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Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office. 

Salary: £35,575 per annum 

Hours: 35 hours per week 

Closing date: Tuesday 25 February 2025 10.00am 

Interview date: Tuesday 4 March 2025 

This is a permanent full-time role. 

Please note that we reserve the right to hold interviews earlier so please apply as soon as possible. 

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for a Senior Research Communications Officer with a passion for making complex scientific content clear, engaging, and accessible. You will be skilled at translating research into compelling messages for diverse audiences and have experience using multiple channels to reach a broad range of stakeholders. 

The ideal candidate will understand the importance of lived experience in shaping meaningful content. A commitment to inclusion and amplifying diverse voices will be central to your approach. 

You will have a strong background in building relationships with internal teams, researchers, stakeholders and the public.

If you are passionate about creating content that demonstrates impact and drives meaningful conversations around T1D research, we want to hear from you. 

Experience required 

You’ll have previous experience of: 

• Translating science for lay audiences, ensuring content is accessible and inclusive

• Using a variety of channels to distribute your content 

• Public speaking 

• Working within a science communications team

• Leading others and contributing to a collaborative team environment 

• Delivering communication activities to set plans and targets 

• Working together with people who have lived experience to co-produce content 

• Forming good working relationships with key audiences, including our own colleagues, people with lived experience of T1D and senior researchers. 

• Using your organisational skills to prioritise work and handle conflicting demands and deadlines  

• Analysing data to continuously improve content performance and efficiency 

• Selecting, creating and editing visual images and video content 

About Breakthrough T1D 

Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. 

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

Employee benefits 

As an employer we offer: 

• Hybrid working arrangements 

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours 

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service 

• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment 

• Season ticket and cycle loan 

• Pension scheme 

• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates 

• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development 

Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. 

Project Support Officer

England North

£25,859 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref: SUS4340a)

Part Time 22.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Fixed term contract until 31st October 2025

Base: Birtley Active Travel Hub (at Birtley Library) and activity locations around Gateshead.

About the role

In partnership with Gateshead Council, Sustrans is opening an Active Travel Hub at Birtley library. This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans and support people in Gateshead to walk, cycle, and wheel, by providing practical, impactful support.

As the Project Support Officer, you will work with the Project Coordinator and Project Officer to provide support on a variety of projects that promote active travel in communities, workplaces and educational settings. You will also support the recruitment and development of volunteers in the area. 

This varied role will see you working in partnership with local authorities, community groups and schools around the region along with volunteers and third-sector organisations to increase walking wheeling and cycling activities and commutes, and increase levels of public health and well-being.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
 

Candidates should be based within the geographical area with regular travel expected to a nominated hub/office base in Birtley, Gateshead.

About you

You should have some experience of working or volunteering in community or environmental projects, and experience of working with volunteers and in public-facing roles. 

Knowledge of engagement techniques and behaviour change initiatives is desirable. 

You should be able to work well as part of a team and have good communication skills, as well as able to work independently and manage your own workload. 

There are lots of opportunities for training and development within this role, so we ask that you are willing to learn and work towards relevant qualifications with Sustrans. 

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups. 

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 23 February 2025.
• Interviews will take place in person at Sustrans’ Newcastle office during the 4th or 5th of March 2025. If you are unable to attend in person, please contact us to arrange an alternative option. 

About Sustrans

At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle. 

We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet. 

 We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported. 

You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.

GRANT AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN  THIS  FORWARD THINKING, AMBITIOUS GLOBAL CHARITY

SPANA (The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) is the global charity for the working animals of the world. Since our  foundation in 1923, we have worked  to support the welfare of working animals, including horses, donkeys, mules, oxen, dogs and camels. We value compassion, respect, and empathy for working animals and our mission is to transform the welfare of working animals in a world where animals, people and the environment are respected and thrive.  Find out more at our website.

Salary:  c£45,000 pa depending on skills and experience.

The GRANT AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER will be responsible for:

· The effective financial management of grants to our partners, ensuring compliance with funding requirements and the            introduction of robust financial tracking systems to monitor grant expenditure.

