Jobs in Tottenham Hale
Department: Community Fundraising, Events and Innovation
Location: hybrid – a minimum of 2 days in our Aldgate, London office each week
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: permanent, full time
Salary: £30,000 – £33,500
Closing date: Monday 9th December at 11.59pm
Interview date: Monday 16th December
Annual Leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV )
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc)
- employee health and wellbeing committed (Menopause Friendly accreditation, Disability Confident employer etc)
Background:
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Purpose of the job/About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Challenge Events Team at Dementia UK, where you will help coordinate the programme of supporter-led (or ‘DIY’) challenge event activities, driving both participation and income for the organisation.
As the Challenge Events Executive (DIY), you will leverage your knowledge and insight to identify new partnerships and opportunities. You will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing plans that increase participant numbers and creating stewardship journeys that ensure excellent supporter experiences and maximise income. Additionally, you will be responsible for stewarding the ‘DIY’ challenge event supporters and will work to provide automated stewardship suitable for the masses as well as bespoke stewardship to the high value supporters.
To be successful in the site role, you will have experience of coordinating fundraising events or campaigns. You should possess hands-on experience utilising relationship databases, coupled with an understanding of effective marketing channels, particularly digital. Additionally, expertise in stewardship techniques will be crucial for increasing remittance rates and maximising average gifts. You should also have an understanding of how to use insights, data and market trends to identify opportunities and make recommendations.
Join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our Culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application or to tell us you’re applying under the Disability Confident Scheme, contact our recrutiment team.
This role is subject to a Basic DBS.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.
Department: People Team
Location: hybrid – a minimum of 1 day in our Aldgate, London office each week
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: permanent, full time
Salary: £48,000 – £50,000 per annum
Closing date: Monday 9th December at 11.59pm
Interview dates: Tuesday 17th (afternoon) and Wednesday 18th December (afternoon)
Annual Leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV )
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc)
- employee health and wellbeing committed (Menopause Friendly accreditation, Disability Confident employer etc)
Background:
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Purpose of the job/About the role
As Reward and Benefits Manager, you will be the subject matter expert on all aspects of employee reward, ensuring Dementia UK has effective, fair and transparent pay practices, and a benefits package that sets us apart.
Working closely with the People and Finance teams, you will lead the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant monthly processing. You will manage all employee benefits for the charity, liaising with suppliers, negotiating favourable terms, and proposing updates and improvements. Additionally, you’ll provide training and support to the People team to enhance their knowledge of reward practices, and will ensure our pay and benefits offering is effectively communicated across the charity.
As our pensions expert, you will ensure compliance with relevant regulations across the Dementia UK Aviva and NHS pension schemes, including auto-enrolment. You will act as the main point of contact between the charity and our pension and payroll providers, fostering strong, productive relationships. You will also lead the annual pay review process, conducting market research, analysing relevant data, and recommending an organisational approach. With expertise in job evaluation, you will perform evaluations and advise on role design to ensure a consistent approach is applied.
To succeed in this role, you will bring experience in managing payroll and pensions administration, along with a strong understanding of best practices in staff reward and benefits. You will have worked within a UK HR department and possess a solid knowledge of UK employment legislation relating to employment, reward, pensions, payroll, and GDPR compliance.
If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our Culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application or to tell us you’re applying under the Disability Confident Scheme, contact our recrutiment team.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.
Committees Officer
Reports to: Operations Manager
Hours: 21 hours per week (flexibility to work remotely with one day per week with the team in our central London office)
Salary: £28,000 FTE
Other benefits: Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme
To apply: please submit via Charity Jobs with your CV and a covering letter
About the Association for Laboratory Medicine
The Association for Laboratory Medicine (LabMed) is the leading professional body supporting the practice and development of science in healthcare and laboratory medicine.
We are a diverse and inclusive community of scientists, clinicians, innovators, collaborators and researchers. We celebrate the power of science and medicine, the importance of partnership and the value of knowledge in the pursuit of human health and wellbeing.
We foster the highest standards in laboratory testing and patient care, provide trade union support for all our members, promote laboratory medicine to the wider community and support scientists and practitioners through scientific and training meetings, bursaries and awards.
Purpose
The work of the Association is managed through our committees and working groups. The purpose of the role is to ensure good governance through supporting the chair of each committee to plan their meetings including creating agendas and notetaking for their meetings.
You may also work with other functions within the Association including publications and operations to support specific projects and tasks that help ensure we meet the needs of our members.
