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Can you help us promote public and national awareness of kidney disease in the UK to benefit all kidney patients?
The National Kidney Federation (NKF) is a unique, independent UK charitable organisation run by kidney patients for kidney patients. They are seeking an exceptional Policy and Public Affairs Manager to help shape and deliver an exciting programme of work that tackles the challenges of renal disease head-on. As a senior appointment, this role will raise the scale, effectiveness, and profile of their policy and public affairs work.
Job Title: Policy and Public Affair Manager
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: NKF HQ (North Nottinghamshire) Hybrid working
Salary: Up to £43,000 (dependent on experience)
Hours: 36 hours per week
Perks and Benefits:
At NKF, they value their team members and offer some incredible benefits:
- Up to six weeks of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Early finish on Friday's
- Christmas shutdown
- Pension scheme with up to 8% employer contribution
- Death in service insurance worth three times your salary
- Free car parking at their HQ
About the Role:
You'll build on current policy initiatives, leveraging the knowledge of our team, trustees, and professional networks, while collaborating with 50 Kidney Patient Association members. You'll have the freedom to shape and implement their programme of work, working strategically and independently to enhance NKF's impact on patient support, campaigning, and public life.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead NKF's policy and public affairs activities, reporting to the Chief Executive.
- Develop and implement strategies to tackle the challenges of kidney disease.
- Collaborate with internal teams, trustees, and external stakeholders to drive impactful campaigns.
- Represent NKF in public policy discussions, including parliamentary groups, ensuring our voice is heard at the highest levels.
- Contribute to strategic planning and hands-on delivery within a small, collaborative team.
About You:
We're looking for someone who combines strategic vision with a willingness to get stuck into the work. You'll have:
- Proven experience in policy and public affairs with a strong network in public policy and parliamentary groups.
- A solid understanding of health policies.
- Knowledge of marketing and communications, with the ability to amplify NKF's work and messaging.
- Entrepreneurial skills and the ability to shape and deliver impactful strategies.
- The ability to work collaboratively with teams and independently when needed.
- A passion for making a lasting difference for kidney patients and the NKF's mission.
This is a chance to join NKF at an exciting time. With a refreshed five-year strategy, growing reputation, and committed team, you'll have the support and opportunity to make a long-lasting impact.
How to Apply:
Due to the sensitive nature of the role, we are accepting applications on a rolling basis so please do reach out if this impacts you in any way. The provisional closing date for this role will be April the 22nd at 12pm. Please send a copy of your CV to Priya at Charity People in the first instance.
Interviews: TBC
Charity People actively promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Group FP&A Manager | £450 - £500 per day (Umbrella) | Hybrid | London | 6-months +
For a large international organisation, we are recruiting an Interim Group FP&A Manager who will coordinate and produce consolidated financial plans, budgets, and forecasts. The Group FP&A Manager will contribute to planning activity and data across Finance, working closely with Regional Finance Directors to ensure consistency of all planning and forecasting. This role will report to the Director of Group Planning and Reporting and will lead, manage, and motivate a Financial Planning Analyst. This role is for a minimum of 6-months and could be extended.
Main Duties:
- Provide a financial planning, forecasting and management reporting service in the UK, Regions, and international business units across Group level.
- Deliver monthly MI reports
- Coordination and delivery of annual budget, quarterly forecasts and monthly re-forecasts
- Support multi-year planning
- Tracking and forecasting of financial KPIs
- Support the Director of Group Planning and Reporting in preparing reports for Exec on reporting and planning deliverables
- Lead continuous improvement of processes across monthly close, financial commentary and analysis and cash-flow forecasting
- Ensure the MI and forecasts are fit-for-purpose during a period of transformation and change
- Play a key role in the implementation of a new planning and reporting tool as part of a global finance transformation programme
- Set planning and forecasting timetables for the organisation
- Work closely with the Head of Strategic Planning and coordinate with the UK and Regional finance teams to ensure alignment of all financial planning activity
- Support strategy in the collation and consolidation of 5-year planning
- Development and rollout of multi-year planning workbooks and processes
- Work closely with Shared Service Centre in India, supporting the FP&A team in-country
- Lead, manage and motivate one Financial Planning Analyst
Person Specification:
- Qualified Accountant with proven Group-level FP&A experience including MI reporting
- Experience managing the annual planning and reporting calendar
- Ability to build budgets, forecasts, and annual plans at Group level
- Annual planning and reporting at Group-level
- International and multi-cultural company experience
- SAP experience, financial modelling, and advanced Excel
- Shared Services experience
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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Do you have experience resolving technical incidents?
Could you provide remote technical support to our external engineers while we roll-out infrastructure upgrades?
