Jobs in Bristol

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to use your experience as a Psychological Therapist to support vulnerable adults in Bristol?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the team in Bristol as a Psychological Therapist. This post is offered as a fixed term contract until 31 March 2026 with possibility of extension, or as a secondment for internal applicants.

St Mungo’s Assertive Contact and Engagement (ACE) Service works with people with mental health needs who face barriers to support, and are not actively engaged with other mental health services. We operate across Bristol, running a variety of services including therapeutic groups and drop-ins as well as community outreach. The project reflects the diversity of Bristol and reaches people and communities that may have had difficulty accessing services that fully meet their needs in the past.  

As a Psychological Therapist, you will join the North Star team, providing dual diagnosis support for people experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, and mental health challenges. Your role involves offering therapeutic interventions to those who struggle to access mainstream psychological services, focusing on relationship building, psychoeducation, individual therapy, and trauma-informed care. North Star also supports clients in forming connections and making referrals to specialist services for long-term care when they're ready. Key responsibilities will include:  

• Manage a complex client caseload, offering weekly 1-1 therapeutic sessions, group therapy, and drop-in clinics at partner hostels.
• Collaborate with clients to identify goals for recovery and create person centred plans to support self-management, clinical progress, and social inclusion.
• Provide trauma-informed mental health care with a creative and flexible approach, fostering community connections and working alongside multiple agencies for holistic support.
• Work part-time for 30 hours per week across 3-4 days, including required Tuesday and Friday availability with flexibility for additional days.

About you

This is could be an interesting role for someone looking to develop their practice, and provide help to people who face barriers to support, if this interests you we encourage you to apply. you will:

• Demonstrate a flexible and creative approach to engage with marginalised clients who may have multiple needs.
• Have experience of delivering therapy to people with multiple disadvantage, complex trauma and, substance use.
• Have a sound understanding of the issues faced by people experiencing homelessness along with an understanding of the difficulties they can experience in accessing services that are fully responsive to their needs. This may include personal lived experience of homelessness or accessing mental health services yourself.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide psychological guidance to colleagues, provide formulations and facilitate group supervisions and reflective practice sessions.
• Hold high level of specialist theory and practice knowledge of psychological therapy and an understanding of the psychological impact of social exclusion.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills of at least one core therapeutic model (e.g. CBT, psychodynamic).

For this role it is a requirement that you have Masters level training, or equivalent, in clinical or counselling psychology, accredited by the BPS. You will also need training in models of developmental lifespan psychology, psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies. You will also be HCPC Registered, or a BACP / UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, or BABCP registered CBT Therapist.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 22 April 2025

Interview and assessments on: 6-7 May 2025

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

Team: Solution Delivery

Location: Remote

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, flexible working options available

Salary: Up to £48,444 per year

Contract: 18 month fixed-term contract

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Lead Developer:

- Assist in the development of new systems including designing, implementing, maintaining and updating systems

- Drive the full life cycle of software development in an Agile fashion within the scrum process

- Create low-level design specifications and implement these

- Amending and refactoring of moderately complex programs / scripts

- Undertake hands-on coding and carry out regular code reviews and provide feedback

- Ensure all assigned development work, upgrades and support requests are dealt with

- Assess new technologies as they become available and determine where they might support the work of the organisation

About the Solution Delivery team:

- The Solution Delivery team sit within the IT Department as the group responsible for new software development, configuration and deployment, including 3rd line support.

- Formed of 9 individuals with a variety of backgrounds and skills in the Microsoft stack, the team tackle challenges from small new websites to multi-year projects to replace software systems

What we’re looking for in our Lead Developer:

- Achieved proficiency in programming/software development or gained experience in another development skill involving system implementation and comprehensive training in programming

- Extensive .Net development experience, preferably using agile methodology

- Ability to understand complex problems and break them down into a set of user requirements

- A good understanding of information systems concepts and practice and the software development life cycle

- Experience of designing systems and communicating that design, providing direction to others to implement the design, and monitoring/following up progress against targets

- A customer-focused individual who can communicate at both the technical and non-technical level

- A self-starter with evidence of analytical ability and attention to detail

- Someone who is confident to work with a remote development team across the UK

- Someone who is confident to work with developers and other skilled professionals from outside the organisation

- Experience in managing projects from start to finish, ideally on a broad spectrum of projects

What we can offer you:

- range of health benefits

- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service

- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing

- and much more, which you can learn about

Application closing date: 21st April 2025

Virtual interview date: w/c 28th April onwards

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate. 