What you will be doing:
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Support all committees and working groups which includes working with chairs and other relevant members of staff to set meeting dates, agree agendas, collate and circulate papers and write meeting notes and actions.
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Build a relationship with committee and working group chairs and ensure they are using a consistent approach to their meetings including recording any declaration of interests, identifying and advertising vacancies and using a committee work plan to track their work.
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Support any face-to-face meetings by setting up the room and managing catering for the meeting
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Ensure all committees have up to date terms of reference and role descriptions for the Chairs
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Ensure new Chairs and committee members receive the appropriate inductions
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Responsible for the process of updating the CRM, website and any other relevant notifications for any changes of committee’s members
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Support the Operations Manager with tasks including checking expense claims and invoices and setting up of payments
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As we are a small staff team you will also be asked to support other team members with tasks outside of this job role from time to time.
What you need to have:
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Proficiency in Microsoft 365
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Be highly motivated and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude
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A keen eye for detail
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Ability to work effectively as part of a team
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Proactive, organised and methodical
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Ability to respond and adapt at pace in response to external change factors
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Ability to manage several projects at any one time
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Strong communication skills both written and verbal
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Fantastic customer service ethic and high expectations of quality
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Willingness to work flexibly
Our values:
LabMed is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity in our workforce. We are actively trying to increase the diversity of our staff team. We know that everyone is an individual, so please always tell us what we can do to support you.
Our values are:
We are innovative – promoting new scientific development to improve health and wellbeing.
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We are inclusive – ensuring that we are open and accessible to everyone.
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We care for people – helping the healthcare profession deliver better care and providing a healthy and fulfilling environment for our members and their teams.
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We care for the planet – influencing how healthcare science can minimise our impact on the wider natural world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Children, Young People and Family Activity Officer
Reports to: Children, Young People and Family Activity
Programme Manager
Part-time: 2 positions available at 14.8 hours each (0.4 FTE)
Location: Hybrid – London and working from home
Salary: £10,658.96 per annum, actual (FTE 26,647.40)
Are you interested in working for an organisation making a real difference to the lives of young blind and partially sighted people?
Here at the Royal Society for Blind Children we believe that every blind and partially sighted young person should have the chance to live life without limits. Our values of Trust, Energy, Ambition, and Motivation underpin everything we do, and by giving young people the essential skills to take control of their life, they can unleash their true potential.
We are seeking 2 part-time Children, young people & family activity officers that can provide engaging, fun and valuable activities that bring children, young people and their families together both in person and online.
No two days look the same in the Activity Programme Team. You might be running an online peer support session one afternoon, taking children and young people out bowling in the school holidays, running a Family Fun Day at our Life Without Limits Centre or taking part in our residential visits twice a year. You’ll also be conducting meetings with colleagues to plan for activities, and ensuring our database is up to date is essential.
The most important asset you can bring to this role is a “can do” attitude and enthusiasm, alongside a strong team work ethic. A commitment to quality is vital as RSBC strive to provide high quality activities for our beneficiaries.
Experience in working with children, young people and/or families would be an advantage, as well as an understanding of supporting children with disabilities.
The key responsibilities within this role are:
· Design, plan and deliver a wide range of high-quality activities for vision impaired children and young people and their families
· Support vision impaired young people with goal setting and achieving their desired outcomes.
· Support the recruitment of vision impaired children, young people and families to activities so they can benefit from RSBC services.
· Link with existing and potential external referral sources to promote RSBC activities and services and encourage children, young people and families to engage.
· Organise inclusive activities led by children, young people and family’s wishes and needs, that ensure building independent skills, confidence and well-being and encourage them to connect with others.
Flexibility is vital for these part time roles with some evening working, and weekends to fit with the needs of children, young people and their families.
In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, flexible working opportunities, 3% contribution towards pension, and season ticket loan. We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.
For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec
Closing date: on Monday 9th December 9am
Interview: week beginning 16th December 2024
To apply you will need to have the right to work in the UK
The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892
Please ensure you have right to work in the UK as we do not provide sponsorships
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: PA & Assistant Company Secretary
Ben is the automotive industry charity dedicated to individuals who have worked in or work in the automotive industry and their family dependants. We are committed to provide health and wellbeing support for life to empower our automotive family to live their best life and be there for those who are struggling or in crisis.
