Head Of Organisational Development And Learning Jobs

Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice are seeking an exceptional Head of People to lead the development and implementation of a People plan which aligns with our ambitions, fosters a culture of inclusivity, innovation, and a sense of belonging and which seamlessly integrates our HR and Volunteering efforts.

As we prepare to launch our new organisational strategy in April 2025, we've collaboratively developed new values that reflect our vision. It’s an exciting time to join Bluebell Wood and especially in such a key role.

You will engage with colleagues at all levels to understand their needs and goals, ensuring our People plan drives positive organisational change and enhances the experience for our 120 colleagues and 280 volunteers.

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with leaders and managers, you will focus on attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse and talented workforce. You will champion a culture of learning, innovation, and collaboration, ensuring Bluebell Wood adheres to all relevant employment legislation and best practices.

Leading a small, dedicated team, you will oversee and enhance the HR and volunteer lifecycle, learning and development activities, policies, and processes. Given our team's size, this role is hands-on and dynamic.

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE OF POST: Head of People

ACCOUNTABLE TO: CEO

DIRECT REPORTS: Volunteer Services Manager, HR Advisor, HR Administrator, Payroll Officer

HOURS:Full time - 37.5hrs per week. Hybrid working is supported but due to the nature of this role,                                                     you will be required onsite at least three days/60% of your working week.

NOTICE PERIOD: 12 weeks

SALARY: £56,374

Job purpose:

Bluebell Wood aims to enhance and create 'An Incredible Culture' that fosters inclusivity, innovation, and a sense of belonging. The goal is to create an environment where everyone can thrive and where all efforts clearly contribute to our aims and mission.

The Head of People will provide a balance of strategic and operational responsibilities to develop and implement an integrated People (HR and Volunteering) strategy and workplans which align with our overall aspirations.

Working closely with the Strategic Leadership (SLT) and Operational Management Team (OMT) members, the Head of People will ensure the People Team provides an expert and responsive service across a range of strategic and operational workforce issues.

The Head of People will ensure Bluebell Wood operates effective people practices, manages risk, complies with appropriate legislation and standards, and treats all staff and volunteers fairly.

What does success look like in this role:

· The successful embedding of our values through all our people related activities.

· A workforce that effectively delivers the organisational strategy.

· A high-quality, responsive, and reputable integrated HR and volunteering service that empowers effective management, built on trust, confidence, transparency, and integrity.

Main duties & responsibilities:

· Develop and implement an integrated People plan to support the hospice strategy and culture, facilitate a great colleague experience and positive organisational change.

· Monitor and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the integrated People plan.

· Report on progress, people related KPIs and workforce related risks to the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) and Board sub-committee.

· Support the CEO and SLT with advice and proactive suggestions for organisational improvement in areas such as organisational design, change management, talent management, succession planning, and colleague engagement.

· Identify opportunities for, and take a leading role in, cultural development, organisational development and change, and L&D initiatives which reflect our values and foster a sense of belonging, engagement, and wellbeing among colleagues. 

· Lead and manage the People team, providing guidance and coaching to ensure the delivery of high-quality, efficient HR and Volunteering services and systems. 

· Maintain our People policies and processes, ensuring changes to employment law and emerging good practice are promptly adopted.

· Work with colleagues in the Income Generation team in creating effective internal communications methods.

· Develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including engaging special interest or working groups, to make Bluebell Wood an employer of choice and a great place to work. 

· Support people managers with managing change in their teams including employee relations and consultations, and guidance on legal processes.

· Oversee recruitment, induction, performance management, and L&D, ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop a diverse and talented workforce.

· Oversee effective management, delivery and improvement of: 

o Employee engagement including pulse survey, staff events, internal communications.  Programmes including wellbeing, safeguarding, ED&I. Annual appraisals, personal development planning and job description reviews. 

o L&D planning, administration of learning (requests, events, evaluation etc.), budget, and apprenticeships.

o HR Management including starters, changes, leavers, job evaluation, recruitment, onboarding, retention, diversity, payroll, absence, systems and data.

· Role model Bluebell Wood’s values and behaviours.