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. anonymised application form

2. video screening (possible)

3. virtual interview

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

Please email us if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.

Senior Philanthropy Officer.

Salary: £36,500 per annum.

Location: Remote (with frequent travel to London).

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.

Benefits:  

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. 
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. 
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. 
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. 
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. 

Why Action for Children?  

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

A bit about the role 

Action for Children aims to deliver substantial growth from our high value audience over the next five years, with the Philanthropy & Trusts team playing a vital part of that ambition. Together with the Events and High Value and Corporate Operations teams, we will drive income from high-net-worth individuals and trusts and foundations, develop new and existing committed relationships, and offer exceptional supporter experiences.

It's an exciting time to join the Philanthropy team at Action for Children, and we are looking for a collaborative, energised and forward-thinking individual to join our ambitious team of major donor fundraising professionals. As we move into a new strategy period, focus will be placed on growing our pipeline of major donor supporters and prospects, maximising the potential of existing relationships, and innovating new products to reach new audiences and unlock transformative gifts.

Together we aim to deliver a high-quality philanthropy programme to our supporters whilst raising significant income to support vulnerable children across the UK.

As Senior Philanthropy Officer, you will manage and drive forward activity to secure significant multi-year donations from major donors and family foundations, supporting organisational priority projects and services alongside unrestricted funding. You will be responsible for developing a pipeline to maximise income for key areas of growth and identifying and developing long lasting relationships.

You'll help to create brighter futures by:

• Delivering an annual individual income target, focussing on securing 4- 5 figure donations from major donors and family foundations.
• Initiate and develop long-term relationships with individual donors and family foundations.
• Develop and implement bespoke solicitation and stewardship plans for a portfolio of existing supporters and new prospects.
• Contribute to a communication and stewardship programme, using excellent writing skills to translate complex information into compelling proposals and reports for high-value audiences.
• Collaborate with fundraising colleagues to track and report on prospecting activities.

Let's talk about you 

• Relevant experience of major donor fundraising with an excellent track record of initiating new relationships and securing four and ideally five figure gifts.
• Proven experience of developing, networking, and enhancing donor relationships.
• The ability to manage a complex pool of prospect and donors, devising clear donor solicitation plans with the aim of securing long term financial philanthropic support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to digest large amounts of complex information and financial data and craft compelling communications, including funding proposals and impact reports for donors.
• Experience developing effective working relationships across an organisation, including with senior staff and volunteers.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. 

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Want to know more about Action for Children?

Find us on , ,  or  to get to know us better.

Closing Date: Monday 21^st April 2025.

Interviews will be week commencing 28^th April 2025.

Job offer – Communications Manager (Digital and Social Media)
Location: Home-based/Remote. Must be based in the UK, Germany or Spain
Travel required: 25 days / year (approx.)
Deadline for applications: 9 May 2025

Applications without cover letter and writing sample will be automatically rejected.

Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) is offering an exciting position as Communications Manager (Digital and Social Media) in a dynamic European non-profit patient advocacy organisation. This role will help deliver the MPE communications strategy, providing both strategic and operational support across the organisation, and ensuring that MPE is increasing our reach and impact to improve the lives and experiences of myeloma patients.

As Communications Manager (Digital and Social Media), you will work with the Head of Communications and other key staff across to the organisation to:

• Implement MPE communications strategy, monitor and improve MPE reach, and increase impact with key stakeholders
• Develop and disseminate strong and relevant messaging for key stakeholders     
• Monitor and evaluate our performance and reach across digital and social communications channels

This will include working on the following core activities and tasks:

Digital communications (40%)

• Writing, editing and updating content for the MPE website (i.e. using WordPress, Elementor and other content management systems)
• Developing written and graphic content for MPE programme specific websites (such as MPE Navigator and Myeloma Access Atlas)
• Collaborating with relevant MPE staff on digital content development and publication
• Designing educational and promotional materials including leaflets, reports, patient materials, campaign materials and social media adverts/cards/images
• Supporting the Head of Communications with the development and management of monthly E-newsletter content, webinars and other relevant communications activities
• Developing multi-media communications campaigns

