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We are looking for an experienced, visionary and strategic Director of Community Services to lead and develop our Advice and Support Services and our Engagement and Development Programmes. You will have a passion for, and a demonstrable track record of, building strong, resilient, and inclusive communities as well as developing and motivating a team of staff and volunteers. You will be a supportive, compassionate, enthusiastic, and experienced leader and manager of Community led and quality-led Community services.
An effective change manager, you will be passionate about making a real difference to the Irish and wider communities across London. This is a great opportunity to join the leadership team of the London Irish Centre (LIC) as it embarks upon a significant turning point in its 70-year history, helping the charity deliver its ambitious organisational strategy to empower and enrich even more lives through Irish Community and Culture.
About You
- You have demonstrable experience of leading and managing community services in the independent or public sector for a minimum of ten years.
- You are a professional, enthusiastic leader who can bring your sector experience to benefit this critical role and the wider organisation.
- You are an inspirational leader, bringing a team and others with you and leading by example.
- You have a proven track record in successfully leading a team, across multiple service delivery areas, and in implementing change.
- You are well-organised, able to manage several competing requirements with the ability to prioritise your work effectively to meet tight deadlines.
- You demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal and are comfortable working with people across a wide portfolio, with various levels of experience and socio-economic backgrounds.
Key areas of responsibility
Workforce
- Maintain a positive culture within the Centre in line with the London Irish Centre values and expectations.
- Overall responsibility for management, development, motivation, support and appraisal of the community services teams, and other team members when agreed with the line manager.
- Maintain and implement effective policies and processes for managing staff and volunteers, including recruitment and retention, induction, training and appraisals.
- Ensure adequate and appropriately skilled staffing of the community services team.
- Monitor performance against budgets, targets and Key Performance Indicators.
- Ensure best practice and quality assured delivery of Community Services and Programmes.
Financial
- Overall responsibility for management and reporting of community services budget.
- Overall responsibility for management and monitoring of all community services` grants.
- Responsibility for ensuring services are managed within delegated budget.
- Operating within financial governance arrangements at London Irish Centre.
Income generation
- Ensure relationships with all supporters and donors are managed and developed effectively, including trusts, individuals, major donors and corporate partners.
- Identify suitable new grant and trust funds and lead on applications.
- Lead on monitoring, reporting and submissions for current grant and trust funds in accordance with funders` requirements.
Impact and Innovation
- Overall responsibility for the service`s impact management in line with the London Irish Centre’s theory of change.
- Lead on identification and adoption of innovative technology to improve the processes and impact on community services.
- Overall responsibility for communicating the outcomes and impact of the community services and programmes.
- Strategic Development.
- Work with the CEO, other management and the Board of Trustees to set and achieve the charity`s strategic objectives.
- Ensure Community Services resources are effectively targeted.
- Lead in implementing a strategic plan for Community Services and support team leaders to deliver against performance targets.
- Develop and foster positive relationships with external stakeholders.
- Engage with existing and new partners to ensure the charity meets the increasing needs of those who use our community services.
This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required of the Director of Community Services. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive and may be reviewed as required.
In our application pack we have included a job description and person specification to support your candidature. The details in the job description and person specification should be addressed in a maximum one-page cover letter. The cover letter should include your current job title, salary and position within banding where relevant. Click apply, upload your CV and cover letter to the portal on our website link.
Please note that all roles at the London Irish Centre are subject to enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks as part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable individuals.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 30th April 9:00 a.m.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we will be actively interviewing. We reserve the right to close applications before the stated deadline. Interviews will begin with an initial online screening, followed by in-person interviews at the Centre, likely during the week commencing May 5th.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a specialist UK charity which provides expert care and support for refugees and people seeking asylum who have experienced extreme human cruelty such as torture or human trafficking. We work with hundreds of clients every year from all over the world. HBF delivers a specialist Model of Integrated Care that addresses the complex needs and vulnerabilities of survivors. Through the Model of Integrated Care, the HBF offers survivors access to an individually tailored programme of specialist psychological care and medical advisory services, legal protection including providing expert medico-legal documentation, welfare and housing support, and creative and skills activities within an integration programme. Where someone is a survivor of human trafficking they benefit from HBF’s counter-trafficking programme of support. The Foundation’s expertise is renowned in the field.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Client Services Team which operates within HBF’s vibrant, multi-disciplinary team. The duties of Client Services Administrator are two-fold 1) is to host our busy reception area and friendly waiting room; welcome clients and visiting professionals to the Helen Bamber Foundation and attend to any needs they might have and 2) to oversee the booking of appointments between clients and staff/volunteers across the organisation; liaising with third parties and clinicians in relation to Initial Assessments; booking and managing doctor’s diaries for our Medical Advisory Services and the booking of interpreters across the organisation. You will be at the heart of an exciting team of experts, working as the face of HBF and the first point of contact for both external and internal queries. You will be a self-motivating team player, organised, efficient and have a compassionate mind-set.
The role will work closely with the other person in post as Client Services Administrator and jointly manage the workload. The role also includes assistance and general facilities support to the Senior Operations and HR Coordinator.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
HBF is an equal opportunity and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation. We particularly welcome applications from Minority Ethnicities.