General

All Bluebell Wood employees are required to:

· Abide by the Health & Safety at Work Act

· Adhere to policy and procedures around safeguarding children and young adults

· Respect confidentiality applying to all Hospice areas

· Work within Hospice policies and procedures

· Comply with the Hospice no smoking policy

· Participate in and contribute to team meetings

· Co-operate and liaise with colleagues

· Behave in a professional manner at all times, reflecting and maintaining the values and ethos of Bluebell Wood

· Driving license with access to own vehicle

All Bluebell Wood employees are expected to:

· Demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence

· Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships

· Make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile of the Hospice

At Bluebell Wood Managers:

· Listen

· Seek to understand

· Seek resolution

· Invite input

· Share timely and appropriate information

· Answer questions

· Agree realistic standards

· Be good role models: discreet, professional, genuine

· Be open to new ideas

· Treat everyone fairly

· Ensure 121s and appraisals are happening as they should

· Are approachable

· Are supportive

· Are present

· Encourage personal development

· Value experience and knowledge

· Practice good professional boundaries

· Promote an inclusive environment

· Acknowledge and celebrate wins

· Champion their team

· Empower and enable

· Challenge undesirable behaviours quickly and appropriately

· Address and seek to resolve conflicts impartially

· Promote a positive culture

· Encourage self-awareness and reflection within their team

· Encourage collaboration

· Support colleagues to manage personal issues which affect work

· Promote a healthy work-life balance

· Support a balanced mix of hybrid working, appropriate to each role but always seeking to build a one team culture

· Be clear about when and why it’s not appropriate to share information

This job description is not exhaustive.  It will be subject to periodic review and may be amended following discussion between the post-holder and employer.

Background

Women for Women International invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict.

In Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Sudan, women learn skills to rebuild their families and communities through the Women for Women International’s Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme. 

They form support networks, are equipped with the skills to earn an income and save and gain knowledge and resources about health and their rights. Since 1993, our global community has invested in the power of over 570,000 women across 17 conflict-affected countries, to create a ripple effect that makes the world more equal, peaceful, and prosperous. 

The Role

As the Executive Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in providing administrative support for all aspects of the role of the Managing Director who leads on Fundraising, Marketing and Communications. This role is crucial in focusing on:

• Managing the inbox of the MD, to ensure emails are responded to in a timely manner to all internal and external communications.
• Triage and draft email responses – understanding and representing well the ‘voice’ of the Managing Director. 
• Manage the Managing Director’s correspondence and communications with key supporters, donors, celebrities and major donors and ensure they are recorded on the database. 
• In conjunction with the staff team, proactively prompt and coordinate the cultivation of the Managing Director’s relationships with donors and key stakeholders both internal and external.
• Prepare presentations for multiple audiences including donors and supporters, trustees, senior stakeholders, global and UK board meetings and board committees.
• Coordinate appropriate follow-up meetings and fundraising opportunities from individuals, companies, trusts and other relevant sources. Update members of the staff team on relevant meetings and actions. 
• Manage the travel arrangements of the Managing Director.
• Prepare and circulate relevant papers and perform the duties of the administrator to the Fundraising and Marketing Committee of the Board of Trustees, including arranging meetings, preparing papers and taking minutes.

The person applying for this role should have excellent communication skills, including written and verbal to engage with employees. Able to work with senior-level stakeholders and arrange important large meetings, juggling diaries and appointments, providing administrative support, and managing correspondence. Extraordinary organisational skills and the ability to prioritise with attention to detail and maintain accuracy under pressure. Able to work in a confidential environment, working sensitively. Competent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and working with a fundraising or CRM equivalent.

Diversity at Women for Women International is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, political opinions, and pregnancy and maternity.  Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all interested parties.

All our staff are required to adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies and to our organizational values: Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Resilience and the Leadership Principles: Decisive, Accountable, Courageous, Adaptable and Inclusive.

To learn more about the power of women for women, please go to our website or social media pages.

To apply please complete an online application form on our website. Please can you let us know if you will need reasonable adjustments for the interview.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 18th March 2025 Midnight.

You will have an opportunity to attend a Q&A with the Managing Director on Monday 10th March 2025, 10.00 – 10.45am. 

If you are interested in attending, please contact HR via the UK Recruitment email address, on our recruitment page in our Women for Women International UK website.

