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An exciting opportunity to combine your love of food, gardening, and working with young people to make a meaningful impact at Jamie’s Farm.  This full-time role involves managing the kitchen and garden and leading hands-on activities supporting the young people to creating delicious, nutritious meals.  At the heart of the farm, the kitchen and garden are creative spaces where young people learn valuable skills, teamwork, and celebrate diverse tastes and cultures.

What is Jamie’s Farm?  Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming, and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to our working farms, we provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence, and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges. 

At an exciting time of growth for our charity, we are recruiting several delivery roles to support the opening of our 7th farm, set in beautiful woodlands and parkland adjacent to our existing Bath Farm.  This role may be based at either farm, as part of our new hub model.

Known within the organisation as ‘Food & Garden Specialist’ 

More about the role:  As Food & Garden Specialist, you will lead cooking and gardening sessions that inspire young people to connect with the food they eat and the natural world around them. With the support of the young people, you will nurture a productive kitchen garden, contributing to meal preparation with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Your role also includes creating weekly meal plans, coordinating volunteers, and ensuring high standards of food hygiene and safety. You will work collaboratively with your team to deliver life-changing experiences for young people, fostering confidence, resilience, and a sense of belonging. 

About you:  You are an enthusiastic and experienced professional with a passion for cooking, gardening, and working with young people. You have extensive cooking experience and enjoy sharing this skill with others. Your practical gardening knowledge and enthusiasm for growing food make you an ideal candidate to lead sessions in the kitchen garden.  Organised and creative, you excel in meal planning, budgeting, and inspiring others with fresh ideas. You thrive in a collaborative team environment but are also confident working independently. Open-minded and empathetic, you are committed to Jamie’s Farm’s mission and values and passionate about making a positive impact in a beautiful, dynamic farm setting. 

Please see the full job description, desired experience, and employee benefits by exploring our recruitment pack below. Don’t meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – your unique skills and experience could be just what we’re looking for. 

How to Apply: Please apply via the Jamie’s Farm website by clicking on the “Apply” button below. Read through the full recruitment pack and return both a completed application and equal opportunities form to the email address provided. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Location: Based near Salisbury, Wiltshire

Salary: £23,500 - £25,000

Full time, permanent

Reporting to Community Fundraising Manager, Events Manager, Head of Events  

Interviewing on a rolling basis

Closing deadline Friday 14th February (may close early if a suitable applicant found)  

Are you highly organised, self-motivated and enthusiastic? Are you looking to build your experience in the charity sector and in special events?

Horatio’s Garden is looking for an Events Assistant to join its friendly and growing team which creates, organises and implements a wide range of special events.

Horatio’s Garden is an independent charity that nurtures the wellbeing of people after spinal injury in beautiful, vibrant sanctuaries within the heart of NHS spinal injury centres. Leading designers create the accessible gardens where the charity’s team, alongside volunteers and creatives, care for people and plants alike.  

The charity is growing. With seven garden projects open, we have an eighth garden under construction in Sheffield due to open in 2025. After winning ‘Best in Show’ at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023 with a show garden designed for people with mobility needs, the charity’s profile was significantly increased and there are major plans to expand the special events programme to raise awareness and generate sustainable income.

We are looking for someone who has

• A passion for the charity sector
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Flexible, can-do attitude, with the ability to remain calm and professional when under pressure
• A willingness to learn new skills and to develop existing skills 
• An ability to self-motivated and work independently, as well as part of a team 
• An ability to prioritise and deal with multiple requests
• Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with people of all levels
• Good IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Key responsibilities

· Assist with the administration and coordination of fundraising and stewardship events

· Assist with communications, mailings and guestlist management

· Set up event ticketing

· Update supporter details on the fundraising database

· Support with third party fundraisers including responding to queries, sending out fundraising packs and monitoring income

· Attending events where required including some evenings and weekends

· Perform general office administration tasks

As a Charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our Charity.

How to apply 

Please read the full job description before applying. Please send your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining why you are suited to the role by selecting Quick Apply. The closing date for applications is . We look forward to receiving your application. 

To support the long-term strategic growth and development of Horatio’s Garden, we are seeking an exceptional and experienced Senior Impact Researcher to drive the creation of a new impact framework that will establish best practice, gather and evaluate the strong evidence we need to demonstrate the positive difference the gardens make.