Social media (40%)

• Leading MPE social media and content planning, maintaining and developing our content so that it engages our audiences, supports our messaging and strategic goals   
• Managing MPE social media sites – LinkedIn, Facebook, etc, monitoring and advising on ways to increase reach
• Developing an annual content calendar reflecting significant internal and external events

Video filming and editing (15%)

• Supporting development of interview content with stakeholders (such as doctors, patients and other stakeholders)
• Video filming at various events, including medical congresses and the MPE Annual Masterclass
• Video editing and dissemination

Other (5%)

• Staff meetings, annual events, providing communications support to MPE team and other ad hoc communications tasks as required.

About you:

Essential

• Minimum of four years of relevant professional experience in communications role or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of writing and developing communications content , social media posts, news stories and articles (this will be tested at interview)
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and increasing reach of an organisation via communications channels
•  Ability to explain and communicate complex topics to diverse and lay audiences
• Basic digital design skills
• Excellence in writing, proofreading and editing in English. The ideal candidate will be a native English speaker
• Editorial and storytelling skills
• Strong knowledge of social media channels and ability to use analytics tools
• Experience using WordPress and/or other content management systems
• Self-motivating, flexible approach and ability to work with an international team in a virtual setting

Desirable

• Relevant degree in communications, English or comparable
• Design expertise and ability to use Adobe software (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere) as well as other platforms such as Canva or PowToon
• Experience of video filming and edition
• Experience in patient advocacy or non-profit healthcare organisation

We offer:

• A permanent position with flexible hours in a remote setting
• An exciting position in a European non-profit organisation in the emerging fields of patient-centred healthcare and patient advocacy, working together with key patient advocacy leaders across Europe
• An opportunity to integrate in a young, dynamic and multi-cultural team working from different European cities

About MPE

Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) is an umbrella organisation of myeloma and AL amyloidosis patient groups across Europe. MPE currently has 52 members based in 33 countries. The mission of the organisation is to drive advocacy by empowering the myeloma community through research, education and collaboration. We achieve this through a team of dedicated staff, volunteers, members who work to accomplish our strategic goals:

• Drive improvements in access to timely diagnosis, optimal treatment and care
• Lead the development of robust patient research to improve experiences, outcomes and access for myeloma patients and their families
• Strengthen and empower MPE members to best support patients and enhance the impact of advocacy
• Amplify the influence and impact of MPE and its initiatives.

Learn more about our programmes: ww w. mpeurope. org

If you wish to apply, please send your CV, cover letter as well as a short writing sample to recruitment @ mpeurope. org.
The cover letter should ideally be no longer than 1 page
The writing shample should be e.g., a press release, article, newsletter or samples of social media content/posts.

Applications without the cover letter and writing sample will be automatically rejected.

The deadline for applications is 9 May 2025 and all applications will be reviewed immediately afterwards. Our hiring team will schedule interviews with successful candidates to take place in the following weeks. We will be in touch following the review period regarding next steps.

If you have any questions, please also do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment @ mpeurope. org

Are you looking for a role where you can support people on their journey to recovery in Bristol?

We have two fixed term (or internal secondment) Engagement Worker roles in Bristol until 31 March 2026, with potential for extension.

St Mungo’s Assertive Contact and Engagement (ACE) Service and North Star project reflects the diversity of Bristol and reaches people and communities that may have had difficulty accessing services that fully meet their needs in the past.

The ACE team supports people with mental health needs who face barriers to accessing services, providing therapeutic groups, drop-ins, and outreach across Bristol. North Star offers dual diagnosis support for homelessness, substance misuse, and mental health challenges, with a focus on trauma-informed care, therapy, psychoeducation, and referrals for long-term support.

In the role of Engagement worker key responsibilities include:

•  Deliver the service flexibly across sites, engaging clients in day centres, hostels, community centres, or their homes.
• Engage with clients in a person centred, recovery focused way in 1-1 and group settings to help clients achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Working with the team to provide high quality contact, engagement and support and assessment plans.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners through a multidisciplinary approach.

