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Context and Background
The NSPCC’s commitment to fight for every childhood is only made possible through the support of people across the UK. Over 80% of the NSPCC’s vital work is funded by public support. We are committed to providing the best possible experience for our supporters and ensuring that a supporter centric approach is taken in all the work we do.
The Individual Supporters department is responsible for the largest single source of income for the NSPCC and we are committed to recruiting new supporters to help grow our income. The Direct Fundraising team has been established to ensure best practice and a high quality supporter experience through one-to-one fundraising channels.
We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic and well-organised professional to join the team.
Candidates for this position should have experience and skills that cover:
- Highly developed written communication skills to understand, interpret and present complex information in a clear and persuasive way for a range of audience
- Well-developed ability to apply effective numeracy skills in entering and recording financial data, interpreting, analysing, and presenting financial data in clear and accurate format to meet desired outcomes
- Experience in using Windows based software packages including word processing, excel spreadsheets, e-mail and the internet, in order to deliver tasks and projects.
- Willingness to travel within the UK via car or public transport to conduct mystery shopping.
- Being dynamic and a team player is essential.
Join us at this exciting time and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives. We want to ensure roles are accessible and inclusive of everyone, which is why the NSPCC offers a high degree of flexibility around ways of working.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of what we do. At the NSPCC, we understand how important it is that our workforce is representative of the people we support and who support us. We believe that every individual has the right to be their true self and to live a full life without prejudice, fear or barriers. This is the starting point for all our commitments and actions and underpins our commitment to be there for all children.
Job purpose
This role sits in our Direct fundraising Team within the Individual Giving department. The key purpose of the job is to:
- Support the Associate Head and Senior Fundraisers to continue to grow and develop face-to-face direct recruitment and telephone fundraising activity at the NSPCC.
- To work with Senior Fundraisers and Associate Head within the Direct fundraising team to deliver agreed campaigns in line with business requirements.
- Advocate and reinforce the team’s ethics and values across compliance, safeguarding, supporter experience and best practice fundraising.
- Enhance the supporter experience and protect the NSPCC’s reputation when working with professional fundraising agencies.
- Through mystery shopping, call listening and other activities, ensure all activity, by agency partners and relevant internal teams, is compliant with regulation, codes of practice and NSPCC policies.
- Monitor campaign performance and income, ensuring that campaign KPIs and metrics are reported accurately and consistently.
- Monitor expenditure, including financial processes such as raising POs, checking invoices and reporting against budgeted expenditure figures.
- Work with data, including checking data selections for telephone activity.
- Work effectively with other departments within Individual Giving, Communications and Fundraising Directorates and other functions within the NSPCC to maximise income for children. Also working with external agencies to deliver large scale campaigns.
- Work as part of a larger team to meet the same objectives and work effectively with other teams within the NSPCC to maximise income for children.
- Working on behalf of stakeholders and representing brand values in the work that you produce. Being dynamic and a team player is essential.
Main duties and responsibilities
- With the Associate Head of Direct Fundraising, agree and deliver face-to-face and telephone direct fundraising activities in line with the Individual Supporters department’s annual business plan and budget to enable the NSPCC to plan its activity and services.
- Work with the Associate Head to maximise the opportunities by which the fundraising activity can contribute to the NSPCC’s mission of fighting for every childhood over and above fundraising objectives.
- Be responsible for the development of relationships and delivery of income from potential supporters engaged through face-to-face activity
- Work with internal NSPCC support teams to set up new agencies and campaigns.
- Keep up to date on best practice and developments within the charity sector generally and particularly changes to fundraising regulations, compliance and codes of practice relating to direct dialogue fundraising. Updating existing or creating new processes and working with agencies to implement changes in activity.
- Work with internal compliance teams and external agencies to plan and implement a monitoring schedule in line with the most up to date codes of practice, guidance and regulations. This should include regular mystery shopping and call listening.