To apply, please write a one page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and send this along with your CV – please note that any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

At Horatio’s Garden, we build and look after extraordinary gardens in the heart of NHS spinal injury centres. These gardens are a critical part of rehabilitation and offer reflection and adjustment, privacy and solace, joy and companionship to all who need it. We lead regular gardening sessions to grow and cultivate plants, arts workshops to offer new skills, and a programme of live music and events. Designed to be enjoyed all year round, these gardens offer a warm, welcoming place for family and friends who may have travelled hours for a visit.Our vision is for everyone with a spinal injury to have a Horatio’s Garden as part of their rehabilitation care.

This exciting new 12-month role will be central to creating an evidence-based culture at Horatio’s Garden, contributing to actions and policies to drive excellence in our service and support fundraising and advocacy.

You will be confident to spearhead the organisation’s evidence and data gathering requirements and work with a variety of external stakeholders including the NHS.

The successful candidate will work closely with the new Patient Experience Lead by providing evidence-led data to help develop new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries, from activities to communications.

The outcomes will inform our robust five-year plan for a sustainable future and form the foundation for deeper impact study and development on the charity’s essential role in NHS care delivery.

We are looking for someone who will thrive in a fast-growing charity who can balance research and strategic needs with the reality of service delivery.

We are looking for someone to work three days, with a salary of £45,000 pro rata. We offer a flexible working arrangement with mutually agreed days in our gardens including Stoke Mandeville and London & South East in Stanmore.

Main duties

• Define key outcomes as well as metrics of impact on people with spinal injuries, families, staff and volunteers
• Desk based research to understand relevant measurements and best practice in the field. This would also involve working with research bodies, such as NPC, Pro Bono Economics and Oxford University and other spinal injury charities
• Design a research and impact evaluation protocol, working with the garden teams across the UK and critically the NHS
• Develop and submit research ethics application to the NHS, as required
• Implement the protocol, working with Horatio’s Garden teams to implement and embed systems, processes and tools to collect data and evidence
• Analyse data and evidence alongside the Patient Experience Lead to support the development of new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries
• Programme monitoring – develop systems to monitor and evaluate the charity’s arts and gardening programmes
• Act as the internal and external lead for monitoring and evaluation including the development and management of the charity’s yearly data collection gathered by the University of Oxford Crankstart internship programme
• Produce reports and presentations as required demonstrating the organisation's impact for colleagues, stakeholders and funders
• Developing the impact strategy for the future
• Represent Horatio’s Garden at conferences or research events where appropriate

Personal specification

Essential

• Practical experience of clinical data gathering
• Advanced analytical skills including research methodologies and quantitative analysis
• Excellent IT skills, including spreadsheets (e.g. Excel) and databases
• Experience of collecting, inputting, managing, analysing and reporting on data
• High level of attention to detail and ability to work with complex data sets
• Ability to communicate monitoring and evaluation data clearly and concisely to non-expert audiences
• Experience producing evaluation/ impact reports and presenting findings to a range of audiences
• Commitment to the charity’s mission and own personal development, as well as an openness to feedback
• Able to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including those not from a data background

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS ethics
• Experience of managing budgets and being cost-effective, especially systems development and external evaluation
• Experience of working in the charity / health sector

As a charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our charity.

To apply, please write a one page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and send this along with your CV – please note that any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sectors of society.

NOTE: DBS, medical and reference checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process.

Reports to: Director of Communications and Impact

Direct/ indirect reports: None

Fixed term: 12 months (part time – three days a week)

Salary: £45K

Location: Flexible, with regular garden visits

Closing date: Monday 10 February

Interview dates: w/c 17 February

BGCI is seeking to appoint a Global Conservation Consortia (GCC) Manager who will co-ordinate and support delivery of the consortia activities (see below). This will include the establishment, consolidation and development of global conservation consortia, providing support and guidance to facilitate practical implementation of international plant conservation across the BGCI network.  The post-holder will also be responsible for the co-ordination of the consortia annual reporting, communications, organising meetings and supporting GCC events. The GCC Manager will revise the strategic plan and fundraise for consortia activities.