1st Interview will be online on Tuesday 25th March 2025, in person at our Head Office London (the date cannot be flexible). 

2nd Interview will be on Monday 31st March 2025, 9.00 – 13.00, in person at our Head Office, London (the date cannot be flexible). 

Job Description: Head of Services and Quality

LinkAble supports people with a learning disability and autistic people to create the life they want to live by providing opportunities that develop skills, confidence and lasting friendships. We operate from our accessible centre, The Link, in Woking, and within the community.

After a period of growth, we are forming a Senior Management Team (SMT) to guide our next phase of development. We are seeking a Head of Services and Quality (HSQ) and a Head of Finance and Operations (HFO) to work alongside the CEO.

Overall Aim

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our SMT as HSQ. Working with the CEO and HFO, you will shape strategy, inspire positive change, and lead service delivery teams, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.

You will ensure services meet local authority contract targets, internal KPIs, and deliver outstanding outcomes for the people we support. You will drive continuous quality improvement and create fair, transparent processes that value and support staff.

About the Role

The HSQ will oversee all Children’s and Adults’ Services, supported by an Adult Services Manager, Afterschool Club Manager, and two Team Leaders. You will directly lead Children’s Services, including playschemes, social groups, afterschool clubs, and overnight breaks.

Key priorities

Include building a skilled, motivated team of playworkers and sessional staff through training, coaching, and support. You will also oversee financial management of services with the HFO, ensuring sustainability and compliance with local authority contracts. You’ll gather data and feedback to evidence our impact and report on KPIs to the CEO and Trustees.

You will work with the Office Manager to embed our Health and Safety Framework and identify resources to enhance service user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy

• Inspire a culture of continuous improvement.
• Contribute to strategic planning aligned with LinkAble’s mission to ensure sustainability of services
• Report quarterly to the Board on service improvements.

Services Management

• Oversee all services, leading the services management team.
• Directly manage Children’s Services and oversee Adult Services.
• Ensure clear communication, accountability, and staff development.

Team Development

• Work with the Talent Acquisition and Retention (TAR) Manager to recruit and support staff.
• Ensure robust induction, training, and coaching for playworkers and sessional staff.
• Promote equality, diversity, and career progression.
• Monitor staff retention and engagement.
• Ensure health and safety practices are followed.

Service Quality

• Drive continuous improvement and person-centred support planning.
• Develop diverse activity programmes for service users.
• Embed co-production to meet service user needs.
• Implement inclusive communication strategies and crisis intervention training.
• Conduct observations and audits to enhance quality.
• Incorporate feedback from service users, families, and staff.

Financial Management

• Develop and monitor service delivery budgets with the CEO and HFO.
• Support fundraising by identifying projects and developing funding proposals.
• Ensure income and expenditure align with contract requirements.

Contract Management

• Ensure compliance with local authority contracts.
• Build relationships with Commissioners and stakeholders.
• Support tender applications for new contracts.
• Collaborate with health and social care professionals.

Compliance and Best Practice

• Keep service-related policies up to date.
• Ensure safeguarding, health and safety, and quality standards are maintained.
• Implement evidence-based practices like Positive Behaviour Support and Active Support.

General

• Follow LinkAble’s policies and procedures, with a focus on equality and diversity.
• Undertake training for continuous professional development.
• Support fundraising events and other duties as needed.

About You

We seek a caring, driven leader with experience managing teams in health, social care, or charity settings. You should have a strong track record in both strategic planning and hands-on service delivery.

The ideal candidate will understand high-quality, person-centred care and bring excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills. 

A flexible, ‘can-do’ approach, coupled with a commitment to LinkAble’s values, vision, and dedication to equality, diversity, and inclusion, is key. Some weekend and school holiday working will be required (to be discussed at interview).

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Head of Domestic Abuse Services

Salary: £52,000 - £60,000

Location: Hammersmith (with travel across London)

Hours: 28 Hours per week (with the potential to increase to full time in the future)

Contract: Permanent

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with diverse
backgrounds, including those with disabilities, Black and minoritised women, and LBT communities.