As is the nature of this sector, the role will be exposed to traumatic and distressing material and, whilst they will be supported by their line manager and surrounding team, they should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of good self-care principles in an intense work environment and dissemination of those principles to other members of the team.
Please note that the successful candidate will be offered the job subject to suitable references and an enhanced DBS check. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.
Please submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter by 9:00 on Monday 28 April 2024, interviews will be scheduled for the commencing week. Your application should outline your relevant skills and experience, as well as how your previous experience matches the listed responsibilities and person specifications through our application process.
Please state in your cover letter when you would be available to start the role. In setting the salary regard has been had to the NCJ pay scales.
Interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible following the closure of the role at our offices in central London. For any queries, please contact Laila Amarneh.
Eligibility
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
Successful candidates will also be subject to a basic DBS check. If appointed, you will also be required to give your consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.
Adjustments
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with us on our phone numbers or emails.
Experts by Experience Support
We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network and access other information and resources which may help in preparing your job application.
Please complete this form request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. No agencies.
We give Survivors of trafficking and torture the strength to move on.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Youth Endowment Fund
Senior Change Manager, Education
Reports to: Head of Change for Education
Salary: £51,300 per annum, depending on experience
Location: Central London or Hybrid*(see below)
Contract: (2-year fixed term – potential to extend)
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 12pm
Interview dates: Week commencing 12th May 2025
About the Youth Endowment Fund
We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.
In recent years violent crime has risen significantly. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. We have also seen large increases in violent crime involving children and young people. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children becoming involved in violence. Our mission is to find what works and build a movement to put it into practice. A big part of the movement that we need to build is in the world of education. We need to inspire and connect with education leaders across England and Wales to spread what works and make our country safer for some of our most vulnerable children. We are looking for someone to lead on making this happen.
Key Responsibilities
We are making good progress building the evidence of what works within and around education to reduce violence, including launching our new Education, Children and Violence Guidance in May 2024 which provides school, college and alternative provision leaders with five evidence-based recommendations to help prevent children’s involvement in violence. We also have our Toolkit, annual Children, Violence and Vulnerability Report and new implementation resources due next year. But the big risk is that we publish these resources and nothing changes. That’s where you come in.
Your role is to help us ensure more senior education leaders within schools, colleges and alternative provision settings use our Guidance, toolkit, research and implementation tools to inform day to day operations and strategic decision making. This will involve:
- Developing great relationships and partnerships with executive and senior leaders in education, making connections and building credibility and trust with the sector.
- Managing our new online digital self-assessment tool for sector leaders, driving awareness and engagement with education leaders and refining and optimising the system in collaboration with the software developers.
- Synthesizing and analysing data from the self-assessment tool, using findings to produce value insights reports for YEF and the sector.
- Creating implementation resources which respond to need and support education leaders to put evidence into practice.
- Continuing to develop a strong understanding of education practice and policy across England and Wales.
- Working out other effective ways to connect people with the evidence, then making those things happen, from regular virtual learning events to presentations.
As a senior member of staff in the organisation you also:
- Build a culture where it is natural to perform well and support colleagues brilliantly.
- Contribute to setting the strategy, delivering results and building and modelling the culture that we need to succeed.
You are this sort of person:
- You are fascinated about change and are experienced in making it happen. You have outstanding analytical judgment alongside the emotional intelligence and experience needed to identify the right opportunities for change, then make them happen.
- You understand why people find change difficult. You come alive talking about how people make decisions and why they do the things they do.
- You understand the education sector. You really understand how schools, colleges and/or Alternative Provision settings tick. You have experience of working with/supporting senior and executive education leaders to facilitate change and improvement that improves the lives of young people. You might have previous experience of supporting a school to reflect on and adopt evidence-based practice.
- You are digital and data savvy. You have experience of working with data and systems to support evaluation, improvement and meaningful change.You have experience of translating complex information into plain writing and impactful visuals that everyone can understand.
- You have excellent project and time management skills and the ability to design and deliver high quality outputs such as reports and digital resources to a high standard.
- You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You have built good relationships with very senior people and with very junior people. You are good at chairing meetings, connecting people and having good introductory meetings. You are comfortable talking to a government minister, a youth worker, a company CEO, a teacher and a 15-year-old student. Listening to people from all backgrounds matters to you.
- You have experience of developing resources which support schools/education settings. You understand and take a curious approach to learning about the needs of leaders from across the education spectrum. You are able to skilfully translate these insights into helpful resources and tools which support leaders to improve practice.
- You learn fast but remain humble. You are very quick at getting your head around things. You like learning. You are very good at synthesising information. You know how much you don't know. You know that you can learn more. You know that it's easy to assume you know when you don't. You care more that good things happen than who gets the credit. You are a great and supportive team player.
- You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in reducing violence.
- You understand young people. You understand what the lives of vulnerable young people can be like, and you understand some of the organisations that work with them, ideally through first-hand experience.
- You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
You must have this sort of experience
- Delivering positive change within education: You have significant experience of working with education leaders to support the development and improvement or practice.
- Working as a senior leader within the education sector, preferably in a role/setting specifically working with young people who are vulnerable to or involved in violence.
