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Job titleSenior Finance and Operations Coordinator Start Date Immediate, Hiring on a rolling basis PurposeTo manage the day-to-day accounting and financial tasks, ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, and providing support in the preparation of project-related financial reports. Responsible toCEOResponsible forFinance Officer Working withAll the departments
LocationLondon Office, Hybrid with at least 2 days from officePostFull timePeriodPermanent Grade4.1SalaryGBP 41,938 for London
RedR UK and the work we do
RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that develops capacity and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to crises within humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding contexts. Our work builds resilience, primarily in low and lower middle-income countries worldwide. We have 40 years’ experience responding to natural and manmade disasters.
We are an HPass Certified Learning Provider, meaning we meet the Humanitarian Learning Standards. RedR UK is committed to the Humanitarian Charter, the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief and the Core Humanitarian Standard.
RedR UK has offices in London and Amman and maintains a large pool of highly qualified trainers and experts who go through a rigorous certification and selection process. Our work is overseen and supported by a Board of Trustees with wide experience, in the humanitarian sector and other fields. RedR is a Membership organisation with a global network of 1,800 Members, all of whom are experienced humanitarian professionals.
We are also part of RedR International, an international federation of organisations that share a common vision and mission. The federation’s vision is a world in which sufficient competent and committed personnel are available and responding to humanitarian needs. Members include RedR UK, RedR Australia, RedR India, RedR Malaysia and RedR Indonesia.
RedR UK is committed to a strong, positive culture, with benefits for staff and those with whom we work. Our culture is also important to us in terms of our ethic of humanitarian impartiality and neutrality and our compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and other professional codes of conduct.
Our values are vitally important to us as individuals, teams and to RedR UK as a whole. We are committed to a continuous process of strengthening our culture, maintaining the high standards required to work together effectively, and delivering first class advice and service to those with whom we work.
About this role
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Finance and Operations Coordinator to join our finance team. The Senior Finance and Operations Coordinator will be responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting and financial tasks, ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, and providing support in the preparation of financial statements, restricted and unrestricted funds budgeting, reporting and managing operations. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in Project financial management with major Institutional donors, trusts and foundations, possess strong analytical skills, and have a solid understanding of UK charity accounting principles and regulations. If you possess the required qualifications and are ready to take on this challenging role, we encourage you to apply.
Job Description
Main Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Finance
- Oversee accurate and up-to-date financial records, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and bank reconciliations.
- Oversee the process and reconciliation of financial transactions, such as invoices, payments, and expense reports.
Financial Management:
- Perform month-end and year-end closing procedures including monthly reconciliations, journals, accruals & prepayments.
- Preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations, stay updated on changes in accounting regulations and best practices and advise management accordingly.
- Monitor cash flow and provide management options Collaborate with external auditors during financial audits.
- Provide support in payroll processing and employee expense reimbursements.
- Assist in implementing and improving accounting processes and systems.
Project Financial Management
- Lead on budgeting and forecasting processes with Programme colleagues
- Support programme teams with periodical financial reporting including monthly project finance updates,
- Lead on programme audits
Operations
- Provide administrative support to the Operations, IT, HR and Security Management functions of the organisation, supporting a positive and healthy working culture across the organisation.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement within the Operations, IT, HR and Security Management functions.
- Support our organisational systems, from Office 365 to Salesforce, ensuring the organisation becomes more efficient and effective in how it works.
- Maintain accurate operational records using organisational systems and support colleagues on maintaining clear and updated records, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
- Support the update, roll-out and dissemination of our organisational policies and procedures.
- Support a range of office, legal and administrative tasks as necessary, coordinating suppliers, contracts and organisational subscriptions.
- Act as first port of call for all external communications, including general email, post and telephone enquiries, as well as communication with external suppliers, in a timely and professional manner.
- Leads the logistics & IT arrangements of internal meetings (All Hands Meetings, Quarterly Team meetings, Board meetings, and others) under guidance.
- Tracks and reports on operational & CEO-related expenditures under guidance.
- Supports in any other task as required by their line manager, CEO or board members.
Skills required:
Essential skills/Qualifications
- High level of experience in using QuickBooks or similar finance software, preferably QuickBooks Online and Excel
- Degree or equivalent in Finance/Accounting or relevant discipline
- Understanding of the UK regulatory framework – Annual filings to Charities Commission and Companies House.
- Experience of working with regulatory stakeholders – Auditors, HMRC, UK Charities Commission, Companies House
- Experience of working across major Institutional donors.
- Able to analyse and present financial information to non-finance colleagues.
- Strong administrative skills, communications skills and attention to detail.
- Charity Accounting (UK SORP)
Other skills
- Microsoft Applications
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Good collaborative, team playing skills including ability to apply initiative as deemed appropriate.
- Good analytical skills and ability to proffer solutions to problems.
Thank you!
About the role:
We’re looking for passionate and driven individuals to join our team as Young Person’s Workers, where you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people accessing our services. In this role, you’ll work directly with at-risk youth, empowering them to build the skills and confidence they need thrive independently in the community. Through personalised support and safety plans, you’ll help them develop essential life skills, find stable housing, and secure education or employment opportunities that set them up for a brighter future.
You’ll be the driving force behind each young person’s journey towards independence, using a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach to guide and coach them through their challenges. By focusing on their strengths and aspirations, you’ll provide the motivation and practical support they need to build a foundation for lasting success. You’ll play a key role in connecting them with the right services and resources, ensuring they’re fully prepared to live on their own and pursue their goals with confidence.
This role offers more than just the chance to support young people, it’s an incredible opportunity for your own professional growth. As you build your expertise and gain hands on experience in the field, you’ll be equipped to take your career to the next level, with opportunities for professional development, and advancement at Single Homeless Project (SHP). Join us and be part of something truly impactful, where your work changes lives whilst shaping your future.