If so, you could be the Product Administrator we’re looking for!
In this role, you will provide support to third-party engineers, deployment engineers, retail head office staff, and in-store staff. You’ll log all technical incidents, updating our case management system and deployment tracking reports, and ensuring all teams are informed of progress during the pre-roll-out, roll-out, and post-roll-out phases of the retail infrastructure and hardware deployment.
Working alongside the wider project team, you’ll ensure support across all parties involved and the process flows as planned. Whilst keeping all project teams up to date with the progress and ensure follow-up to completion of the deployment.
Working arrangements
This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.
At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
About you
With Windows 10 IoT knowledge, you’ll have previous experience of ITIL and an understanding of TCP/IP networking in a large WAN environment including ADSL Routers.
You’ll have excellent Support Desk skills and proven troubleshooting and diagnostic experience.
To be successful in this role, you’ll also have the following skills and experience:
- Supporting Mobile & Remote users
- General commercial awareness of impact of client requirements
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, able to explain technical information to a non-technical audience.
- Strong team working skills, able to develop strong working relationships with colleagues.
- Able to use initiative to support programme work
- Excellent organisational and time keeping skills
About us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

Administrator
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work for an organisation that makes a difference? An organisation that nurtures its staff encourages development and rewards staff for their hard work. If the answer is yes, we have an incredible opportunity for you!
Position: Administrator - Strategic Development Fund Resourcing Hubs and Discipleship
Location: Kidlington, Oxford/hybrid
Hours: Part-time 22.5 hours per week (Split over 3-4 days – exact pattern to be agreed with line manager)
Salary: £17,270.00 actual per annum (£28,399.56 to £30,584.23 FTE)
Contract: Fixed Term to 30 September 2027
Closing Date: Sunday 27 April 2025.
Interview Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025, Kidlington, Oxford
The Role
You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work with here - around 50% of staff are not practising Christians, but are comfortable with the Christian ethos that underpins our work. However, all staff do have a desire to make a difference.
We are seeking an efficient and detail-orientated individual to join a dynamic organisation and support the work of the Programme Manager for SDF Resourcing Hubs (15 hours) and the Head of Discipleship and Social Justice (7.5 hours).
In this important role and you will be contributing to the success of the organisations work. Your responsibilities will include providing confidential and proficient administrative support, through effective diary management, managing correspondence, scheduling and supporting meetings, handling emails, processing invoices and expenses, taking minutes, and facilitating events.
About You
You will bring strong administrative experience, along with a proven track record of accuracy and attention to detail. Your excellent organisational skills will enable you to self-motivate, plan, and prioritise tasks effectively to meet deadlines and perform under pressure. Proficiency in IT, particularly Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams, will be crucial for success in this role.
Your strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently will enable you to flourish within this small team. As well as having excellent administrative and diary management skills, you must be able to offer proactive research, anticipation of issues, and influence for positive outcomes.
We invite motivated, detail-oriented administrators with a positive attitude, flexible work style, and eagerness to learn to apply for this exciting opportunity. This role offers the chance to contribute to a dynamic team within an organisation that values a safe and spiritually enriching environment. Hybrid working is available alongside designated office days within Church House Oxford.
Benefits and rewards include:
• 25 days holiday per annum, pro rata, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days
• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days
• Hybrid working
• Free parking and subsidised on-site café
• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% which includes death in service benefit (5% Employee Salary Sacrifice Contribution)
• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous sick pay provision
• Access to low-interest financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union including loans
• An attractive modern working environment
The Organisation
The Diocese is the administrative area of the Church, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. There are 815 churches in the Diocese – more than any other diocese in the Church of England. So, in many ways the best description is that it is the family of the 55,000 or so regular worshippers in these churches.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful.
We want our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all to be reflected in the composition of staff. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from communities currently underrepresented in the diocese.
You may also have experience in areas such as Admin, Administrator, Administration, Admin Assistant, Support Administrator, Administration Assistant, Admin Support, Business Administrator, Administration Support.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
About us
Thames Valley Air Ambulance exists to give everybody within our community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency. We are here for you and your loved ones. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. Whoever you are. Wherever and whenever you need us.
The role
Are you passionate about compliance and data protection? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Data Protection and Compliance Coordinator within our Quality & Patient Safety team.
In this role you will work closely with the Head of Data Protection and Compliance providing essential support in ensuring the charity adheres to legal requirements and internal policies.
About you
You will have experience of working in regulated environments and practical experience of GDPR. The role will involve providing support in a variety of data protection and compliance topics and will generally assist in ensuring our charity remains compliant with all relevant regulations.