About BGCI

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is a membership organisation and a global network for plant conservation located in Kew, United Kingdom with regional, bureaux in China, Kenya, Singapore, and the USA. Our membership comprises over 900 botanical institutions working in plant conservation - botanic gardens, arboreta, NGOs, restoration organisations, government, and universities - in over 120 countries all around the world. We work with this extensive network of members, and the wider conservation community, to use our collective knowledge and hands on expertise to reverse the threat of extinction facing plants and to secure plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet.

BGCI coordinates efforts to enhance regional networking and scale up plant conservation by facilitating, coordinating, and supporting the consolidation and functioning of botanic garden networks.  One of our technical networks is the Global Conservation Consortia (GCC) which mobilise a coordinated network of institutions and experts to collaboratively develop and implement comprehensive conservation strategies for priority threatened plant groups. BGCI currently coordinates a suite of GCCs including Rhododendron, Magnolia, Cycads, Dipterocarps etc., which catalyse groups of institutions and experts to implement conservation action on the ground. Primary objectives include coordinated in situ and ex situ conservation efforts, recording and dissemination of species recovery knowledge.

Person Specification

BGCI is seeking to appoint a person with outstanding project management, conservation, communication and networking skills. Candidates for this post will have a proven track record working for a conservation or scientific organisation, preferably in plant conservation. The post holder will demonstrate sensitivity to complex, multicultural and multinational institutions and structures.

Application Process

If you are interested in this role, please send us your CV and a cover letter (two pages maximum), explaining your motivation for the role and providing examples and evidence of how you are suitable for the position. Click the How to Apply button for further directions.

Closing date for applications is 18 February 2025

The interviews will be conducted online/in person week of 3 March 2025

BGCI is committed to putting equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our organisation. We are committed to ensuring a working environment in which all individuals are free from discrimination and in which opportunities are equal to all. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Farm School Leader – Growing to join our dynamic social mobility charity which exists to remove the barriers that prevent children and young people having meaningful access to the natural world.  Through a week on one of our three heritage farms, Nethercott House in Devon, Lower Treginnis in Pembrokeshire, and Wick Court in Gloucestershire, children and young people experience increased learning and engagement, improved connections and wellbeing, and leave us with an enhanced sense of environmental citizenship.  Visiting children are immersed in the natural world of countryside through a food and farming offer that allows them to participate in the seasonal tasks of the day: sowing, growing and harvesting in our kitchen gardens; caring for livestock and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown feast in the farmhouse kitchen. In partnership with our commercial farming neighbours, children experience the benefits of collaboration, enjoy plenty of physical activity, good food, and fresh air, and discover the magical rural environment that is full of new words, sounds and experiences to inspire their creativity. Spending time working alongside real farmers fosters children’s independence and helps them to grow in confidence, develops their self-esteem, and encourages them to become more resilient.

About the Role

This is a hands-on role responsible for leading engaging countryside, food and farming sessions for groups of beneficiary children at Wick Court, a 50-acre farm with a kitchen garden; raising pigs, poultry, sheep and cattle, equines and bees.

The postholder will create and deliver a plan for a productive growing in line with environmentally sensitive land use and lead practical management of the gardens and orchards, and maintenance across the farm.

While the role will be responsible for growing at Wick Court, the postholder will also work with the animals. As part of the wider farming operations team, the Farm School Leader will deliver knowledge-rich farming and countryside sessions for visiting children as well helping with daily farming tasks and maintenance works.

As comfortable in wellies mucking out livestock as engaging with visiting children and teachers, this role requires a can-do attitude, endless positivity and enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for supporting disadvantaged children and young people to access the benefits of the countryside life.

The role requires the ability to undertake work outside of 9 to 5 hours, including some weekend and lone working on a rota basis.

This position is a farm-based role which will require only very occasional travel within the Charity’s regions in order to attend training or meetings.

For full details about the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification and Job Information Pack.

Appointments will not be confirmed until the Charity has received two satisfactory professional references, evidence of the existing proof of right to work in the UK. Referees will not be contacted without candidates’ prior consent.

Farms for City Children is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be subject to a Social Media check and a DBS check at the appropriate level. Employment with the charity is conditional upon the charity being satisfied with the result of the DBS Check. Successful candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.  Any criminal records information that is disclosed to the charity will be handled in accordance with any guidance and/or code of practice published by the DBS.