About you

We are looking for people with experience in outcome-focused services and a passion for helping vulnerable people transform their lives in. we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate the below:  

• Skilled in communication and supporting hard to reach and marginalised clients who have multiple needs.
• Understanding of trauma informed practices, able to apply these to support people in a person centered way.
• A sound understanding of the issues faced by people experiencing homelessness and an understanding of the difficulties they can face in accessing services that are fully responsive to their needs, this may be through personal lived experience.
• Good networking skills, able to work with a variety of different people to reach positive outcomes.
• Additionally, experience of cofacilitating groupwork would be beneficial.

The Engagement Worker roles follow office hours, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. The ACE team role is full-time (37.5 hours/week), while the North Star role can be part-time or full-time (30-37.5 hours/week).

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

Closing date: 10 am on 22 April 2025

Interview and assessments on: week commencing 12 May 2025

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

This is an exciting opportunity to support and expand the integration of Youth Voice into our organisation and work with our passionate Youth Team to ensure that Winston’s Wish is driven by the voices and experiences of bereaved children and young people.

In the past 3 years we have recruited over 100 members to our Youth Team to help us in our mission to make sure that no child or young person grieves alone. Through their voices and experience we have made huge change to the way we support others. This role is key to making sure their voices are heard.

You will support the Head of Youth Participation & Engagement in the administration, facilitation and delivery of Youth Participation & Engagement throughout Winston’s Wish to champion youth voice and involvement in all that we do.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

· To co-ordinate and provide safe spaces for Youth Ambassadors to take part in Youth-Led activities and projects.

· To be a key link between Youth Ambassadors and staff, making sure their voices and experiences are heard.

· To recruit and engage young people, and their families, to enable them to feel comfortable to join our Participation service.

· To support the Head of Youth Participation & Engagement to develop opportunities for children, young people and their families/carers to be actively involved throughout the organisation.

· Lead and facilitate small scale participation projects with the Youth Team.

· To maintain records of all interactions with stakeholders, using salesforce. 

· To be able to work flexibly, including regular evening and occasional weekend work in response to participants availability.

· Support the Head of Youth Participation & Engagement to create opportunities for the Youth Team, working alongside teams throughout the organisation to do this.

· Support the Head of Youth Participation & Engagement in planning and facilitating the Youth Forum.

· Work with young people to create meaningful content and service recommendations.

· Work across the Winston’s Wish team, sharing, promoting and training in best practice in Youth Voice.

· To assist in planning, organising and delivering participation events (virtually and in-person).  

· Ensure the safety and wellbeing of members of the Youth Team through adherence to the organisation’s safeguarding policy and practices.

· Maintain accurate records throughout all services, complying with the organisation’s recording and reporting requirements.

All Staff

· Contribute to the vision and mission of Winston's Wish; whilst embedding the values into your daily work activities.

· Promote equality of opportunity, diversity and anti-racism in accordance with Winston’s Wish policies.

· Contribute to the overall success of the charity’s fundraising needs by providing case studies, attending events and adding value to the experience of our supporters as required.

· Contribute to the brand and reach of the charity by working alongside our Marketing & Communications Team when relevant press opportunities arise or when required for social media and online content (including the use of photography).

· Work to objectives, targets and work plans agreed with your line manager.

· Undertake specific projects and other ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager, fulfilling any deadlines, reviews and reporting procedures required.

· Take an active part in the Quarterly review process and participate in training agreed with your line manager.

· Recognise and champion the lived experience of children and young people with bereavement within your work.

· Ensure the health and safety of all colleagues, volunteers and visitors in accordance with Winston’s Wish policy.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

· Minimum 3 years experience of working with children & young people in a  health, social care, youth, community or education setting.

· Experience of advocating for the interests of young people, or a vulnerable, marginalised, or under-represented community.

· Good written and oral communication skills, with experience of tailoring these to a wide range of audiences.

· Experience of facilitating groups with young people.

· Knowledge of different facilitation approaches and methods.

· Demonstratable experience of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and an ability to practice in a way that promotes this.

· Experience of building trusting relationships with children and young people, and creating safe spaces.

· Passion for Youth Voice.

· Understanding of the challenges that participation work can present, and experience of how to overcome this.

· Ability to work collaboratively within a team and with external organisations.

Desirable

· Experience holding online groups for young people.

· Experience of working in bereavement sector.