If you are looking to further expand or develop your career, you must meet the following as part of the minimum selection criteria:
- Proven experience of working in a regulated environment
- Ability to demonstrate practical experience of applying data protection measures
- Good understanding of compliance topics and their practical application in the workplace
- Proven experience of handling confidential and sensitive information
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
If this role sounds like it’s for you, we would love you to apply!
In return we offer a competitive salary and great staff benefits such as.
- 25 Days holiday (Rising to 30 days after five years’ service)
- Hybrid Working with a minimum attendance in HQ of 2 days per week (subject to business needs)
- Holiday Trading
- Free annual Flu Vaccination
- Option to purchase a Blue Light Card
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Company Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
Successful appointment to this post will be subject to a DBS check
Vacancy Closing Date: 29th April 2025
TVAA is a Disability Confident employer. We are committed to discussing and implementing adjustments to support you during your application process and beyond.
Location: Stokenchurch
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,642 - £29,213
You may also have experience in the following: GDPR, Data protection administrator, Data protection coordinator, Compliance Officer, Financial Services, Legislation, Regulation, Policy Officer, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Compliance Advisor, Quality Advisor, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Coordinator, QA Coordinator, Health and Safety Officer, Administrator, Administration, etc.
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Senior Communications Manager
Salary: up to £45k
Term: Permanent
Line manager: Head of Policy and Advocacy
Background:
Our vision is a world where data is at the heart of understanding and decision-making
Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world’s leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We’re a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists – wherever they may live.
We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and across the world. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society, and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision making are informed by evidence for the public good.
The membership of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) constitutes a preeminent source of statistical expertise. Members work with RSS staff to support our work across areas such as policy development, education, training, statistical communication, and statistical literacy. Communicating what we do is important to ensure that our work has impact, and that our members are informed.
Job Purpose:
The main purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate communications activities across the Society’s policy and external affairs activities, ensuring that our work is communicated strategically and visible to appropriate audiences.
Key responsibilities:
Understanding opportunities and the changing external environment
- Develop our understanding of the preferences and needs of our key internal and external audiences to better align our policy and external affairs communications to those preferences and needs.
- Monitor and respond to emerging trends to ensure our communications channels and content for policy and external affairs remain timely and relevant.
- Build a network of key contacts across critical and adjacent organisations to maximise potential routes into influencing decision-making and make the best use of resources through collaborative working.
Development of strategies and plans
- Lead on strategic communication of the Society’s campaign priorities
- Contribute to the development of the Society’s communications strategy across media, social media and communications planning.
- Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to maximise the communications value of the Society’s key policy and external affairs outputs and activities.
- Contribute to costed plans for communications campaigns that meet key strategic goals and include monitoring for impact.
Media relations
- Lead on the Society’s media relations work – proactively identify and exploit appropriate media opportunities to promote campaign priorities, drafting media statements and managing launches and announcements.
- Develop and maintain relationships with journalists across our key topic areas and respond to press queries.
- Expertly advise, assist and brief the Society’s key spokespeople in respect of media relations issues and opportunities.
- Manage, and develop the Society’s statistical ambassador scheme, supporting individuals and ensuring we have a pipeline of spokespeople that reflects the diversity of the data professions.
Content creation and editorial
- Develop communications content including blogs, press statements, posts and thought pieces to communicate our campaigns and policy work.
- Contribute to the operation of the Society’s social media accounts, working with wider staff to ensure we are reflecting the breadth of the Society’s activities across the various platforms.
- Produce write-ups of events and roundtables.
External affairs
- Work with the CEO and Head of Policy and Advocacy to identify and develop relationships with external stakeholders, both UK-based and international and across government, civil society, academia and business, acting as a convenor, trusted advisor and critical friend.
- Lead on the Society’s statistical excellence awards programme, including developing and maintaining relationships with awards sponsors to ensure the awards are both impactful and financially sustainable.
- Lead on the planning and delivery of policy focused events
- Support the publication, launch and dissemination of relevant outputs across the policy team, and work with colleagues to ensure relevant and timely and communication of policy positions to support policy and advocacy objectives.
- Maintain a database of relevant stakeholders.
Management
- Monitor and report on progress and performance against targets.
- Project manage campaigns, external affairs and communications activities, ensuring that work is appropriate, of high quality, and sufficient volume to maintain presence and reputation.
- Manage the budget for the communications function.
Interfaces with other teams and groups
- Contribute to a cross-RSS communications group to share comms plans and outputs and identify opportunities for synergy and collaboration.
- Provide support to key Society groups, for example the Campaigns Advisory Group.
- Work with staff responsible for business development to pursue sponsorship opportunities where appropriate.