While it’s not a criteria, we’re especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of violence affecting children and young people.
It’s also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.
All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, however, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.
Hybrid Working
The office is based in Central London. Those living in and around London are expected to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per week. If you live outside of London and work remotely, you’ll be expected to work from the London office 2 days per month.
To Apply
Please click on the "Apply for this" button and submit your CV, your completed monitoring form and ensure your covering letter answers the following three questions below. Please submit your application by Tuesday 29th April at 12pm
Application Questions
- How have you successfully supported education leaders to improve their practice or leadership? Please be specific about the scale and context of your experience working with senior leaders in education settings.
- Describe your experience using data and digital tools to gather insights, inform decisions, and drive improvement in education. What data did you use, how did you present it, and what impact did it have?
- What personal and professional experiences shape your understanding of the education sector and its role in preventing youth violence?
As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.
Interview Process
This will be a one stage interview process. Interviews will take place the week of 12th May 2025
Please Note: We do not sponsor work permits and you will be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
Benefits Include
- £1,000 professional development budget annually
- 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Four half days for volunteering activities
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24hr phone line for free confidential support
- Volunteering days - 4 half days per year
- Death in service - 4 times annual salary
- Flexible hours. Core office hours 10am – 4pm
- Financial support including travel and hardship loans
- Employer contributed pension of 5%.
Your Data
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful, and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
We exist to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Freedom Fund
The Freedom Fund is a global non-profit dedicated to ending modern slavery. Since 2014, we’ve invested over $100 million into frontline organisations and coalitions, helping to shift power to local actors and create lasting systems change. Our new strategy doubles down on this commitment, investing in anti-slavery movements, fostering collaboration, and working as a trusted partner to the incredible people and organisations driving this work forward.
Safeguarding Manager
This is a meaningful and high-impact opportunity for an experienced safeguarding professional to support a grantmaking organization that funds more than 175 frontline partners in 10 global hotspots to improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
Reporting to the Managing Director of Finance and Operations and working closely with colleagues to lead efforts to build internal capacity and embed strong, inclusive safeguarding practices throughout our work. You’ll coordinate a network of safeguarding focal points and champions across teams and geographies, helping ensure safeguarding is an active, everyday part of our organizational culture.
You’ll support management in assessing and mitigating safeguarding risks in our operations and partnerships, and play a key role in responding to safeguarding reports with care, professionalism and integrity.
To thrive in this role, you’ll bring not just safeguarding expertise, but also emotional intelligence, cultural humility and a thoughtful, collaborative approach. You’ll know how to navigate sensitive conversations with care, balance compassion with accountability, and foster trust across diverse teams and partners.
This is a role for someone who is passionate about social justice, experienced in managing safeguarding in international settings, and ready to help shape a safer, stronger organization.
Interview process: 2 stage interview process: week commencing 28th April 2025
Please see the job description for all details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
It’s an exciting time to join us. Oakleaf has a proud history of helping people across Surrey who are managing mental ill-health. The need for good mental health support is growing, as are our funding needs and ambitions. We provide a range of support including 1-to-1 counselling, a wide variety of wellbeing activities which increase confidence and reduce social isolation, as well as work-related training courses and employment guidance.
We’re looking for an individual with a strong background in fundraising, in particular corporate fundraising, as well as line management experience. Building existing and new supporter relationships is of importance, as is public speaking, and an understanding of mental health would be of value. Finally, supporting and inspiring other public fundraising and marketing roles in the team is a key aspect of the role.
Please refer to the attached Candidate Brief for more detailed information.
Position: Partnerships and Public Fundraising Manager
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Location: Guildford, Surrey with hybrid working offered; we will accommodate flexible working patterns wherever possible
Hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: £36,000 – £38,000pa
Annual leave and benefits:
- 32 days including public and statutory holidays. An additional day is added for each year worked (to a maximum of 4 days). Plus, an extra day off for your birthday!
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Private medical insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Sick pay
- Discount eye tests
- Work from home/flexible hours
Key Responsibilities (a full list of responsibilities is listed in the Candidate Brief):
Corporate Fundraising (70%):
- Manage current corporate partnerships and fundraising, proactively building on these relationships to maximise engagement with employees at all levels.
- Identify & approach corporates, securing financial contributions & support in kind.
- Undertake & commit to regular networking to forge positive relationships with existing & potential supporters.
- Manage & grow the Mental Health Leaders Network & other workplace mental health support, including Mental Health First Aid training.
- Undertake presentations to potential supporters at any level, speaking publicly about Oakleaf to increase awareness and fundraising.
Management: Public Fundraising & Marketing (30%)
- Oversee & manage the two other public fundraising functions (individuals & community/events), supporting, developing & inspiring staff to achieve & exceed annual fundraising targets.
- Manage the Digital Marketing Manager role & supervise implementation of an effective marketing & social media plan.
- Attend community events to speak on behalf of Oakleaf if necessary, when the Community & Events Fundraising Manager is unavailable.