Job Overview
The PA & Assistant Company Secretary will help to ensure that Ben operates within its charity regulatory framework and adheres to best practice in charity governance. This role will be a central administrative and secretarial point of contact for the CEO primarily, liaising and providing support to Ben’s Board of Trustees, maintaining governance documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation supporting the overall governance framework and administration requirements and statutory obligations of the charity.
Key Responsibilities
PA to the CEO
- Diary Management: Proactively manage the CEO’s calendar, schedule meetings, and prioritise appointments.
- Correspondence Handling: Screen and manage email, telephone, and other correspondence on behalf of the CEO, ensuring timely responses.
- Meeting Support: Organise and coordinate internal and external meetings, including preparation of agendas, presentations, and minutes.
- Administration Support: Provide ad hoc administrative support to the CEO and wider senior leadership team when necessary (including support for personal and credit card expenses).
- Travel Arrangements: Book travel, accommodation, and logistics for the CEO and senior management team as required.
- Documentation & Filing: Maintain confidential files, documents, and records, ensuring they are well-organised and accessible.
- Liaison: Act as the first point of contact between the CEO and stakeholders, both internally and externally.
- Project Support: Assist with special projects and ad hoc tasks as requested by the CEO.
Assistant Company Secretary
- Board Support: Assist with the organisation of Board and Committee meetings, including preparation of agendas, distribution of board packs, and taking accurate minutes.
- Governance: Support the Company Secretary in ensuring that the charity complies with its governing documents, legal requirements, and regulatory obligations (e.g., Charity Commission, Companies House).
- Document Management: Maintain statutory records such as the charity’s register of trustees, members, and other company documents.
- Filing & Compliance: Support the filing of statutory returns, annual reports, and other regulatory submissions.
- Policy Monitoring: Help to monitor governance policies and procedures, ensuring that they are updated in line with best practices and legal developments.
- Trustee Liaison: Provide administrative support to trustees, ensuring they are informed and prepared for meetings.
- Event Coordination: Assist in organizing charity events, fundraising activities, and other organizational initiatives.
Person Specification
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a PA or Executive Assistant, preferably within a charity or non-profit organization.
- Knowledge or experience of charity governance, legal compliance, or secretarial duties.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize a varied workload.
- High degree of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Strong minute-taking and document preparation abilities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Previous experience as an Assistant Company Secretary or knowledge of corporate governance.
- Understanding of UK charity law and governance standards.
- Qualification in business administration, legal studies, or related field.
Personal Attributes
- Proactive and self-motivated with a keen eye for detail.
- Diplomatic and professional when dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
- A positive, ‘can-do’ attitude with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
- Commitment to the mission and values of the charity.
Please note, Ben have partnered with Ennis & Co Group - an executive search firm that will be managing the recruitment process.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Ovacome Support Services Officer, reporting to the Head of Support Services.
Pay scale: £25,500 – £33,000 per year (full time), pro-rata if part time
Hours: 21 hours (part time) to 35 hours (full time) per week, with flexibility around core operational hours.
Location: Home-based with an appropriate working space where confidentiality can be assured. Able to attend monthly meetings in London and travel for work.
Contract type: Permanent
We would be happy to consider applications from those with a caring or parenting role and to consider flexible or part-time working to accommodate the right candidate. Both external and internal supervision will be given to the successful candidate. You will be given both internal and external training as well as internal supervision and external clinical supervision to support you professionally and to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting those affected by ovarian cancer through a people-centred approach. You must be experienced in providing support services, well-organised and approachable. You will be an important member of our staff team.
Role Description
You will work within the support team in providing the first point of contact for all support enquiries to Ovacome, via telephone, email, text, instant chat, Skype and social media channels.
You will provide information and support on a wide range of ovarian cancer issues, including broader issues around living with cancer, ensuring that all information is evidence based and up-to-date.
You will assist in the moderation of the My Ovacome support forum and provide information where required to members.
You will assist in keeping the Support Services information on the Ovacome website up-to-date.
You will keep full, accurate, contemporaneous records of all enquiries following Ovacome policies and procedures, including confidentiality and data protection. You will maintain and update records on the Ovacome database.
You will assist in the organisation and facilitation of Ovacome groups as required.
You will maintain knowledge of clinical and research developments in ovarian cancer through relevant journals, attending conferences and liaison with healthcare professionals.
You will assist with the production of reports as required.
You will participate in regional support events as required, liaising with local services prior to the event.