About you:
- You bring experience working with young people in the community and in accommodation services.
- Your toolkit includes practical skills in motivation and coaching young people
- Your approach is creative, analytical, trauma-informed and rooted in a strengths and recovery model.
- You can creatively inspire opportunities for our young people to thrive and to develop to their highest potential.
- A non-judgmental approach to working with young people with complex needs and to promote a strengths-based approach and an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
- Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to supporting young people achieve the outcomes and goals we support them to set for themselves.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing date: Sunday 20th April at midnight
Interview date: Wednesday 30th April and Thursday 1st May in Kings Cross
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed by SHP for the successful applicant.
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a specialist UK charity which provides expert care and support for refugees and people seeking asylum who have experienced extreme human cruelty such as torture or human trafficking. We work with hundreds of clients every year from all over the world. HBF delivers a specialist Model of Integrated Care that addresses the complex needs and vulnerabilities of survivors. Through the Model of Integrated Care, the HBF offers survivors access to an individually tailored programme of specialist psychological care and medical advisory services, legal protection including providing expert medico-legal documentation, welfare and housing support, and creative and skills activities within an integration programme. Where someone is a survivor of human trafficking they benefit from HBF’s counter-trafficking programme of support. The Foundation’s expertise is renowned in the field.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Client Services Team which operates within HBF’s vibrant, multi-disciplinary team. The duties of Client Services Administrator are two-fold 1) is to host our busy reception area and friendly waiting room; welcome clients and visiting professionals to the Helen Bamber Foundation and attend to any needs they might have and 2) to oversee the booking of appointments between clients and staff/volunteers across the organisation; liaising with third parties and clinicians in relation to Initial Assessments; booking and managing doctor’s diaries for our Medical Advisory Services and the booking of interpreters across the organisation. You will be at the heart of an exciting team of experts, working as the face of HBF and the first point of contact for both external and internal queries. You will be a self-motivating team player, organised, efficient and have a compassionate mind-set.
The role will work closely with the other person in post as Client Services Administrator and jointly manage the workload. The role also includes assistance and general facilities support to the Senior Operations and HR Coordinator.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
HBF is an equal opportunity and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation. We particularly welcome applications from Minority Ethnicities.
As is the nature of this sector, the role will be exposed to traumatic and distressing material and, whilst they will be supported by their line manager and surrounding team, they should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of good self-care principles in an intense work environment and dissemination of those principles to other members of the team.
Please note that the successful candidate will be offered the job subject to suitable references and an enhanced DBS check. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.
Please submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter by 9:00 on Monday 28 April 2024, interviews will be scheduled for the commencing week. Your application should outline your relevant skills and experience, as well as how your previous experience matches the listed responsibilities and person specifications through our application process.
Please state in your cover letter when you would be available to start the role. In setting the salary regard has been had to the NCJ pay scales.
Interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible following the closure of the role at our offices in central London. For any queries, please contact Laila Amarneh.
Eligibility
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
Successful candidates will also be subject to a basic DBS check. If appointed, you will also be required to give your consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.
Adjustments
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with us on our phone numbers or emails.
Experts by Experience Support
We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network and access other information and resources which may help in preparing your job application.
Please complete this form request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. No agencies.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We give Survivors of trafficking and torture the strength to move on.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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Join Our Team as a ToP Surgeon
Are you a skilled and compassionate surgeon looking to make a real impact in reproductive healthcare?
As a ToP Surgeon, reporting to the Deputy Medical Director for Surgical Abortion, you'll be part of a dedicated team committed to empowering choice and providing high-quality, non-judgmental care. You’ll play a crucial role in delivering safe clinical care for clients undergoing first and early second trimester abortions, in line with guidelines from the General Medical Council, Care Quality Commission, and Department of Health and Social Care.
What You’ll Do
✅ Provide expert clinical care in first-trimester surgical abortion (manual and electric suction aspiration) and second-trimester procedures (dilatation and evacuation).
✅ Maintain compliance with MSI UK policies while ensuring thorough documentation for any deviations.
✅ Benefit from comprehensive training to perform surgical terminations up to 23 weeks and 6 days.
✅ Work in a flexible and supportive environment, collaborating with a highly skilled team.
What We Offer
✨ No travel worries – mileage and expenses reimbursed within 10 days.
✨ Extensive training to enhance your surgical skills.
✨ Flexible work options – choose regular, guaranteed, or fixed sessions to suit your lifestyle.
✨ Fully covered indemnity insurance – provided by MPS with MSI UK.
And that’s just the beginning! Learn more about the full range of benefits at your interview or check out our surgeon benefits leaflet.
Join us and be part of a team making a real difference. Apply today!
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
We have been providing NHS-funded and private abortion and vasectomy care through our network of local clinics across England for over 40 years.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Location: We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.
Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London. Our expectation for this role is that you will come to London 1 or 2 days each week for meetings, including a quarterly ‘all staff’ event. You may also be required to visit member hospices or suppliers from time to time. You can choose where to work for the rest of the time, in the office or remotely (home or another appropriate location). We encourage all colleagues to visit member hospices to help inform our work and you may be able to work from there.
Contractually this role is London-based.
Contract: Fixed term until April 2026, full time.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours
- Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
- Support for staff with caring responsibilities
- Flexible working
How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Tuesday 22 April 2025.
Interview dates: Likely to be Tuesday 29 April, Wednesday 30 April or Thursday 1 May (to be confirmed) Interviews will take place over Microsoft Teams.
We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.
Job Information
As Business Intelligence (BI) Developer you will be responsible for working with Hospice UK’s data to provide insights that support decision-making.
