apply and to see the full job description and our workplace values, please follow the link to apply now on the Applied recruitment platform. Please contact the HR team if you have any questions.
Closing date: Noon on 30 April 2025.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Heart Research UK is a leading non-profit organisation dedicated to stopping people dying from heart diseases. The Health Promotion & Education team enhance the heart health of the UK population through innovative health improvement programs.
The Healthy Heart Coach will deliver health checks, provide tailored heart health lifestyle advice, and conduct heart health coaching sessions within community, workplace and event settings. The coach will also be responsible for ensuring accurate data capture, maintaining and replenishing stock for events, assisting in the development of engaging health promotion resources and future delivery of health education workshops and exercise sessions.
This role is hybrid to our Leeds office but is primarily remote with travel across the UK to health check locations. We require the participant to be able to commute to the Leeds office to ensure stock replenishment and collection of the health check stock for events. This role requires travel across the UK, including overnight stays (2 per month average).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.
Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.
Our commitment to anyone who studies microbes is “whoever you are, wherever you are, we will amplify your voice”.
Read more about our Mission and Values on our website.
“We are interested in every candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”
About You
The Policy and Engagement Manager is responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of the Society’s growing policy and engagement programme.
This role will report to the Head of Engagement and Storytelling, with managerial responsibilties for the Policy and Engagement Officer, and will have responsibility for leading the development and coordination of key strategic policy and engagement activities, including progressing external scientific and higher education policy for the Society and promoting the importance of engaging in policy-making to members of the Society.
Suitable candidates will have experience in developing evidence-based policy, including in research, innovation and higher education policy. They will also have excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to manage and build effective relationships with key stakeholders engaging in the Society’s activities.
Please note that the organisation operates a hybrid working policy.
For more information about the Society, please visit our website.
Our generous benefits package includes;
• Flexible working hours
• Highly competitive salaries with an annual cost of living increase
• 23 days holiday + eight bank holidays and three additional days over the Christmas break
• 10% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance including free (health and wellbeing) employee support services
• Enhanced maternity pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay
• Enhanced Adoption pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid adoption leave and 13 weeks of statutory adoption pay
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• £50 contribution towards eye care
To Apply
Please attach your CV and Cover Letter.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 1st May 2025.
It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter. This is because the Microbiology Society is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We value, promote, and seek diversity.
The Society also takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused, or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.
Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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NACE is the UK’s leading charity that supports and champions the education of more able learners. With over 40 years of experience, NACE works with a diverse network of member schools, leaders in education and practitioners to increase challenge for all learners. We believe that that all young people, including the more able, are entitled to have the opportunity to develop their abilities without limits – no matter what barriers to learning they may face and no matter what school they attend.
NACE is seeking to appoint a Marketing Administrator who will support the development and implementation of a comprehensive marketing programme, including effective use of social media, to achieve:
· An increase in take-up of both NACE membership and our product range;
· Effective communications to ensure our current members gain full value from their NACE membership.
The successful candidate will have obtained Level 3 qualifications (A-levels or equivalent) and you may have a degree in an area such as communications and/or marketing. You will have experience of using social media platforms to promote products, events or services, and of using online event platforms. You will be confident using databases and will display excellent attention to detail and a commitment to ensuring our members receive an excellent standard of customer service.
You will have shown the ability to display initiative and to work successfully as part of a team. You will have the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people and display effective listening, verbal and written communication. You will be expected to work effectively under pressure, be able to manage multiple projects and deadlines, react positively to change and embrace new challenges. You will be committed to working for a charitable organisation and/or have an interest in the education sector.
This role reports to NACE’s Marketing and Brand Executive.
Location: Chilton, near Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RN
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 4-5 days (30-37.5 hours) per week – term-time-only working will be considered
Salary: £24-£27k (fte) depending on experience
Holidays and benefits: 33 days holiday (fte) including 8 bank holidays. Pension auto enrolment after 3 months employment. Free car parking.
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter setting out the reasons for your application, making clear how you meet the criteria in the person specification, and detailing one example of how you have used social media platforms to achieve a desired outcome – e.g. increase in followers/registrations/purchases.
