Inclusion Jobs

We're seeking three skilled and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Young Person’s Worker. In these role, you will play a vital role in providing support to at-risk young people who are experiencing homelessness. We have roles available in our services in Islington and Waltham Forest. 

Your mission: to support and empower young people to develop the lifelong tools they need to lead fulfilling lives outside the confines of traditional services. You will carry a caseload of clients who you will formulate a comprehensive support and safety plan with, which forms part of the ongoing casework, promoting independence and preparing young people for moving into independent accommodation, and employment and education.

About the Role:

As the Young Person's Worker, you will be working within a strengths and recovery framework embedded within a trauma informed approach to ensure client needs and aspirations are at the centre of the support planning process. You will be the lead worker overseeing the support and development of the young person’s needs and aspirations. You will guide and signpost the young person to the relevant statutory and non statutory services and will be key in motivating and coaching the young person to develop independent living skills.

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 complex needs young people 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 10,000 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 young people in need. Apply now to become a pivotal part of our dynamic Management Team. Together, we'll transform lives and build a stronger community.

Important Info:

Closing Date: Sunday 19th January at midnight

Interview Date: Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th January at SHP Head office in Kings Cross.

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.

About the role

As a Financial Accountant at Dementia Adventure, you will play a vital role in supporting the financial health of our organisation, helping ensure we maintain effective, sustainable financial practices that align with our charitable mission. This role offers the chance to be involved in various financial functions, from accounts management to budgeting and statutory compliance.

About you

An experienced Financial Accountant who enjoys working in a small and collaborative team, has a pro-active approach and is a flexible team player who is happy to work with team members across the charity. You have an in-depth understanding of charity finance regulations and VAT implications (particularly TOMS) and proven experience in financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow management, budgeting, and controls. You have strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with an eye for detail and high standards.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Marketing and Communications Officer to join the Marketing and Communications team.

Your role will be to will be to work collaboratively across the organisation, you will help deliver impactful, multi-channel campaigns that elevate our profile, attract new audiences, and support key goals in fundraising, recruitment, business development, and awareness.

For more information about the role please click on the job title.

This role is not open to sponsorship.

Role Requirements

• Develop and manage a social media content calendar for all channels, ensuring consistent, engaging, and on-brand messaging.
• Create a range of content, including photographic, animated, and short-form video materials, using tools like Canva or by briefing the in-house design team.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to represent all functions through strategic content.
• Work with teams to optimise social campaigns for events, appeals, and recruitment efforts.
• Work closely with colleagues from the fundraising directorate to help maximise the success of specific fundraising campaigns and messages via our social channels (including active participation in the planning process).
• Plan and execute paid social media campaigns to enhance reach and engagement for key initiatives.
• Write and publish blogs and articles that support broader marketing goals.
• Ensure all content adheres to consent, GDPR, and brand guidelines.
• Develop engaging content for social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X), including copywriting, graphic design, and video production.
• Offer guidance and training to The Children’s Trust School and other internal teams including fundraising and retail to support their social media activities.
• Partner with key departments to integrate social media into broader marketing and communications activities.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Strictly no agencies, please.

As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.  The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.

Location: Either in one of our global offices (Bristol or London - UK, Madagascar, Belize, Indonesia, Kenya, Senegal, Timor-Leste), or home-based within countries where Blue Ventures has administrative capacity (Mozambique, Tanzania)

Closing date for applications: 20 January 2025

Contract status: Global Post, Full-time

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract duration: 2 years fixed term (with the possibility of extension thereafter)

Remuneration: Salaries are gross per annum and will be in line with national salary grades and experience; circa £54,048 - £70,000 (UK); circa IDR 485,003,837 - IDR 597,685,600 (Indonesia); circa KES 4,852,623 - KES 6,488,837 (Kenya); circa TZS 70,126,672 - TZS 118,062,323 (Tanzania); circa MZN 3,273,650 - MZN 3,901,207 (Mozambique); circa XOF 20,296,316 - XOF 37,235,620 (Senegal); circa USD 27,768 - USD 33,590 (Timor-Leste); circa BZD 73,087 - BZD 108,860 (Belize); circa MGA 63,076,355 - MGA 90,029,184 (net per annum; only applicable in Madagascar)

We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally. 

Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe. 