You’ll collaborate with colleagues at all levels to understand their needs and develop dashboards, reports and insights which help facilitate efficient, effective, and modern ways of working and a great colleague experience.
Guided by the Data Manager, you’ll ensure that Hospice UK complies with all relevant legislation and best practice such as complying with UK GDPR and maintaining our security accreditations. You’ll also work closely with other members of the ICT and Data team.
You’ll bring a broad set of data skills and knowledge with specific technical skills and experience developing using Power BI and SQL. We are at the start of our journey using modern data tools, with training for all colleagues planned, but you will need to guide inexperienced colleagues. Whilst challenging, this is an opportunity to shape how we work for the long term.
You’ll be working with others to collect and analyse the data that is most useful for hospices across the UK to compare their services and understand the impact we make collectively. You’ll also combine this with third-party data sources, such as population data, which will help local hospices reach everyone who needs help. Hospice UK will use this data and insight for national research and campaigning.
For our hospice sector data work, there are multiple data sources, some of which are bespoke databases within Hospice UK’s systems, whereas others are external including publicly available.
Internally, within Hospice UK, you’ll work with colleagues from different departments to improve how we measure our own performance. You’ll develop a performance reporting framework which provides clarity and insight, from our Board level key performance indicators to our day-to-day operational process performance measures.
Within Hospice UK the main data sources are our CRM, Website CMS, Grants Management, Finance and HR systems. We also use bespoke data capture forms and databases for specific purposes.
We’re a small in-house ICT and Data team, supported by 3rd party suppliers.
Your line manager is Richard Cooper, Data Manager. Richard joined Hospice UK in February 2024, bringing with him a wealth of experience from the private, public and non-profit sectors.
You’ll find lots more information in the Candidate Information Pack below.
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this role, please send the following documents to recruitment by 12pm Tuesday 22 April 2025:
- Your CV. Ideally in Microsoft Word format and less than 3 pages of A4
- A completed supporting statement form (where you can demonstrate how you meet the person specification.)
- A completed equalities monitoring form.
We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements.
We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.
Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if there are adjustments you might need to participate fully in the process.
To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you an inspiring storyteller who knows how to connect with supporters and drive action? Are you looking for a role where you can bring creativity, insight, and purpose together to create real change?
We’re looking for a strategic and motivated Individual Giving Officer to lead the development and delivery of innovative direct marketing campaigns across print and digital channels. You’ll play a pivotal role in growing our supporter base, increasing income, and delivering exceptional donor experiences — with a special highlight being your involvement in our flagship BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal, now in its 99th year and raising close to £2 million annually.
You’ll work closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Digital, and Supporter Care, as well as with external agencies and suppliers, to deliver high-quality, insight-led campaigns that deepen engagement and drive impact.
This is an exciting time to join the team — we have ambitious plans for growth and innovation in our Individual Giving programme, and this role offers the chance to help shape and deliver that vision. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, have a strong eye for detail, and want to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Description
Job Title: Individual Giving Officer
Responsible to: Head of Individual Giving
Contract type: Permanent; Full-time (35 hours a week)
Salary: £33,000
Hours: 35 per week
Location: Runway East, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London. WC1A 2SN. Bloomsbury & Holborn Coworking & Private Offices (runwayea.st)
We offer flexible and hybrid working, but office-based work will be expected regularly.
Main purpose of role:
The primary purpose of this role is to develop and deliver innovative direct marketing campaigns that drive donor engagement across our regular giving and cash programmes. As an Individual Giving Officer, you will play a crucial role in shaping our fundraising program. A highlight of this opportunity is supporting the delivery of our flagship BBC Radio 4 Christmas appeal, a campaign that is now in its 99th year and generates nearly £2m each year.
We have ambitious plans in place to expand our donor base and increase income through our individual giving activity and we are looking for a passionate, strategic professional who can help us turn these plans into reality. This role offers an exciting blend of strategic planning and campaign delivery giving you the chance to make a real difference in supporting our work preventing homelessness.
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Project manage multiple direct marketing campaigns delivering accurate campaigns on time, on budget and to a high standard.
• Work across the organisation to gather engaging content for our direct marketing activities. Write and review copy for collateral used for engagement, conversion and acquisition activities.
• Completing relevant campaign management documents including post-activity analysis reports, identifying learnings and recommendations for future campaigns, and writing internal and external briefs.
• Support the Head of Individual Giving with forecasting and reporting across financial and non-financial KPIs in relation to the Individual Giving programme.
• Ensure excellent communication and liaison between the St Martin’s Charity’s Fundraising team, marketing agencies, suppliers and key stakeholders.
• Work with the CRM Manager to ensure that all campaign data is utilised and captured efficiently, effectively and accurately.
• Work with the Senior Digital Marketing Manager to ensure the Charity optimises digital fundraising opportunities in relation to individual giving.
• Acting as a day-to-day contact with external agencies ensuring high quality delivery of campaigns on time and on budget.
• Maintain a close working relationship with the Supporter Care Officer so that they are aware of all activity and able to respond to enquiries and complaints
• Keep abreast of key individual giving fundraising trends and issues and the regulatory environment.
• Ensure all St Martin’s Charity’s Individual Giving communications are consistent with the Charity’s brand values.
• Reflect the Charity’s approach to Equal Opportunities and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
Essential
• Demonstrable experience of project management across a range of direct marketing channels including print and digital.
• Experience of copywriting.
• Experience in researching content for fundraising and marketing materials.
• Experience of writing creative, response fulfilment, data selection and print production briefs.
• Experience of working with agencies, collaborating with them to get the best results. This should include managing creative, print, digital and media agencies.
• Examples of success in contributing to achieving results against targets for fundraising campaigns.