Essential Criteria (a full list of essential and desirable criteria is listed in the Candidate Brief):
- At least three years of experience in a charity/third sector fundraising position
- Proven track record in developing strong relationships with corporates and securing financial support
- Experience in line management
- Strong interpersonal and networking abilities; adept at building rapport quickly with people from a wide range of backgrounds
- Experience of budgeting, forecasting and working towards financial targets
- Ability to confidently undertake public speaking
- An understanding of and empathy with the aims of Oakleaf & needs of its client group
- Driver’s license and access to a vehicle
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community, and we offer flexibility to assist employees with balancing work and other commitments. We are a Disability Confident employer.
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Transforming lives through the provision of support, training and wellbeing activities, building new futures with adults managing their mental health
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Head of Public Relations
Type: Part-time Job share, 21 hours a week (Monday to Wednesday)
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £39,070 (FTE £65,118) per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 4
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
We have an amazing opportunity to lead our media and celebrity team as Head of PR, working in a supportive job share. We’re looking for an experienced and focused leader who has the ability to drive forward a brilliant, high-performing team.
The team works across all areas of the MS Society – from using press and celebrity involvement to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis to promoting our research, campaigns and fundraising. All the work centres on the stories and experiences of people with MS.
You’ll be the sort of person who thrives on working at pace and juggling multiple projects. You’ll have extensive experience of managing crisis communications, developing and implementing media strategies, creating a proactive calendar of stories and ensuring spokespeople are well-trained and briefed.
We’re looking for someone who is committed to collaborative working, who is excellent at building relationships and trust with colleagues at all levels, and whose focus is on supporting the team and enabling them to do their best to speak up for the MS community.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 21st April 2025
Interested?
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Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Could you make a difference for Carers in Wandsworth?
We are currently offering a rewarding opportunity for a motivated and proactive self-starter to join our dynamic team.
Our Charity:
We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more. In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.
The Role:
This role involves one to one support for Carers of people with dementia, providing information, guidance, and advocacy, developing and delivering dementia training for Carers and facilitating support groups. This role also includes coordinating and delivering monthly Dementia Cafes for people with dementia and their Carers, including supervising cafe volunteers.
Your skills and Experience:
The successful applicant will have outstanding organisational and communication skills, be confident delivering training and outreach. They will be able to manage conflicting demands with tight deadlines, be a key team player and committed to working with Carers and volunteers.
They will have excellent IT skills and be able to adapt to providing services both face to face and via virtual platforms, whilst maintaining a consistent service for Carers.
Does this sound like you?
Benefits of the role and working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
- Friendly team and working environment
- Some weekend and evening work with time off during the week
- Annual leave from 26 days increasing to 31 days plus bank and public holidays
- Contributory company pension
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Employee assistance program.
- Cycle to work scheme
To apply:
Please submit a cv and a comprehensive cover letter detailing how your experience, skills, and qualifications align with the requirements of the role as set out in the person specification. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor candidates.
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer, committed to the continued development of a diverse workforce.
Please note: we will be interviewing candidates as suitable applications come in and therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy before the stated closing date. We encourage applications as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres of land in and around London, welcoming millions of visitors annually. North London Open Spaces (NLOS) oversees some of the UK's most iconic green spaces, including:
· Hampstead Heath (including Golders Hill Park, Parliament Hill Fields, and Heath Extension)
· Highgate Wood
· Queen’s Park
· West Ham Park
These beloved green spaces boast ancient woodlands, diverse wildlife, world-class sports facilities, and historic landmarks. We work closely with local communities and stakeholders to preserve and enhance these natural assets, making London one of the most liveable large cities in the world.
About the Role
This is a new and critical function within our senior management team at North London Open Spaces. We are looking for an entrepreneurial, hands-on leader who will drive fundraising, income generation, strategic partnerships, marketing, and community engagement across our portfolio of green spaces.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help shape this new role as it grows, leading a dynamic team and spearheading strategies to maximise resources, increase commercial opportunities, create new partnerships, and enhance visitor experiences while ensuring that funds raised directly benefit the sites they originate from.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop and manage partnerships across sectors to support the charitable and conservation goals of NLOS’s charities.
· Create fundraising initiatives, including grants, sponsorships, donor campaigns, and legacy giving.
· Identify appropriate commercial opportunities that generate revenue while balancing conservation priorities.
· Oversee communications to promote NLOS’s green spaces as visitor destinations and worthy fundraising causes.
· Lead volunteer and community engagement programs.
· Manage event licensing, filming, and commercial activities, ensuring compliance and promoting sustainability.
· Align initiatives with the City of London Corporation’s Corporate Plan and Climate Action Strategy.
About You
We are looking for a dynamic, high-energy, and innovative leader with a strong background in fundraising, income generation, partnership development, and strategic planning. You will bring:
· Hands-on development experience in charity, open spaces, or commercial sectors.
· Proven ability to research and capitalise on opportunities, implement business plans, and negotiate contracts.
· Strong financial modelling and budget management skills.
· Senior-level fundraising experience in a charity, NGO, or public sector.
· Success in establishing new income streams (e.g., trusts, foundations, individual giving).
· Track record in securing and managing grant funding.
· Experience developing marketing and communications strategies to drive income and engagement.
· Strong team management and staff development experience.
· Entrepreneurial mindset with analytical skills and provide ability to communicate effectively and persuasively.