Summary job description

Our Technical Knowledge team oversees Blue Ventures’ technical pillars (Secure Rights, Community-Based Fisheries Management, Food Security and Financial Inclusion) and supports the use of data for decision-making, providing tools, training, and guidance to partners and Blue Ventures’ staff around the world. This team integrates expertise and deep practical experience with pragmatism and a desire to enable others to deliver lasting change, by distilling global best practices and knowledge into usable tools, appropriate training, and responsive guidance and support. The team is also responsible for delivering peer learning exchanges and knowledge-sharing events both online and face-to-face across the organisation, in addition to overseeing technical publications.

We are currently recruiting for an exceptional individual to be part of this global team, leading a critical pillar of the strategy on Financial Inclusion. This individual would oversee the development, refinement, and roll out of tools and training to support partners working with communities around the world, supporting with financial inclusion initiatives as they establish community-based fisheries management and locally managed marine areas. These types of tools and materials include:

- Accessible tools and appropriate technologies:

Intuitive to use and readily available, including software and mobile apps for data collection and interpretation, simple decision support tools for assessment, planning, and problem resolution, and community-level materials for common financial inclusion activities.

- Educational Resources:

Manuals, guides, videos, and online materials that provide concise information and serve as self-learning tools, allowing partners to access and acquire knowledge at their own pace.

- Knowledge Development:

Structured learning experiences to transfer theory to practice and enhance the background knowledge and competencies such as workshops or webinars, as well as development of good practice technical case studies and publications.

- Skill Development:

Specific hands-on training, mentoring, or peer learning exchange programmes to enhance technical expertise and the skills that are relevant to the context of each pillar.

As a Global Head, the position oversees regional and national colleagues to produce and iteratively improve the technical support, ensuring globally consistent guidance, while enabling context-specific differentiation among regions. The ability to work in a diverse and geographically dispersed team and to liaise and adapt techniques across different cultures will therefore be essential. As a Global Head and part of the Technical Knowledge team the position strives for Blue Ventures’ work to be at the forefront of best practice in the sector, by learning from partners and practitioners worldwide to distill learning and experience into usable practical approaches to address the common barriers to achieving coastal fisheries reform with a strong believe in placing communities at the center of decision making.

The Blue Ventures Technical Knowledge team has a unique vantage point, gained through supporting dozens of partners working with hundreds of communities across South East Asia, The Western Indian Ocean, West Africa, and the Caribbean as well as being part of international fora and members of expert panels. As such our technical team plays a key role in identifying, collating, sharing, and transferring key insights and successful approaches, updating information, training, tools, and guidance around the world, and building a community of practice around each of the pillar themes.

At the heart of Blue Ventures’ 2030 strategy is an unwavering commitment to empowering communities through participatory collection, feedback, and use of fisheries and ecological data for adaptive management, and playing a leadership role in our sector to make this the norm. The Global Head - Financial Inclusion will have a strong understanding and technical experience of community-based financial inclusion initiatives such as village savings and loans associations, with proven skills in coaching and team building skills and effective management capacity in leading a multi-disciplinary team and working cross-functionally.

Blue Ventures recognises the key roles that women play in fisheries management and conservation as fishers, gleaners, processors, sellers and negotiators and seeks to highlight the important value of their roles in the fisheries value chain, that are often invisible, so that they also benefit. An understanding of the challenges faced particularly by women in fisheries and experience of working in communities to find some practical solutions desirable for this role. The role will work in close collaboration with the Technical Knowledge team to support these goals, which includes working with fisher associations and committees to increase the participation of women in fisheries management.

The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of the complex challenges facing small-scale fishing communities. They will have extensive, practical experience of working with coastal communities in Africa, Asia or Central America, and partnering with civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, government institutions, and other stakeholders to identify and address fishing issues, placing communities at the heart of the solution.

The successful candidate will thrive in environments that are dynamic, fast-paced, collegiate, and ambitious, will have a proven track record in distilling complexity into easily interpretable material, able to deliver high-impact written work, and in communicating effectively with diverse audiences, ranging from fishing communities, practitioners, academic institutions, governments, and other technical experts.

The role entails leading an interdisciplinary and international team, with strong cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will report to Blue Ventures’ Director of Technical Knowledge and will be based in one of our regional hubs, with regular overseas travel to work with partners and field teams around the world.

The core technical scope of the role’s portfolio will include:

- Financial inclusion for low-resource, data-limited communities including village savings and loans associations, savings and credit unions (Savings Groups) financial literacy, digital finance and business management

- Following and informing best practice and policy for community based financial inclusion and its links to fisheries management. Learning, documentation and Knowledge sharing (dissemination of best practices)

- Alignment between community based approaches and national and international standards, as well as between customary, national and international law.