Recruitment Timetable

Application deadline: Sunday 27th April 2025

Interviews: w/c 12th May 2025

Interview location: MS Teams

Please note, those applicants shortlisted for an interview will also be required to attend a Youth Forum Panel Discussion via Zoom. This will take place in the evening, date TBC.

Winston’s Wish reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications for the role before the closing date.

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week​

Location: Home based with frequent travel to projects in Leeds, Sheffield, Hull and Bradford.​

Contract: Permanent​

Want to work with multiple award-winning charity, FoodCycle? As Regional Manager you will represent, manage and co-ordinate your allocated regional Projects. Our Projects are spaces where volunteers are empowered to run community meals using surplus food.​

You will manage local relationships with venues, community partners, supermarkets and volunteer recruitment channels to enable this to happen. As an excellent communicator, you will manage the volunteers at each Project ensuring they are trained, supported and on-message with FoodCycle strategy, ensuring that volunteers are confident enough to self-organise and make a success of their Projects.​

You will have experience of programme planning, delivery and development including community led/owned programmes. You will have experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders and be passionate about food and cooking.​

There will be frequent travel to our projects in Yorkshire and The Humber, with some evening and weekend work needed to cover our projects. A full driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this rewarding role.​

Benefits: We offer 26.5 days holiday plus bank holidays, and additional holiday for length of service (pro-rata for part-time). Our healthcare package allows staff to claim money back on healthcare bills and includes access to telephone counselling and online GP appointments.​

How to apply:Please upload a CV of no more than two sides, and a covering note/letter of no more than two sides explaining why you are suitable for the role, via our vacancy website.​​

Deadline for your application:11.59pm on Wednesday 23rd April.​

Interview process: Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a 30 minute task prior to being invited to interview.​

Inclusivity: FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We are a Disability Confident Scheme member.​

Safeguarding: Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – FoodCycle is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare / wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk. This role will therefore require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.​

Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this role. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Barnardo's Adoption Midlands and South West

2 Social Worker vacancies (could consider full time or part time working) to cover work across our region which includes East & West Midlands, South West and Thames Valley.  Work is allocated near to workers home address where possible but willingness to travel is a key feature of this position. These will be hybrid posts and the postholders will be required to travel regularly to an office locations either in Tickenham (near Clevedon) or Halesowen.  

Development of Service
This is a service that currently works in adoption and adoption support and covers the Midlands region (West and East Midlands) and the South West region (including the Thames Valley area).  

Objectives of Service - Adoption
The primary aim of the Service is to provide the highest quality of adoption placement and adoption support services.

Our objectives include:-

To recruit, assess and approve a diverse range of adoptive families to meet the needs of waiting children.

To carefully match the needs of waiting children with the skills of the prospective adopters.

To ensure all Barnardo's adopters have access to training, guidance and support when they require it.

To work directly with adoptive families in need of therapeutic support and with the Services Therapeutic Team to help build and maintain family relationships.

A commitment to listen to our children, young people, adopters and stakeholders to enable us to progress on our journey of continuous learning and improvement.

Initial Specific Responsibilities 

As a Social Worker in the team you will be involved in all aspects of the adoption process. You will work as part of a committed Team with a mixture of face to face and virtual work.

You will receive regular supervision by a manager in the Service and you will work closely with the other Social Workers, support workers, therapists, and administrators.

Social Workers are involved in the recruitment and taking initial enquiries on a duty system. Then undertaking Initial visits and AAR assessments, these comprehensive reports are then presented to Panel.

The Social Worker will work with the support worker in the Team with Family Finding, and liaise regularly with adopters who are looking for a match nationwide. The Social Worker will attend Exchange days, Profiling meeting, Activity Days and DVD meetings nationwide to discuss potential matches with Social Workers from other Regional Adoption Agencies (RAA), and support Barnardo's adopters at these events.

The Social Worker will prepare adopters for visits from RAA's regarding potential matches. If a match is identified the Social Worker will accompany the adopters to the meetings in the child's Local Authority to meet foster carers, medical advisor, schools and nurseries (this can happen anywhere in the country and may be face to face or virtual dependent on circumstances and the Local Authority involved). The Social Worker will prepare paperwork for Matching Panel and attend with adopters.

The Social Worker will support the adopters in introductions, and visit regularly until the Adoption Order is granted and beyond if required. 