· Adaptability and ability to work at pace in an exciting operations environment.
Why Join Us?
· Be part of a prestigious organisation that protects some of London’s most treasured landscapes.
· Lead and further develop a high-impact role with the opportunity to shape the future of iconic green spaces.
· Work within a supportive and collaborative team committed to conservation and community engagement.
· A workplace that includes multiple beautiful open spaces
· Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you are excited about the opportunity to play a pivotal role in preserving and enhancing London’s most cherished green spaces, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
Provisional interview date: W/C 12th May 2025
To apply online please click the Apply online button below.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide.
We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a basic Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Our client is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and young people by creating opportunities to learn, grow, and develop through Education. As an independent funder, the charity generates income from its endowment, which includes substantial property holdings and financial investments. This means it does not fund raise. To date, the organisation has awarded over £225 million in grants to a range of organisations that seek to promote the life chances of children and young people through Education, with around £15 million in grants distributed each year. The Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 (or up to 30 for people with special educational needs and/or disabilities) who live within nine Boroughs in West, Central and North London.
We are delighted to be working with the Charity to recruit a permanent Communications & Social Media Officer to join its established team based at conveniently located offices in Central London.
The role:
This newly created position will expand the capacity of the organisation's communications team, supporting the Communications, PR & Events Manager in delivering engaging, high-impact external communications. The focus will be on managing the Charity’s digital presence, including its social media channels and newsletter to enhance visibility, engagement and public awareness.
The role requires a strategic, organised and creative approach to social media platforms including LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Vimeo and BlueSky. It will entail preparing and delivering innovative and compelling content in both written, visual and video production formats, which showcase the work of the Charity and its network of grantees. Using the latest platforms and technology such as Canva and InDesign, this role will help tell the important stories which emanate from the work of the charity, including publicising events, raising awareness and addressing interesting themes relevant to the work of the Charity and its community.
This role will also monitor and evaluate online engagement and will ensure there is a vibrant, creative and relevant tone across all platforms and mediums. They will also contribute to maintaining the website and newsletter, gathering stories from across the Charity’s networks and ensuring it is accessible and up to date with current affairs and events. Working closely with the Communications, Events and PR Manager, this person will be responsible for identifying opportunities to repurpose and amplify content across multiple channels to ensure the Charity’s media presence is maintained and enhanced both on a local, London wide and National basis.
Beyond digital communications, this role will support a busy calendar of events throughout the year, managing logistics from planning to execution, including navigation lists, booking venues, catering arrangements and on the day support and facilitation. This is a wide-ranging communications role with plenty of scope for development and growth, with the flexibility to be tailored to the strengths and interests of the postholder.
In addition to working for Charity, the post holder will also support the COO of the foundation in its newly developing communications work. This will require working across 2 schools, and the Charity in collaboration with the communications teams across the Foundation.
The person:
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in a similar social media or digital communications role, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector but equally having come from a commercial setting, where an active interest in charitable work can be clearly evidenced. Bright, engaging and intellectually curious, this person will have a natural enthusiasm for the work of the charity and the desire to be an active member of an office-based team, all working towards the same goals.
An outstanding communicator both in person verbally and in writing, this person will have a proven track record of running digital communications activities and social media campaigns and will be proficient in design tools such as Canva, InDesign, Photoshop and PowerPoint, although training can be given where necessary. The ability to tailor the tone of content for various platforms and to appeal to a wide range of audiences, both locally, London wide and nationally will be important.
The desire to learn new skills will be strongly evident in this person, they will relish the thought of collaborating with colleagues to grow their expertise and to share ideas on how to optimise delivery across the digital and social media space. Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail, this person will be a strategic thinker with the ability to plan ahead and to spot opportunities further down the line to maximise the impact and reach of charity’s work. A working knowledge of WordPress and website management will be very useful but not essential.
Above all, this person will be an enthusiastic, ambitious and collaborative team player, who thrives in an office-based environment where they will be able to exchange ideas with other team members, celebrate success and ensure the overall charitable aims of the organisation and its community of grantees are met.
“We highly encourage applications from under-represented groups that reflect the diversity of our Charity’s Beneficial Area and the young people we aim to support. This includes individuals who are Black, Asian, Mixed Race, and from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, as well as people with disabilities and members of LGBTQ+ communities.”
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We are a local charity that enables people and organisations to get involved, helping to build strong and vibrant communities in Buckinghamshire.
We do this by helping people find volunteering opportunities, advising charities and other not-for-profit groups on all aspects of running an organisation, and directly supporting those most in need in the community.
Key Tasks
- Line Manage the Communications Officer
- Develop and implement the strategy and business plans for your communications and engagement.
- To drive legal and compliance standards and take full responsibility for those within your area.
- Lead the successful implementation of a communications strategy for FY 2025-2027.
- Raise the profile of Community Impact Bucks, of the VCSE sector in Buckinghamshire, and of voluntary and community action in the county.
- Identify and develop partnership opportunities and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to extend the reach of the charity’s communications.
- Ensure that all Marketing, PR and Communications materials, publications and messaging are consistent with brand, targeted and reflect and enhance the reputation of the charity.