· The development of tools and processes to support grantee partners with the management and reporting of grants               and the building of capacity for long term growth

· Ensuring SPANA adheres to financial and regulatory obligations, minimises risk and is in a strong position for future             funding opportunities.

· Developing a comprehensive and accessible information system for grant management.

· Training staff on grant management and compliance best practices.

Your skills, experience and knowledge for this role of GRANT AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER must include:

· A degree or equivalent in business administration or finance or substantial prior  experience in a related role.

· Extensive  up to date knowledge of UK and international funding regulations and compliance requirements.

· Demonstrable professional experience in grant management, compliance, financial reporting and due diligence.

· Excellent proven financial analytical and problem solving skills

· Ability to work in a multicultural environment and undertake international travel where necessary.

· Interest in working animal welfare and international development.

Benefits include:

· 34.5 hour week,

· 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays,

· generous company pension scheme paying 10% of salary for employee contributing 5%;

         healthcare cash plan with Medicash,

· enhanced EAP,

·        volunteer day programme.

Hybrid Working: London office  (Borough High Street)  or remote. If remote, employees must normally visit the London office or other locations for meetings or events at least twice a month.

 TO APPLY:

1. Download the job description and person specification from this advert or our website.

2. Send your CV and cover letter/email ( no more than two pages of A4) stating how you meet the requirements of       the role of GRANT AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER  to:

                                Sarah Robson, Sarah Robson Associates:  

As an independent HR consultant, I am assisting with the recruitment for this post on behalf of SPANA

3. Closing date for applications:   5pm 25 February 2025

All applications will be acknowledged. Main interviews will take place the week of the 10 March.

Applications without a cover letter/email explaining how you meet the requirements for the role will not be considered.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of your employment.

Fauna & Flora is seeking a Finance Assistant, Reporting & Systems to support the smooth running of Fauna & Flora’s finance and programme management systems and assist in their development.

You will have experience of maintaining databases, and excellent IT and numeracy skills. You will enjoy solving problems, and have an exceptional eye for detail and a diligent and rigorous approach to work. You will have experience of accountancy or working in a financial environment.

You will be a good team player and enjoy working in a busy environment, with the ability to balance competing demands. With a proactive approach to your work, you will seek to add value and have opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to Fauna & Flora’s growth and development.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work for a ground-breaking organisation at the forefront of global conservation, with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, life insurance and salary exchange schemes.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

Please visit our website and download the job application for further details on how to apply

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 2 March 2025.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.

Interim Head of Finance 
Contract: 12 months ending 31st March 2026
Salary: Paid a day rate of £430 
Hours: Part-time: 3 days a week
Location: Norwich

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the county’s largest environmental charity, committed to the protection and enhancement of Norfolk’s wildlife and wild places.

We are seeking an experienced accountant to manage the finances of the trust and lead the finance team during a period of maternity leave of the existing postholder. This role is an integral part of a finance department that strives to deliver high quality financial services to the trust and its subsidiaries. 

The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working in a charity environment and will be able to evidence strong skills across a range of finance responsibilities and in particular, the development of finance software, following the introduction of a new system in April last year.  We are looking for a confident leader, able to deliver effective change and embed new finance processes. This is a hands-on role needing a practical, problem solving approach and has the opportunity to really make a difference.   

Experience of XLedger would be an advantage and an interest in nature is desirable.

Closing date is 5pm on the 7th of March 2025.
Shortlisting and interviews will take places as applicants come in.

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.

Salary: Starting from £20,444 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: 35 per week

Location: Worcestershire

Contract: Permanent

Job ref: 1168

At Cranstoun, we are always in search of talented and experienced individuals to join our team, we currently have a vacancy for a General Administrator in our Worcestershire service.

Cranstoun: Worcestershire provides a range of services for those affected by drugs and alcohol. Our skilled and compassionate people work closely with services users and their families to change and save lives. We combine proven expertise in treatment and recovery with innovative approaches and actively involve those we help in improving the design of the services we provide.