You will contribute to the Ovacome magazine and our information resources as needed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our client offers a range of quality, exciting and inclusive short break clubs across Surrey and West Sussex for children and young people with a disability and additional needs. They are now looking to recruit a dynamic Team Manager to lead their short break services, ensuring a high quality service for all beneficiaries.
As Team Manager you will oversee the operational management and delivery of short break clubs delivered across a range of schemes across Surrey and West Sussex. You will line manage a team of dedicated frontline workers and will lead the assessment of behavioural support plans and complex need support in order to ensure safe and inclusive practices. You will ensure the meaningful participation of children and young people in the design, delivery, and evaluation of services, and will work closely with local partners to enhance the range, reach and quality of services for children and young people.
To apply for this role, you must have demonstrable experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities or additional needs. You must have previous experience of managing frontline staff, and of working with a range of partner organisations in order to achieve positive outcomes for beneficiaries. You will be skilled at developing and implementing fun, varied and creative programmes of activities that allow for fun and informal learning. Overall, you will be a supportive manager, passionate about ensuring high quality services for children and young people with a range of disabilities or additional needs.
Benefits
Free Gym Membership: the post holder will be entitled to free use of our client’s fitness centre, and half price childcare for dependents.
Free Parking on-site
Pension Contribution
If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled with the client on an ongoing basis.
At Prospectus, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you are enthusiastic about working with a fantastic charity that makes a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!
Please note, the working pattern for this role will be 9 – 5pm Tuesday – Saturday, and 9 – 5pm Monday – Friday during term time.
Due to the requirements of the role needing to occasionally travel to schemes, please only apply if you have a full driving license.
1 in 4 of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses. Together we will be unstoppable. For more information please go to the Scope website.
Scope is looking for a dynamic Philanthropy lead to drive forward our ambitious growth plan. In this vital role, you will help develop the philanthropy strategy and help to secure and grow income from high-net-worth individuals.
Permanent, Full time, 35 hours a week
Location: Here East Press Centre, 14 East Bay Lane, London, E15 2GW with working from home most of the time.
We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on Tuesday 10 December 2024.
The role
In this role, you will:
- Build and maintain relationships with high-net-worth individuals.
- Oversee Scope’s flagship gala dinner.
- Manage Scope’s first giving circle with the Philanthropy Manager
- Manage a team of 3, across:
- Philanthropy
- Special events
- Prospect research and proposal development.
- Ensure all donors receive exceptional stewardship, fostering strong, long-term relationships and continued engagement.
For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the apply link to go to the full job description.
About you
We are looking for a strategic thinker with excellent organisational skills, capable of prioritising workloads.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A proven track record in securing substantial gifts from high-net-worth individuals.
- Experience overseeing a portfolio of fundraising events.
- A successful track record in major donor fundraising, with experience in securing 6 and 7 figure gifts.
- A track record in managing committee members and their expectations.
- Relationship-building skills.
- Strong project management skills.
Make sure to explain in your application, with examples, how you have these skills.
We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of an equal future for disabled people.
Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair
By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.
Disabled candidates
We are a disability equality charity and encourage applications from disabled people. We are dedicated to creating a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve. If you are disabled, have the skills, and or the experience to do the job, then we would love to meet you for an interview.
Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Disability Confident, Offer an Interview Scheme.
If you require adjustments through your journey with us you can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.
Find out more about asking for adjustments at interview.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We want to seize every opportunity to build a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.
We work hard to ensure that we are making exciting opportunities available to all, and everyone feels valued, heard and respected so that we continue to build a high performance, high engagement culture.
Scope benefits
We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
- Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
- Company pension
- Excellent training and career development
- Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
- Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.
How to apply
Click the apply button to create an account and complete your application form.
We are recruiting a Community Development Officer to engage key partners and stakeholders in the region providing support, training and education to create suicide safer communities.
What you will do:
· Identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local communities, volunteers and key partners across the region to engage them in the prevention of young suicide.
· Proactively promote suicide prevention including raising the profile of PAPYRUS and engaging with those personally affected by young suicide.
· Equip a wide range of stakeholders to enable them to create sustainable suicide safer communities through the provision of tailored support, training and education.
· Deliver training and awareness raising products to a variety of groups including professionals, parents, young people, volunteers and other trainers.
· Contribute to the development and review of projects, and education and training products, in line with strategic plans.
· Record, monitor and report on data to evaluate our projects and demonstrate impact.
· Represent the charity at events including conferences, panels, working groups and through media channels as required.