Job Summary
Advance’s Head of Domestic Abuse (DA) services leads the organisation’s DA services across London. Working alongside the Director of DA Services, the head of DA is responsible for developing and delivering high quality services in line with Advance’s strategic aims. Externally, she will build strong relationships with voluntary and statutory partners and funders, amplifying the needs of our service users and promoting systems change. Internally, she will ensure domestic abuse staff are supported and motivated, as well as acting as part of Advance’s senior management team, contributing to the organisation’s overall strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities and Duties
Planning and Development
As part of the Senior Management Team, be responsible for ensuring the implementation of the annual strategic plan for Advance’s domestic abuse services.
Working closely with the Business Development team drive the development of services, contributing to bid development and tendering for services.
Be instrumental in raising the profile of Advance and in developing and sustaining partnerships, including leading the Angelou Partnership to deliver the programme’s objectives and impact.

External Stakeholders and Systems Change
Represent Advance and work with government and statutory agencies, and other community organisations; develop, maintain and review protocols with partner agencies.
Be active in network and partnership meetings, raising awareness of our services and identifying gaps to influence new service development. Maintain and develop relations with appropriate authorities, agencies, organisations and individuals, in consultation with the Director of Services.

Service Management and Leadership
Be a proactive and solution-focused member of Advance’s Senior Management Team. Contribute and participate in organisational planning, events, and fundraising activities.
Manage a complex workload working independently, within a team where appropriate and problem-solving proactively to find solutions to systems and issues.
Line manage senior staff, including annual appraisals, supervision, professional development, and performance management. Instil a sense of unity and purpose into the work of the service through effective leadership, regular team meetings and review of team performance.

High quality services to women and children
Implement and monitor quality assurance systems for all services including contract compliance and overseeing accreditation for our services.
Working with the Learning and Development Manager oversee the development of a consistent approach to programme training relevant to team and individual development needs. Ensure Advance’s DA services are high quality and workloads are manageable. Ensure that risk is well managed across all services, including safeguarding of women and children. Ensure effective systems are in place which capture relevant information and demonstrate the impact of all services, ensuring they are compliant with funders’ requirements
Oversee the development of operational plans for existing and new work and managing effective change within services.

Partnerships and funders’ management
Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners in the delivery of services, influential decision-makers and commissioners, upholding Advance’s reputation at all tend and communicate outcomes of regular strategic and operational meetings at London level in consultation with the Director of Services and Head of EA&P, as well as programme review meetings with funders and partners.
With support from the Evidence and Insights team, oversee reporting of service outcomes to commissioners and funders, ensuring any performance issues or challenges are identified and addressed.

Financial management
Manage programme budgets to a high standard, including agreeing and implementing solutions and action plans where variances and issues are identified. Ensure that funder’s requirements are met for all services and that Advance comply with monitoring returns
and statistics are available promptly for monitoring returns to funders and the board.

Closing Date: 16/03/2025 @23:59

Interview Dates: 25th, 26th, 27th March 2025

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

A 35-hour working week

An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

Pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Employee eye-care scheme

Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

Organisation wide away days

Thorough induction and training

Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Circles Network are working in Partnership with The Edmunds Trust to host a programme known as the Keyworker Collaborative. We are recruiting to our dynamic team who support children, young people and adults, up to the age of 25. We work alongside Autistic and Learning Disabled people who have additional mental illness that puts them at risk of hospitalisation or who are hospitalised and who are registered with a GP in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough. Using personed centred and trauma informed approaches our team members get to know young people and support them to have their voices, choices and opinions heard. They support them to navigate the systems of health, education and social care ensuring that they are informed and the focus of all proffesionals involved in the lives. The Keyworker programme is a national initiative and part of NHS England's long term plan. The programme is in its forth year of operation in Cambridgeshire and Peteborough, starting as a piolot project in 2021 and is funded by the ICB. 

Are you a people-focused leader with a passion for driving positive change? Do you want to shape the culture and operations of a growing environmental charity dedicated to making a real impact?

We’re looking for a Head of People and Operations to join our senior leadership team to help us build an effective and impactful organisation, achieving best value for money, working towards sustainability goals and supporting our ambitious growth plans as per our ambitious strategy. 

You will lead on HR and operational excellence—ensuring our people are empowered, supported, and thriving.  Our passionate team is growing, and we need an experienced, values-driven leader to help us develop our people, systems, and culture in a way that reflects our environmental ethos.