• Planning and budgeting in an individual giving context.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
• Can demonstrate strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Evidence of strong interpersonal relationship building skills.
• Evidence of an understanding of Individual Giving fundraising, both in warm and cold contexts and including digital fundraising channels.
• Evidence of a strong creative instinct, both in leading the development campaigns and evaluating work.
• Can demonstrate high level of numeracy and data analysis skills.
• Can demonstrate strong IT skills and ability to use a relationship marketing database.
• Knowledge of Charity and data protection laws and the Fundraising Code of Practice.
• Evidence of knowing the importance of attention to detail.
Abilities & key competencies
Essential
• Ability to work under pressure to multiple deadlines.
• Ability to recruit, manage and develop individual donors.
• Ability to manage own workload and priorities, including identifying new areas and opportunities for support.
Ability to demonstrate initiative, creativity, identify opportunities and to research and evaluate their viability to achieve desired outcomes.
How to apply
If you are passionate about our work to address homelessness and would like to join the Charity as its Individual Giving Officer, please complete the application form available on our online jobs board.
Submit your CV and a supporting statement outlining:
- Why you are interested in this role
- Your relevant experience.
Application Timeline
We are accepting applications until Monday, 28th April, but we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
· First interviews: Planned for 7th and 8th May
· Second round (including a task): Scheduled for w/c 12th May
We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible and reserve the right to close applications early if we find the right candidate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Location: Hybrid – your time will be split between our office/venue on Bristol Harbourside, and your home or wherever you like to work.
We’re happy to support flexible working – both through hybrid working and your working pattern. You just need to be able to attend key meetings, have some crossover with the rest of the Development team and deliver the responsibilities of the role.
Department: Development
Report to: Development Manager
Responsible for: N/A
Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 per annum pro rata (£15,600 - £17,400 per annum)
Contract: 18 months fixed-term contract
Working hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours a week (0.6 FTE), flexible over 3, 4 or 5 days. Occasional working outside of normal hours, including travel, may be required.
About the role
We The Curious is about to enter an exciting new phase in its mission to connect and empower everyone through shared creative science learning experiences. It is now a year since we reopened and there is plenty to celebrate in our 25th Anniversary Year. We have exciting projects which range from community and educational outreach through to preparing for some major capital projects for which we must develop and cultivate support.
The Development Team is responsible for fundraising across the whole organisation and the stewardship and development of our donors and supporters. The other members of the team are the Development Team Manager, Development Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager and the Development Team Account Manager. We are looking for a Fundraiser to join the team, to help us maximise and unlock some very exciting opportunities.
The Fundraiser will primarily focus on engaging businesses and Trusts & Foundations. You will use your skills in research to identify funding opportunities, build relationships and write and submit proposals.
You will need to be organised and enjoy working flexibly to support multiple projects. You will enjoy building relationships both internally and externally, networking and have strong verbal and written communication skills.
What will you do in this role?
Role specific responsibilities
Cultivating Support:
_Research new funding opportunities, including companies, trusts and foundations, and statutory/government funders.
_Prepare and adapt funding proposals which meet deadlines and specific application criteria.
_Work closely with internal departmental teams to ensure funding proposals accurately reflect their projects intended objectives.
_Cultivate potential funders, including managing on-site visits and events, phone calls and delivering presentations to secure support.
Stewardship and administration:
_Work with project teams and Account Manager to develop a plan for any new donor to ensure they are appropriately managed, recognised for their support and reporting and evaluation requirements from the outset.
_Support the migration of Development Team records into our new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database, Tessitura, keeping information up to date and easy to find.
_Occasionally support the Development Team to organise and attend events during and outside normal working hours to support the cultivation and stewardship of donors and supporters.
Team Support:
_Develop and maintain your knowledge of planned activities at We The Curious, across all departments, to present our work persuasively to finders and partners.
_Contribute to the Development Team annual strategies and business planning.
General responsibilities
_Embody and demonstrate our values; Collaborative, Creative, Inquisitive, Playful, Progressive.
_Safeguarding - Responsible for carefully following safeguarding policies and procedures and raising any concerns to your manager or the Designated Safeguarding Officer.
_Fundraising - Promote charity messaging wherever possible, with support from the Development and Marketing teams.
_General responsibility for departmental compliance with GDPR.
_Occasional out of hours work and travel to events.
What we’re looking for from you
You do not need to have experience of being a fundraiser to do this role. Our experienced team are happy to develop an enthusiastic and proactive individual who can demonstrate they have transferable communication, written and research skills.
Essential
_We are looking for a professional, confident and enthusiastic communicator who enjoys talking on the phone, face to face and in meetings.
_Confident with Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel and Power Point
_Strong written skills, both in preparing and adapting documents
_Good organisational skills so that you can multi-task between several projects at once.
_You need to be invested in learning more about charity fundraising, however you do not necessarily need to have worked for a charity or culture/heritage organisation before.
Desirable
_Some experience of working with income budgets, audited accounts and internal financial reports.
_Experience of working with CRM databases.
_A demonstrable interest and commitment to the work we do, within the Development Team but also more generally as a charity, to make science learning more inclusive.
Application process
Deadline for applications: Friday 25th April at midnight.
Interview date and location: Tuesday 13th May 2025 at We The Curious.
Start date: Approximately 9th June 2025.
Application process:
If you would like to apply, please complete the application form. It contains questions designed to assess your interest in and suitability for the role.
Please don't send in CVs or cover letters as we don't review them.
We appreciate interviews can be stressful, so we try to make them more of a conversation and a chance for you to tell us about how your skills and interests make you the right person for the role.
If you are invited for an interview, we'll send you the questions that you'll be asked beforehand so that you have time to prepare.