To be successful in this role you will have:
· Previous experience working in a community setting, delivering information and training sessions, leading workshops or educational activities
· A proven track record of networking and building and managing effective relationships, tailoring the approach to meet the differing needs of the audience
· Experience as a qualified ASIST Trainer or willingness to gain qualification and experience
· Experience of using your own initiative and creativity to develop a project, programme or area of work
· Excellent time management skills and ability to manage a diverse workload
· The ability to travel to different locations across London and the South of England to attend meetings, events and deliver training.
Please visit the careers site for the full job description and person specification for the role.
Salary: £30,559 per annum (Scale SCP 18) progressing by increments to £33,366 per annum (Scale SCP 23). As this is a London-based role, the post-holder will receive an additional Cost of Living Allowance which is £5,000 per annum.
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location: London (7-9 Bream’s Buildings, London, EC4A 1DT) with travel across the South of England
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership and enhanced sick pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Closing date: Sunday 8th December 2024
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.
PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Position: Head of Business Development
Contract: Full-time and permanent
Location: Hybrid working in Sidcup, Greater London 2 days per week and remote
Salary: Remuneration will be commensurate with experience plus benefits
Reporting: this role will report to the CEO
Purpose
The purpose of the role will be to lead business development across Development Pathways with the aim of sustaining and expanding our business portfolio through engaging with more clients and business opportunities, overseeing the development of new products, building our consultant and associate network, enhancing our internal capacity to generate business and maintaining and developing our brand through effective communications.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Head of Business Development are:
Strategy and leadership:
· Developing and leading our business development strategy and plan to consolidate our current portfolio and move us into new areas of growth.
· Providing strategic oversight and management to improve business development functions and increase fee-based revenue, coordinating across our country offices.
· Building and managing to a high standard a strong business development and communications team aligned to the needs of the organisation.
· Ensuring that we are aware of the latest trends in our focus sectors, monitoring competitors and reviewing Pathways’ offering considering competitors’ developments.
· Participating in the Senior Management Team and contributing to leadership and decision-making across Development Pathways
New business development:
· Setting up and maintaining systems and procedures for detecting potential business and tender opportunities through different channels (e.g. online portals, outreach, etc.)
· Building relationships with decision makers within potential client organisations and partners.
· Developing and growing our network of consultants, ensuring Pathways has access to the right knowledge and skills to implement new projects.
· Overseeing the timely delivery of high-quality proposals, submissions and bids across the organisation.
· Oversee the monitoring and evaluating of our business development opportunities.
Communications and marketing:
· Overseeing our communications portfolio including the development of high-quality materials to promote our services and brand to new clients and to reflect best practice in the thematic areas and locations within which we operate.
· Ensuring that our brand reflects Pathways’ values, expertise and the requirements of the global marketplace
· Securing conference opportunities and sustaining general brand development opportunities.
· In coordination with our technical team, ensuring that we maintain our reputation as a thought leader in international development, in particular, on social protection.
· Representing Pathways at relevant senior meetings, conferences and partner and client meetings.
Other:
· Provide effective line management to members of the business development and communications team and external consultants supporting these functions, as required.
· Ensuring compliance of all aspects of business development with relevant policies, regulations and legislation, e.g. GDPR.
· Engaging in other areas of work as determined by the demands of the business and the CEO.
Person Specification
The Head of Business Development should have the following qualifications, skills and competencies:
Essential Qualifications and Skills:
· Relevant undergraduate degree in business, international development or similar.
· Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in leading business development in the area of international development.
· An enthusiastic entrepreneurial spirit.
· Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in effectively managing individuals and teams.
· Experience in organization-level leadership positions.
· Excellent interpersonal, time management and communications skills.
· Ability to take initiative and work independently.
· Commitment to social justice, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
· Ability to travel internationally as required.
Desirable:
· Master’s degree
Terms of Employment and Benefits
Recruitment will be at the senior level and is a permanent and full-time post. Along with the basic salary, the successful candidate would receive an attractive package of the following:
· Fulfilling work: work directly in support of some of the world’s most underserved communities and in a dynamic and successful team, in particularly supporting the expansion of social protection systems globally.
· Flexible work: Development Pathways offers employees flexible work hours and part remote working options, with a requirement to work in the London office for at least 2 days per week (currently on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
· Generous time off: recharge with 30-holiday entitlement plus standard bank holidays.
· Travel the World: we expect the successful candidate to travel overseas for work for up to a month in a year.