- To work with the Associate Head to maximise the opportunities by which the fundraising activity of the Direct Fundraising team can contribute to the NSPCC’s mission of ending cruelty to children over and above fundraising objectives.
- To carry out research through a range of sources, including the Internet, Intranet, publications and other external contacts, including other charities, in order to obtain relevant information that can contribute to the fundraising activities of the Direct fundraising team.
- To work cross-functionally to ensure that fundraising activities are managed and developed in a way that maximises income for the NSPCC.
- To undertake specific fundraising projects and activities as necessary or as required to support the department’s fundraising as a whole.
Responsibilities for all staff within the Income Generation directorate
- A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
- To update databases and supporter information systems on a regular basis in line with Data Protection legislation and NSPCC policy and procedures.
- To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the Directorate and wider NSPCC activities.
- To adhere to all the NSPCC’S service standards, policies and procedures.
- To evidence an understanding of and commitment to the demonstration of NSPCC’s values.
- To maintain an awareness of and comply with NSPPC data protection regulations and to ensure currency of changing GDPR regulations.
- To be responsible for personal learning and development, to support the learning and development of others and the whole organisation.
- To work in a manner that facilitates and encourages inclusion.
- To be pro-active in identifying ways to improve personal and team performance.
- To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.
- To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty to children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general NSPCC news.
Key Relationships - Internal
- Reports to Associate Head – Direct Fundraising.
- A member of staff in the Direct Fundraising team, within the wider Individual Supporters department.
- Work with Compliance Team to mitigate risk and ensure compliance in face-to-face activity.
- Work with Finance Department to assist with reporting budget and reforecast all activity.
- Engage with staff in other NSPCC functions, as necessary to increase engagement between potential supporters and professional fundraisers to further fundraising relationships.
Key Relationships – External
- Work with a range of agreed agencies to engage the public through a supporter centric approach to fundraising, providing engaging content and materials, and ensuring that professional fundraisers align with our values and cause whilst maintaining high levels of compliance.
Person Specification
Skills and abilities
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills to understand, interpret and present complex information in a clear and persuasive way for a range of audiences.
- Ability to collect data from various sources, analyse findings, identify opportunities, evaluate their viability and present findings clearly in a way that meets desired outcomes.
- Well-developed ability to build, manage and develop relationships with individuals within an organisation and externally and achieve objectives through these relationships.
- The ability to plan, monitor and implement projects/events/initiatives to agreed deadlines often with conflicting priorities.
- An ability to organise and plan own work, identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives.
- Well-developed ability to apply effective numeracy skills in entering and recording financial data, interpreting, analysing, and presenting financial data in clear and accurate format to meet desired outcomes.
Knowledge and experience
- Experience in using Windows based software packages including word processing, excel spreadsheets, e-mail and the internet, in order to deliver tasks and projects.
- A personal commitment to ending cruelty to children.
Personal characteristics
- Commitment to apply NSPCC’s values and behaviours to all aspects of work.
- Willingness to travel within the UK via car or public transport to conduct mystery shopping and to work flexibly in approach to work and/or work time requirements.
Safer Recruitment
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.
Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.
The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Our principles:
- Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.
- Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.
- We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.
- Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.
- As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate
- All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.
Position: Fundraising Manager (Fixed-Term, 12-Month Contract, with potential to become permanent)
Location: Fully Remote
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week (3 days)
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 pro rata (depending on experience)
About Us:
Parenting Mental Health is a charity dedicated to supporting parents and carers of children experiencing mental health challenges. With an annual income of approximately £300k, we are on an exciting growth journey and need a motivated and enthusiastic Fundraising Manager to help us expand and diversify our income streams to continue delivering vital support.
We are looking for an individual who has fundraising experience and who is ready to roll up their sleeves and help us build on our successes so far. You will drive initiatives forward on your own whilst working closely with our new CEO – no one day will be the same! The impact you could make will change family lives for the better.