We are looking for an EDI Programme Manager for a fixed term period until early February 2026 to cover a secondment to support us in our exciting mission to transform the physics landscape for the UK and Ireland, and ensure a thriving physics ecosystem that contributes to innovation, discovery, research, growth and debate in the UK, Ireland and beyond. We are very proud of our innovative strategy and you can see our website for more information about our work.

What is it like working at the IOP?

The IOP is a friendly and ambitious organisation. Inclusion and diversity are central to our work, and we have a ‘work anywhere’ policy to make working at the IOP as flexible as possible. Looking after our colleagues and supporting them in life and work is our priority, ensuring they can live their best lives, with competitive salaries and generous benefits.

What will I be doing?

• Managing the Physics Inclusion Award end to end
• Ensuring our externally facing work is delivered to a high quality
• Working with key stakeholders and IOP members to deliver programmes and projects and providing EDI advice and guidance as required.

Projects you work on will include:

• The Physics Inclusion Award
• The LGBT+ Physical Sciences “Exploring the Workplace” follow up report

Who will I work with?

• The Equality Diversity and Inclusion team
• Colleagues across the IOP in all departments
• IOP members and members of the physics community in academia and industry

Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if your skills include:

Essential Criteria

• Programme management knowledge with a strong background in stakeholder management
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and pick tasks up quickly
• Good level of EDI knowledge and experience

Nice to have

• Experience of working with academics
• Knowledge of Awards systems such as Award Force would be beneficial

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Application

Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification. 

How will I be working?

The Institute of Physics is an inclusive employer, and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working called How We Work. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact. The How We Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work. 

Why should I want to work for the IOP?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland - we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society. 

There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our film to find out more about our work. 

As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

• An excellent pension scheme - (up to 12% company contribution)
• Private medical insurance , gym membership, life assurance, dental insurance, health care cash plan (via salary sacrifice) eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards, employee assistance programme
• Generous annual leave plus (25 days starting as a standard plus floating bank holidays)
• Flexible working

To apply for this role please click the link below, best of luck with your applications!

The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.

Does your extensive experience of delivering and implementing AREI strategies within a complex organisational structure include having collaborated and co-produced solutions with a wide range of stakeholders? Then join Shelter as Head of Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism and you could soon be playing a pivotal role within our Equity, Inclusion and Culture Directorate.

Interview stage 1 – online: Monday January 27th, 2025

Interview stage 2 – face-to-face, Old Street, London: Wednesday 5th February, 2025

About the role

Join us, and you could soon be responsible for leading on the design and delivery of Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion (AREI) development plans and the management of change in support of Shelter’s strategic and operational plans. Along the way, you’ll get to work with a variety of Directors and Human Resources colleagues, as well as a number of key stakeholders across Shelter  to operationalise programmes and interventions which will help the organisation achieve its strategic objectives. Providing strategic oversight and professional advice on AREI matters, supporting best practice development, facilitating regular workshops, training programmes and events and providing regular reports to inform Equity & Inclusion I decision making – these are just some aspects of this high-profile role.

About you

An excellent leader and project manager, your career to date will need to include extensive experience of mobilising teams to support the development of measurable initiatives to drive and embed cultural change and inclusion within an organisation. We’ll particularly be looking for a pragmatic and proactive approach, with a history of co-designing and delivering Equity, , and Inclusion (E&I) initiatives that resonated with an organisation’s core values and were pivotal for driving forward their ambitious goals. A flair for turning concepts into actionable plans is essential too, as are strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of an organisation. In short, you’re a strategic thinker with a values centred approach, E&I expertise and proven experience of leading and managing others.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

The Equity, Inclusion and Culture (EIC) Directorate was created in 2021 to look at the future with an equity lens across Shelter and Shelter Scotland as a core part of our strategic aims.  It combines critical enabling functions to achieve this: a defined anti-racism, equity and inclusion programme, effective internal communications and engagement, dedicated lived experience activity, innovative learning, and quality volunteering.

Any applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement 

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Are you a leader with a background in developing organisational capacity to understand and meet the funding needs of diverse communities?

Do have a proven track record of translating Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy into meaningful operational delivery?

Can you bring your EDI experience and organisational skills to influence key internal and external stakeholders? Here’s the role for you.

Head of Funding, Equity & Inclusion is a key role for The National Lottery Community Fund (the Fund), based within its Funding, Strategy, Communication and Impact (FSCI) Directorate. This role is required to drive delivery of our EDI Funding ambitions across the organisation in line with our strategy ‘It starts with community’ and our corporate plan.

