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Overview

Working with partners is a crucial part of our strategy to improve outcomes from sepsis.

As UK Sepsis Trust’s Corporate Engagement Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving our fundraising efforts by cultivating and managing relationships with corporate partners. Working closely with the Head of Partnerships, Fundraising and Events colleagues, your primary responsibility will be to secure financial support from businesses and other organisations through various income-generating initiatives and collaborations.

If you’re a creative, energetic individual with excellent communication, account management and negotiation skills, with at least two years’ previous experience in a similar role, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Partnership Development

· Identify and research potential corporate partners aligned with the mission and values of the charity.

· Develop and implement plans to cultivate relationships with new and existing corporate decision-makers.

· Present compelling proposals and tailored fundraising opportunities to corporate prospects.

Fundraising Initiatives

· Plan and execute fundraising campaigns and events tailored to corporate donors.

· Collaborate with colleagues to create promotional materials and collateral for corporate fundraising activities.

· Coordinate sponsorship opportunities and recognition for corporate donors.

Donor Stewardship

· Provide excellent stewardship to existing corporate donors, ensuring ongoing engagement and satisfaction.

· Regularly communicate impact reports and updates to corporate partners to demonstrate the value of their support.

· Organise corporate engagement activities such as site visits, volunteer opportunities, and networking events.

Revenue Generation

· Set ambitious fundraising targets and work with colleagues to develop plans to achieve them.

· Track and report on fundraising progress, providing regular updates to colleagues.

· Explore innovative fundraising ideas and opportunities to diversify revenue streams from corporate donors.

Relationship Management

· Cultivate strong, long-term relationships with corporate partners, serving as the primary point of contact for fundraising-related inquiries.

· Maintain accurate records of all corporate interactions and donations on the CRM system.

Experience/ qualifications

· At least 2 years’ experience in corporate fundraising or business development, preferably in the nonprofit sector.

· Strong networking and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage corporate stakeholders at all levels.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate the charity's mission and impact effectively.

· Results-oriented with a track record of meeting or exceeding fundraising targets.

· Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under pressure.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

Additional Information

· This is a full-time position based at home with occasional travel to London and to meet colleagues, partners or attend events across the UK.

· Competitive salary and benefits package, including opportunities for professional development and growth within the organisation.

(2 Days Per Week | £12,000–£12,600 Per Year | £28,500–£31,500 FTE | 12-Month Contract | Remote with Some Travel)

Animal Welfare Investigations Project (AWIP) is a specialist not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ending cruelty through intelligence-led investigations, criminal prosecutions, and systemic change.

We are investing heavily in building a world-class legacy fundraising program. We're seeking a passionate and dedicated Part-Time Legacy Officer to help steward our most visionary supporters — securing transformational gifts that will protect animals for generations to come.

About the Role

As our Legacy Officer, you will be at the heart of one of the most important projects in AWIP’s future.

You will:

• Build warm, trusting relationships with legacy pledgers and prospects.

• Respond to supporter enquiries about Gifts in Wills.

• Steward confirmed pledgers through personalised updates, thank you letters, and occasional calls or events.

• Maintain accurate CRM records for legacy prospects and pledgers.

• Create simple, heartfelt communications to inspire and retain pledgers.

• Host occasional small-scale legacy events (virtual or in-person).

• Report on progress to the Executive Director.

This is a 12-month temporary contract with a strong possibility of extension or becoming permanent based on program growth and conversion performance.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Warm, empathetic, and relationship-driven.

• Organised with excellent attention to detail.

• Self-motivated, able to manage workload across 16 hours per week.

• Comfortable communicating by email, letter, and phone.

• Committed to animal protection and the long-term power of Gifts in Wills.

• Holds or is willing to work towards a recognised legacy qualification (e.g., CiCLA or Certificate in Legacy Fundraising).

• (Preferred) Adherence to a cruelty-free – vegan or vegetarian – lifestyle with a passion for protecting animals.

• (Preferred) Previous experience in legacy fundraising, supporter care, or major gifts.

We value attitude and potential highly. Training and support will be provided for the right person.