Closing date for applications: 12:00 on Monday 28th April. Interviews will be held in the NACE offices on Thursday 1st May.
The selection process will involve an interview with the Membership and Programme Delivery Manager, and Marketing and Brand Executive. You will also be asked to complete a task relating to the role. There will also be the opportunity to meet the CEO.
Please send us your CV and a covering letter setting out the reasons for your application, making clear how you meet the criteria in the person specification, and detailing one example of how you have used social media platforms to achieve a desired outcome – e.g. increase in followers/registrations/purchases.
We believe all young people should have the opportunity to develop their abilities without limits – no matter what barriers to learning they may face
Pregnancy Options Centre (Options) are seeking a Fundraising and Marketing Officer to raise funds for our counselling and education services: supporting people in crisis or distress around unplanned pregnancy or pregnancy loss experiences and educating the next generation on matters surrounding sexual health and healthy relationships. The post-holder will be responsible for raising funds from grants/trusts applications, and for developing and maintaining donor relationships. They will also take the lead on marketing the charity through social media, publicity and our website.
Pregnancy Options Centre provides free, non-directive help and support to anyone facing an unplanned pregnancy or struggling following an abortion or pregnancy loss. We offer a safe, non-judgemental environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings surrounding their situation and experiences. Alongside our counselling service, our Education project delivers interactive workshops to young people on topics surrounding healthy sex and relationships, self-esteem and the three options following an unplanned pregnancy: abortion, adoption and parenting.
Fundraising and Marketing Officer Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising and Finance:
- To carry out and contribute to the fundraising strategy
- Write comprehensive and compelling funding applications to Trusts and Foundations, tailoring them to meet a range of criteria
- To research and develop new funders to support the achievement of fundraising goals
- Build, nurture and maintain positive relationships with current funders, corporates and donors by stewarding them well.
- Ensure grants are acknowledged promptly and reporting requirements are met within agreed timescales
- To maintain up to date and accurate funder and donor records
- Work with project leads to identify and produce case studies/ service user statistics to demonstrate the impact of the charity’s projects
- Work with the CEO on community fundraising events, either organised by the charity or supporters.
- Explore innovative ways to diversify and expand Pregnancy Options Centre’s fundraising efforts.
Marketing:
- Manage Pregnancy Options Centre’s website: maintain and update content; optimise pages for audience and campaigns.
- Manage Pregnancy Options Centre’s social media channels; develop and execute a content plan, schedule, create and post engaging content, monitor and respond to supporters to build our following.
- Create and edit short-form videos for social media
- Write and design Pregnancy Options Centre’s Bi-monthly Newsletter; build our following and increase supporter engagement.
- Work with the CEO to devise supporter care procedures for donors to ensure they feel valued by their interactions with us.
- In conjunction with the CEO, attend relevant networking events to increase the charity’s visibility and secure new partnerships.
Other:
- To provide quarterly reports for Trustee meetings
- To attend monthly staff meetings
- To carry out all such reasonable duties as may be required as part of the role instructed by the CEO
- To support and work within the Ethos of the Charity
- To attend regional or national events as required, including networking within the Pregnancy Centre’s Network (PCN)
- To attend Trustee meetings, when required, to give updates and feedback.
- To be familiar and comply with all the charities policies and procedures.
Closing date: 7th May 2025
Interviews: Shortly after
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Prospectus is delighted to be working with a respected educational institution top support with the recruitment of an interim Policy and Research Manager role.
This Policy and Research Manager role is available on a 9-month fixed term contract and full-time basis. This role is available on a hybrid arrangement where you would attend the Fitzrovia office 2 days a week. The salary on offer for this role is circa £50,000.
We are looking for an experienced policy and research professional to lead their Policy & Research Team. You and the talented team will play a crucial role in understanding key topics affecting student life.
You will plan, develop and deliver a programme of effective policy roundtables and events to support with spreading information about the organisations research programme. You will also offer guidance on shaping and influencing policy and analyse trends and policy developments.
In terms of research, you will commission, supervise and undertake large-scale research. You will manage and supervise team members, monitor budgets, expenditure and financial procedures.