As the first point of contact, either by phone or in person, you will be expected to deal with our service users in a non-judgmental, open and honest manner, making them feel comfortable and welcome when using our service. You’ll need excellent communication skills as you’ll be providing a welcoming and informative front of house and telephone service to all of our customers. You will also be responsible for providing effective admin support to teams and colleagues across the service.

You’ll need to have good written and computing skills and be able to work confidently with all Microsoft programs and a case management system. You’ll also need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to work to strict deadlines. We need someone who’s organised and efficient to ensure the day to day workload is managed effectively. You’ll also need to be flexible and creative, with the ability to transfer your skills from one area of expertise to another.

Above all, you’ll be interested in becoming part of a challenging, dynamic and rewarding work environment that positively impacts on people’s lives.

The services operate core hours of Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm. They also offer additional service hours on some days between 8am – 9am and 5 – 8pm. There will be a requirement to cover these hours on a rota basis.

All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS checks.

To download an application, please visit the website via the apply button.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.

Closing date: 16 March 2025.

Interviews to take place week commencing 24 March 2025.

We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work.

Registered Charity No. 1061582

Wildlife Supporter Officer Positions (Face-to-Face Membership Recruiter)
Various hours up to the value of 1.4FTE per week
Salary: £20,490 pro rata + 25% commission on membership sales during probation period; rising to £24,509 pro rata + 25% commission on membership sales on successful completion of probation

Wanted in the following locations:    

- Staveley Nature Reserve, near Harrogate; or
- Moorlands Nature Reserve, near York; or
- Dearne Valley Country Park, near Barnsley; or
- Stirley, near Huddersfield; or
- Spurn National Nature Reserve, near Hull

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are looking for chatty and confident nature lovers to join our successful team and help us to inspire the public to take urgent action for wildlife and wild places by joining us as members.

In this role, you will be on the very front line of our charitable nature conservation mission, utilising your strong sales skills and your friendly and persuasive personality to encourage people to give us their financial support to bring about nature’s vital recovery.

A typical working day will revolve around enthusing everyone you meet to take small and manageable steps to becoming a force for nature. You will work at a variety of events and locations across Yorkshire, including our very own nature reserves, farmers' markets, shopping centres, country shows and major festivals. Here you will pass on your passion for our wild work and inspire people to support us with the help of a fully-branded gazebo and interactive display set up.

Experience in sales and fundraising and a good general knowledge of wildlife would be a distinct advantage, through we’ll provide a thorough induction, ongoing support and access to a wealth of information that will help build your knowledge; it’s more important that you are engaging, passionate and willing to learn!

Please only apply for this role if you have access to a vehicle, insured for business use.

For more information about the role, please read our FAQs.

This is a rolling advert, applications will be reviewed when they are received.  
Suitable candidates will be interviewed shortly after their applications are received and shortlisted. 

The Trust regrets that it is unable to give feedback on unsuccessful applications.

We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We want our people to flourish, just like nature.

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RHASS (Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland) are thrilled to announce the search for an accomplished leader to step into the role of new Chief Executive. Since 1784, RHASS has remained steadfast in our mission to advance Scottish Agriculture and support Scotland’s rural and agricultural communities.

Today, RHASS serves as a vital platform for the rural industry and communities that live and work in Scotland’s countryside. A cornerstone of this work is the Royal Highland Show, hosted annually at the Royal Highland Centre, and is the primary fundraising event for the charity. In addition, the Royal Highland Centre plays a crucial role in supporting the work that RHASS does, while standing as of the most sought-after venues within Scotland’s vibrant event sector.

About the Role

As Chief Executive, you will guide RHASS into its next chapter, helping to shape its strategic direction and delivering growth, all while ensuring strong financial stability and governance. In this pivotal role, you will work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees and staff to achieve the charity’s mission and long-term objectives. You will oversee the charity’s operations, finances, stakeholder relationships, and program development to ensure impactful and sustainable results.