If you have any particular needs or requirements, please do let us know so that we can make the required adjustments.
Support during the process
We The Curious is a Disability Confident Employer and we welcome applications from candidates who self-assess themselves as having a disability. We will guarantee an interview to applicants who advise that they have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy. To help you, under the Equality Act 2010 a person is defined as having a disability if a) they have a physical or mental impairment, and b) the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you.
If you are disabled, neurodivergent, or if you have a long-term health condition, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.
You’ll have the opportunity to let us know about any adjustments you may need throughout the application and selection process. We’ll continue this conversation if you join us as a staff member, and we’ll work with you to make sure you have the adjustments you need to succeed in your role.
Examples of adjustments could include:
_providing alternative formats at every stage
_options to apply
_extra time for tasks
_providing some extra information about what to expect
_office orientation before an in-person interview.
Including everyone
We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our organisation, programmes and culture. It’s our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us.
We welcome applications from people of all lived experiences and particularly those that are not well represented* in the science centre sector.
*By not well represented we mean people with lived experience including but not limited to:
_African and African-Caribbean heritage
_South Asian and East Asian heritage
_Global Majority
_Disabled
_Neurodivergent
_Visually Impaired
_Deaf community
_LGBTQIA+ and/or non-binary
_Working class background
_Didn’t go to university or first in your immediate family to attend University
Working with us
We value the people that work with us. Our staff have access to the following:
Wellbeing & support
_Flexible working
_Hybrid working (if suitable and stated for role)
_Cycle to work scheme
_Free yearly flu jabs and eye tests
_Paid sick leave for physical and mental health
_Mental Health First Aiders
_Confidential advice & counselling through the Employee Support Programme
Leave
_25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays (all pro-rata).
_A day of extra holiday for every 5 years’ service.
_An amount of paid leave for emergency dependent care, domestic emergency leave and compassionate leave.
New Parent Policy
We are proud to be a family friendly organisation, which is why we work to develop our people practices in line with that value. We have recently introduced a none gendered approach to Maternity and Paternity, re-branded as our “New Parent Policy”. There are eligibility criteria and terms and conditions but the key take away is that anyone who is due to become a new parent, regardless of their gender, can take 1 year off work, and we’ll pay your full salary for the first 5 months.
Facilities & discounts
_Free tickets to the venue for you and up to four guests, plus 12 additional entry tickets per calendar year to give away.
_15% off in the We The Curious café
_20% off in our shop
_Range of discounts with local businesses and free entry to other local attractions.
_Social events
_Secure cycle storage
Pension
_We offer a pension scheme with 5% company contributions.
Death in service benefit
_Four times your annual salary.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN’S RIGHTS SERVICE (LAWRS)
Policy Officer on Young Women and Girls
Part time: 14 hours per week
Salary: £32,250 pro rata
We are excited to open this call for a brand-new post at LAWRS! We are seeking a highly motivated young woman who wants to start her career in policy, advocacy and campaigning to join our team as Policy Officer on Young Women and Girls.
The Policy Officer will collaborate with the Policy Team and Sin Fronteras’ Young Women’s Advisory Board to advance LAWRS’ Step Up Migrant Women campaign for young migrant women and girls.
The Policy Officer for Young Women and Girls will have strong communication, advocacy skills in the area of young migrant women and girls, political judgement, and networking abilities. You must be dedicated to addressing inequality and violence against women and girls.
The main duties of this post include:
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To develop, plan and implement a policy, advocacy and campaign strategy on the needs of young migrant women and girls, based on the findings from the Young Women’s Advisory Board (YWAB) reports.
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To influence positive change at the local, London, and national levels in the focus areas of the campaign.
You will have an excellent command of English, and Spanish and/or Portuguese.
This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates as they are currently underrepresented within the team.
*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese.
Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the duration of the contract will be considered for this position.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Overview
Change Grow Live are looking for an Assistant Business Development Officer (Bid Writer) to join our national business development team. As one of the UK’s largest charities, Change Grow Live supports people in making positive changes in their lives.
Location: London (You could also be based in our Manchester or Brighton Regional Business Unit)
Salary: £27,861.26 − £32,002.35 per year Dependent on experience (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time).
Contract Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Allowances: £4,133.14 per year Inner London Weighting, pro rata
Dates for Interview are 6th-8th of May 2025
Closing Date 27/4/2025
Role overview
You’ll help to prepare for, write and support on developing bids and proposals, helping Change Grow Live secure contracts and run high-quality health and social care services. These services support adults, children and young people, including around drugs and alcohol, homelessness and criminal justice.
Your day-to-day will include:
- Writing and editing bid responses
- Working with colleagues across Change Grow Live
- Completing online research, analysing data and working with partner organisations
- Creating presentations, diagrams and reports
- Helping improve how we do things.
This role is designed to support you through the beginning of your business development and bid writing career. We’ll provide you with support and training to develop and progress.
About you
You are:
- Clear and concise writer
- Motivated to develop your skills
- Open to feedback
- Curious and analytical
- Solution-focused and tenacious
- Kind and committed to helping people make positive changes.
Previous experience in business development is not needed, but skills or experience in health and social care, writing, sales, research, or data are beneficial.
Benefits:
- Working a successful team
- Structured training, development, mentoring and progression opportunities
- The option to work from home for some of the week
- Wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme and an hour each week for wellbeing activities of your choice (find out more here).
We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we work with. We pride ourselves on an inclusive and supportive workplace, evidenced through our Investors in People Silver Award and Stonewall Silver Award 2023.
We’re happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that you need to be successful. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. Please let us know in your application or at any stage of the process if you would like to explore these options.