Role Details

• Salary: £12,000–£12,600 per year (equivalent to £28,500–£31,500 FTE).

• Working Hours: 16 hours weekly total, fully flexible working. Overtime (time off in lieu) may be available for extra workload.

• Location: Remote (occasional travel for in-person team meetings and/or supporter events — expenses paid).

• Contract: 12 months initially, with strong potential to extend or become permanent.

• Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave pro-rata, plus bank holidays.

  • Employer pension contribution (auto-enrolment scheme).

  • Private healthcare insurance.

  • Expenses covered for travel related to work.

  • A flexible, supportive working environment.

  • Fully funded membership of the Institute of Legacy Management (ILM), supporting your professional growth in the legacy fundraising sector.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (no more than 2 pages) explaining why you would be a great fit for this role.

Early applications are encouraged as we may close recruitment early if we find the right candidate.

Help build a future where animals are protected forever. Join AWIP and create a lasting impact that spans generations.

The Public Affairs Manager will be a key member of our busy External Affairs Team within the wider Policy and External Affairs directorate.

Reporting to the joint Heads of Public Affairs & Stakeholder Relations, and working closely with communications and public policy colleagues, you will play an essential role in enabling and driving engagement with parliamentary, government, political and sector stakeholders.

You will be politically astute, with experience engaging across Westminster and Whitehall with competent written and communication skills, able to both brief and prepare senior leaders within the organisation for key engagement activities as well as meeting stakeholders independently as appropriate.

Strong organisational, people and project management skills are essential; you will be responsible for managing dedicated key influencing ‘moments’ with stakeholders and partners, such as organising and managing panel events, roundtables, webinars and showcase programme visits. You will also lead the co-ordination and secretariat activity for the Youth Employment Group (YEG), working closely with the Director of Policy and External Affairs as one of the five co-chairs.

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

For more information and a full job description, please download the Recruitment Pack.

Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.

Individual Giving Officer
 
Location: National Training Centre or homebased with travel
Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 (depending on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
 
If you are an experienced fundraising professional who is passionate about transforming lives through the power of assistance dogs, this could be the role for you!
 
Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
 
To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for a talented Individual Giving Officer to join our dedicated Fundraising Team.
 
This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.
 
What you will do:
 
You will be responsible for raising vital income from individuals via appeals, in memory, regular giving and our weekly lottery. Working with our beneficiaries and hearing their stories, your focus will be on delivering compelling appeals and marketing our individual giving campaigns digitally and physically; ensuring exceptional donor journeys when stewarding existing relationships and creating new ones.
 
It is an exciting time to join us as the charity marks its 35th anniversary this year and we will be doing lots to celebrate! This is a major area of growth for the charity which will have lots of investment in products and you will have the opportunity to take real ownership of these areas.
 
What we are looking for:
 
• Demonstrable experience in individual giving and appeal management.
• A successful track record of securing and maintaining income from individuals.
• Proven experience of effectively managing relationships with volunteers, supporters, and external audiences.
• Demonstrable experience of managing campaigns and appeals on all digital platforms.
• Excellent written communication with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to record and maintain information on a charity database (e.g., Salesforce).
 
Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
 
We can offer you:
 
• 33 days annual leave allowance (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Salary exchange pension scheme (matched up to 5%)
• Charity (Occupational) sick pay
• Life assurance policy
• Wellbeing portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Free on-site parking
• Dog friendly offices
• Flexible working hours
• Claimable business expenses
 
This role can be delivered either from our purpose-built training centre in the rural countryside of Osgathorpe, Leicestershire on a hybrid working basis, or remotely from home with travel to the training centre to support with site-based tasks particularly during appeals.
 
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role.
 
Please note we may choose to close this advertisement early should we find a suitable candidate or if we receive a high volume of applications. Please be assured that we contact all candidates regarding the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications.
 
First interviews are scheduled to take place online (via MS Teams) on 28 May 2025.
 
Second interviews are schedule to take place at our National Training Centre (Osgathorpe, Leicestershire) on 4 June 2025.
*subject to changes
 
We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.
 