Farms for City Children is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity and supports and encourages under-represented groups.  We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds, with diverse lived experience, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of £23,967.33 per annum and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

How to Apply

Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 12 February 2025

Interviews: Interview Thursday 20 February 2025

To apply, please go to our website, download and fill out our application form that is located at the bottom of the page. Once completed, click on the Apply button, fill in your details and upload the application form. You may also wish to fill out and upload our equal opportunities monitoring form. 

We are unable to accept just cover letters and CVs.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

Position Summary

BGCI is seeking to appoint an experienced, committed, passionate, and self-driven Director of Operations to ensure an effective and resilient BGCI by providing strategic oversight and hands-on delivery of BGCI’s operations including communications, IT, membership, and the services we provide to members.

Job Purpose:

To provide strategic direction to the organisation’s operations to ensure an effective and resilient BGCI including project co-ordination, finance, IT, communications, membership services, and other operational areas.

Location:

BGCI Offices, Kew, London (flexible working arrangements possible)

Remuneration:

£50,000 - £55,000 dependent on level of expertise (experience, education, training), and performance related to budget management, people management and other measures.

About BGCI

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is a membership organisation and a global network for plant conservation located in Kew, London with regional bureaux in China, Kenya, Singapore, and the USA. Our membership comprises over 900 botanical institutions working in plant conservation - botanic gardens, arboreta, NGOs, restoration organisations, government, and universities - in over 120 countries all around the world. We work with this extensive network of members, and the wider conservation community, to use our collective knowledge and hands on expertise to reverse the threat of extinction facing plants and to secure plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet.

BGCI coordinates efforts to enhance regional networking and scale up technical networks by facilitating, coordinating, and supporting the consolidation and functioning of botanic garden networks.  BGCI’s mission is to mobilise botanic gardens and engage partners in securing plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet.

BGCI’s goal is that botanical organisations in our network will play a critical role in preventing plant species extinctions and create a more sustainable planet. BGCI’s work towards achievement of the goal can be broken down into the following work streams: Saving Plants, Inspiring and Leading People, Sharing Knowledge and Resources, Addressing Global Challenges through Public Engagement and Education, and Ensuring an Effective and Resilient BGCI.

Person Specification

Candidates for this post will have a proven record of accomplishment working for a charity or environmental organisation, preferably in conservation or science. The post holder will demonstrate sensitivity to complex, multicultural and multinational institutions and structures.

Application Process

Interested applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter of two pages maximum, explaining the candidate’s motivation and providing concrete evidence of why they are suitable for the position. Click the How to Apply button for further directions.

Closing date for applications is 24th February 2025

Interviews will be held online/in person the week commencing 3rd March 2025

BGCI is committed to putting equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our organisation. We are committed to ensuring a working environment in which all individuals are free from discrimination and in which opportunities are equal to all. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector.

Our Learning and Participation department seeks to inspire people to protect the natural world, train the next generation of experts, and extend our reach, ensuring that our Gardens and wider work are accessible for everyone.

This position will play a key role in delivering that mission by supporting and growing our vibrant learning volunteer programme, and contributing to the Operations and Projects team’s work providing effective operational support to programmes across the department.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks (DBS), including the Child Barred List.

This role is to work 972 hours per annum, and the working pattern will be 9:15-14:25, Mon-Fri, term-time only (39 weeks a year). 

Our ideal candidate will be well organised, with experience of working with a diverse range of volunteers, and good IT competency. They will have excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and a clear passion for learning and Kew’s mission.

The working hours for this role are 9:15-14:15, term time only (39 weeks a year), with occasional requirement to work outside of these hours. There is a requirement for this role to work onsite.

Interviews are due to take place on Tuesday 11 March.

About Us

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi!

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

About Us

Stonebridge City Farm is much more than just an inner-city farm. While we are indeed a beloved destination for local families—offering an array of animals, gardens, a vibrant play area, cozy café and a unique shop—we pride ourselves on being a vital community hub, free from the burden of an entrance fee. 

About You

As our ideal candidate you’ll bring a wealth of strategic and organisational leadership experience, having worked closely with boards, a variety of stakeholder groups, and people from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. Your strong communication skills and passionate advocacy for the charity’s mission will be key to our continued success. Equally important are your business acumen, financial awareness, and creativity in identifying new opportunities for collaborative working and funding partnerships.