Before you apply
In the application portal, there’s a section called ‘how you meet the criteria for the role’. This is your chance to tell us about why you’re a good fit for this job – we won’t be able to consider your application unless it’s filled in. Please explain how you meet each of the person specification criteria (listed at the end of the job description). You can group multiple criteria together where you think it makes sense. Use clear examples of your experience (this link contains some useful guidance). As guidance, written statements should not exceed 1,000 words.
We encourage applications from individuals who may not meet every requirement but are excited about the role. We value lived experience of substance use, homelessness, and/or multiple disadvantages.
We’re a Disability Confident Committed employer. We’ll offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for this job. Please confirm in the ‘how you meet the criteria for the role’ part of the application if you are applying under this scheme.
Check out the job description and team explainer for more information.
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us
Thank you!
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Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, yet historically just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. Brain Tumour Research is determined to change this.
Their vision is to find a cure for all types of brain tumours. To achieve their mission, they are looking for a Community Fundraiser who will proactively engage with supporters, community groups and volunteers across the West Midlands to join their team of 12 Community Fundraisers across the UK.
The Community Fundraiser (West Midlands) is responsible for providing support and guidance to fundraisers within their communities to achieve their ambitions and ultimately raise vital funds for Brain Tumour Research. This is achieved through a wide variety of activities such as helping supporters to make the most of their own fundraising, engaging participants with externally organised events such as the Great Birmingham Run, and encouraging communities to get involved in events organised by Brain Tumour Research such as Wear a Hat Day and Walk for Hope. The Community Fundraiser will be the face of Brain Tumour Research in the area, providing excellent stewardship to existing supporters, and building great relationships with new supporters.
This post has been vacant since Autumn, and as such needs a fundraiser with confidence and capability in fundraising to join the team, provide donor love to the loyal supporters in the area, and approach developing the areas potential with energy and enthusiasm. If you have fundraising experience and are keen to join a charity with ambition and an amazing supporter base, then this could be the role for you.
Please note the successful candidate will need to live within the region (Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire), have access to a car and be willing to travel around their region. If you are not currently based in this area, please clarify if you have plans to relocate.
Application notes
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.
To progress your application, please follow instructions in the pack to organise an informal screening call. Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had a screening call.
As this role has been vacant for some time, we are running rolling interview to see suitable candidates as they apply. Interviews will be kept to one stage, and organised to suit the candidate, where possible. Don’t delay – apply today!
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Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our service for the role of a Children and Families Worker to join our dynamic team committed to supporting children and young people who have been affected by someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use.
The role will support children and young people under the age of 18 on a one-to-one basis in a confidential space. The role will deliver a wide range of interventions/ education though activities, such as games, arts and crafts and emotional wellbeing resources. The role will utilise a young person-centred approach, empowering them to explore situations which they feel they have little control over to support them to lead a safe, happy, and healthy life.
We need to record information about what we do, so enjoying a bit of admin work and attention to detail is important, but most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with young people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives.
Where: Havering
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary Range: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 (dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours)
Allowance: £2,195.72 Outer London Weighting (paid pro rata)
Contract Type: 12 months fixed term until 31st of March 2026
Interview Date 25/4/2025
Closing Date 21/4/2025
About the role:
- To holistically support CYP affected by parental substance misuse, using a range of interventions including group work, 1:1 work, whole family interventions, safety planning and safeguarding working closely and proactively with the family unit to support positive and sustainable outcomes.
- Identify families in conjunction with other agencies, who will benefit from a Think Family / Whole family approach, negotiating participation and engagement with the programme of care.
- Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issues.
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider community.
- Working with young people to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy, and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience
- Working flexibly across sites where required
About you:
- Experience of working with young people and knowledge of the issues they face
- Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people and the Fraser Competence framework
- Have an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- Knowledge of working with evidence-based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best practice guidance
- An accomplished communicator, both verbal and written with a high degree of personal IT competency
- Be able to accurately update and maintain records and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g., reports
- Have excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme.
If this resonates with you and you're eager to embark on a fulfilling journey with Change Grow Live, we'd be delighted to connect with you.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role.
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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Job Title: Floating Support Worker
Location:Hybrid working with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London) and co-locations across London
Salary: £28,104 per annum, inclusive of London weighting allowance if applicable
Contract type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract (Until March 2026)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Floating Support worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children in the community.
The post-holder will support the Ascent Pan London Service in building sustainable referral pathways and joint working protocols with a range of partners working with survivors of domestic abuse. You will provide capacity-building in the form of advice, advocacy, support, and briefings across the London boroughs to statutory agencies and community organizations around the needs of Eastern European domestic abuse survivors, to embed best practice across our communities.
The successful appliant will have proven experience of providing direct emotional and practical support to women as well as up-to-date knowledge of legislation relating to survivors of gender-based violence. Additionally, you will have excellent casework skills, good written and verbal communication skills, clear professional boundaries and be a proactive team player.
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 25 April 2025
Interview Date: 6 May 2025
Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Location: Hybrid – your time will be split between our office/venue on Bristol Harbourside, and your home or wherever you like to work, however we would like the successful candidate to be able to commit to at least two days a week in our Bristol office.
We’re happy to support a flexible working pattern across three, four or five days a week. You just need to be able to attend key meetings, have some crossover with the rest of the Development team and deliver the responsibilities of the role.
Department: Development
Report to: Gifts and Partnerships Manager
Responsible for: N/A
Salary: £40,000 per annum pro rata (£24,000 - £28,000 per annum dependent on whether contract is 0.6 or 0.7 FTE, see working hours below).
Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract
Working hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours a week (0.6 FTE) OR 26.25 hours a week (0.7 FTE), flexible over 3, 4 or 5 days. This may include attending events outside of normal working hours.