What You’ll Do

• Leadership: Manage, develop, and oversee the Strategic Leadership Team, ensuring each area meets its KPIs. Foster a collaborative environment to drive continuous improvement and achieve organisational goals.
• Commercial Development: Oversee the continued development and commercial success of Highland Centre Ltd, working closely with the Director of Venue to maximise the use of assets to generate income for RHASS.
• Team Direction: Lead, mentor, and support the staff team, fostering a collaborative, high-performance organisational culture.
• Financial Stewardship: Ensure RHASS meets its budget and financial targets, providing regular financial reporting to the Board.
• Shape and Implement Strategic Direction and Growth: Drive forward RHASS’s strategic plan, delivering management objectives and maintaining a strong, successful team.
• Royal Highland Show Management: Deliver a successful Royal Highland Show each year, measured in terms of charitable impact, attendance, fundraising, financial performance and customer and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensure the organisation complies with all legal, regulatory, and financial requirements.
• Commercial and Property Strategy: Create and execute a medium-term commercial and property plan, leveraging income from RHASS’s assets effectively.
• Stakeholder Representation: Act as the charity’s representative to external stakeholders, including government officials, donors, partner organisations, and the media.
• Transparency and Reporting: Provide clear, transparent, and timely reports on the charity’s performance, finances, and impact to the Board and stakeholders.

What You’ll Bring

The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience in a Chief Executive or similar role, preferably within a multi-faceted organisation. You will combine financial acumen and governance expertise with the proven ability to foster partnerships and deliver results. Your strong communication and influencing skills, paired with the ability to motivate and lead high-performing teams, will be crucial.

This role is more than just a leadership position – it is an opportunity to leave a legacy and drive innovation in a charity with a proud history and an exciting future.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave: Starting at 34 days per annum, increasing with length of service, including 10 public holidays and 4 fixed Director Days (taken between Christmas and New Year).
• Contributory Pension Scheme: The Society contributes 10% of your basic salary, with a 6% personal contribution.
• Life Assurance Benefit.
• Group Income Protection Benefit.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave.
• Personal Development Opportunities.

Closing date 26 February  

Interviews to be held W/C 10th March

Are you passionate about capturing and sharing learning from projects and programmes and able to analyse and summarise key points from a wealth of information? ISEAL´s Innovations Fund is a central component of our work to catalyse innovations that improve the effectiveness and deepen the impacts of market-based approaches to sustainability. This is an exciting role to work on the development of a learning agenda and value proposition for the Fund, as well as producing relevant communications and learning reports.

First launched in 2016, the Fund supports innovative projects by ISEAL Community Members to help sustainability systems deliver more value to their stakeholders and effectively drive sustainability improvement on the ground, over time, and at scale. The Fund provides grants that enable recipients to develop and test new technologies and approaches, while drawing out cross-project learning to share with the wider sustainability community.

The Associate Manager will work closely with ISEAL colleagues and grantees to improve the ways learning is extracted from the projects, and to produce high-quality learning products. The person in this role will take ownership of the engagement processes necessary to collate and share lessons learnt in a strongly collaborative setting with ISEAL Community Member organisations or other stakeholders. Previous experience with MEL activities, and specifically on project and programme learning is required to be successful in this role.

The key responsibilities we entrust you with

Implementation of Innovations Fund learning agenda

• Develop and maintain an overall learning agenda for the Fund, and lead Fund and programme team on all aspects of its delivery
• Propose and implement methodologies for capturing learning from grants and for evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the Fund during and after project implementation
• Working with thematic leads, extract and synthesize key lessons and trends across multiple grants and produce reports and other learning outputs to share practical lessons and insights
• Lead the design and delivery of knowledge sharing and learning workshops, facilitating peer to peer interactions between organisations participating in grant-funded projects
• Act as programme officer for Innovations Fund projects aligned with job holder expertise, to provide support and technical insight to grantees and gain insights into project learning
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and other forms of research to support implementation of the learning agenda and to inform the focus of the Fund’s upcoming thematic funding rounds
• Review and provide input on call announcements and on Fund application, proposal, and reporting templates to ensure that these support the Funds learning agenda and approach