We are looking for someone with strong EDI Funding experience, organisational, communication and relationship skills. You will be responsible for driving delivery in line with our EDI funding ambitions.

Our strategy means that, across all our work with communities and our four missions, we’ll invest most in places, people and communities who experience poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. Our work aims to support communities to build from their strengths. We’ll support what matters most to different communities, including long-term investment to address deep-rooted challenges.

As the Head of Funding, Equity & Inclusion, you will be required to:

• Play a leading role in developing our organisation’s capacity to understand and meet the funding needs of the diverse communities. 
• Lead the strategic development, delivery and continuous improvement of EDI for our funding portfolios across the UK, 
• Influence, drive and align, One Fund approach to EDI Funding and establish ways of working to ensure a sustained delivery.
• Ensuring all aspects of our funding services are inclusive and accessible. 

You will be line managed by the FSCI Deputy Director: Programme Lead Strategy Implementation and Funding Policy and will lead a team of two EDI Managers

You will be proactive, resilient, and adaptable working with your team and colleagues at all levels and across the Fund. This will include, for example, aligning your approach with our internal People and Culture strategy. You will be happy to lead work, take decisions, provide briefing, reports and make proposals in line with our governance processes.

Interview Date: W/C 3rd February - virtual

Location: We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Newtown.

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• In-depth knowledge and experience of implementing EDI concepts, strategy and practice for a whole organisation including ensuring the values and behaviours of the organisation are as important as the operational delivery.
•  Strong, visible leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, able to communicate, persuade and influence at all levels.
• Relevant and recent experience of successfully leading work to reduce inequalities and promote equitable outcomes in a community or funding environment.
• A proven track record of successfully implementing significant change in a complex organisation, managing competing priorities, risk and dependencies.
• Evidence of delivering practical outcomes, able to innovate and implement new ideas in an agile way.
• Experience of using evidence and data to inform policy, practice and decision-making to deliver positive impacts on communities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, managing, mobilising and coaching others across a matrix team.
• Knowledge of relevant equalities legislation relating to service provision for a public sector body.

Desirable criteria

• Project and Programme Management.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

The Charity: 

GroceryAid has been the charity for the grocery industry since 1857, offering free and confidential welfare support to over £2.6m in the industry from the first day of their employment. More than 450 of the most well-known grocery retailers and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands support the charity, enabling us to help more than 70,000 people in the last twelve months. The charity raises funds through a highly respected events calendar and the D&I in Grocery Programme.

D&I in Grocery Programme:

The programme is delivered and facilitated by GroceryAid, with the support of the Strategy Steering Group and three workstream steering groups, it is a programme created for the industry by the industry. With over 100 FMCG partners, it is the largest collaboration of FMCG brands, working towards the common goal to accelerate a truly diverse and inclusive grocery industry. In 2023 the programme provided over 12,562 learning hours across 64 D&I topics. The programme benefits its partners through:

- Tracking tangible progress annually through the D&I in Grocery Maturity Model

- Shared learning activity across monthly learning labs and cross industry Employee Resource Group (ERG) forums. Resources within The Partner Hub (programme platform) including podcasts, policies, toolkits and learning content 

- A 12-month cross-industry mentoring programme which provides equity and opportunity to historically underrepresented communities

- D&I in Grocery LIVE! unites the industry once a year, at the largest D&I event in the grocery sector

- Connects partners on different topics to share and learn from each other to accelerate their journey

Main purpose of the role: 

To support the team, working across all aspects of the programme. The role offers a unique opportunity to work with the industry’s leading brands reaching over 1.2 million employees across the UK. 

Main responsibility of the role: 

• Provide administrative and logistical support across all programme steering groups 
• Support team to deliver an excellent service to all partners
• Support across programme workstream activity

Steering groups:

• Schedule and track attendance for all steering group meetings
• Organise logistics and refreshments for face-to-face meetings

Partner support:

• Co-ordinate the annual onboarding process for new and renewing partners
• Provide support for partner check-in sessions 
• Answer queries within the programme email inbox
• Update CRM database with key contacts and information 

Workstream support:

• Work with partners and team to manage various virtual activities such as Learning lab webinars 
•  Send communications and updates to the programme calendar
• Support team to deliver face-to-face networking activity 
• Assist with workstream projects as and when required
• Support Project Manager with The Partner HUB (members, activity, responding to queries etc)
• Work with Senior Project Manager throughout the D&I in Grocery LIVE! event life cycle
• Attend D&I in Grocery LIVE! as an active member of the team 