- Develop content e.g. writing all comms plans, messaging, newsletter copy (for partners to use), press releases, social media, copy for flyers, posters, case studies.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of our communications: analysing trends, outcomes, using evidence to inform service development.
- Prepare budgets and plan and manage the allocation of resource to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of communications activity.
- Oversee digital planning and content production, with a strategic oversight of the website and social media channels as well as new digital products.
- Oversee the charity’s social media channels, increasing engagement with relevant audiences and creating content.
- Oversee, write and edit content for the Charity’s website, working with staff, volunteers and contractors as necessary to improve content and user experience.
Diversity & Inclusion
Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities.
Base of Work
Hybrid, typically minimum 1 day per week at Community Impact Bucks Office near Aylesbury with the rest working from home. This role requires attendance at local community events across the county, occasionally in the evenings or at weekends, so you must be able to travel throughout Buckinghamshire.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information.
To apply, please send a CV with a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specification by 9am on Tuesday 22 April 2025.
Interviews will take place in person at our office in Weston Turville.
We support people and groups to get involved in their local communities and make Buckinghamshire a better place to live.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are 4 Day Week employer
Purpose of the role
To lead on corporate partnerships and support the other areas of income generation, including trusts and foundations fundraising and service development. This role will have a national remit and work closely with Brook’s Executive Team and colleagues across the organisation to support business growth and innovation through effective management of existing and new partnerships.
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of securing effective and successful corporate partnerships within the charitable sector.
- Significant experience of securing funding and generating income through charitable trusts, foundations or other funding bodies and partnership working.
- Outstanding communication skills at all levels, with the ability to build successful relationships with a range of partners, including corporate/ business partners
- Good financial understanding and ability to develop and present budgets and financial information.
- Knowledge of corporate/ charitable relationships and the added value these can bring to both partners.
To learn more about the role and person specification please read the attached 'role specification' which can be found on the application form.
About the role:
- Hours: Full Time 37.5 Hours per week
(Upon completing your probationary period, you will be eligible to join the 4 Day Week program, which allows you to work 20% fewer hours without a decrease in salary)
- Contract: Permanent
- Location: Liverpool OR London
- Salary: £37,000 (Plus LWA if applicable)
- Closing date: 30/04/2025
- Application Tip: Ensure your supporting statement refers to the person specification as this will assist in a successful sift through to the interview stage.
About Brook:
Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality.
Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health.
We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need.
Benefits of working for Brook:
- 4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less without salary decrease)
- Annual leave – 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays
- Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid)
- Flexible working
- Gratitude scheme
- Assisted purchase scheme
- Cycle to Work up to £1k
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Long service awards
- Maternity and paternity pay
- Pension scheme – with contributions matched up to a maximum of 4%
- Training and development opportunities
- Coaching
Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK.
Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions will not be considered for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application. We will contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been shortlisted for the role.
Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.
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Working with People Safely. Safe Place, Safe People.
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This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being at the heart of an organisation’s operations—helping to keep the corporate services running smoothly, so that our Education and Supporter teams can focus on delivering impact through our programmes.
Both nationally and internationally, public discussion and political debate are increasingly polarised and divided. Social media, fake news and new technologies such as AI can create echo chambers, where claims pass unchallenged, and different views are hard to find. The English-Speaking Union shows that there is a more constructive and collaborative path. The ESU was founded in 1918 to build greater understanding and friendships between people and nations. We are an educational charity with international reach, with an ESU in over 50 countries. Today our work is focussed on training young people in oracy – speaking and listening skills, in critical thinking and self-expression - to build skilful communicators and engaged citizens and leaders.
The English-Speaking Union and our work is more important now than ever.
he Corporate Services team provides essential strategic and operational support across the organisation. Our governance function oversees compliance, risk management, and performance frameworks. The finance team manages budgets, financial planning, and reporting. All of this contributes to effective decision making. We are also responsible for looking after our properties, which includes maintaining oversight of two commercial leases, and maintaining Dartmouth House which is a grade II* listed events venue and our Head Office in Mayfair.
Purpose of this role
The Business Support Administrator will provide high quality support to the Board of Trustees and its sub-Committees, and the Chief Operating Officer. This role will work closely with the Executive Assistant to the Director General.
Responsibilities and Expectations
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Provide high-quality administrative and organisational support to the Chief Operating Officer, helping to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
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Coordinate the preparation and timely circulation of agendas, papers, minutes and action logs for Board and Committee meetings.
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Monitor and report on progress against Board and Committee actions, ensuring timely follow-up and delivery
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Support the delivery of the annual Board effectiveness review, gathering feedback and helping to implement improvements.
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Assist with the planning and delivery of the annual external audit, working with colleagues and auditors to meet key deadlines.
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Maintain key registers including the Gift & Hospitality Register, Declarations of Interest, and compliance trackers.
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Facilitate due diligence checks as needed, liaising with legal advisors to ensure accuracy and compliance.
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Maintain the organisation’s contract register, tracking review dates and supporting internal contract reviews and renewals.
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Deliver one-off projects and provide flexible support across the Corporate Services team as required.
Skills and Experience
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A track record of providing secretariat support, including minute taking.
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Excellent administrative skills, highly organised with very good attention to detail.