- Engage with teams across the organisation to identify comms opportunities to advance our campaign priorities.
Person Specification
- Significant relevant experience in media relations and external affairs
- Excellent written / oral communication skills, including writing, editing, sub-editing and proofreading
- Excellent organisation, project and budget management skills
- Ability to work effectively, managing multiple projects and deadlines and reprioritising and achieving results in a changing environment.
- Ability to work on own initiative, escalating issues where appropriate.
- Experience organising events in a policy context
- Strong interpersonal skills: ability to persuade, inspire, influence, achieve results through others.
- Collaborative team worker: proven ability to work efficiently and effectively with colleagues, committees, volunteers, and people with a wide range of perspectives, and to foster consensus.
- Ability to establish and develop an extensive network of external contacts in the industry.
- Work closely with members of the Society who provide expert support on a voluntary basis including the President and Vice-President for External Affairs.
Desirable
- Interest in or experience of statistics, research, or other aspects of the Society’s work
- Familiarity with developments within data science, statistics, machine learning, AI and related subject areas.
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Scientific background or experience.
Working for the RSS
Pension and benefits
Our defined contribution pension scheme can be joined after three months in post. Your contributions of up to 8% of salary will be double matched by the Society (making a maximum contribution by the Society of 16%). A training budget, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme are also available.
Location
The RSS office is in central London. We offer flexible working arrangements, and this is a hybrid role with a minimum two days a week working in the office. In person attendance for certain meeting is required, including all-staff / team meetings and governance / committee meetings that take place in person. Limited travel within the UK and internationally may be required.
Working hours
35 per week full-time. Applications for job shares, part-time and flexible working will also be considered. The post-holder will be the point of contact for any out-of-office hours press queries.
Holidays
25 days per annum, plus bank holidays and an additional shut down between Christmas and New Year.
Probation
This post is subject to a six-month probation period.
How to apply:
Applications should be sent to via email and be in the form of a supporting statement telling us:
- Why you should be considered for the role and how it fits with your career
- How your skills and experience align with the person specification
Please also send us your CV.
Note that applications by CV-only will not be considered. We may arrange interviews before the deadline has passed. Any questions about the role should also be sent via email. If you are interested in applying but cannot do so until nearer the deadline, please email us to register your interest.
Applications should be in the form of a supporting statement telling us:
- Why you should be considered for the role and how it fits with your career
- How your skills and experience align with the person specification .
Please also send us your CV. Applications by CV-only will not be considered. Any questions about the role should be directed to the email address referred to on our jobs board. If you are interested in applying but cannot do so until nearer the deadline, please email us to register your interest.
The Photographers’ Gallery is seeking a permanent Finance Officer to join them in a newly created role at a time of growth and transformation.
The Photographers’ Gallery explores how photography is connecting, captivating and radically changing our world today. The Gallery’s programme and spaces – from exhibitions, talks, workshops and digital platforms to the café, shop and galleries – all explore the beauty, complexity, and future of photography. On the borders of busy Oxford Street and vibrant Soho, the Gallery is home to photography experts, novices and the photo-curious; artists and students; tourists and passers-by. With over 240,000 visitors annually, The Gallery is a key attraction within the arts and culture sector in the heart of London.
A newly created role to support in the growth of the organisation, the Finance Officer role is a pivotal position within the finance and wider team. As Finance Officer you will play an important part in creating a robust and innovative financial service delivery to TPG and TPGE staff. You will support with day-to-day financial transactions and a range of accounting tasks in liaison with the Finance Manager, Head of Finance, and wider non-finance stakeholders.
A summary of key duties is as below:
- Manage accounts payable and receivable processes.
- Maintain the sales ledger and all receipts and income
- Reconcile all TPGE Bank accounts monthly.
- Reconcile Balance sheet ledger control accounts monthly.
- Process invoices, payments and receipts.
- Maintain accurate financial records and ledgers.
- Assist with month-end, quarterly and year-end financial reporting.
- Support the Finance Manager in payroll processing and reports.
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders
Commensurate with the nature of working in a small team, the above is not an exhaustive list so please refer to the job description for more information.
About You
- You will have experience of working in a finance department and of undertaking sales and purchase ledger duties
- Candidates will likely be AAT qualified or studying towards a CCAB qualification. Alternatively, you may hold an accounting and finance degree or equivalent.
- You will be proactive and have the ability to work collaboratively as part of a small team
- Candidates from any sector background are encouraged to apply
Salary & Working Arrangements
- Salary of £33,000 – £36,000 per annum DOE
- Hybrid working of 3 days per week in the office and remainder from home (or up to you)
- Pension: 6% gallery contribution, 2% employee contribution.