Communications

• Working with the rest of the Innovations Fund team, identify opportunities for increasing the Fund’s visibility and map internal and external stakeholders who can support widening the Fund´s impact
• Support implementation of the Fund’s communications strategy, identifying target audiences for Fund and producing and adapting learning products for each
• Produce reports, briefing papers, blogs, case studies, and slide decks, and manage content on ISEAL’s online platforms, to communicate Fund learnings and project findings, outcomes, and achievements
• Project manage work with external designers for specific communications outputs

Other

• Support organisation in Monitoring & Evaluation tasks for the Innovations Fund and contribute to donor reporting
• Help to ensure that the Innovations Fund and related activities deliver on annual workplans, meet commitments to donors

Essential experience, knowledge and attributes

• Solid experience in a role related to project or programme learning activities, analysis of project data and reporting of lessons learnt
• General knowledge of international development and/or sustainability context, ideally with knowledge of sustainability standards or sustainability action
• Ability to quickly grasp new concepts and topical areas
• Excellent project management skills, with ability to establish and manage priorities
• Excellent writing skills and ability to synthesise and distil technical information for a range of audiences
• Proven ability to analyse large sources of information and to identify and summarise the most important points in accessible language
• Strong relationship building and engagement skills with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external
• Experience in facilitating sessions and workshops, even on topics outside of own expertise
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote, international environment, including occasional international time-zone calls
• Proficient IT skills, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. Teams, Zoom, etc.)
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability issues

 Desirable

• Previous experience drawing lessons learnt from across multiple projects or grants
• Previous experience with an Innovations Fund or similar grant facility
• Good understanding of how market-based sustainability systems operate
• Previous experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting

About ISEAL

ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website. 

ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive

Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Effective Working and Creativity.

These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions.

The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities.

We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.

We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model with a minimum of 4 days per month in the London office as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.

Other relevant information

Term: This is a permanent contract

Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £45,800 –49,800 per annum, depending on experience

Location: London. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK. An ability and willingness to work in a hybrid work environment is required.

International travel: The post holder may be required to undertake occasional international travel

Ideal start date: May 2025

Deadline for applications is 16 March 2025

Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Interview process

Please see below the planned interview process (please note that we will endeavour to keep to this schedule, but some dates may be subject to change):

First interviews (Teams): 20-24 March

Pre-interview timed exercises (between 60 – 90 minutes from home): 24-30 March

Panel interviews (Teams or in person): w/c 31 March

Decision: w/c 7 April

Accessibility

If candidates required additional time or other considerations for the interview process, we are committed to accommodating any reasonable requests.

Please note that ISEAL will cover travel expenses for in person interviews for candidates travelling from outside of Greater London. ISEAL also covers caring expenses for candidates who are carers and need to arrange of cover for the duration of the interview/exercises.

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Head of Membership and Communities Development

We are seeking a Head of Membership and Communities Development to take the Society forward in growing our membership.  Our members are at the forefront of the research that will help us solve and mitigate our big global challenges of climate change and biodiversitey loss so this is an exciting time to join us as we develop new membership categories, map out membership progression routes and offer fees that are inclusive for our diverse and international membership. ​

In the first 6 months in role, you'll oversee the first rounds of our new and prestigious Fellows membership, complete the launch of new membership fees across all categories and be working across teams targeting new audiences with new membership offers.  Within 12 months, you'll be working on a corporate membership offer.  You'll drive the Society towards a stronger "membership mentality" in everything we do, supporting staff and volunteers in identifying opportunities and promoting membership

This is a diverse and exciting people centred role and you'll be leading a team that

• Provide grants for research, training and travel

• Build and maintain a sense of community so that every ecologist, whether member or non member can find their community whether that is through a science focussed special interest group or people focussed network

• Values volunteers so that anyone who gives their time to the organisation and the wider community through us feels valued, rewarded and recognised for their efforts

 As a Head of role, this role is a great opportunity for someone ready to move beyond manager into developing senior leadership skills, you will report to and deputise for the Director of Communities and Inclusion and will work closely with managers in the Events and Professional Development teams ensuring that members (todays and tomorrows) are always at the heart of our activities