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A tactful and conscientious individual who can navigate through complex situations
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Understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality
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A good understanding of charity governance.
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Strong written and oral communication skills.
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A motivated self-starter who can quickly translate issues into solutions.
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A team player who can quickly build trusted relationships at all levels.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
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Can confidently and professionally challenge and hold people to account.
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The ability to manage several projects simultaneously whilst working at a high standard.
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Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £24,000-£25,500 per annum, depending on experience
Hours: 35 hrs FTE
Place of work: Hybrid - minimum of 2 days per week in our office in Hatfield
Join Our Team!
This is a great role for someone looking to join the charity sector. You will work as part of our Supporter Engagement team to provide excellent customer care, and engage, involve and inspire all supporters of Crohn’s & Colitis UK through building excellent relationships via a variety of communication channels.
About Us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2025, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
Role Overview
You will be integral to achieving our strategic priorities of generating income through repeat support, and providing exceptional supporter journeys for our community, ensuring they feel valued and engaged.
The role involves providing excellent customer care and engaging, involving and inspiring all supporters of Crohn’s and Colitis UK through building excellent relationships via a variety of communication channels. The post-holder will be integral to achieving strategic Income Generation priorities, including raising funds from supporters through exceptional standards of supporter stewardship, and to deliver administrative support for the wider team.
About You
You will have experience of working in a similar role, providing a high standard of customer care in a fast-paced environment, handling supporter queries and providing information in a concise and comprehensive manner. You'll need strong written and verbal communication skills to write engaging and inspiring content and messaging, you'll also be skilled at listening and responding to queries appropriately and be comfortable and effective at managing challenging situations.
You will have the ability to manage a busy workload and deadlines whilst taking ownership of problems to find a solution where possible, escalating to a manager where required.
Experience of Microsoft office is essential, as well as excellent administration skills and high levels of accuracy and attention to detail. If you like the sound of our role then this could be an opportunity to join a leading charity as we enter the next stage of growth and expansion.
Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification.
Our Location
We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. In this role, there is plenty of scope for working from home, although you will need to be in the office for two days a week minimum. There will also be other times when you’ll need to be in the office for fulfilment tasks or to attend meetings such as our ‘All Staff Together’ days four times a year and you will also be required to attend fundraising events.
Benefits
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25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
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Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
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Flexible working options
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Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
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24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
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Wellbeing programme
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Interest free loan for season tickets
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Cycle to work scheme
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Free parking and secure bike locks
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Training and development financial support and/or study leave
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Performance review and development scheme
How to apply
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role. Please refer to the Recruitment Pack on our website for further information.
Closing date: Tuesday 22 April 2025, 9am.
Interviews will be taking place remotely w/c 28 April 2025
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join our team!
Crohn’s and Colitis UK are on the look out for a new Head of People role! With responsibility for ensuring the delivery of an effective and efficient HR function your remit will be to translate the charity’s strategic vision and objectives into actionable HR plans. If you have experience of working with senior leadership teams to enhance workforce effectiveness and develop a positive working environment where colleagues feel engaged and supported, then we’d be keen to hear from you!
About Us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2025 will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
The role
Starting between £55,000 to £60,000 per annum depending on experience
Hours: 35hrs per week
Permanent: Full-Time
Place of work: Hybrid
As a member of the Senior Executive Team, you will develop a positive, inclusive work environment where colleagues feel supported, engaged, and empowered to perform at their best to help. Working with the leadership team, you will foster strong employee relations and well-aligned policies to enhance the quality of services we provide. You will embed our values and behaviours, ensuring legal compliance, and by promoting inclusion and diversity, you will facilitate a workplace that better reflects the diverse communities we work with.
About you
You will be a senior HR practitioner, qualified to CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience), and have a proven track-record at leading a high-performing HR team. You’ll have plenty of experience in delivering strategic HR initiatives, excellent knowledge of employment law, an ability to communicate at all levels, and flex your approach according to the situation. We are looking for someone who has had experience of advising and delivering on organisational-wide HR change management initiatives, can work effectively to project deadlines, and will successfully balance the needs of employees with the operational and ambitious needs of the charity.
Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification.
Our location
We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail.
We have a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our Senior Executive Team meet with our Senior Leadership Team twice a month on a Monday. These meetings are face to face. One is in central London and one is at our Hatfield office. In addition, you will be required to attend at least four face to face organisational All Staff Together days which are predominantly in Hatfield, one directorate meeting a month in Hatfield, as well as attending the Hatfield office with the rest of the HR team one day a week. One to one’s will be face to face with direct line reports and your line manager once a quarter.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role. Please refer to the Recruitment Pack on our website for further information.
Closing date: Monday 28 April 2025, 9am.
First stage interviews will be taking place w/c 5 May 2025
Second stage interviews will be on Friday 16 May 202
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE
Over recent years, SBP has grown from a fledgling charity to an established and impactful organisation with an annual budget of over £1m in restricted and unrestricted funds.
Our existing Head of Finance, who has been with us through part of this journey, is shortly due to retire and will be replaced by this Head of Finance & HR role, with strategic and operational ownership of SBP’s finances, as well as responsibility of SBP’s HR policy and processes.