Additional duties: 

• Occasionally attend GroceryAid events throughout the year GroceryAid events Calendar
• Be an active member of the D&I community, gaining insight and sharing ideas to benefit the programme

Experience/Skills: 

• Confident within all aspects of admin support with multiple internal stakeholders and workstreams 
• Ability to build strong relationships internally and externally
• Creates clear and effective communications 
• Strong PC skills with Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word (required), Zoom, video editing packages and Canva (desired) 
• Ability to multi-task and motivated to work to deadlines and targets 
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while working under pressure
• A passion/ personal interest in improving Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and beyond

Qualities:

• Highly motivated and team oriented
• Extremely proactive in approach with a curious mindset 
• Confident to bring in new ideas and recommendations 

Additional Information:

• Salary: up to £35,000 dependant on experience
• Location: Sandhurst, hybrid working, currently a minimum of two days a week (Wednesday and one day of choice) are in the office
• Hours:  Full - time 34 hours a week
• Occasional extra hours will be required for working on site at events
• Flexible working is offered once training is completed
• Private health and dental care option
• 25 annual leave days plus public holidays (and additional 3 days at Christmas)
• Excellent contributory pension scheme (up to 10% Employer Contributions available)
• Life Assurance (up to 5 times salary)

To apply send your full CV and a cover letter explaining why you feel you are suitable for the role. 

GroceryAid is proud to deliver the D&I in Grocery Programme which is helping us on our own diversity and inclusion journey. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all walks of life.

Tearfund is aiming to scale up its economic empowerment work in the Livelihoods, Agriculture, and Environment sectors, and we are looking for someone to provide thematic support and direction, and ensure the quality and appropriateness of Tearfund's Livelihoods and Environment programming.

Do you want to use your skills and experience to truly make a difference, putting your faith into action? Are you able to bring your practical knowledge and skills, and specialization in livelihoods and/or environment, and work with others to bring lasting change? Are you passionate about scaling up livelihoods and/or environment work? Tearfund is looking for a Global Economic Empowerment Specialist, to be based either in the UK or one of Tearfund's global offices where we are registered and able to employ staff.

The role will facilitate building the effectiveness of Tearfund staff, partners, and local church/church-based organizations in livelihoods and environment-related economic empowerment activities. This involves being the focal point for learning, external representation, and thought leadership in advancing livelihoods approaches, including savings groups, Green Job Creation, Financial Inclusion, Business Development, and Entrepreneurship. Conducts research analysis on economic trends and policies, works closely with five Agriculture and Livelihood Technical Advisers, and convenes and leads learning forums in livelihoods, Agriculture, and the environment

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have strong experience in working with staff and national partner organisations in sustainable long-term development as well as preparing for and recovering from crisis situations

• Have strong technical skills in one or more of the key thematic areas of livelihoods and environment, with a particular emphasis on savings groups, green job creation, financial inclusion, business development, entrepreneurship, and integration with church-community mobilization

• Be a life-long learner, able to listen well, articulate, and persuade others.

• Have strong leadership skills with the ability to convene and mobilize others, and work on your initiative. 

• Have a passion for those living in poverty and for finding ways for them to escape it.

• Have a very high standard of written and spoken English and a second language (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Swahili) would be an advantage.

Tearfund values diversity and inclusion, and this will be considered during the interview process.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

We are looking to appoint an exceptional person to join our team of six Strategic Partnership Advisors across England. In this role you will support key partners, including Active Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of sport, local authorities and leisure providers to become more effective in their role of enabling more disabled people to be active.

Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life. We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life.

Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK. 

We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.

We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities and Person Specification:

The Infrastructure Team provides the technological foundation for core business functions including network access, hardware and software, printers and remote working. The team is a key support function and provides a customer centric service, providing colleagues with the tools, systems and support they need to carry out their job roles efficiently and effectively.

This role is responsible for supporting the work of the Infrastructure Team providing overall IT Support and being the first point-of-contact to all staff across the UK, including home-based staff, by phone, email, and face-to-face at our office in London. 

You will provide a proactive service to all users in diagnosing faults, answering requests, providing training and guides, and timely solutions. You will also maintain the asset registers and helpdesk system ensuring they are kept up to date. You will need strong administrative skills with good attention to detail and the ability to communicate and articulate clearly, written and verbally.

You will support the delivery of technological solutions and services within Independent Age, consistent with organisation plans and strategies, best practice and agreed functional specifications and professional standards.