To be considered for this role, you will have a university degree in a social science or similar discipline or demonstrable experience in policy and research. You will have knowledge of research methodologies, experience undertaking research studies, and an analytical mindset.
You will have excellent communications skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will have the ability to work as a part of a team and on own initiative. You will have strong IT literacy with experience using Microsoft Office and online platforms.
Desirably, you will have previous experience of working in a students’ union or similar organisation. You will have experience in line management. You will have knowledge/understanding of current policy issues and trends in Higher Education and the student experience.
If you are interested in learning more about the position, please don’t hesitate to get in contact for an initial discussion.
We're looking for an analytical thinker to join our Facilitation and Planning team as Facilitation and Planning Officer on a 12-month fixed term contract, to cover an internal secondment.
You'll work as part of a team who are responsible for planning and scheduling of all events, conferences and one-to-one sessions across our programme suite. The team recruit and support expert faculty to ensure our programmes are delivered to the highest quality in order to enrich participant learning.
Your main role will be to work within the Facilitation and Planning team, supporting with the development of our online system to auto-generate events. You'll be responsible for setting up reporting and monitoring processes to support our optimisation of facilitators, and work closely with other internal programme stakeholders to oversee the creation of new policies and processes such as our Quality Assurance and development offer.
You'll play a crucial role in supporting the Facilitation and Planning Manager with external recruitment for our expert external consultants.
Please note - this role is known internally as Facilitation and Planning Senior Associate.
Who are Ambition Institute?
A great teacher changes the future every day. Especially for children who have had a tough start in life, a teacher can be the critical factor in their success.
At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time.
That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.
- We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
- We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
- We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement.
We would like you to:
- Lead on the scheduling process of our programmes, ensuring scheduling aligns with sequencing requirements
- Be the first point of contact for our team of external faculty (facilitators and coaches), supporting general queries and processing invoices.
- Be responsible for allocating and matching facilitators to events and 1:1 coaching influenced by a set of key criteria
- Communicate and simplify complex data to share with stakeholders and identifying issues and solutions
Working in a hybrid way, you’ll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to the Facilitation and Planning Manager. In line with our current ways of working, you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
To succeed in this role you'll be highly attentive to detail. You'll also demonstrate:
- Experience of working with technology / systems for data monitoring – e.g. Salesforce, Microsoft and Outlook
- Excellent communication skills and good interpersonal skills with a wide range of stakeholders
- Problem solving and analytical thinking to find solutions
- Ability to get up to speed quickly and to break down complex information into digestible form.
What’s in it for you….?
- Competitive annual salary
- Professional development for all staff
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January
- Employer pension contribution of 11%
- Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
- Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
- Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
- Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service
- Shared parental leave package
- Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
- Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
- Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
- Interest free season ticket / bike loans
We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:
You should apply for this role if:
- You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
- You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
- You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
- You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
- You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
- You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
- You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact
You'll love working at Ambition if…
- You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
- You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
- You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
- You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
- Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.
How to apply…
Applications will be accepted for all office locations.
All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 30 April. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 12 May.
Please note when you click apply, you'll be taken to the Birmingham posting of the role. You can still apply via this posting as it won't determine your location if successful.
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Development Officer - Medical Sciences to join us on a permanent basis.
The University of Oxford is one of the world’s leading biomedical universities recognised for our outstanding quality and depth across the medical research spectrum - from genes to molecules, to big data and populations. With the honour of 12 Nobel Laureates over its long and distinguished history, our Medical Sciences Division is consistently at the forefront of innovative and life enhancing, and saving, science.
Philanthropy has played a key role in enabling the ambitions of our Division and wider University. As the Development Officer- Medical Sciences, you will work across the division to secure philanthropy that furthers this cutting-edge work, from developing treatments for brain and mental health and cancer, to preventing pandemics.
About the Role
· Raising philanthropic income for the Medical Sciences Division by securing donations of up to £50,000
· Providing effective stewardship for Medical Sciences donors;
· Engaging and stewarding legacy donations to the Medical Sciences.
About You
· This role would be ideal for someone at the early stages of a fundraising career who now wishes to take on the challenge of developing their own portfolio of prospects, while also gaining experience of high-level stewardship and fundraising more generally, within a broad and varied academic environment.