· Health and well-being provision: access to the company private health care scheme (after the satisfactory completion of the probationary period), pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
· Commitment to professional development opportunities: we encourage our staff to participate in professional learning and development.
· Provision of a company laptop.
· Working at home benefit
· Travel to work allowance, and
· Access to Development Pathways’ bonus scheme
How to apply
We invite interested candidates to please apply for the post by including the following:
- A cover letter explaining why you are applying for this position, and how you would be a good fit for the post of Head of Business Development. Please include your salary expectations in your cover letter.
- A CV (curriculum vitae) specifying your qualifications, education, and relevant work experience for this role.
Closing date for this post will be 13th December 2024.
Applications should be submitted by email.
While this is a UK based post, we welcome applications from other countries and would be willing to consider a sponsorship visa for the successful candidate.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and high-quality candidates may be interviewed before the closing date. We retain the right to close this recruitment without notice.
Due to the high number of applications expected, unfortunately only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applicants, please note the Privacy Notice on our website.
Development Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications and abilities without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, family or parental status, or disability status.
About us
Founded in 2010, Development Pathways has grown into an internationally respected consultancy and advisory organisation, providing high quality consultancies and project management throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific, in social protection and broader social policy, socio-economic analysis and research, training and software development services. We have a strong commitment to social justice, gender equality, women’s empowerment and inclusive development. We currently work in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America.
We currently employ 56 staff across our four offices, who work alongside a global network of trusted consultants. Our four main offices are located in the United Kingdom (London – Sidcup), Kenya (Nairobi), Australia (Sydney) and Jordan (Amman). As an employer, we put our staff first and are committed to flexible working practices and developing our staff’s professional capabilities. For more information about our organisation, please our website.
The Head of Business Development is a key leadership position within Development Pathways. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for business development. They will lead a small team in London and engage with our offices in Kenya, Australia and Jordan to support and guide them as they engage in business development. The successful candidate will be expected to expand our business portfolio by continuing to engage with current clients but also seeking to enter into innovative areas of new business. They will also contribute to the broader leadership of Development Pathways as a member of our leadership team.
This position will be located in our London office. It is open to high calibre, qualified candidates from outside the UK, as we will be able to provide a visa for those who do not have the right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for an Education Training Consultant (0.6 FTE) to join our team.
You'll deliver both in person and online training to predominantly education professionals with the primary purpose of delivering and expanding on AET (Autism Education Trust) training contracts. You'll have expertise in the field of autism and education, specialising in delivering training and knowledge to support autistic children and young people to thrive within their education settings.
You'll provide interactive, captivating training, using your education expertise and knowledge to design bespoke training products, or adapt existing content, to support understanding of autism and improve inclusive practice. You'll maintain key relationships with Local Authorities and education settings to increase AET delivery across our licensed boroughs, supporting them to achieve autism confidence.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Substantial experience in delivering training to professionals, parents and other audiences.
- Qualified teacher/experienced teaching assistant or other relevant teaching qualifications.
- Understanding of the challenges faced by young people with autism in the workplace/education setting.
- Ability to design and deliver training and CPD programmes to improve inclusive practice.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About BRAC
BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise human potential.
About BRAC in Europe
BRAC's European office plays a pivotal role in forging strategic partnerships in support of BRAC’s programmes. We build impactful, long-term relationships with partners whether they be governments, private sector organisations, or major private donors. We also play a leading role in engaging with policymakers in Europe to tackle extreme poverty.
To support BRAC’s global mission and growth ambitions we are embarking on a new strategy to secure long-term strategic partnerships in key European markets, including the UK. We are building a team of exceptional fundraising leaders with the vision, passion and expertise to lead the organisation into our next phase of development.
About this role
The Trusts & Foundations Manager (UK) will be a vital part of our Partnerships team. BRAC has identified Trusts and Foundations in the UK as a key programme partnerships priority, and this role will lead our work to forge and steward new and existing partnerships with trusts and foundations in the UK, including corporate funders.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a truly unique development organisation formed and led from the Global South, to help take our UK trust and foundations, including corporate portfolio to the next level. We are seeking an entrepreneurial and ambitious fundraising leader, either from the for-profit or not-for-profit sector, with a track record of co-creating strategic partnerships with foundations and corporations, who is a self-starter and will relish the opportunity to grow BRAC’s foundations and corporate portfolio to deliver impactful, long-lasting change.