KEY LIAISONS
The Head of Finance & HR will report to SBP’s CEO and sit on SBP’s Management Team, comprising the CEO and other heads of functions.
The role will manage our Finance & HR Officer and work closely with other members of the home-based SBP team, including colleagues in Fundraising leading on income generation.
The role will also communicate regularly with SBP’s Treasurer and the wider Board of Trustees to support their understanding of the charity’s financial and HR management.
Where required, the role will also have contact with SBP’s partners, suppliers and other external contacts in the course of managing the charity’s financial agreements and transactions.
KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Operational ownership of SBP’s finances, including:
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Control and management of SBP’s bank accounts and financial system (Xero).
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Responsibility for SBP’s financial transactions, payments and payroll.
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Responsibility for external claims/reporting, including Gift Aid claims and VAT returns.
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Responsibility for SBP’s financial processes, controls and policies.
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Line management and development of the Finance & HR Officer to support in the above.
Strategic ownership and governance of SBP’s finances, including:
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Management and delivery of our annual budget and the budgeting/re-forecasting process, with input from the wider team.
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Management and delivery of our annual accounts and audit, in conjunction with an external accountant/auditor.
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Monthly financial reporting to the Management Team.
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Quarterly financial reporting to the Board of Trustees.
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Financial planning for the organisation, taking into account trends in spending and income, and planned growth of our activities.
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Assessment and communication of financial risks to the Management Team and Board of Trustees.
Financial advice and support to the wider SBP team, including:
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Providing financial information to feed into fundraising applications.
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Providing advice on VAT/financial risk in relation to new products, partnerships and agreements.
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Advising on budget creation and management for projects, commissions and operational areas.
Human resources policy and processes:
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Responsibility for SBP’s human resource processes, controls and policies.
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Oversight of contracting and on-boarding of new employees.
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Oversight of holiday management and storage of key documents/information using our HR system, Breathe.
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Line management and development of the Finance & HR Officer to support in the above.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
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Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), or equivalent level of knowledge/experience.
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Experience of reporting, budgeting, payroll and other finance processes at an operational and strategic level.
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Experience in a charitable organisation, or good working knowledge of the unique aspects of charity finance, including management of restricted and unrestricted funds.
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Experience of taking ownership of either a finance function or a discreet finance area, along with the responsibility for its accurate management and efficient running.
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Experience of presenting and explaining financial information to individuals and groups with varying levels of financial understanding.
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Experience of HR management policy and process.
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Experience of working with Xero, or proven ability to get up to speed quickly with new financial systems.
KEY SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
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Self-motivated and solutions-focused, with the capability and desire to take ownership of all relevant responsibilities and continually improve the charity’s financial and HR processes.
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Comfortable working in a small organisational setting, without the support of a wider, multi-level finance and HR structure/team.
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Attentive to detail, in order to ensure that transactions, processes and reporting are accurate and reliable.
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Analytical, with the skills to provide financial analysis in support of decision-making and help others identify trends and anomalies in our finances.
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Skilled at taking financial data from a variety of sources (e.g. accounting software, bank, spreadsheets) and presenting it to a non-financial audience in an accessible format.
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Excellent organisational, time management and prioritisation skills, with the flexibility to respond to changing needs in a dynamic working environment.
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Desire and ability to stay up to date with financial and HR governance law and requirements as they relate to charities.
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Motivated to be part of a committed wider team working towards our vision for rewilding in Scotland.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Salary: £24,000-27,000 per annum on 0.6 FTE hours (pro-rated from £40,000-45,000 FTE), depending on experience. Salaries are paid in arrears on the last working day of each month by bank transfer.
Hours: Working hours are flexible, but must equate to a minimum of 22.5 working hours (0.6 FTE) per week, Monday to Friday. Note that the full-time working week at SBP is 37.5 hours. The nature of the post may from time to time require evening and weekend work. Paid overtime is not available, but time off in lieu will be given.
Place of work: This role is home-based within Scotland and will require a suitable home office working environment (SBP can provide a laptop and support additional equipment needs). Attendance of meetings and events in other parts of Scotland will also be required periodically, with travel expenses paid in accordance with SBP’s Expenses Policy.
Contract: Permanent.
Flexibility: Subject to ensuring that the needs of the charity and the role are met, SBP endeavours to meet the flexible working needs of its employees.
Holidays: 16.8 days on 0.6 FTE hours (pro-rated from our FTE allowance of 28 days) including public holidays, plus 5 additional office closure days between Christmas and New Year.
Pensions: You may be eligible to be enrolled into SBP’s employee pension scheme. Written terms of the scheme are available on request.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Notice period: 2 months.
ABOUT US
SCOTLAND: The Big Picture (SBP) is a charity that works to make rewilding happen across Scotland, as a solution to the growing climate and biodiversity crises, by influencing opinion and delivering practical change. Our vision is of a vast network of rewilded land and water, where wildlife flourishes and people thrive.
We are a small, friendly, agile and progressive team that works in a spirit of collaboration with many different interest groups to:
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Drive support for rewilding
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Commit more land and water to rewilding
Learn more about SBP and the way we work on our website.
Please submit your CV and a one-page covering letter detailing how your skills and experience equip you for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.