- Holiday: 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays
- Staff discount in Gallery Cafe and Bookshop
- Free entry to The Photographers’ Gallery exhibitions
- Free access to a number of other Galleries and Museum in London when you show your staff pass as part of the reciprocal agreement.
Timescales
Application deadline by Wednesday 30th April
Interviews to be held w/c 5th May
For any candidates who wish to apply but are away during the interview dates, we encourage you to still make an application and alternative arrangements can be explored.
Ivy Rock Partners are working exclusively with The Photographers’ Gallery in the recruitment of this position – for any enquiries please contact Holly Arrowsmith at Ivy Rock Partners for further information. All direct or third-party applications will be forwarded to Ivy Rock Partners.
Are you an energetic, creative, and organised individual with experience in fundraising and partnership development? Do you want to use your skills to help secure the long-term future of our environment and ecosystems?
Join us as we inspire and empower people across Oxfordshire to work together for nature’s recovery.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading income-generation;
- Creating, implementing, and monitoring the Wild Oxfordshire fundraising strategy;
- Managing all aspects of fundraising and income generation working with our Chief Executive, Trustees, volunteers, and staff team; and
- Developing relationships with funders including individuals, trusts, local authorities, funding bodies, and corporates.
Wild Oxfordshire is a charity seeking to create a more natural, resilient, and biodiverse Oxfordshire for the benefit of all. We catalyse change by identifying needs, convening partnerships, and unlocking opportunities for nature recovery action. We collaborate with numerous individuals, communities and organisations, offering expertly curated and inspiring information, bespoke advice, and nature-based solutions.
This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of working in the office an average of two days per week, including Tuesdays. The role is for 21 hours per week.
Please apply with your CV and Covering Letter by 4th May at 23.59. Interviews will be held on Monday19th May, with a planned start date of 1st July or 1st September.
To create a more natural, resilient and biodiverse Oxfordshire. We help catalyse change by identifying conservation needs, supporting nature recovery.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: London
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £40,000
Closing Date: 27 April
Are you a Media, PR & Digital Manager looking for a new opportunity?
Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for a Media, PR & Digital Manager to join our team.
About the role
The Media, PR & Digital Manager leads and supports the delivery of flexible, cost-effective and class-leading media, marketing, and digital communications. This role ensures MSSC achieves its objectives across campaigns, fundraising and policy through targeted and effective profile building in the media and across multiple online platforms.
The post holder will manage media communications activities, delivered in-house or outsourced as appropriate, to meet the needs of MSSC while maintaining the charity’s image, values and stakeholder engagement.
Responsibilities
Media & Public Relations
- Proactively explore national and regional opportunities for media coverage, establishing effective media links to raise the profile of the organisation.
- Lead and coordinate integrated media campaigns alongside digital marketing efforts for maximum impact and coverage.
- Support communication with MSSC’s internal and external stakeholders on sensitive media matters.
Marketing & Digital Communications
- Manage and coordinate the use of digital channels, including intranets, websites and social media.
- Lead the development and support of the DAMS (Marketing Hub) to facilitate effective brand and campaign management.
- Contribute to the production of high-quality, on-brand marketing materials, ensuring they meet deadlines and engage target audiences.
- Assist with website development and paid digital marketing campaigns.
- Develop and maintain MSSC’s social media channels and other digital communication platforms.
Requirements
- Degree graduate or equivalent and experience in a communications environment.
- Experience in a similar role.
- Experience in developing and maintaining good working relations with journalists and media specialists.
- Excellent written and verbal skills with good attention to detail.
- Understanding of principles of media, PR, social media and communications.
For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack. If you are interested in this role, please apply now!
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum, increasing with length of service
- Hybrid working for many roles
- Volunteering Leave
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
We help launch young people for life through adventure.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.
The Information Officer is an exciting one-year fixed role at MDUK, that will sit within the Services and Support Team. You will be responsible for supporting the Information Coordinator to update, develop and maintain our portfolio of high-quality information resources, across various formats such as print publications and digital platforms. With a key focus on practical, welfare and lifestyle information.
About us:
Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK.
We share expert advice and support to live well now; fund groundbreaking research to understand the different conditions better and lead us to new treatments; work with the NHS towards universal access to specialist health; and together, campaign for people’s rights, better understanding, accessibility, and access to treatments.
Benefits:
We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.
NB Interviews likely to be held on Friday 9 May
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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ANTRUK is a small UK patient organisation for people impacted by antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our legitimacy to advocate for change, with policy makers and NHS organisations, comes from our research projects, our engagement with patients and their families, and from our direct support of patients through our information service and peer-support activities. In addition to our direct services, we have a fundraising team and a small central services function.