You may have experience of the following: Individual Giving Executive, Individual Giving Fundraiser, Supporter Engagement Officer, Donor Development Officer, Regular Giving Officer, Appeals and Campaigns Officer, Individual Giving and Appeals Executive, Supporter Marketing Officer, Fundraising Campaigns Officer, Fundraising Executive, etc.
 
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We have an exciting opportunity for a new member of staff to join Transport for All and support the delivery of our vision: Transport Justice for All Disabled People. 

This role will lead on securing income from trusts and foundations for our projects and programmes. You will help to ensure that Transport for All remains financially sustainable, and can grow to meet the needs of our community. You’ll also drive cross-organisational use of the CRM database.

Importantly, you’ll understand how to communicate about a Disabled People’s Organisation without our community being stereotyped as ‘inspirational’ or ‘vulnerable’ – taking a social model approach and aligning with our organisational values. 

We’re looking for someone with experience of broad-base fundraising, significant success in trusts and foundations fundraising, and skills and experience in databases. 

About Transport for All

Transport for All is the disabled-led group breaking down barriers and transforming the transport system so disabled people can make the journeys we want, with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence. We work with our members to campaign for change, influencing governments, industry and the public.

Your responsibilities

1. Fundraising strategy (10% of time)

· Work with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to set and deliver the fundraising strategy.

· Work across teams to identify opportunities to create projects and seek funding.

· Ensure all fundraising activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

· Report regularly to the Finance Committee and Board.

2. Trust and foundations fundraising (60% of time)

· Work with the Senior Leadership Team to identify projects and core costs for funding and develop realistic budgets.

· Craft compelling applications to secure funding.

· Develop and maintain strong relationships with key funders.

· Work across teams to ensure continuation funding for existing projects and costs where needed.

· Manage grants from existing trusts and foundations, ensuring grant requirements are met, and reports are on time, accessible and demonstrate impact.

· Manage the trusts and foundations pipeline, keeping up to date records at all times.

3. Database management (20% of time)

· Ensure the CRM supports funding monitoring purposes and staff can use it for this purpose.

· Continually champion and develop the CRM so that it is accessible to all staff and meets the requirements of all teams.

· Work with the Communications and Engagement team to put in place good stewardship of members, advice service users and other contacts via the CRM.

· Put in place supporter journeys that provide excellent stewardship.

4. Wider fundraising (10% of time)

· Explore, test and evaluate wider fundraising opportunities. This could include appeals, corporate fundraising, events, individual giving and legacy giving.

· Support the Training, Research and Consultancy team with bid and proposal writing on an ad hoc basis.

5. General (at all times)

· Undertake any other tasks, duties or projects which may arise from time to time which are in line with the general level of this post and as instructed.

· Undertake occasional evening and weekend work as required, and take responsibility for arranging time off in lieu with your manager.

· Line manage and supervise members, contractors and staff as required.

· Work within the Social Model of Disability.

· Work in adherence to Transport for All’s values and staff policies.

· Maintain confidentiality.

· Attend staff meetings as needed.

Skills

We’re looking for someone who:

· Has experience of fundraising, particularly from trusts and foundations, preferably including significant, multi-year grants

· Has strong research skills and enjoys identifying funders and their priorities

· Can construct realistic budgets and work with colleagues to craft project proposals

· Has a track record of securing funds for social justice causes

· Has excellent persuasive, value-based communication skills, both written and verbal

· Understands data protection and fundraising compliance and good practice

· Understands the potential for a good CRM to add value, and is confident about helping other team members to use a database to help their work

· Can manage a mixed workload with conflicting priorities

· Has strong organisational and time management skills

· Has a commitment to and understanding of the social model of disability, and disability justice

We particularly welcome applicants from disabled people. This explicitly includes those of us who are Deaf, neurodivergent, chronically ill, have a mental health condition, have age-related impairments, and people with both visible and non-visible impairments.

Based in central Birmingham, with regular travel and some flexible home working.

Salary £29,651 per annum - full time 36 hours per week. The full job description can be downloaded here.

Benefits include: 30 days holiday, working flexibly policy, non-contributory healthcare benefits, season ticket loans and a company pension scheme.

Deadline for applications: 2 May 2025.