If this is you, we’re keen to hear from you. Send your CV and covering letter by the closing date of 12 December 2024.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title: Recruitment and HR Operations Manager
Reporting to: Head of People
Line Managing: People Officer and People Administrator
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Full time (37.5 hours)
About The Felix Project
The Felix Project is London's biggest food redistribution charity and the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe.
The Felix Project is a dynamic, ambitious charity working to make London a city where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.
We rescue high quality, fresh and nutritious food that cannot be sold from nearly 500 suppliers including supermarkets, wholesalers, farms, restaurants and delis. We sort and deliver this food to charities, schools and community projects supporting London’s most vulnerable people.
This year we expect to rescue 13,000 tonnes of food to redistribute to more than 1,000 London frontline charities and primary schools in every borough of London. That’s enough food to make more than 30 million meals.
The Felix Project is growing fast in response to huge demand. Set up in 2016, we now have around 160 staff working alongside 8,500 volunteers. We have four main operating depots spread across London - in Deptford, Enfield, Park Royal and Poplar. We’re committed to ensuring our different teams work hand-in-hand, so our main hot-desking spaces are built into these depots.
Alongside our large-scale, depot-based operations we have green ‘point-to-point' food redistribution projects in central London and Canary Wharf. In Poplar, we operate a commercial Kitchen which uses surplus food to cater for up to 5,000 individual meals per day.
Purpose of the Job
The Recruitment and HR Operations Manager will report direct to the Head of People and lead the end-to-end recruitment and HR operations for our organisation. This role combines the strategic elements of recruitment with operational HR responsibilities, including payroll oversight, HR systems management, and occasionally employee relations support. This role will be line managing the People Officer and People Administrator, who will provide support on the below functions.
Duties and Accountabilities
Recruitment
- Ensure that end-to-end recruitment is completed for roles across all levels of the organisation; including creating recruitment campaigns and plans
- Overseeing job board accounts
- Develop and execute innovative talent acquisition strategies to attract and retain top talent.
- Partner with department managers to understand their hiring needs and provide guidance throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies as needed to support hiring goals.
HR Operations
- Oversee HR operations to ensure efficient and compliant HR processes, including payroll processing, benefits administration, and employee record maintenance.
- Ensure compliance with relevant employment laws and internal policies.
- Drive improvements in HR processes and systems to increase efficiency and effectiveness within the team.
- Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure a seamless employee experience.
Payroll Management
- Oversee payroll processes, ensuring accurate and timely payroll distribution.
- Coordinate with the Finance Department and the People Officer to resolve payroll-related issues.
- Ensure compliance with all payroll-related legal requirements and organisational policies.
HR Systems and Database Oversight
- Oversee databases, ensuring data integrity and security
- Ensure external website, intranet, and SharePoint HR pages are updated and contain most up-to-date information.
Other
- Provide support for ER cases as needed, collaborating with the HR Advisor to ensure fair and consistent application of policies.
- Support the Learning and Development Advisor in development and administration function of training of our staff
- Support HR leadership in fostering a positive workplace culture
- Any other duties as directly by the senior leadership team.
What you’ll get in return
You will be working in an upbeat, innovative charity with strong vision, ambition and a fantastic culture and leadership team. This role is hybrid but there will be travel expected to our Park Royal, Enfield, Deptford, Poplar depots and Canary Wharf Office. The salary is £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays. You will be able to further develop your skills through training opportunities if and when required.
Recruitment timeline
We will be assessing candidates and arranging interviews as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum (+ bank holidays) plus up to 5 days additional leave for length of service.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
- Birthday day off.
- Access to benefit platform for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends plus gym discounts.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme including 24 Hour GP helpline.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Opportunity for free meals whilst working at our depots.
- After work activities such as Felix’s softball team, running club and cycling club
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About the role
The Head of IT Services is responsible for the management of all IT services for the Motability Foundation and delivery of our digital, data and technology strategy. Working in a single site environment, with a focus on Microsoft technologies, you will ensure that our business continues to operate successfully day-to-day and continues to evolve to meet future challenges.
Role Accountabilities
Network and Systems
· Oversee and direct the development of infrastructure of IT applications, networks, security and telecoms.
· Ensure we have a robust IT business continuity plan that forms part of the overall business continuity strategy.
· Oversee and direct the procurement of IT hardware, software and maintenance in line with company policy.
· Ensure that all other IT policies and procedures comply with statutory and regulatory requirements, are regularly reviewed and the required audits are in place to ensure compliance.