The Role

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the leadership of Stonebridge City Farm in pursuit of its charitable and financial objectives, ensuring that strategic and operational plans are developed and implemeted.

PLEASE REFER TO THE CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK FOR FULL DETAILS.

Nature Recovery Officer - Fixed-Term
Reference: JAN20254944
Location: Home-based, Dundee
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (pro rata)

This is a Fixed-Term role, funded by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation, for 37.5 hours per week until April 2027. The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

RSPB Scotland are collaborating with Recovery Services in Dundee on exploring how supporting nature can help us meet daily challenges. 

This is a homebased role with the primary project site located at The Friary in Lochee, Dundee. The position requires frequent travel within Dundee to visit partner sites and engage with local communities. 

This is a dynamic and exciting role, requiring a passionate, driven, and experienced individual who is committed to promoting nature-based recovery and supporting community involvement in and support for nature. 

What's the role about? 

The Nature Recovery Officer is crucial in supporting the development and growth of our exciting Nature Recovery Project in Dundee. This position focuses on building relationships with recovery services and partners to facilitate nature-based activities and the establishment of a Nature Recovery garden at The Friary. You will work closely with stakeholders to design and deliver a programme of events, workshops, and training opportunities that engage recovery services, service users, and the wider public with the positive impact nature has on recovery journeys. Main responsibilities include: 

Garden development: Supporting the establishment of a Nature Recovery garden at The Friary, including co-designing spaces with local recovery services and managing activities related to the garden's creation, such as coordinating the sourcing of materials and bringing specialists in to support. 

Community engagement: Building strong relationships with local communities, particularly recovery services, to engage them in nature-based activities at The Friary. This includes creating and delivering workshops and events that promote the health and well-being benefits of nature. 

Volunteer programme: Developing and managing a volunteer programme to involve local residents in the ongoing development of the garden, gardening activities, and community events. This will include recruitment, training, and coordination of volunteers.

Stakeholder communications: Maintaining regular communications with key stakeholders, including recovery services, community organisations, and local partners, to ensure the success of the Nature Recovery project. You will also be responsible for reporting to the Project Manager on project progress, challenges, and successes.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

You will lead on all agreed project outcomes and drive the Nature Recovery project forward in a professional and enthusiastic manner. Therefore, you will have: 

• Experience of working with the public and partners to deliver events/activities that engage a wide range of people. 

• Ability to motivate diverse groups face to face. 

• Proven time management and organisational skills to manage multiple tasks effectively.

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and verbal forms.

• Ability to work creatively and under own initiative. 

• Experience in developing partnerships and working collaboratively with others.

• Experience with recruiting, supporting and managing volunteers.

• Competent IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Office). 

• Knowledge of basic Health and Safety procedures including risk assessment for workshops and events.

Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Knowledge of and/or experience with Dundee and the recovery landscape, or ability to prove transferable knowledge and skills.

Closing date: 23:59, Tue, 25th Feb 2025

We will conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 10 March 2025, with a view to the successful candidate starting from week commencing 14 April 2025. 

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.

We will deliver a 30 minute online presentation about the Nature Recovery project on Thursday 13 February at 10am. This will give you the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about the wider work in Dundee. This session will be recorded, and available on request after 13 February. 

As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a CV and complete a short application. Please explain in your cover letter how you meet the criteria set above.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and will require completion of a PVG in addition to the standard pre-employment checks.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.

Make a Difference with The Makhad Trust!

Position: Project/Operations Manager (Part-time)

Location: UK-based with travel to South Sinai, Egypt

About Us: The Makhad Trust is a UK registered charity dedicated to sustaining the environment and natural heritage of the Bedouin tribes in the Sinai Mountains and Desert in Egypt. Our focus on supporting them is by renewing access to water and supporting traditional lifestyles. The Bedouin are a marginalised community, who are barred from many forms of employment yet receive little or no help from Egyptian authorities. A 15+ year drought dried up wells, then collapse of the tourism industry in 2013 bought unemployment, and huge floods have filled in wells. Access to drinking water is difficult. The Trust gives support through restoration of wells for drinking and growing food, and building small dams, and small projects such as beekeeping training, herb growing and carpentry training. Restored wells provide drinking water and ability to grow crops for eating, promoting health and well being, and for income.