· The Development Officer will be a skilled communicator with a strong eye for detail, and a commitment to developing their career in higher education fundraising.
What We Offer
Working at the University of Oxford offers several exclusive benefits, such as:
· 38 days of annual leave to support your wellbeing, with the option to purchase up to 10 extra days and additional leave after long service.
· One of the most generous maternity and adoption leave schemes in UK higher education, offering up to 26 weeks of full-pay leave, followed by additional statutory and unpaid leave options.
· A commitment to hybrid and flexible working to suit your lifestyle.
· An excellent contributory pension scheme.
· Affordable and sustainable commuting options, including a cycle loan scheme, discounted bus travel, and season ticket loans.
· Access to a vibrant community through our social, cultural, and sports clubs.
· Opportunities for growth and development, including membership to CASE.
Application Process
To apply, please upload:
· A covering letter/supporting statement
· Your CV
· The details of two referees
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 25th April 2025
Interviews will take place on 1st and 2nd May 2025, and will be held face-to-face.
Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.
Spanning the historic streets of the "city of dreaming spires," the University of Oxford has been ranked the world’s leading university for nine consecutive years. A place where centuries of tradition meet world-changing innovation, we offer you the chance to shape the future while working in an inspiring environment that promotes excellence. Here, you’ll contribute to ground-breaking research that tackles global challenges - from advancing sustainability to pioneering healthcare solutions - and join a diverse, inclusive community that champions your wellbeing, development, and aspirations. Apply now to become part of our extraordinary legacy.
We raise funds in support of the University’s academic priorities, securing donations for all aspects of academic and student endeavour.





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We are looking for a Regional Development Executive to join our London-based team, The Citizens Foundation (UK). The Regional Development Executive will work closely with the CEO to develop the regional fundraising strategy and ensure it is delivered effectively. He or she will play a pivotal role in developing and managing strong relationships with existing and new supporters, with the aim of increasing TCF-UK’s funding and brand awareness on a regional level. This role is ideal for someone with very strong interpersonal, networking and people management skills, with a proven track record of proactively building and sustaining relationships with key stakeholders.
The Citizens Foundation (UK) is a UK registered charity that supports the education of underprivileged children in Pakistan. It achieves this by raising funds and awareness to support the education programmes of The Citizens Foundation, Pakistan’s leading education charity. Since 1995, TCF has been providing life-changing education through purpose-built schools in the heart of Pakistan’s urban and rural slums. Today, TCF runs “perhaps the largest network of independently run schools in the world” (The Economist). With an all-female faculty, TCF is also the largest private employer of women in Pakistan.
This is an exciting time to join our growing team, in a role that offers you the opportunity to work independently and flexibly, whilst make a real, tangible difference in the lives of thousands of children and women.
Responsibilities
· Develop and execute an annual development plan and budget, focused on identifying and building new groups of supporters (“chapters”) across cities as per the strategy and priority of TCF-UK.
· Achieve fundraising targets, while adhering to the fundraising budget, and thereby delivering a high rate on investment.
· Develop a programme of fundraising activities and initiatives, with the aim of growing regional income for TCF.
· Research, identify and network with key individuals in groups in the community who will support fundraising events and activities.
· Recruit, manage and support fundraising volunteers and supporters.
· Provide support and guidance to groups and individuals in the community who are fundraising on behalf of TCF.
· Manage and grow the portfolio of existing and potential HNWI’s in the assigned region, ensuring that all donors receive highest possible care.
· Attend, promote and raise funds for TCF-UK at events organised by TCF supporters or other organisations.
· Develop strategic relationships with key stakeholders (media agencies, journalists etc.) and leverage these to drive awareness about TCF.
· Ensure all fundraising activities comply with TCF’s guidelines as well as the statutory guidelines.
· Provide timely reports to the CEO and the Board on progress of all fundraising activities.
· Ensure donor, stakeholder and volunteer data is accurately captured and managed in the CRM.
Personal Specifications:
· Bachelors degree
· Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to connect, network and build relationships.
· Broad understanding of fundraising techniques, volunteer management and major donor fundraising.