Interview Date: 8 May 2025

We are the British Dietetic Association (BDA). We are an award-winning not-for-profit organisation, based in Birmingham, employing dedicated, dynamic and professional staff who deliver services for our membership of more than 12,000 dietetic professionals.

We are the leading organisation of nutrition professionals in the UK; representing the entire nutrition and dietetic workforce across all sectors. Our vision is to improve the health of the UK population by: protecting and improving health and care services, developing health and social care nutrition policy, improving the impact of dietetics and promoting positive discussion on food, nutrition, wellbeing and health.

Role details:

The BDA is seeking a new Partnerships Officer to work as part of the Commercial Team, leading on the management of high volume, lower value sales, direct account management and business reporting.

The new role will support the BDA’s Strategic Plan 2024-34 and will suit a candidate with a some experience of sponsorship sales and/or partnerships delivery and an interest in business reporting, evaluating impact and business development.  

Ideal candidate:

Are you a positive, dynamic person who enjoys being busy and would like to be an integral part of a friendly, talented team?

We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running, delivering essential business activities such as high volume, lower value sales, account management, project delivery and business reporting. This is an entry level role working alongside the Partnerships Manager and Director of Partnerships. We would like you to relish closing sales opportunities and reporting on commercial activities for the team. Ideally you will have experience of delivering sales, within a regulated or professional association/charity environment.

In return, we offer exciting opportunities to develop within the commercial team of the BDA and build purposeful partnership relationships. The BDA have a collection of small departments who all work closely together and have a ‘one team’ ethos, The role will require somebody who enjoys the challenges that come with delivering and reporting on sales targets and measuring impact.

Please apply to via this portal with your CV and a covering letter by the end of Friday 2 May.

Applications without a covering letter will not be accepted.

We are looking to appoint an exceptional individual 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.

You will possess a strong understanding of the sport and activity sector, including its operations, and be able to advocate for improvements that help more disabled people become active. Additionally, you will be aware of the broader systems and barriers that disabled people encounter in sports and activities, as well as organisations such as disabled people’s user-led organisations and various charities, to build relationships and foster effective cross-sector partnerships.

We are looking for an individual with experience of working strategically at a place based and/or locality level within the South West region. Someone who can positively influence local developments, systems and investments to tackle the inequalities disabled people face in sport and activity through inclusive practice.

The successful candidate will work remotely from home and be based in the South West region. This role will involve travel across the region and occasional travel to our Loughborough and Manchester offices.

This role is full-time (36 hours) and permanent.

We offer 26.5 days of annual leave, including birthday leave, plus bank holidays. Activity Alliance also closes between Christmas and New Year which means that employees are not expected to work during this time and they are not required to use their annual leave allowance to have this time free from work.

Activity Alliance currently offers the following benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Time off in lieu
• A contributory pension scheme (employee 6%, employer 9%)
• Childcare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care
• Employee engagement initiatives such as away days
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Menopause policy
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Group Income Protection
• Death in service
• Training and development opportunities

The North West England Methodist District (NWED) is seeking to appoint a District Property Secretary. The role is home-based, with travel throughout the District. They will be the first point of contact on all matters relating to property and will work in collaboration with the churches and circuits within the District, providing oversight of the properties owned by the District. The post holder will give support and assistance to a range of stakeholders on property-related matters, in the context of Methodist Church governance.

Are you passionate about safeguarding and making a real difference? We are seeking an Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to join our dynamic safeguarding team, playing a vital role in making our church communities safer and more welcoming for all. Together we provide professional advice and guidance to those responsible for the care of children and vulnerable adults throughout the Church in our diocese.

The main responsibilities of the Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser are:

· To respond and manage safeguarding concerns and allegations against church officers

· Provide specialist guidance and support to parishes on safeguarding matters such as domestic abuse, child and adult at risk concerns.

· To support victims and survivors of abuse

· Work with individuals who have convictions and/or who may present a safeguarding risk, to worship safely

· To assist in the development and implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures.