We have an immediate need for a Coordinator for our Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) Project, working remotely, for 1.5 days a week, to oversee the administration of the project.
This is an exciting time to join the project, as we are ready to send out a survey. We need a PSP coordinator to send out the survey to individuals and organisations and support organisations to promote it. This will need someone to work autonomously adapting emails text to the specific audience, and following up on responses to make sure the survey reaches the right person. The PSP Coordinator will organise the face-to-face priority-setting workshop in November/December 2025. There will be an opportunity to help prepare content for newsletters and social media if this is a skill the postholder has or would like to develop.
To see more details, please see the Job Description. The Background Information document gives further context of the PSP project.
Please be aware we will review applications as they are received, candidates selected for interview may be invited to interview quickly. If considering applying, we advise this is done as soon as possible.
Please note that our website is currently under redevelopment and will be relaunched with a much stronger focus on our role as a Patient Organisation. We are also in the process of re-branding.
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The Centre for Long-Term Resilience is seeking a highly skilled Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy Lead to build lasting high value partnerships that will secure a safer and more sustainable future for us all.
Applications close: 9 a.m. Tuesday 22nd April
Location: Westminster, London
About The Centre for Long-Term Resilience
The Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR) is a UK-based, non profit, and independent think tank with a mission to transform global resilience to extreme risks. We achieve this by working with governments and institutions and offering targeted, evidence-based advice designed to enhance understanding, decision-making, and governance, with a particular emphasis on advising the UK government.
At CLTR, we focus on three prioritised policy areas that, when addressed effectively, can substantially reduce both present and prospective global threats: i) biosecurity, ii) artificial intelligence, and iii) improving how governments manage extreme risks.
You would join a passionate and committed team with diverse experiences spanning academia, healthcare, government, non profit organisations, and the private sector.
We place immense value on our work and fostering a positive team culture, supporting staff well-being and growth. CLTR’s approach is anchored in our three core values: i) integrity, ii) people first, and iii) targeted real-world impact.
About the role
The Centre for Long-Term Resilience is looking for a full-time Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy Lead to support our fundraising activity and work collaboratively with the Director of Strategic Partnerships, our Leadership and Policy Units. This is an exciting opportunity to raise funds to enable our growing team to tackle some of today’s most challenging and important extreme risks that face society now and future generations. From preventing the next pandemic to AI safety, our world-class team is at the forefront of this rapidly shifting landscape.
We are seeking to recruit a fundraiser with experience in trusts and foundations, and major gifts partnership management, grant management and prospecting to contribute towards diversifying our fundraising efforts and financial resilience as the organisation continues to grow.
This brand-new role is a fantastic opportunity for an entrepreneurial and strategically-minded fundraiser to make their mark on global challenges that are beginning to be framed at the same scale as the climate crisis by governments and policymakers. The issues we’re tackling are becoming some of the hottest topics on the agenda for sophisticated strategic and systems-change philanthropists and institutions, and we’re uniquely placed to take the lead.
Working in close collaboration with our policy experts and the Director of Strategic Partnerships, you will contribute to further developing our fundraising programme, securing five, six and seven-figure grants and supporting the holistic management of these philanthropic partnerships through communications and events.
CLTR invests heavily in its people, demonstrated by regular away days, a yearly bonus of £5,000 to contribute to health and wellness and a respectful culture built on trust.
Who we are looking for
We are seeking an experienced fundraiser who is innovative and organised in their approach as they engage with high-level donors and all members of the CLTR team and network.
We’re keen to attract someone with:
- Exceptional attention to detail, strong written communication skills, and excellent organisational abilities, including managing priorities across the team
- A proven ability to develop and maintain trusting, long-term relationships with HNWIs and foundations
- A deep interest in our mission and the wider policy landscape
- A proactive, self-motivated approach with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proven experience of driving successful fundraising activity
- Experience of implementing and maintaining robust fundraising systems and processes
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills, able to communicate efficiently, calmly and professionally (and will often be one of the first points of contact our stakeholders have with CLTR)
We are also looking for candidates who demonstrate the following attributes:
- Integrity
- People orientated
- Commitment to solving real-world problems
- Collaboration
- High standards
- Ruthlessly good at triaging and project management
- Intellectual curiosity for AI, biosecurity and global challenges
Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
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Are you a focused individual with an analytical mindset, seeking new challenges where you can showcase your expertise as an experienced Technical Business Analyst?
If so, we invite you to apply to this unique opportunity and become a vital part of our team. Make a difference in a growing healthcare organisation and help us enhance the client journey for over 110,000 clients annually.