About us

Our vision is for a Wilder Birmingham and Black Country with more green and wild spaces where nature thrives, and where everyone has an equal opportunity to access nature in their daily lives. 

The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust is a local charity uniquely protecting the wildlife of Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. We are one of 46 local, independent Wildlife Trusts working for nature’s recovery across the UK.  We work to conserve biodiversity, improve the environment and raise awareness and understanding of wildlife issues. We have over 7,000 members and have projects, nature reserves and environment centres across the area.  We have exciting and ambitious plans to develop the Trust to help wildlife and engage more people with nature. 

The Role

As our Head of People and Operations, you will:

Lead HR & People Strategy – Foster an inclusive, high-performing culture where everyone can do their best work.

Champion Employee Wellbeing – Develop policies and initiatives that support mental health, work-life balance, and career development.

Oversee Organisational Operations – Ensure we have strong systems, processes, and governance in place to support our impact.

Drive Sustainability from Within – Implement workplace practices that align with our mission.

Support Growth & Change – Develop strategies to support a growing team, including recruitment, onboarding, and leadership development.

What We’re Looking For

A strong background in HR and operations

Experience in building and leading teams in a values-driven organisation

A people-first approach with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

A strategic mindset with the ability to turn ideas into action

Why Join Us?

A role with purpose and impact

A collaborative, mission-driven team

A flexible and supportive work environment

Opportunities for growth and professional development

Ready to help us build a thriving, sustainable organisation? Apply today!

For further information, please click Apply to be taken to our website for full details of the role.

First stage interviews – online: 31 March 2025

Second stage interviews – in person at Centre of the Earth, Winson Green, Birmingham: 7 or 8 April 2025

A little bit about the role 

Please note this role will be closing at 9am on Monday 17 March 2025. 

The Digital Learning Team design, deliver and implement innovative technology driven, educational solutions that enhance the learner experience on our programmes. They are responsible for the learning experience design on Virtual learning environments (VLE) and work with curriculum and pedagogy to create engaging, accessible and interactive digital learning content.

As a Coordinator, you will primarily support on Year 1 of Approach Social Work. You will be responsible for managing the Digital Learning helpdesk and providing administrative support on our Moodle learning platform. Your role is essential in creating a high-quality learning environment for both staff and participants. Please note that ‘Administrator’ is the title we use for advertising. Internally, administrators are known as ‘Coordinators’ so this role’s full title is Digital Learning Coordinator.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Manage the Salesforce helpdesk and serve as the main contact for Digital Learning queries.
• Administer Moodle by managing accounts, content, backups, quality reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Support the Digital Learning Team with meetings, documentation, and information management.
• Develop training materials and guidance for staff and participants.

Full list of role responsibilities can be found in the job pack

A little bit about you 

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive individual to join our Digital Learning Team. In this role, you will manage queries, coordinate administrative tasks, and support the smooth delivery of online learning. You should have experience handling customer support, managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines, and maintaining accurate records. Proficiency in Microsoft 365 is essential, while familiarity with CRM systems like Salesforce and learning platforms such as Moodle would be beneficial.

Knowledge of digital accessibility and learning technologies would also be useful. You will need strong communication skills, the ability to learn new systems quickly, and a practical approach to problem-solving. If you are adaptable, resourceful, and eager to contribute to digital learning, we would love to hear from you.

We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own. 

If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you. 

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing the People team (please see the job pack for contact information).

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.

“We were able to spend time as a family. Maddie, our three-year old daughter loved being at the Hospice; as well as looking after her Dad, the staff looked after us all.

 For those precious few weeks, the Hospice staff and volunteers gave me my husband back, and they gave our daughter her Daddy. I will be forever grateful.”

Feedback from a patient

Can you lead a team to secure the funds to enable St Nicholas Hospice Care, to provide compassionate, specialist end of life care for patients whilst supporting their families and carers? Based in Bury St Edmunds, we offer services to the communities across West Suffolk and Thetford. Whilst we might not be able to add days into life we aim to put life into days and make every moment count.