About the Role: This unique UK based dual role combines fundraising and administration in the UK with practical project initiatives in Sinai, Egypt. You will be instrumental in transforming lives by ensuring access to clean water and supporting sustainable livelihoods in a unique way by both supporting Sinai Trust in office operationally and directly in the field. The successful candidate will be travelling to Sinai for 2 weeks 4 times per year and will involve visiting ongoing well restorations, assessing new wells for restoration, cataloguing the costs by the well owner, and paying the well owner for the work done. Some of these will be easier to access, given their proximity to nearby roads compared to others which require a 3 hour walk into the high mountains to reach with steep mountainside journeys with no visible paths so the successful candidate will need to be mountain fit. Through these journeys you will be accompanied by our Sinai manager who is a Bedouin from the local town and will act as a guide and provide local knowledge. 

Key Responsibilities:

Office-Based Impact:

• • Apply for funding and liaise with funders.

• • Write reports, keep records, and track income and expenditure.

• • Update spreadsheets and plan journeys.

• • Engage with stakeholders to communicate the impact of our projects.

Field-Based Impact:

• • Travel to Sinai four times a year for two-week periods.

• • Visit ongoing well restorations and assess new wells for restoration.

• • Catalogue costs and pay well owners for completed work. Log information about restoration at well sites and enter data into spreadsheets.

• • Navigate rugged landscapes, including high mountains and steep paths, to reach remote wells.

• • Visit and support various small projects facilitated by the Trust.

About You:

• Proficient with Numbers/Excel spreadsheets and able to write reports, funding applications, and newsletters.
• Good at planning, risk management, and practical tasks.
• Numerate, self-directed, and comfortable working and traveling alone.
• Understanding of different cultural norms and not risk-averse.
• Mountain fit, experienced in trekking and camping, and sure-footed.
• A team player with good leadership skills, self-reliant, adaptable, and able to replan on the go.
• Trustworthy, honest, tactful, and diplomatic.
• Curious, eager to learn, and knows when to seek advice.
• Able to work in the summer heat of Egypt.
• Equipped with a laptop for record-keeping and preferably an iPad for field reports.

How to Apply: Send your CV with two references (one work reference and one character reference) Via Quick apply. Possible candidates will be called for an interview in the New Year. Confirmation of the selected candidate will be made after participation in a Sinai Journey in the Spring if the application is approved.

Coin Street Nursery has a fantastic opportunity for a Deputy Operations Manager, to join our friendly and committed team, where you’ll will be part of the first-class nursery management and ideally be familiar with working in a similar setting, though this is not essential.

You will be working in a busy nursery office and will provide proactive management of our occupancy across our childcare provision, monitor income and expenditure to ensure we deliver against our agreed budgets. You will be the first point of contact for families interested in our provision and work with colleagues to ensure onboarding of new families is seamless.

The Nursery team works in collaboration with the Family & Children’s Centre, this role is crucial in providing organisational support and line managing two Data Outreach Officers. 

We are looking for a deputy manager who can demonstrate the following:
•    Proven administration and customer service experience
•    Financially literate, with an ability to understand, monitor and meet budgets
•    And ideally experience in managing and allocating resources (for example staffing rotas, budget allocations, stock control. 

What We Do

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality live, work and play spaces on land which we own.

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities.  We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

Extras

In return, we can offer you:
•    35 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) pro rata for part time staff (increases with length of service)
•    8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
•    Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions
•    Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs
•    Commitment to training and development

Contract

Full time, 35 hours per week, permanent

Shift rota basis working either 7:45am- 3:45pm, 8:30am-4:30pm, 9am – 5pm and 10am-6pm

Salary

£38,300 per annum

Closing Date

Please send your application by midnight on 16 February 2025. 

Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. 

About Us

Chatsworth House Trust is an independent charity dedicated to safeguarding the legacy of Chatsworth House, its art collection, breath-taking gardens, and expansive parkland for the benefit of everyone. Our Development Department plays a pivotal role in this by securing vital income from corporate sponsors, trusts and foundations, public bodies, and individual donors.