Location: Hybrid/remote (expectation to travel to key national sites as business requires)
⌚ Contract Type: Permanent, 35 hours per week
Salary: Starting from £53,608.48 - £58,969.32 dependant on experience
What is a Technical Business Analyst?
As a Technical Business Analyst, you will lead the analysis, design, prioritisation, and implementation of process and technical changes to enhance business operations and services. Your role involves identifying improvement opportunities, leveraging technology (including automation), defining costs and benefits, and establishing success metrics. You will manage DDaT-enabled process improvements.
Your objective is to enhance the client journey, from small pathway changes to large technical projects and process improvements. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, Business Intelligence, IT, Digital teams, Governance, Contact Centre, Clinical colleagues, Clinical Safety, Learning & Development, Global Information Services, and other stakeholders, including board-level directors.
What can we offer you?
- Expenses incurred while traveling outside your base location will be reimbursed.
- Birthday Bonus with an additional day of annual leave dedicated to celebrating your birthday and long service recognition rewards programme
- Perks and discounts at over 4000 retail and hospitality outlets through the Blue Light Card
In addition to the perks outlined above, there are many more benefits alongside what is written above for you to enjoy. Find out more during your interview!
What you’ll be doing:
- Identify and assess challenges or opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with healthcare colleagues to map workflows and ensure technology solutions meet clinical needs.
- Design systems that enhance client safety, experience, and satisfaction.
- Facilitate seamless integration of new solutions with existing clinical systems.
- Support staff in adopting new technologies through training and assistance.
- Define success metrics to track improvements in client pathways.
- Communicate between clinical staff, IT, and other teams to integrate new solutions.
- Collect and align business and user requirements for new systems.
- Document how new solutions will integrate with existing systems.
- Ensure new systems enhance patient experience and care delivery.
- Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of new systems.
- Evaluate risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Use data-driven insights to prioritise features and deliver value.
What we’re looking for:
- An experienced Technical Business Analyst with a strong understanding of Agile principles and iterative approaches.
- Skilled in identifying, analysing, and communicating business problems.
- Utilise AI and automation for process enhancements.
- Lead process changes and support implementation.
- Strong risk management skills.
- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
- Apply strategic thinking with strong technical skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Find simple solutions for complex issues.
- Expertise in all stages of the agile lifecycle.
- Present technical information clearly to non-IT staff.
- Understand digital trends, especially AI and automation.
- Willingness to work outside core hours (including weekends) and travel as needed.
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Senior Prospect Research Executive
£30,000 - £36,000 plus
Reports to: Senior Prospect Development Manager
Directorate: ?Strategy & Philanthropy?
Contract: ?Permanent?
Hours: ?Full time 35 hours per week? (flexible working requests will be considered)
Location: ?Stratford, London? ?Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)?
Closing date: 29 April 2025 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Recruitment process: Competency based interview + Task
Interview date: W/C 12 May 2025
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
Our sector leading Philanthropy team have an exciting opportunity to join as a Senior Prospect Researcher. We are looking for a diligent, detailed orientated individual with strong communication skills to join our well established and proactive Prospect Development team. The team currently consists of 5 researchers and this is a new 6th role. The expansion and investment in the team demonstrates the key role the team plays within Philanthropy's ambitions. The team currently has one Research Executive, one Senior Research Executive, two Research Managers and one Senior Research Manager.
As a Senior Prospect Researcher you will support the delivery of prospect identification, provide research in a variety of fundraising areas and ensures smooth running of prospect research processes, improving them where possible, in order to drive income for the Philanthropy directorate.
As a part of the wider CRUK fundraising efforts, the Philanthropy Directorate is one of the largest and most successful high value fundraising teams in the UK. An ambitious and innovative team of 60 talented philanthropy professionals, our focus is the £400m ' (MRLC) campaign which has four key priorities: the Francis Crick Institute, Cancer Grand Challenges, Translation & Innovation, and our Future Leaders' programme. We've recently reached the milestone of £200m.
This is a great opportunity for someone from a prospect research background, whether this is through major gift fundraising, sales, business development or academia. You'll be curious, diligent and analytical in your approach. In return you'll join an award-winning team with lots of development opportunities and the chance to feel the impact of your work in our mission to beat cancer.
What will I be doing?
Use a variety of resources and CRUK's database to identify and research prospects, donors and volunteers to support the work of CRUK, in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
Responsible for undertaking and delivering bespoke pieces of research independently and along with other team members
Responsible for managing processes supporting the smooth running of the team and improving them, where necessary.
Support the Research Managers with the delivery of pipeline management.
Maintain high level understanding of the database, supporting accurate data input and output.