About the role
We The Curious is about to enter an exciting new phase in its mission to connect and empower everyone through shared creative science learning experiences. It is nearly a year since we reopened and as we enter our 25th Anniversary Year there is lots to celebrate and talk about with our new multi-year strategy, Plan 2030 which encompasses numerous major projects for which we must develop and cultivate support.
The Development Team is responsible for fundraising across the whole organisation and the stewardship and development of our donors and supporters. The other members of the team are the Development Manager, the Gifts and Partnerships Manager and Development Account Manager. We are looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager who is collaborative, organised and an excellent communicator to join the team to help us maximise and unlock some very exciting fundraising opportunities.
As Trusts and Foundations Manager you will use your skills in research and persuasion to identify grants funding opportunities, establish new relationships and write and submit proposals to trusts, foundations, Lottery funders, the local authority, universities and research councils. Working closely with the rest of the team and project managers from other departments you will raise between six and seven figure sums for our programme of creative science learning and inclusion projects.
What will you do in this role?
Role specific responsibilities
_Identify new grants funding sources, including trusts and foundations, research councils and statutory/government funders.
_Prepare and submit high quality funding proposals, expressions of interest and budgets in accordance with strict deadlines and application criteria, to a diverse range of funders, for up to seven-figure sums.
_Work closely with internal departmental teams to develop We The Curious projects so that they are ready for fundraising and write detailed and compelling cases for support that include timelines, budgets and evaluation and reporting plans.
_Support the funding applications of other partner organisations by collaboratively drafting budgets, attending project development meetings and writing letters of support.
_Support the Development Account Manager to cultivate potential funders, including attending on-site visits and events, phone calls and delivering presentations to secure support.
_Support the Development Account Manager to manage a portfolio of funders including overseas relationships, fulfilling reporting and public recognition requirements, thank you letters, regular communications and other correspondence.
_Liaise with the finance team to record new income and report on expenditure in accordance with funder deadlines.
_Support the Gifts and Partnerships Manager and Development Manager in identifying new strategic opportunities and exploring new types of income stream. This may include presenting to the leadership team. Contribute to the delivery of the fundraising strategy, including proposing financial targets for grants, lottery and research income.
_Work closely with the Open City Research (OCR) Manager to identify and pursue new funding opportunities for our ambitious OCR programme and work with the finance team to establish a new funding model for this activity. Support the Gifts and Partnerships Manager and Sustainability and Science Director in cultivating high-value stakeholders in STEM and research sectors.
_Assist in the implementation of the Development Team’s migration onto a new CRM database working closely with the Development Account Manager to customise the database for the Development team’s needs.
_Work with the finance team to understand our financial position and as requested by the Finance Director, contributing to key organisational financial documentation, such as the annual business plan.
_Manage Fundraising Volunteers supporting the administrative workload of the team and attend Volunteer Key Contacts meetings.
_Attend and occasionally present at We The Curious staff meetings, exhibition launches, project meetings, project development presentations and meetings as required.
General responsibilities
_Develop and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of We The Curious’ planned activities for communities and schools to present our work persuasively to funders and partners.
_Embody and demonstrate our values; Collaborative, Creative, Inquisitive, Playful, Progressive.
_Responsible for carefully following safeguarding policies and procedures and raising any concerns to manager/Designated Safeguarding Officer.
_General responsibility for departmental compliance with GDPR.
_Occasional out of hours work and travel to events.
What we’re looking for from you
_You’ll have at least three years of fundraising experience, with success at delivering against financial targets and strict deadlines. You’ll have the ability to network, build and manage funding relationships with a wide range of funders and other stakeholders.
_You’ll be confident explaining and pitching ideas to internal and external stakeholders.
_You’ll have experience of working very closely with project delivery teams to develop projects, ensure they know what they need to deliver for funders and monitor their expenditure.
_You’ll have excellent budget management skills, the ability to work independently and effectively and will be confident reporting on six or seven figure budgets.
_You will have good understanding of the financial and regulatory environment charities operate within.
_You’ll have some technical knowledge and experience at using and developing fundraising databases.
_You’ll have experience and confidence in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
_You’ll have the ability to understand We The Curious’ broad-ranging project content and tailor it to appropriate style and content for target funders.
_You’ll have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
_You’ll ideally have an understanding or experience of working in education, culture and/or science charities.
Application process
Deadline for applications: Friday 25th April at midnight.
Interview date and location: Wednesday 14th May 2025 at We The Curious.
Start date: Approximately 9th June 2024.
Application process:
If you would like to apply, please complete the application form. It contains questions designed to assess your interest in and suitability for the role.
Please don't send in CVs or cover letters as we don't review them.
We appreciate interviews can be stressful, so we try to make them more of a conversation and a chance for you to tell us about how your skills and interests make you the right person for the role.
If you are invited for an interview, we'll send you the questions that you'll be asked beforehand so that you have time to prepare.
If you have any particular needs or requirements, please do let us know so that we can make the required adjustments.
Support during the process
We The Curious is a Disability Confident Employer and we welcome applications from candidates who self-assess themselves as having a disability. We will guarantee an interview to applicants who advise that they have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy. To help you, under the Equality Act 2010 a person is defined as having a disability if a) they have a physical or mental impairment, and b) the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you.
If you are disabled, neurodivergent, or if you have a long-term health condition, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.
You’ll have the opportunity to let us know about any adjustments you may need throughout the application and selection process. We’ll continue this conversation if you join us as a staff member, and we’ll work with you to make sure you have the adjustments you need to succeed in your role.
Examples of adjustments could include:
_providing alternative formats at every stage
_options to apply
_extra time for tasks
_providing some extra information about what to expect
_office orientation before an in-person interview.
Including everyone
We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our organisation, programmes and culture. It’s our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us.