At an exciting time of expansion – our bed capacity recently increased - we are seeking a dynamic, skilled, experienced and knowledgeable person to inspire and lead our passionate and successful fundraising team which is part of the Income Generation Directorate. This key leadership role is vital, building on current success whilst driving the expansion and growth of our fundraising. Working as part of our Leadership Team, the successful candidate will help deliver our organisational strategy though a period of change enabling us to continue to provide incredible care to those who need it in these challenging times.

The person we are looking for will have considerable experience in fundraising across a range of income streams and a proven track record of achieving fundraising growth and delivering income to ambitious targets. They will have a robust understanding of budget setting and management as well as be ready to expand and grow the team further as they will be responsible for developing and executing a wide-ranging fundraising strategy. To do this, they will build stronger relationships with supporters, donors and other stakeholders and oversee activities that deliver income from diverse fundraising streams.

This is an excellent opportunity to join and work for a well-respected regional charity and make a real impact to the communities we serve. If you're a motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational fundraising leader with a proven track record and looking to make a real difference to people's lives, we'd love to hear from you!

Working for us

Our employees and volunteers are essential to the care we provide.  In return, for joining a team of people having such a positive impact on others, we provide:

• Supportive working environment
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days excluding bank holidays increasing with length of service
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Staff discount with thousands of retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking at the Hospice
• On-site Bistro with discounted meals

Why work for us?

CARE International UK is seeking a highly skilled, organised, dynamic, and passionate leader to join our team as Head of Executive Office. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), this new role will be critical in supporting the CEO and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to ensure the organisation achieves its plans, mission and strategic objectives. As a trusted advisor, project manager, and strategic partner, you will enable the SLT to focus on the most critical priorities, supporting operational efficiency, and effective decision-making across the organisation. And you’ll manage a small team of governance and administration staff to assist you.

At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.

About you

You’ll be exceptional good at putting in place structures and systems to enable effective and efficient organisational functioning, including the use of AI as a tool to support our work. You’ll need to be flexible and cover a lot of ground, managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands - acting as advisor, collaborator, manager, and implementer. The ideal candidate understands the importance of, and knows how to build high-trust, authentic enduring relationships with staff and stakeholders at all levels and from different backgrounds. You’ll need a high level of personal responsibility, be able to move at pace, whilst holding yourself to a high standard, following through on the commitments you make and delivering high quality work. If this sounds like you and you’re passionate about women’s rights, humanitarian action, international development, and making the social sector highly effective, please take a look at our website to learn more about our work and submit your application.

About the role

The Head of Executive Office provides oversight, coordination, and leadership for cross-functional activities, in particularly leading cross-organisational planning, setting performance measures, reporting, and monitoring of our annual and multi-year strategy and plans, and supporting the organisations effective governance to deliver on these.  You’ll oversee the internal calendar and cycle of accountability and reporting, as well as supporting development and delivery on long-term operational plans to support our sustainability.

You and your team will work closely with the Director of People and OD on internal communication. You’ll support the CEO (in partnership with Advocacy, Fundraising and Communications) to take full advantage of multiple external opportunities for effective advocacy, profile raising, and fundraising - enabling CARE’s global programmatic power to influence and impact UK Government and aligned to our Strategy and Mission.

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy (link here) and our Code of Conduct. They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.

Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:

- satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (link here).In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

- appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check).

By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to the HR Team.

We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing Date: Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 11pm

Our Mission

To beat vitiligo by eradicating the psychological, social and physical effects on people’s lives and by finding effective treatments and a cure.

Purpose of the role 

The Head of Support Services is responsible for leading the delivery of The Vitiligo Society’s tailored support to patients with vitiligo and their families, and contributing to the strategic development of the organisation and its services. 

Your Experience

We are looking for a candidate (or candidates) who either have a background in charity service management & safeguarding, or working in healthcare, nursing or mental health support.

Key responsibilities:

People Management 

• Oversee the engagement of volunteers involved in the delivery of The Vitiligo Society’s services and input into the overall development and structure of volunteering across the organisation. 

• Build, and encourage, positive working relationships with other staff to ensure members receive relevant information at the right time and that communications reflect the lived experience of individuals affected by vitiligo.

Service Development & Delivery 

• Develop clear operational plans to deliver The Vitiligo Society’s organisational strategy across services.