· To work collaboratively with parish safeguarding officers, church leaders, senior leaders and partner agencies

What we are looking for in a Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser:

We are looking for a person who will bring compassion, expertise and integrity to this key role. A person who has a deep commitment to safeguarding with up to date knowledge of safeguarding practice and policy. You will have the ability to manage complex cases, communicate effectively with diverse groups and be a team player.

For futher information and how to apply, see the job descrition and persoanl specifcation or please use the recruiter link to visit our website 

Location: Within the region (West Midlands) or very close proximity

Salary:  (Full-time equivalent) Regional £38,304 - £40,354, 28 hours per week: Regional £35,750 - £37,663

The role: 

Are you a skilled organiser with experience of supporting impactful campaigning? 

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all. 

An opportunity has arisen for a Campaign Organisers to join our England Team, based in the West Midlands of England.

The main purpose of these roles is to act as the regional lead for Friends of the Earth within each of these regions, and to inspire and support activists and groups to campaign effectively.

The successful candidate could carry out this role from reasonable travel proximity of the region they work in, but not long distance as it will include regular travel within the region to carry out the role. 

Key Skills and Attributes: 

We are looking for strong campaigners who are passionate about mobilising and supporting our groups to design, develop and run campaigns that will make a real difference.

If you have practical experience in campaigning and are enthusiastic about the aims and values of Friends of the Earth, apply now! 

The team: 

The England Team are at the heart of Friends of the Earth’s campaigns, working directly with our vibrant network of local action groups. We have the opportunity to work across Friends of the Earth’s campaigns, and are often closest to the biggest regional and local impact and success.

Closing date: Wednesday 7th May 2025 (23:59)

Please note we only accept applications via the Friends of the Earth Application System.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all. 

Overview of the Regional Coordinator role and the team

The Regional Coordinator plays a vital role in advancing the mission of Barnabas Aid by building and nurturing relationships with churches, Christian organisations, and individuals. The role aims to raise awareness, prayer, and financial support for the persecuted church, fostering a network of engaged supporters and expanding the organisation’s outreach.

About us

We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty. Our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits.  We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe. However, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK.  Never has this been more important than today. 

NEA’s teams are friendly, knowledgeable and are dedicated to what we do.  We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients. 

We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that makes a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.

The role

NEA has an exciting opportunity for a Training and Education Officer to support with the delivery of our accredited training and qualifications to stakeholders across the United Kingdom as well as develop and deliver our expanding education programme nationwide.

You will work across both the training and education teams to develop and deliver training courses and education workshops to frontline workers, volunteers and young people from a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, housing associations, voluntary and community groups, and commercial organisations.

Our training courses and workshops cover key issues associated with fuel poverty, fuel debt, affordable warmth, low-carbon technologies and practical energy efficiency advice. You will work alongside the training team to develop, design and deliver these engaging online and face-to-face courses and qualifications.  You will act as an examiner for all NEA qualifications, assist in the development of future assessment-based qualifications; and have the ability to identify new opportunities for training and assessment product development.

You will work closely with the existing education team to enhance the current education provision of the charity; you will develop and deliver education sessions in line with programme and funding needs. Delivery will include both Primary and Secondary school sessions as well as bespoke education sessions for care leavers, young carers, youth offenders and children soon to be attending university or college.

We are accepting applications from across the United Kingdom however, we are particularly interested in hearing from applicants in the Midlands, Yorkshire, and the North-East of England.

What you will need to succeed

You will possess a relevant training or education qualification and have recent, demonstrable experience in delivering adult training and or primary / secondary school sessions. Ideally, you will also bring experience in one or more of the following fields: energy, community development, debt or money advice, consumer issues, or housing.

With excellent communication skills and IT skills, you will be adaptable and bring a lot of energy to the team.  You’ll be brimming with ideas and enthusiasm and have a passion to deliver training and education to people from diverse backgrounds and the desire to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

You will be expected to deliver training and education sessions depending on organisational need, as well as occasionally delivery in wider England and Wales. This will require overnight stays and flexibility on the part of the post holder.

The role of Training and Education Officer will be part of the Development and Partnerships Directorate and the postholder will report to NEA’s Training Programme Delivery Manager.

Hybrid working is subject to necessary H&S and GDPR checks. Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK. 