We welcome applications from people of all lived experiences and particularly those that are not well represented* in the science centre sector.
*By not well represented we mean people with lived experience including but not limited to:
_African and African-Caribbean heritage
_South Asian and East Asian heritage
_Global Majority
_Disabled
_Neurodivergent
_Visually Impaired
_Deaf community
_LGBTQIA+ and/or non-binary
_Working class background
_Didn’t go to university or first in your immediate family to attend University
Working with us
We value the people that work with us. Our staff have access to the following:
Wellbeing & support
_Flexible working
_Hybrid working (if suitable and stated for role)
_Cycle to work scheme
_Free yearly flu jabs and eye tests
_Paid sick leave for physical and mental health
_Mental Health First Aiders
_Confidential advice & counselling through the Employee Support Programme
Leave
_25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays (all pro-rata).
_A day of extra holiday for every 5 years’ service.
_An amount of paid leave for emergency dependent care, domestic emergency leave and compassionate leave.
New Parent Policy
We are proud to be a family friendly organisation, which is why we work to develop our people practices in line with that value. We have recently introduced a non-gendered approach to Maternity and Paternity, re-branded as our “New Parent Policy”. There are eligibility criteria and terms and conditions, but the key take away is that anyone who is due to become a new parent, regardless of their gender, can take one year off work, and we’ll pay your full salary for the first five months.
Facilities & discounts
_Free tickets to the venue for you and up to four guests, plus 12 additional entry tickets per calendar year to give away.
_15% off in the We The Curious café
_20% off in our shop
_Range of discounts with local businesses and free entry to other local attractions.
_Social events
_Secure cycle storage
Pension
_We offer a pension scheme with 5% company contributions.
Death in service benefit
_Four times your annual salary.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Salary: £50,000 per annum (28 hours/4 days per week). FTE: £62,500 per annum
Location: We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.
Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London. The expectation for this role is to come into the office in London at least one day each week, when most of the team are likely to be in. You can choose where to work for the rest of the time, either in the office or remotely (home or another appropriate location).
Contractually this role is London-based.
Contract: Fixed term contract from: 01 July 2025 – 31 March 2029. Open to discuss alternative engagement options. Part time 28 hours / 4 days per week.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours
- Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
- Support for staff with caring responsibilities
- Flexible working
How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below
Closing date for applications: 10am on Wednesday 23 April 2025.
Interview dates: Wednesday 30 April and Thursday 1 May 2025. Interviews will take place remotely on Teams.
We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.
Job Information
We have received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver an exciting new programme, aiming to improve the experience and continuity of hospice care for young people with life-limiting conditions transitioning from children's to adult services.
You will provide clinical leadership of this UK-wide programme, empowering young people, hospices and system partners to overcome the inequities of care experienced by patients and families throughout this transition.
You will become a crucial part of the Programmes Directorate at Hospice UK. This team is responsible for areas of real relevance and importance to our hospices’ membership, including: commissioning support; data, research and evidence; clinical and non-clinical projects; learning platforms: sharing good practice; and a well-regarded and commercially successful portfolio of conferences, including our flagship national conference.
You will bring the clinical leadership needed to deliver this exciting new programme. You will lead our young person’s forum and provide invaluable mentorship to hospices. Supported throughout by our Senior Programme Manager and Team Administrator, you will further develop our Transition Community of Practice and help us collate and share programme data across the sector. You will lead on partnerships and strategic relationships, with Together for Short Lives and other decision-makers across our sector. When representing Hospice UK and our programme externally, you will offer clinical expertise leadership within the field of Transition.
You will have senior palliative care experience, working in the field of transition. You will have led clinical programmes across systems and/or regions, and experience supporting organisations with Quality Improvement projects. You will be an excellent and influential communicator, who embraces working with data while maintaining a strategic overview.
More information about the programme and the role can be found in the candidate information pack - download below.
If you have any questions or would like a discussion about the role please contact the People and Culture team and Hospice UK.
How to apply
Complete the following documents:
- Supporting statement form - download below (where you can demonstrate how you meet the person specification.)
- Equal opportunities monitoring form - download below
Click on the How to Apply button and send your completed forms above and your CV to us by 10am on Wednesday 23 April 2025.
We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements.
We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.
Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if there are adjustments you might need to participate fully in the process.
Employment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Thank you!
Job description
The main purpose of this role is to provide energy advice to householders by telephone and email and to provide information to help householders/clients to access appropriate support. This role also requires you to maintain accurate and detailed records of all interactions with clients.
Pay and conditions
• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week). However, we will consider applications from a minimum of 22.5hrs per week.
• The salary for the role will be £25,750 rising to £26,739 after 6 months
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
• To work on the advice line and/or other telephone advice projects making and receiving calls from people who may need help with energy related issues.
• To record client details and use own knowledge to assess help and support needed.
• To refer clients onto other support organisations in their area as appropriate.
• To identify energy improvements that can be made to clients’ properties and refer to installers who can fit them.
• To help vulnerable clients make applications for grants and switch energy tariffs where appropriate.
• To listen attentively to callers (some of whom may be in distress) and respond to their needs in an empathetic way.
• To be familiar with and adhere to advice line protocol, processes and procedures.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
• Minimum Maths/English GCSE or equivalent.
• Experience of giving advice, customer service or helping others in some capacity.
• Ability to respond to clients in a respectful and engaging manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work in a team and able to identify areas where their skills complement others.
• Ability to maintain admin systems independently and accurately.
• Skilled in use of MS office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our CSE website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification. CV’s will not be accepted, please complete the application form and send to our Centre for Sustainability jobs inbox.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025.
Interviews are expected to take place Wednesday 30 April and Thursday 1 May, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.