Core duties will include:

• Develop and deliver a membership strategy to support the British Ecological Society (BES)’s overall strategy, attracting new members and retaining current members, anywhere and everywhere
• Responsible for the work of the membership team in growing membership, reaching new audiences and increasing income generation. Set and monitor KPIs each year for the team
• Work with the Director of Communities and Inclusion and across the directorate to monitor strategic performance indicators
• Provide expertise to the Society in areas of membership, data management, grants and volunteer management
• Support the Senior Leadership Team, attending meetings as required
• Work with the Chair and members of Membership Committee to ensure that the BES meets its strategic goals in membership acquisition, retention and engagement

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please click the green button 'Apply for this job' via our recruitment portal to submit:

• Your CV - no more than 2x A4 sides detailing your education, training and work history, as well as any relevant key skills
• A covering letter - no more than 1x A4 side explaining why you wish to undertake this role at the BES
• Your Equality and Diversity information - this voluntary information helps us to assess the diversity of our recruitment and further improve recruitment processes in future. It has no bearing on the success of your application and is not considering as part of the shortlisting process.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. Successful applicants will need to provide evidence that they have the right to live and work in the UK. The BES is unable to provide visa sponsorship and unable to hire anyone living outside the UK.

Applications close Thursday 27th February, 9am. Please note the society reserves the right to close the vacancy early due to the volume of applications.

Job Title: Project Support Officer

Contract: Maternity Leave Cover (12 months), Part-time (30 hours a week)

Location: Balsall Common, West Midlands

Department: Research & Development Department

Reports To: Operations Manager

Salary: £27,000 FTE

Deadline for applications: Thursday, 6th March 2025

Job Summary

We are looking for a Project Support Office to join our enthusiastic and supportive team on a part-time, fixed term basis. The Project Support Officer plays a vital role in supporting the management and delivery of the organisation’s core work. The role focuses on providing administrative, logistical, and coordination support to ensure that projects are completed successfully and align with the organisation's mission. This includes managing and preparing documentation, communicating with and coordinating high-profile stakeholders and faculty, and assisting in the organisation and smooth running of social impact activities (such as, training events and stakeholder meetings).

The Project Support Officer will play a key role in helping to achieve the organisation’s mission while gaining exposure to the inner workings of project management in a purpose-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Coordination:
  • Assist in planning, coordinating, and monitoring the progress of a range of varied projects and initiatives.
  • Support project teams with scheduling, meetings, resource management, and effective communication.
  • Ensure projects align with the organisation’s mission and values.
• Documentation and Reporting:
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including project plans, timelines, meeting notes, and reports.
  • Prepare and distribute regular project updates to internal teams and stakeholders.
• Communication and Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Serve as a point of contact for the organisation’s stakeholders, faculty, and partners.
  • Support effective communication across teams to ensure all project objectives are clearly understood and followed.
  • Coordinate and organise meetings for stakeholders and faculty.
• Monitoring and Evaluation:
  • Assist in collecting data for monitoring project progress and measuring impact.
  • Support the evaluation of project outcomes, ensuring alignment with intended aims and long-term goals.
  • Maintain records of outcomes and feedback to assist in the organisation’s impact assessment.
• Risk and Issue Management:
  • Help identify potential project risks or challenges and escalate them to the team.
  • Support the development and implementation of mitigation strategies to manage risks and challenges.
• Process Improvement:
  • Assist in refining and optimising project management processes and best practices to improve efficiency and impact.
  • Participate in reviewing past project outcomes and contribute ideas for improvements in future projects.

Person Specification

· Experience:

o Previous experience in project support, administration, or management. Desirable but not essential to have experience within a not-for-profit or social enterprise setting.

o Experience in working with diverse teams, including volunteers and stakeholders.