Work with the Research Managers to contribute to the research strategy and operating plan.
Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver high quality operations support towards shared strategic goals and income targets.
What are you looking for?
Experience of working in a prospect research role, with significant experience in research and analytical skills. Proven ability to identify and solve a range of problems in a straightforward manner with minimal guidance.
Experience of major gift fundraising and the role that prospect research should play within it, would be beneficial.
Experience using relational databases with the ability to accurately input, output and interpret information
Ability to follow processes and find efficiencies based on work.
Strong communication skills in both written and verbal form with attention to detail.
A positive attitude and willingness to operate as part of a team.
Good stakeholder management, with the ability to build strong working relationships.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our .
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
For more information on this career opportunity please or contact us at .
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Purposeful vision. Agile planning. Steadfast persistence.
Fundraising Strategy Manager
£46,000 - £51,000 plus
Reports to: Head of Audience & Strategy
Directorate: ?MFE
Contract: ?Permanent
Hours: ?35 hours per week (Open to flexible working requests)
Location: ?Stratford, high-flex (1-2 days per week in office)
Closing date: 25 April 2025
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Interview date: Week commencing 5 May
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
In this brand new role you will support the development of an ambitious, supporter-led mass audience strategy that drives sustainable contribution growth over the long-term. Contribute to a step-change in making MFE become a truly audience-centric directorate, working to ensure our strategy delivers amazing journeys and experiences to our audiences, driving engagement & increasing lifetime value.
In a lively, vibrant working environment, you'll discover something new every day, whether it's a new connection, a new method of engagement or a talent you never knew you had. You'll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.
What will I be doing?
Support the development of the audience strategy, working alongside colleagues to deliver strategic projects and programmes of work from initial scoping through to making recommendations
Identify key strategic questions and decisions and drive clarity on project scope
Perform analysis to explore the strategic questions, including qualitative and quantitative research
Commission primary research where required
Synthesise conclusions into clear and actionable business recommendations
Work with the Planning & Change team in AS&C to support the development of implementation plans for the audience strategy, including setting annual priorities/ targets and managing prioritisation decisions
Work with the Planning & Change team in AS&C to support MFE quarterly business performance reviews to drive alignment with the audience strategy and ensure prioritisation and investment decisions deliver on overall strategic goals
Collaborate with the Data, Insight and Performance department to ensure strategic analysis is informed by audience, market and business insight
Contribute to writing impactful papers and presentations for a variety of stakeholder groups, including MFE SLT
Contribute to an outward-looking culture, helping identify and understand shifts in the external landscape and their strategic implications
Deliver ad hoc strategic projects in priority areas, including supporting the Head of Audience & Strategy to respond to EB/ Strategy Board requests
What are we looking for?
Ability to approach problems in a structured way, utilising data analysis, sound financial and business acumen, and logical reasoning to support conclusions
Ability to interpret and explain information clearly, and in a way that delivers actionable insight
A strategic thinker, interpreting complex information, putting it in context and having a clear view of the "big picture"
Able and willing to challenge the status quo
Strong project management and planning skills and will be comfortable with working flexibly and in a rapidly changing working environment, incl. ability to set and manage own workload and priorities
A lateral and creative thinker, showing flair and imagination in tackling complex tasks using own initiative
Well developed interpersonal skills and be able to interact confidently with stakeholders and colleagues, maintaining positive relationships
Key knowledge and experience:
Ability to approach problems in a structured way, utilising data analysis, sound financial and business acumen, and logical reasoning to support conclusions
Ability to interpret and explain information clearly, and in a way that delivers actionable insight
A strategic thinker, interpreting complex information, putting it in context and having a clear view of the "big picture"
Able and willing to challenge the status quo
Strong project management and planning skills and will be comfortable with working flexibly and in a rapidly changing working environment, incl. ability to set and manage own workload and priorities
A lateral and creative thinker, showing flair and imagination in tackling complex tasks using own initiative
Well developed interpersonal skills and be able to interact confidently with stakeholders and colleagues, maintaining positive relationships
Key knowledge and experience:
Numerate, financially literate and comfortable with data analysis
Previous experience of developing (or significantly influencing the development of) strategy at pace (could have been gained through a variety of different roles e.g. management consulting, in-house strategy, insight, strategic planning, business analysis, project/ product management etc)
Previous experience of and interest in one or more relevant areas - e.g. fundraising/not for profits, customer experience, consumer insight, strategic planning - gained through a previous role and/or consulting or equivalent experience.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience, we'd still love to hear from you.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our .
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check. (To be included if applicable)
For more information on this career opportunity please or contact us at .
For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: , , , and .