The job description provides a list of the duties of the post and the person specification provides the list of essential and desirable criteria. 

We are offering:

• £31,068 - £35,836 (Points 18 -25) (plus £3,300 London Weighting if applicable). New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the scale.
• 11.5% non-contributory pension.
• 25 days annual leave plus 3 additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum.
• Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for Hybrid working.
• Enhanced family friendly payments.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee benefits platform.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 06 May2025 at 12 noon.  Interviews will be held Wednesday 21 May 2025.

Please be aware that National Energy Action is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore, the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

Please note CVs will not be accepted as part of the application process.  No agency or advertising enquiries please.

NEA aims to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all people with the necessary skills and experience for the post. Charity Registration No. 290511.  Company Registration No:  01853927

 

Management Accountant[i] – 14 hours over 2 or 3 days a week (to be agreed)

 Salary: £47492 per annum pro-rata based on 35 hours FTE

£18997per annum for 14 hours a week

Location[ii]: The role is primarily home based but attendance at our London office

is required for some days during the year

 Who are we?

We are a charity providing free legal advice to women to help them navigate their way through the legal system and inform them of their rights. Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a major part of ensuring that women achieve equality.  We also work to influence law and policy and provide training to professionals who work with women.

 

Job overview

As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, Rights of Women seeks an experienced Management Accountant who will work proactively with us to provide leadership in the management of our finances, utilising their experience, innovation and best practice to maximise the use of funds to support women who need our essential services.

Rights of Women is primarily funded through grants; therefore, it is essential that the post-holder has experience working within a similar funding environment, with a comprehensive understanding of the associated complexities, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations.

This is a new role and provides a great opportunity to develop leadership and management experience, develop new processes and undertake project management. 

Due to the nature of the role and requirements which are based within a women-only organisation, this post is open to women only.*

[i] This post is open to women only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies

[ii] The role involves working within a women-only organisation and independently attending a women-only building where services are provided to victim-survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG).

You’re passionate about supporting volunteers and creating a positive experience for those who give their time to make a difference.  You thrive in a role that brings people together and ensures they are set up for success.

As Operations Volunteering Experience Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that volunteers in operations-based roles feel valued, prepared, and supported throughout their journey. Working closely with internal teams, you’ll coordinate recruitment, training, and engagement efforts that enhance the volunteer experience and contribute to the smooth running of essential services.

You’ll oversee the flow of volunteers into operations-based roles, ensuring they are matched effectively to support Guide Dogs’ canine, children, and adult services. Working in collaboration with service and volunteering colleagues, you’ll support planning and resource allocation to ensure volunteer programmes align with national and local needs.

By ensuring volunteers receive comprehensive training and induction, you’ll help them build confidence in their roles. You’ll coordinate face-to-face and virtual induction sessions, facilitate ongoing training opportunities, and provide regular communication to ensure volunteers remain engaged and informed.

A key part of your role will involve monitoring and evaluating the volunteer journey, gathering feedback and insights to improve processes and experiences. You’ll manage volunteer data and compliance, ensuring records are accurate and up to date. Additionally, you’ll support the recognition and celebration of volunteers, helping to coordinate award events and initiatives that highlight the incredible contributions of those who give their time.

To excel in this role, you’ll have experience managing and supporting volunteers, ensuring they have a positive and rewarding experience. You’ll be confident in advising on best practices and processes, with the ability to build strong relationships across different teams.

Experience with volunteer management systems, CRM databases (such as Salesforce), and Microsoft Office will be beneficial. A strong understanding of GDPR, safeguarding principles, and best practices in equality, diversity, and inclusion is also essential.

Strong organisation and communication skills will be key, as well as the ability to problem-solve and handle enquiries efficiently. Whether facilitating training, providing advice, or coordinating new volunteer initiatives, you’ll bring a solutions-focused approach to ensure volunteers feel engaged, valued, and equipped for success.

No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred benefits that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.

This role can be based from our either Sheffield or Nottingham site a minimum of 3-days per week, and occasional travel throughout the region is also needed. This is a full time position working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Interviews for this role will be held at our Sheffield site and are planned for W/C 19 May 202