· Oversee all data exchange procedures with Scheme Partners and Government Agencies.
· Ensure compliance with all hardware and software licensing requirements.
· Responsible for the management of hardware and software updates ensuring that all systems remain within support and meet the on-going requirements of the business.
· Ensuring that system and data security is continuously tested for new IT viruses, be alert to new security risks and have plans in place to deal with them.
IT Strategy
· Design and implement an IT roadmap for all hardware and software in line with the overall Motability Foundation digital, data and technology strategy.
· Provide technical and professional support to the Executives in their longer-term review of IT investment strategy based on future business needs and processes.
· Provide leadership with regards to emerging IT opportunities and threats, providing recommendations to executives as and when required.
· Maintain our structured project development methodology to ensure that only relevant and supported projects are initiated.
· Ensure the successful delivery of approved IT projects against agreed timelines, deliverables, and budgets.
Partnering with the Business
· Act as a partner to the business in identifying and delivering digital, data and technology solutions to support business aims.
· Work with Senior Management, Scheme Partners and Suppliers to propose, agree and deliver an IT service to defined Service Level Agreements.
· Continuously seek feedback from the business on the service provided by IT and develop action plans to put in place improvements.
Leading the Team
· Manage, develop, and motivate the thriving internal IT team of 12.
· Monitor performance against service level targets ensuring constructive and rapid solutions to problems.
· Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
· Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.
· Role model our values of being collaborative, respectful and evolving.
Managing our Costs
· Responsible for IT budget of c. £1.7million.
· Provide regular and ad-hoc reports to present to the Executive Team.
· Analyse problems, research solutions and present to the Executive Team.
· Raise and approve regular and ad-hoc IT purchase orders.
What will make you great in this role?
You will have excellent communication skills and a naturally collaborative approach to identifying problems, bringing together solutions, and creating a plan to deliver the changes to make a real difference to the system users. Your ‘can do’ attitude will be balanced with a pragmatic approach to problem solving and the ability manage a range of stakeholder expectations.
You will be passionate about IT adding value to the business and delivering support to our busy teams. Your ability to translate technical issues into meaningful plans will greatly help colleagues who will look to you to learn about new concepts and technologies.
Your experience
Must haves:
· Significant IT experience which includes a strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies (M365) and Networking (Lan/Wan Cisco technologies).
· Experience in IT infrastructure planning and development and managing significant capital projects and budgets.
· Possesses good knowledge of different software systems, client/service architectures and various compatibility requirements.
· Experience of managing suppliers and supplier relationships.
· Able to communicate and influence clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
· Ability to motivate and develop a diverse team.
· Maintain a broad and long-term perspective of IT developments to influence forward planning.
· Take ownership of and analyse problems, implementing practical solutions.
· Maintain organisational effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
· Experience working within a not for profit environment.
Nice to haves:
· IT degree level (IT) or equivalent.
· MCSE/MCP certification.
· ITIL Foundation.
· Experience with Virtualization technologies.
· Experience of BCP/DR planning, implementation and testing.
· Experience of Cloud Computing/SaaS.
· GDPR awareness.
Reporting lines and relationships
Reports to: Executive Committee.
Key relationships: Motability Foundation Executive Committee, Board of Governors, Heads of Departments and Managers.
Direct reports: Team of 12 across Service Desk, IT Operations, Systems and Data and Security.
Extra Information
The role is based at our offices in Harlow, Essex which is easily commutable from London (30 minutes from Liverpool Street or 18 minutes from Tottenham Hale). We offer both blended and flexible working arrangements which can be discussed as part of the application process. It is expected that the role will be required in the office 2-3 days per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Legacy & In Memory Direct Marketing Officer
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. Our multiple award-winning Income Generation department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income, allowing us to continue to grow to make sure we can be here for every cat and dog, now and in the future.
We are looking for someone to join our team as a Senior Legacy & In Memory Direct Marketing Officer on a fixed term basis, to deliver Battersea’s Legacy and In Memory marketing and fundraising programme by independently managing multi-channel direct and wider marketing campaigns to recruit and attract new Legacy and In Memory donors.
The ideal candidate would have experience planning, implementing and evaluating direct marketing campaigns across a range of media channels, the ability to analyse results of campaigns and a passion for helping dogs and cats.
Please note that this is a 6-month fixed term contract.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Closing date: 5th December 2024
Interview date(s): 11th / 12th December 2024 (1st round); 18th / 19th December 2024 (2nd round)
To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.