· A successful track record of developing and nurturing strategic partnerships and meeting budget and targets.
· Ability to manage and resolve conflict.
· Adept at working independently and autonomously, when required.
· Strong, collaborative team player, with ability to effectively manage multiple conversations, priorities and stakeholders.
· Willingness to be flexible about hours and location of work in order to accommodate events, function and work activity. The role requires a degree of travel within the UK.
· Highly organised, efficient and detail oriented.
· Passionate about education and TCF’s work and mission
· Dynamic, energetic and flexible, with ability to adapt to a consistently changing environment.
· Must be authorised to work in the UK and not require work authorisation by our company for this position or in the future.
To enable moral, spiritual and intellectual enlightenment through quality education.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Training Facilitator & Content Creator
- 14 hours per week at £16.00 an hour (Actual annual salary £17,472 - FTE £29,120).
- Hours may be worked flexibly over 5 days.
We are recruiting for a Training Facilitator & Content Creator to join our dedicated team at the PDA Society. This pivotal role blends the art of delivering impactful, engaging training with the creativity of developing meaningful content for our growing learning platform. You’ll be responsible for facilitating interactive sessions (both virtual and in-person) tailored to diverse audiences, and creating high-quality materials including e-learning modules, webinars, podcasts, and presentations. At its core, this role is about nurturing conversations that lead to real change – supporting PDAers, families, professionals, and researchers alike.
We’re looking for someone who is an enthusiastic, inclusive facilitator with a solid understanding of the PDA profile of autism and a passion for creating accessible, impactful learning experiences. You’ll be confident using digital tools, a skilled communicator, and comfortable working both independently and collaboratively across teams. The ability to adapt your style to suit the audience is essential, as is a willingness to travel to deliver in-person training across the UK. If you’re proactive, compassionate, and eager to make a genuine difference, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices (“Sundial” previously called Oxford Against Cutting) delivers high quality education and training on harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) and harmful body alterations. We offer safeguarding training for teams of professionals such as teachers, police and social workers. We also deliver lessons in schools, as well as workshops for community groups. We ensure people from FGM- and HBA- affected communities and young people are at the forefront of our work and all our workshops are delivered with facilitators from affected communities.
We are looking for a Communications Manager to support our marketing, press and social media work.
Job Description
The charity would like to increase our digital footprint by 50% and in order to do this we need a highly motivated communications lead to boost our profile. You will create and deliver a marketing, press and social media strategy, to increase both the reach of our work and awareness of harmful practices. You will build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including journalists, influencers and ambassadors to raise our visibility in both English and international languages in UK press, manage all our platforms and create digital content. You will work with the team and trustees to achieve desired outputs within agreed timeframes and budgets, to operational standards. Your work will be co-designed and informed by survivors and communities. You will operate under the principles of Do No Harm.
This role will be home-based and in Oxfordshire and will report to the CEO.
Person Specification
You will ideally be from a community affected by a harmful practice such as FGM/C or ‘honour’-based abuse and forced marriage. This does not necessarily mean you personally have been affected, but you have a deep understanding of the issues from living in your community.
Your knowledge of the topic:
You will need a strong understanding of violence against women and girls (VAWG), policy and legislation, ideally having experience working in the VAWG sector.
High level of organisation:
Most of the time you will be working from your home office so you will need be highly self-motivated and organised to meet deadlines for campaigns around international days (e.g. International Women’s Day) for example. You will be required to attend occasional meetings in Oxfordshire or elsewhere in the UK, for example at conferences where Sundial is represented, and some team meetings.
Strategic skills:
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Create and deliver Sundial’s marketing and social media strategy, ensuring a consistent message is shared with supporters
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Help grow social media networks and audiences
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Review analytics and prepare reports on progress
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Stay informed of upcoming trends and developments within the field of social media
Marketing skills:
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Creation of marketing materials
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Email and social media marketing
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Develop, implement and manage a wide range of young people’s participation and engagement campaigns ensuring successful delivery
Administration skills:
Administrative tasks, such as maintaining databases of press contacts, providing data about our communications for inclusion in bids for funding and reporting to donors.