You should be able to demonstrate experience in a related discipline and/or have technical qualifications including, knowledge of IT service operations with incident management, request fulfilment, access management, and problem management.  Excellent customer service skills are also key. 

You should also have a basic understanding of Infrastructure management including Active Directory, file structures, and security, along with experience supporting Windows and Mac devices, Office 365, and end-user devices and systems, and working in a busy and dynamic office environment, supporting users in person and remotely.

The postholder will be supported with learning and development, with a potential opportunity to undertake apprenticeship training within the role. 

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9-day fortnight. 

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age here.

Application Process:

To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.

Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 13 January 2025 

Interview Dates: Week commencing 27 January 2025

Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life. We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life.

Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK. 

We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.

We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities and Person Specification:

This role will play a critical role in delivering and developing our UK wide Advice and Support service, ensuring it works seamlessly with our outsourced Helpline and delivers real impact for older people in or facing financial hardship. You will also work closely with the Director to inform the future design and delivery of these services. 

You should have experience of leading and managing a similar high volume, multi-channel remote service with demonstratable success in identifying and implementing service improvements. 

You will have a deep understanding of issues affecting older people in financial hardship in the UK and an understanding of how Advice and Support interventions can improve lives.

This role could either be contracted to our London office, or homebased. Regular travel to our London office will be required, regularly if homebased, and a minimum of once a week if contracted to the London office. The ability to travel across the UK, including to Scotland, is also required. 

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight. We also are open to this role being worked on a part-time basis on a minimum of 28 hours per week.

Salary (pro-rata if part-time):

Hybrid working in London (minimum one day per week in the office): £65,678 per annum

Homebased (with regular travel to London): £59,115 per annum

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.   

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend minimum one day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on the Careers page on our website.

Application Process:

To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS will be required for this role.

Closing Date: Sunday 12 January 2025, 11:59pm

Citizens Advice New Forest is seeking an Advice Operations Manager to lead our dedicated team of staff and volunteers in delivering exceptional, high-quality advice services to our community. This is a pivotal role, working closely with the Chief Executive to oversee the daily running and development of our advice operation, including face-to-face support for our most vulnerable clients to meet evolving community needs.

We are looking for someone with:

• Proven leadership skills and the ability to inspire and support a diverse team.
• Strong operational management experience, ideally in advice services or a similar environment.
• A good understanding of welfare benefits, housing, employment, and debt advice.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of their work.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders across the district.

Whether you’re experienced in advice services or have transferable skills from another sector, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome candidates who are proactive, adaptable, and passionate about making a difference, with the opportunity to grow professionally within our supportive and flexible workplace.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the smooth and high-quality delivery of our Generalist Advice Service.
• Overseeing staff and volunteer recruitment, training and performance.
• Managing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including safeguarding and quality assurance.
• Supporting advocacy efforts to address issues affecting our clients at local and national levels.

Citizens Advice New Forest is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and actively encourages applications from people underrepresented in our organization and sector, including people of colour, LGBTQ+ people, and disabled people.

To Apply:

Please send your CV and a cover letter (no more than 500 words).

Closing Date: Monday 6th January 2025,  but applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Join us and help make a difference in our community. Together, we can solve problems, advocate for change, and create a better future for everyone.

We are looking for people to deliver our Being Dad programme of peer support for expectant and new dads, or those with parental responsibilities, in the perinatal period (pregnancy to two years). 

As a Sessional Project Worker, you will help co-facilitate our ‘Being Dad’ groups and drop-in sessions with our peer support volunteers. Within these groups, you will provide a safe space for men to share their experiences and the challenges that come during the first years of parenthood.

This is an exciting role offering the opportunity to be involved in frontline delivery of groups, as well as using your own lived experience to input into development of the project.

You will be an effective communicator with experience of delivering groups or workshops. Your exceptional organisation skills will support the successful delivery of the project and ensure that it is evaluated effectively.

We particularly want to hear from men from a range of backgrounds and those who have supported a partner through perinatal mental health issues.

We ask that you:

• have good communication skills and group facilitation experience.
• appreciate the pressures and stresses facing men during pregnancy and as new parents.
• are reliable, consistent and dependable.

Points to note:

• This role will involve travel across the borough Greenwich, with the option of also attending groups in Bromley and Lewisham.
• Groups may take place on weekday and Saturday mornings in community venues, and online in the evenings.
• You must be available to deliver full four-week programmes.

Closing date: Thursday 9th January (11:59pm)

Interview date: Tuesday 21st January

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.