· Skills:

o Strong organisational and multi-tasking abilities to be able to successfully support several projects simultaneously.

o Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) for stakeholder engagement and report preparation.

o Proficiency with project management software (e.g. Trello) and Microsoft Office Suite.

o Experience with online survey tools (e.g. Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey) is desirable but not essential.

o Data analysis and interpretation is desirable but not essential.

· Knowledge:

o An understanding of the not-for-profit sector would be desirable but not essential.

o Knowledge about the maternity sector/ NHS is desirable but not essential.

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive and solution-oriented with a willingness to take initiative and prioritise effectively.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in documentation, reporting and communication with external stakeholders and faculty.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to thrive in a dynamic and evolving work environment.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse groups of people.

Working Conditions:

• Part-time (30 hours), maternity leave cover (12-months).
• Occasional travel may be required for meetings.
• Office-based (Balsall Common).

About Wild Futures

Wild Futures is a charity that currently manages our Monkey Sanctuary which houses and cares for many species of primate. The majority of the residents are victims of the exotic pet trade in the UK.

The Role

As Volunteer Coordinator you would be responsible for organising and managing the volunteers and the volunteer programmes. Promoting, advertising  and managing recruitment of all short and long-term volunteers.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and positive team player to be a role model and to coordinate, manage and supervise the volunteers daily workloads, ensuring that clear direction and instruction are provided, guiding activities and behaviours and to promote the vision and ethos of the charity. You will be responsible for overseeing the allocation and maintenance of the volunteer accommodation standards.

Background & Qualifications:

· You will require commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the volunteers.

· Experience in managing a small team and coordinating programmes within a youth working or teaching environment.

· Excellent written and oral communication skills.

· Excellent attention to detail and proof-reading skills

· Strong IT knowledge in all Microsoft packages including Word & Excel

· Be able to demonstrate the ability to multi-task, prioritise and remain calm under pressure.

· Be physically fit and be able to work outdoors in all kinds of weather.

· Possess a full clean driving licence.

· Have permission to work in the United Kingdom

· DBS clearance.

Desirable but not essential

· Good understanding of GDPR

· Experience with Risk Assessments

· Mental Health in the workplace training

· Practical grounds maintenance and tool use

· Experience in grant applications and report writing.

Do you have experience as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) working with babies, children, and/or young people with complex needs? Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, family-centered care in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment? If so, we would like to hear from you!

Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.

We are seeking an exceptional and organised ACP to join our incredible and dedicated Specialist Palliative care team at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, covering all 5 counties of the East Midlands: Hospice, Hospital and Community. In this vital role, you will provide advanced clinical expertise, contribute to symptom management, lead on end of life care and work closely with families to ensure the best quality of care for the babies, children and young people in our care. You will also support the Head of Palliative Care in managing, leading and introducing new services within the Hospice and manage a team of CNS’s and unregistered professionals

You will be based at the Hospice in Loughborough and be required to travel across the East Midlands covering all 5 counties: Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.

Hours of work: This role will be between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm, on a rota covering 7 days a week. There will be a requirement to be on the on-call rota.

Our Benefits

In addition to Agenda for Change pay scales, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme.
• Healthcare Cashback plan.
• Life Assurance.
• 27 days holiday.
• Plus bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role.
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to occupational health.
• Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership.
• Contributory pension scheme or Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.

About the role                                                                              

Be responsible for the daily care of Babies, Children & Young People resident in the Hospice and those receiving end of life care within the hospitals and community across the East Midlands.

Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• To have lead nursing responsibility for a defined caseload of Babies, Children and Young People with Palliative and end of life care needs within the hospice, hospital and community.
• Be an independent prescriber & support the prescribing/transcribing process
• To professionally support staff within the hospice, hospital and community to ensure that child’s needs are assessed, care planned, implemented and evaluated, and that there is consultation and involvement of child/parents and carers. 
• Liaison with staff and services within Hospital both Paediatrics and Neonates to identify and facilitate the transfer plan and subsequent ongoing care needs of Babies, Children & Young People.
• To be a member of the senior nurse team, demonstrating effective leadership skills and taking part in the on call rota.
• Further responsibilities in the role of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner at Rainbows, can be found by downloading the Job Description.