The Social Worker will assist in arranging therapeutic input and applications to the Adoption Support Fund.

The Social Worker will liaise with other professionals involved with the family and work closely with the placing RAA.

The Social Worker will be involved in supporting families with post adoption support and liaising with the therapists and arranging packages of support.

The Social Worker will attend support groups for the adopters and be involved with the preparation and ongoing training of adopters. This involves some weekend working.

Supplementary Information 

This post requires a professional Social Work Qualification (Degree in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or CSS) and Registration with Social Work England or the ability to register (or proof that they are about to gain registration).

The post holder will need to be able to work flexible hours (occasionally weekends and often evenings) and be prepared to travel when required and on occasion stay away overnight on a planned basis. There is an opportunity to take Time Offered in Lieu.

The Social Worker will need to be able to travel to meet the requirements of the post and have access to a suitable vehicle for use in work.

Social Workers will also need to participate in the “Helpline” rota Out of Hours. There is additional remuneration for providing this service.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

Senior Software Engineer

Remote (UK-based) | Full-time | Flexible working | Competitive salary + excellent benefits

Do your best work, for the right reasons.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us build beautifully simple, high-impact digital products that support teachers and improve outcomes for pupils across the UK.

Oak is a fully remote, mission-driven organisation offering high levels of flexibility, autonomy, and purpose. We’re a national not-for-profit working in partnership with teachers to create the highest-quality, sequenced curriculum and lesson resources for pupils across all subjects and age groups.

Our culture has been independently recognised through:

• Flexa verified (93% overall score, including 95% for working hours and 97% for role modelling)

• Escape the City's Top 1% Employers – based on anonymous colleague reviews of culture, development, and impact

�� About the Role

You’ll join our cross-functional Product & Engineering team to build and improve the digital platforms that teachers and pupils rely on every day. You'll work closely with product managers, designers, researchers, and curriculum specialists to develop user-facing applications using technologies like TypeScript, Next.js, GraphQL, and SQL.

This is a hands-on role with plenty of scope for technical leadership and mentoring, alongside the opportunity to shape our engineering practices and culture. You'll be part of a supportive, collaborative team that cares deeply about accessibility, usability, and delivering tools that genuinely improve learning.

�� What You’ll Be Doing

• Building responsive, accessible web interfaces using TypeScript and Next.js

• Designing and writing clean, well-tested code that’s easy to maintain and scale

• Acting as a go-to person for key areas of our codebase, while supporting continuous improvement

• Championing new tools or practices that improve the developer experience

• Supporting and mentoring colleagues across the team

• Taking part in our on-call rota to help keep our products reliable and available

• Collaborating with others across the organisation in multi-disciplinary squads

• Contributing to planning, retros, and the wider culture of Oak

�� What We’re Looking For

• Solid experience building production-level web applications with TypeScript and React/Next.js

• Experience working on cross-functional product teams in agile environments

• Understanding of automated testing and how different types (unit, integration, etc.) add value

• A thoughtful approach to accessibility and user experience

• Strong collaboration and communication skills

• Comfortable working independently in a remote setup, managing your time and relationships effectively

• A proactive, growth-oriented mindset and a desire to help others thrive

�� Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, plus one extra day for each year of service (up to 28)

• Additional Oak closure days over Christmas/New Year

• 11% employer pension contribution (with no minimum employee contribution)

• A 36-hour working week, with half-days on Fridays or every other Friday off

• Fully remote working — we’ll support your home set-up and offer coworking options if preferred

• Termly in-person offsites to collaborate, connect, and have fun

• A culture that genuinely supports flexibility, autonomy, and trust

�� Inclusion and Belonging

We believe diverse teams build better products. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those who are underrepresented in the tech and education sectors.

We use the Applied recruitment platform to help reduce bias in our hiring process. 

�� Key Info

• Location: Remote, but you must be based in the UK with the legal right to work here

• Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time

• Closing date: We’ll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the role early

If this sounds like the kind of role and team where you could do your life’s best work, we’d love to hear from you.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our policy, evidence and influencing team to achieve change for people with breast cancer in the Midlands.

You’ll play a key role leading the development and delivery of our influencing work in the Midlands. The role will be part of our new regional policy and influencing function within the policy, evidence and influencing team at Breast Cancer Now. This new element of the team will enable us to continue to deliver our impactful influencing work at a regional level for people affected by breast cancer.  