• Lead the Support Services Volunteer Team and grow The Vitiligo Society’s services in line with the charity’s overall growth strategy and priorities whilst ensuring quality, sustainability and safe operating practice remain at the forefront.

• Be part of a rota of staff & volunteers answering the Society's helpline

• Deliver direct support to individuals affected by vitiligo, supporting them through their diagnosis and treatment journey.

• Manage the budgets for service delivery.

• Identify opportunities to improve our current support and develop new activities with a particular focus on patient and family support.

• Develop and embed robust monitoring and evaluation processes across all services and provide reports to the Charity Director, the Board and funders as required.

• Champion an evidence-based research and insights approach to service development and delivery, especially Health Psychology.

Safeguarding 

• Appointed Designated Safeguarding Lead. 

• Lead on the development of delivery of The Vitiligo Society’s approach to safeguarding children and adults at risk including policy and process development.

• Ensure that the outputs of all The Vitiligo Society’s services are in line with the relevant safeguarding legislation and best practice.

Wider Impact

• To lead on the development and nurturing of partnerships with healthcare professionals, education professionals and voluntary organisations.

• To lead on Technology Appraisal submissions with NICE and work with other healthcare regulatory bodies to ensure fair access for patients to the latest vitiligo treatment innovations.

Fundraising

• Contribute to funding applications related to service development and delivery, as appropriate.

• Contribute to reports to funders & donors, as required.

• Develop and grow the Services Team’s income generation capacity by working in partnership with fundraising colleagues.

Other

• Attend The Vitiligo Society events when required to support staff and volunteers in the delivery of activities. 

This is a two year fixed term role until 31 March 2027. Applicants need to be based in the UK. We will consider a job share if we have two strong candidates interested in a part-time position. Salary and benefits will then be pro-rata.

Job Purpose
The Head of Finance and Operations (HFO) will play a pivotal role as a key member of LinkAble’s Senior Management Team, working closely with the CEO and the Head of Services and Quality. The HFO will lead the finance function, providing strategic insight, producing accurate financial reports, and pricing new contracts and tenders. This role is supported by a Finance Assistant and involves line management of the Recruitment and Retention Manager. Additionally, the HFO will oversee external HR and IT advisors to ensure the organisation operates efficiently and effectively.   The salary is up to £46k FTE pro rata for 4 days.

Finance

• Provide strategic financial leadership, ensuring robust oversight of all financial operations.
• Produce timely, detailed, and accurate monthly management accounts for the CEO and Finance Committee.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and maintain the Annual Budget, financial forecasts and projections.
• Manage and support a part-time Finance Assistant, while also recruiting and overseeing volunteers or finance trainees to assist with financial transactions.
• Administer payroll in collaboration with LinkAble’s outsourced payroll provider.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, including charity SORP, and uphold best practices in financial management.
• Maintain appropriate financial reserves in alignment with LinkAble’s reserves policy.
• Work closely with the Head of Services and Quality to maximise net income from the Surrey County Council contract.
• Manage the audit compliance and oversee the year-end audit process, ensuring timely and accurate provision of information to external auditors.
• Complete and submit statutory financial returns to regulatory bodies, including the Charity Commission, Companies House, Ofsted, and Local Authority Commissioners.
• Support bid and tender preparations by effectively presenting direct and indirect costs to funders, ensuring full cost recovery principles are applied.

People

• Ensure all HR policies and procedures are current, compliant, and aligned with best practices.
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion across all Recruitment and HR processes, ensuring hiring managers are well-trained in EDI and safer recruitment practices.
• Oversee the annual staff survey process, track outcomes, and monitor the implementation of action plans on a quarterly basis.
• Foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture, promoting teamwork, staff well-being, and professional development.
• Oversee training and development programs, ensuring all mandatory and specialist training is completed on schedule.

Governance and IT

· Play a leading role in the Digital Transformation Project, embedding new systems within finance and recruitment.

· Maintain and regularly review the charity’s Risk Register, proactively managing organisational risks with the Property, Risk and Compliance Committee.

· Lead on GDPR compliance, ensuring high standards of data protection, information governance, and confidentiality.

· Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess organisational performance, providing insights and recommendations to the CEO and the Board.

· Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of management information, ensuring Trustees and the Senior Management Team have a clear and accurate view of organisational performance.