Technical and digital skills:
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Create high quality, sensitive content to share online, such as videos and case studies, in order to raise awareness of harmful practices
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Check and maintain accounts across social media platforms, posting updates where appropriate
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Maintain a proactive approach to communications on social media accounts
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Skilled in using scheduling tools, Canva, Wordpress, film and photo editing
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Manage audio and video uploads and channels
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Contribute to the development of new online resources and projects
Relationships:
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Work with the Sundial team and participate in regular meetings as required
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Research and solicit potential ambassadors, influencers and celebrities
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Develop and manage relationships with ambassadors and influencers
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Manage the content of influencers, ensuring that their messaging is consistent with Sundial’s
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Keep the CEO informed of significant problems that might jeopardise the wellbeing of the organisation
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Promote the organisation’s commitment towards Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure that this is embedded in your work.
Press:
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Prepare press releases
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Build relationships with journalists in both English and international languages UK press houses
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Coordinate interviews with Sundial team members
HOW to APPLY
· Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest in the issues Sundial addresses and your relevant experience. Please also ensure your CV includes details of two referees. We will not contact your referees prior to interview.
· We strongly encourage applications from people from communities affected by harmful practices.
· Applicants called to interview will be invited to complete a written task. Interviews will take place on the 19th and 20th May.
· The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
Sundial is a rights-based charity dedicated to ending harmful practices and abuse issues suffered by girls and women.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
View the full job description and person specification attached.
Applications close at 23:59 on Monday 5th May.
TEP was founded by the Directors of ImpactEd Group and is incubated by the Group, receiving operational and governance support from Group Services. ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise their potential. We do this by helping our partners to be consistently impactful and operationally sustainable.
The Engagement Platform (TEP)
Our Vision: An education system where school engagement is consistently understood and acted on to improve pupil outcomes, employee culture and community relations.
Our Mission: The Engagement Platform exists to support schools and Trusts to easily, robustly and systematically understand and improve the engagement of pupils and students, parents and carers, employees and community stakeholders.
TEP exists to support schools and trusts to easily, robustly and systematically understand and improve school engagement. As a platform, TEP captures and reports on engagement across various dimensions and stakeholder groups: pupils and students, parents and carers, employees and community stakeholders. TEP helps schools to understand and act on this data. The platform's ability to track changes over time enables schools to measure the impact of their interventions, ensuring that their engagement strategies are effective and adjusted as needed. This action-oriented approach ensures that school engagement is not simply a metric or backward-looking accountability tool, it is core to school improvement.
Alongside providing detailed school and Multi-Academy Trust level insights, we are building the national evidence base around school engagement as a lead indicator. Our research unit provides national insights and research publications to support school level insight and build better sector understanding of school employee engagement. We engage with the TEP school community to provide research insights, case studies and best practice examples to support their practice.
The role
In an exciting note role within TEP, we are recruiting our first Marketing Manager. The successful candidate will have an excellent track record of designing and managing marketing and communications campaigns with impact.
Working closely with TEP Directors and ImpactEd Group Directors you will develop, implement and manage the communications and marketing activity for TEP as we build awareness and uptake of The Engagement Platform across the country and internationally.
You will plan campaigns, shape messaging and lead on execution of comms and digital marketing activity. With a wealth of data and insight to draw upon, we are excited to invest in our marketing function to take the benefits of TEP to the market.
About you
We are looking for someone who is passionate about education and our mission. We believe this is a role with significant growth and development opportunity and we welcome applications from people who are excited by the chance to shape, develop and grow the communications and marketing function at TEP. We hope that applicants will bring:
Experience
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Demonstrable experience in communications and/or marketing, developed over a minimum of three years
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Evidence of achieving targets and outcomes through communications and marketing activity
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Experience of managing and tracking digital marketing ads and campaigns
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(Preferred) experience of working in SAAS product marketing
Knowledge
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(Preferred) Understanding of UK education sector and sector media
Skills
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Communication: Ability to listen attentively, and to write and speak clearly, confidently and convincingly.
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Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and solutions-focused; we are a nimble, growing organisation so we have to thinking on our feet and adapt to change.
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Clear passion and interest for improving school engagement and supporting school leaders across the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.