You’ll maintain knowledge and expertise of breast cancer services and care in the Midlands which will inform our national policy positioning and plans, build our stakeholder relationships and influence change in the Midlands. in line with our strategic aims. This will include focusing on topics such as waiting times, screening, and secondary breast cancer.

About you

You’ll have a good understanding of the current health landscape in the Midlands, or across England, along with experience of working in a relevant stakeholder, strategic, influencing or policy role.

Along with strong strategic, analytical and communication skills, you’ll have a proven ability to build strong external relationships, and influence change within the NHS at a local or national level. You’ll have the ability to work well independently while managing a varied workload, and the capability to lead projects and work with teams across the UK.

Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role involves travel across the Midlands. Therefore, you can either be home based or office based at either our London or Sheffield offices if within reasonable commuting distance. 

If based in our London or Sheffield offices our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 2 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. In support of your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any questions regarding this role please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment. 

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date 23 April 2025 at 9.00am

Interview date 1 May 2025

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. 

HOW TO APPLY:

WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. 

APPLICATIONS SENT VIA EMAIL OR OTHER METHODS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Leadership of the fundraising function at Caudwell Youth. You will be responsible for our fundraising strategy, working with the CEO. You will take a personal lead on high value giving from Corporate and Major Donors.

Responsible as part of the Senior Leadership Team for the overall leadership of Caudwell Youth. Promoting the mission, vision and values of the charity, and the development and implementation of our strategic plan.

IN YOUR ROLE

• You are innovative and have a responsibility for developing and changing practice and services in varied levels of complexity;
• You are a leader with considerable responsibility and the ability to research, analyse complex challenges and create clear strategic responses;
• You are responsible in your area of specialism for service improvement and strategic development likely in conjunction with other leaders and influenced by the wider teams you are responsible for;
• You are accountable for the performance of the specialist areas you are responsible for and your own personal performance;
• Your work will have named legal responsibilities and accountabilities;
• You are accountable to the CEO.

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP

• As part of the Senior Leadership Team work with the Board of Trustees to: develop and progress the organisation’s strategy, set and manage the organisation’s budget and ensure risks are managed effectively
• Lead by example, instilling a values-led and inclusive culture
• As part of the SLT work with and for young people to ensure Caudwell Youth makes the greatest possible difference to their lives.

FUNDRAISING LEADERSHIP

• Lead the development of the fundraising strategy to grow and diversify the charity’s income, with support from the CEO.
• Evolve our fundraising function to maximise benefit to the charity; developing additional or existing income streams as set out in the fundraising strategy, with support from the CEO
• Lead the implementation of the fundraising strategy, setting annual plans, income targets and budgets
• Establish and grow an effective, high-performing fundraising function. Provide effective leadership for the team (Fundraising Manager and Fundraising Assistant). Nurture and develop colleagues to achieve their potential.
• Ensure systems and processes are in place for effective management and development of the fundraising function, including compliance with the Fundraising Regulator and our policies.
• Manage the fundraising budget, reforecasting income and expenditure throughout the year and reporting progress to the SLT and the Board of Trustees.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising activities and adapt plans where appropriate.
• Be an ambassador for Caudwell Youth and support the CEO in this role
• Involve young people in fundraising developments and activities as appropriate, championing a collaborative and participatory culture.

HIGH VALUE GIVING

• Responsible for leading the development, and managing the delivery, of our major donor and corporate fundraising strategies
• Identify and engage potential new donors
• Ensure effective stewardship is in place to develop relationships with donors
• Be the lead contact with John Caudwell’s Charity Pioneer, supporting the recruitment and engagement of Life Changer Circle members.
• Support the CEO to develop and maintain the charity’s relationship with our founder, John Caudwell.
• Carry out due diligence on new funder relationships; being mindful of any risks to John Caudwell’s reputation in the course of fundraising activities and the wider charity’s work.
• Deliver sustainable income growth through a focus on development of a varied range of corporate partnerships.
• Responsible for proposal and application development for potential Corporate donors, taking a lead in pitches and negotiations with potential partners, coordinating input from colleagues.
• Work with Operations team and wider colleagues to develop engagement opportunities for Corporate Partners which are of mutual benefit.

TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING

• Support the Grants Manager to develop strategy and plans to maximise ROI from Trusts and Foundations.
• Oversee the grants pipeline, application process and procedures to ensure quality and compliance with financial and legal requirements.
• Work with Marketing team to support positive fundraising messaging through CY communications
• Work with Marketing team to support active challenge and community fundraising, ensuring that all our fundraisers are thanked and have appropriate donor journeys
• Support the Operations Director to grow income from statutory sources

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential skills and experience

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in fundraising, including a track record of securing high-value gifts of six figures.
• Proven track record of successfully developing and delivering fundraising strategies, including corporate partnerships, major gifts, trusts, and foundations.
• Sound leadership and team management experience, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve targets. The Fundraising Director will manage a team of two within a wider organisation of 25 staff.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with donors, corporate sponsors, grant-making bodies, and stakeholders, including grassroots and volunteer-driven fundraising efforts.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience in budget management, financial forecasting, and reporting on fundraising performance, with a focus on KPIs and success metrics.
• Ability to set and achieve clear fundraising growth targets, ensuring alignment between current income portfolios and projected expansion.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling fundraising proposals and cases for support.
• Knowledge of fundraising regulations, data protection laws (GDPR), and ethical fundraising best practices.
• Ability to work strategically and collaboratively with senior leadership teams to align fundraising activities with the charity’s mission and objectives.
• Knowledge of donor stewardship best practices, ensuring structured donor engagement journeys and retention initiatives.
• Experience of involving beneficiaries in fundraising strategy and activities

Desirable skills & experience

• Knowledge of individual giving, community fundraising and legacy fundraising
• A network of contacts within the philanthropic, corporate, or grant-making sectors.
• Experience in securing statutory funding or government grants.
• Experience in marketing, PR, or communications to enhance fundraising efforts, particularly in digital innovation and outreach strategies.
• Familiarity with impact measurement and reporting
• Experience of managing external partners or agencies to deliver fundraising initiatives
• Experience of working with young people
• Lived experience that aligns with the young people we support

WHY WORK FOR US

Benefits:

• Flexible working
• Hybrid – working from home and in the community
• WPA Healthcare (including Employee Assistance Programme and extended counselling sessions)
• Group Personal Pension with a 5% employer contribution and Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• 25 days annual leave (FTE) plus bank holidays, plus charity closure between Christmas and New Year
• Extra paid day off on your birthday
• Paid day off for volunteering in your community
• Training opportunities to support your personal development
• Employee discounts on everyday goods and services
• Being part of a passionate and dedicated team

Caudwell Youth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

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. 

Job Title: Educator 

Contract: Term-time - 39 weeks per year 

Salary: £14,625 per annum, term-time only (£1,218.75 per month gross) (FTE £28,000 pro rata)

Hours: 21 per week, over 3 days (8am-4pm, plus travelling to schools), term time only (39 weeks)

Location: School-based in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, and Bristol

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram Life Education

Coram Life Education is a national charity that supports schools’ Wellbeing and PSHE education, including Relationships and Sex Education. We use dynamic teaching strategies (including drama) and resources within a framework of a fully developed whole-school approach to behaviour, safety and achievement, which also includes a comprehensive online PSHE scheme of work called SCARF, which supports schools’ wellbeing and PSHE education for primary-age children aged 3-11.

Coram Life Education requires an active, outgoing and enthusiastic person to manage this work, travelling to schools throughout Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

About the role

This is a permanent, part-time or full-time position during term time, with number of days negotiable between Monday to Friday You will have:

• primary-age teaching qualifications/experience (or equivalent), knowledge and proven skills in Wellbeing and PSHE education
• the confidence and ability to work closely with teachers to ensure they fully embed our work within their wider provision
• the ability and willingness to travel to schools throughout the region at the times necessary, including early starts
• the ability and willingness to undertake induction training (10 weeks, full-time) facilitated by Coram Life Education and ongoing periodic training outside own region
• an awareness of and commitment to equal opportunities principles and practice.

This is an active role involving gentle movement and carrying of equipment.

The successful candidate will be required to set-up and pack away the LifeSpace, which will involve transporting 2 large bags with wheels weighing circa 18kg each

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025 at 12pm 

Interview Date: TBC

Starting Date: September 2025 

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 800727.