· Be a proactive and effective communicator, fostering collaboration across teams and demonstrating flexibility and innovation in problem-solving.

Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity has been doing great things for ten hospitals in the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) for more than 50 years.

Each year we bring joy, comfort and hope to millions of patients and 15,000 NHS staff through the work we do. From major capital builds to sensitive and calming spaces for bereaved parents. From gardening sessions for dementia patients to innovative equipment to treat cancer, we’re here with full-hearted goodness from first breaths to final goodbyes and every day in-between.

It’s always an exciting time to join our charity – but even more so right now as we launch our ambitious new five-year strategy. We’re looking for a Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships to lead the Philanthropy, Corporate and Hospital Partnership teams to achieve sustainable income growth, making even more impact for patients in our UHBW hospitals.

A strategic leader and successful fundraiser in your own right, you’ll be able to lead by example, taking responsibility for your own portfolio of key contacts. You will be an excellent and inspiring leader, who can act as coach and mentor to the team at the same time as being an effective manager. You will know how to develop compelling and credible propositions, bids and pitches that bring new and repeat significant support to the table. Alongside this, you’ll be experienced in delivering exceptional stewardship plans that ensure long term support and raising money for capital appeals.  Above all, we’re looking for someone who bring energy to this incredibly special role, have the ability to build strong connections and have a passion for their work and making a difference.

Chances are we all know someone who has needed an NHS hospital at some point in their lives or have been a patient ourselves. An individual who lives and breathes our values and behaviours and stands alongside the NHS will shine in this role. You’ll talk with passion about your proven track record in delivering substantial and sustained charitable income and how you did this across a variety of sources and nd you’ll know how to inspire others with your leadership, setting out a clear vision for income generation and how we implement our plan to achieve it.

This is an exciting and important role in the life of Orchards. The successful candidate will roll their sleeves up and combine a passion for our vision and ethos with a desire to drive and uphold organisational excellence. You will have the opportunity to make a significant difference in a short space of time, with a direct impact on achieving our vision to see more women free from sexual exploitation through our Operations, HR, Finance, ITand systems.

Full Time | Permanent | c.£60,000 per annum plus benefits | Location: Hybrid (Bath)

We’re a dedicated, inspiring, and forward-thinking healthcare charity and our mission is to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help our beneficiaries; and drive research. We’re also proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by our employee engagement rating, which puts us comfortably above the charity benchmark and we want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.

As Head of People and Culture and reporting to the Corporate Services Director, you will play a pivotal role in providing leadership and oversight on the development and delivery of the People Plan, encompassing HR policy and process, talent acquisition, employee engagement, performance, training and development, reward and recognition. This is a Leadership position and you will contribute to organisational learning and strategy development and engage regularly with the Senior Leadership Team.

You will lead a small HR team (HR Coordinator and HR Administrator) and work collaboratively across the charity, acting as a business partner as needed to line managers at all levels, with a view to identifying barriers to performance and providing solutions. You’ll be the operational lead for Trustee recruitment activity and support the Trustee appraisal process. You will steward an organisational culture which supports effective behaviours and ways of working, while aligning with the charity’s values, mission and vision and you will be comfortable working at both a tactical and strategic level and, where necessary, challenging status quo thinking and promoting new methods.

• Are you a CIPD qualified HR generalist with extensive leadership and management experience who is used to working both at a tactical and strategic level?
• Do you have significant and proven experience of leading and managing HR functions and teams to deliver best in class service?
• Do you have sound and up-to-date generalist understanding of HR and organisational development practices, including change management, resourcing, compensation and benefits, policy development, complex employee relations and of UK employment legislation and regulations?

If this is you, and you’re looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Location hybrid, attending our central Bath office at least a couple of times each week (40% of your time each month).

Start date: Applicants need to ideally be available to start from w/c 16 June 2025.

How to apply

To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by answering the supporting questions, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

Want to know more? For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description.

The closing date is 17 March 2025 (5pm).
First round interviews expected to be 26 March 2025. Second stage interviews expected to be w/c 7 April.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date and so we encourage you to apply as soon as you can.

We particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team.

No agencies please – we are currently committed to sourcing candidates directly for this position and any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.

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