Over the past two years, the Chatsworth House Trust has gained real momentum with our grant fundraising, securing funding from Arts Council England for our arts and cultural programme and from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore the nationally significant 18th century Cascade in the garden. We have secured Development phase funding for the project and are applying for the Delivery phase in February 2025. The total project costs are c£7.5m of which there is a £2.5m match funding requirement.

The department is aiming high, with ambitious fundraising targets over the next five years to ensure Chatsworth House Trust is able to diversify its income and secure a sustainable future for the Trust. Now is the perfect time to join us – as we build on our achievements, identify and build new relationships with funders, and enhance our impact and commitment to further public benefit.

About the Role

As the Trusts & Foundations Manager, you will manage and deliver our grant funding strategy, to incorporate trusts and foundations and public funding bodies aligned with the key strategic ambitions to present Chatsworth as a place with charity at its heart and for the benefit of everyone.

You will research suitable funders for application; draft applications for funding with the support of the Director of Development; be responsible for oversight of and reporting on successful project funding applications and ensure effective stewardship thereof.

This is a full-time role, based at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.

Who we’re looking for

We’re seeking a resourceful individual with:

• Exceptional writing and research skills to create compelling funding applications.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, with a clear understanding of funding priorities for capital and revenue projects.
• Confidence and collaboration skills to work across the organisation, gathering the information and data needed for successful applications in a timely and professional manner.

If you’re proactive, results-driven, and excited about contributing to our ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.

In return

As part of the wider Devonshire Group, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, which includes Chatsworth, Bolton Abbey, Lismore and the Devonshire Hotels & Restaurants Group, we are committed to ensuring the happiness and wellbeing of our staff and as such offer fantastic benefits which include:

• Free access to Chatsworth and Bolton Abbey

• Excellent personal development and career opportunities.

• Free entry to the Chatsworth fairs and many of the events

• A colleague pass providing discount in our retail and catering establishments

• Membership of the Life Assurance Scheme

• Competitive annual leave (and option to buy more)

• Employee assistance programme

• Membership of the Life Assurance Scheme

• Free on-site parking

• Wellbeing calendar of events

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to join us in this diverse and rewarding role.

Our core values include “Being Inclusive” and we particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates who are currently under-represented. We also welcome applicants from the LGBTQ+ community. Flexible ways of working will always be considered.

Summary

• The role requires the ability to work flexibly, including evenings and up to five Saturdays a year.
• A Basic DBC check is required for this role.

• Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent.
• An interest and passion for welcoming visitors, excelling at engaging with stakeholders and event attendees.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• An excellent grounding in event co-ordination and diary management.
• Ability to think creatively and work collaboratively.

• A salary of £34,801, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

Are you passionate about unlocking the potential of young people? Have you witnessed the transformative power of nature? If so, this role could be your next exciting opportunity.

For our full candidate pack which introduces you to Grow, our strategy and how we work, as well as a full role description please visit our website by clicking the apply button!

Grow is an exciting, grass roots organisation making a significant impact. Our small, vibrant, and dedicated team have profound influences on the lives of young people in Sheffield.

Our founder has worked tirelessly to establish Grow. We're now seeking someone to take the baton, deepen our roots, and guide us through the next phase of growth.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Job title CEO

Contract Permanent (subject to probationary period)

Hours 3.5 days per week (negotiable depending on candidate)

Location Our base at Manor Oaks Studio, 389 Manor Lane, Sheffield, S2 1UL

Salary £44-46,000 pro rata

Pension 5% pension contribution

Holiday 25 days per annum (plus statutory) pro rata

Perks 1 additional leave day on your birthday

1 day additional leave earned for every year worked (up to a max. of 5 days, pro rata)

BHSF health cash plan scheme or similar coming 2025

Next Steps

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4). Please include why you are interested in this role and how your experience or interests meet the person specification.

Closing date: Friday 14th March 2025 (may close early if suitable candidate is found)

Interviews: We will interview candidates as applications arrive and will close the role once a suitable candidate is found, so don't delay in applying. The shortlisting process includes a visit to our site, where you'll meet a trustee, staff, and young people.

Steven Cotton (outgoing CEO) and John Lovell (Chair) welcome informal phone conversations in advance of submitting an application.

Welcoming applications

We especially welcome applicants who are under-represented within the charity sector. We aim to build a team with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills, as we believe diversity is a strength. We look forward to hearing from all interested candidates.