What we’re looking for:

• Qualifications: Advanced Clinical Practitioner AND/OR MSc, Current registration with NMC/HCPC/GPC, Non-medical prescriber, History taking and clinical examination qualification.
• Experience: Significant Post Registration paediatric palliative care experience, Demonstrative track record working with own paediatric/neonatal client base, managing the assessment, treatment and discharge of patients and the ability to work in partnership with a range of other professionals including health, social care and education.
• Excellent Communication Skills: The ability to effectively engage both verbally and written with team members, nurses, and families in a sensitive and professional manner as well as manage challenging conversations effectively and with compassion.
• Effective organisational Skills: Strong ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing demands within a fast-paced care environment.

Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.

To apply for the role please click ‘apply now’ to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the Recruitment Team.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note: Previous applicants need not reapply.

Chief Executive 

Salary: Up to £65,000 + 9% (after successful probation period) 

Location: Sheffield S2 2SF, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust 

Full time, 37.5 hours per week 

Permanent 

Closing date: 9am Monday 10th March 2025 

First interviews: 17th /18th March at Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust 

Second interviews: 24th March 2025 

Following 13 highly successful years our current CEO, Liz Ballard, has decided to step down. As we celebrate our 40th year, we are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to take forward our ambitious strategy for nature and people. The Trust has been a key player in local conservation efforts since 1985, and we continue to lead vital work across Rotherham and Sheffield. Our diverse nature reserves, local wildlife conservation initiatives, and community engagement programmes are just a few examples of the important role we play in shaping a sustainable future for both people and wildlife.  

The role of CEO offers a unique opportunity to lead a passionate team and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, from local communities to policymakers and businesses. We’re looking for someone who understands the challenges and opportunities for a wildlife charity today, has a track record of strong leadership, and shares our deep commitment to safeguarding nature for future generations.  

We are looking for a leader who can inspire, collaborate, and motivate others to take action in support of our vision. If you are driven by the belief that nature should be accessible to all, and that we have a responsibility to protect and restore it, we encourage you to consider applying for this important role. 

We are seeking a strategic, business minded leader with a strong background in organisational development. You will have experience leading cross-functional teams, streamlining systems for efficiency, and securing funding through large scale, strategic funding bids, grant applications and philanthropic income. You will need to have a good understanding of the environment sector and up to date knowledge of the programmes, policies and drivers in which the organisation operates. Our Trust is home to passionate and knowledgeable specialists dedicated to making an impact—we want you to empower and support them to achieve their best and be ready to lead with vision and drive 

About You 

Experience:  

• Inspirational leadership and motivational management  

• Strategic board level operator with proven commercial acumen  

• Developing and maintaining successful partnerships  

• Representation and advocacy at a senior level  

• Marketing, PR and fundraising strategy  

• Securing and managing grant funded projects  

• Executive level financial and budget management 

Knowledge 

• Degree-level education with ongoing professional development  

• Understanding of, and commitment to, the environment, nature conservation and environmental education  

• Awareness of local, regional and national policy arenas  

• Legal requirements for charities 

Skills  

• Strategic thinking and planning  

• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and presentational  

• Strong leadership, financial, and organisational management  

• Effective decision making skills  

• Risk analysis and mitigation skills  

• Ability to advocate, negotiate and influence at all levels  

• Ability to manage multiple projects 

Please note you must hold a current full driving licence and be able to work flexibly including some evenings and weekends. 

About Us 

Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust is an independent, local, environmental charity governed by a Board of Trustees drawn from our local community. We are one of 46 Wildlife Trusts working across the UK for nature and people. We are working towards an exciting and ambitious Strategy 2030. 

Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust believes that equality, diversity and inclusion is an essential part of what we do and how we achieve our vision for wildlife and nature. Our staff, volunteers, and the communities we work with deserve equality of opportunity, benefit from embracing diversity and thrive in an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workplace. 

Applications should be made through the Networx portal with a covering letter explaining your suitability together with a full Curriculum Vitae.  

No agencies at this stage please.