Your Role:
As our Fundraising Manager, you will develop and implement robust fundraising for the charity growing our income through existing and new fundraising streams. One of our initial ambitions is to implement an individual giving programme as well as build community and challenge event fundraising. It’s a varied and rewarding role where you will contribute to the charity’s continued success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Trusts and Foundations: research potential funding opportunities, submit applications, and maintain relationships with existing grantors.
- Individual Giving: develop and implement an individual giving programme.
- Community Fundraising: develop and implement community fundraising initiatives to generate vital income.
- Challenge Events: develop and implement a programme of UK based events, encouraging participants to meet their fundraising targets.
- Corporate Fundraising: identify and engage corporate partners, securing financial support and managing ongoing partnerships.
- Donor Stewardship: ensure donors feel valued by sending timely acknowledgements and regular updates on the impact of their support.
- Database: help implement and maintain a new CRM system.
What We Are Looking For:
- An experienced fundraiser with a proven track record of delivering fundraising strategy and results.
- A proactive and flexible attitude, with the ability to manage a variety of tasks and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a talent for building relationships.
- Attention to detail and knowledge of fundraising regulations and best practices
- Experience of digital fundraising platforms and social media campaigns and how the charity can use these to maximise income.
- A passion for the mission of Parenting Mental Health and a desire to make a positive impact: “Lived experience” desirable but not essential.
Why Join Us?
- Work for a charity that’s making a meaningful difference to the lives of families whose children are affected by mental health illness.
- Help shape and grow the fundraising strategy during an exciting phase of development.
- A part-time, fully remote role with flexible schedule, offering excellent work-life balance.
- A new role available from May 2025.
How to Apply:
If you like the sound of this role and want to join us at this exciting time, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your fundraising experience and motivation for applying.
Application deadline is 5 pm on Monday 5 May 2025.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed online in w/c 12 May 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Funding Officer to join our team in Wales. This is a fixed term, full time post until March 2026 (open to a conversation on flexible working and job share)
Depending on your location and preference, you will be based in either the Cardiff or Newtown office. You are welcome to be based in the office full time, or a combination of home and office working. You will need to travel within Wales to work with community groups and charities, and to other offices across the UK to work with colleagues.
As a Funding Officer serving our Mid & West Wales region, (Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Swansea).
- You will assess requests for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.
- You will be responsible for supporting local people and communities in Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, and have a strong understanding of our vision, being able to adapt your approach to the wishes of the people you are working with.
- You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.
- You will be responsible for the pipeline of projects in Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, understanding and responding to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback, and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations. Funding Officers will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker.
- You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.
Interview Date: Week commencing 19th May 2025 (Mon-Wed) - Virtual
Location: Wales - Cardiff or Newtown office including Hybrid Working (home working and working in community).
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential:
- Understanding of strengths-based approaches to working with people and communities in Bridgend/Neath Port Talbot.
- Ability to analyse information, including financial data and project plans in order to make written funding recommendations to decision-makers.
- Remain calm under pressure and handle multiple and competing priorities, supporting others when needed.
- Experienced in providing great customer service.
Desirable:
- The ability to communicate in Welsh fluently (spoken and written).
- Knowledge of the wider funding context
- Ability to learn from our funded projects and share that learning for the benefit of the wider organisation.
- Confident in presenting to a wide range of audiences.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
It starts with community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join our dynamic Communications team and be part of a rare opportunity to shape the narratives and visuals that amplify the life-changing initiatives of 1625 Independent People. If you're passionate about crafting powerful communications that make a difference, this is your chance to affect change and leave a lasting impression.
Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59 Thursday 08 May 2025.
We are striving to better represent the young people we support and therefore are particularly keen to increase applications from minoritized ethnic groups, Muslim and male candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We also encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience.
If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.
Who are we?
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.
What you will be doing:
- By being empathetic and seeking to understanding the complex needs of homeless young people, young people leaving care, and the barriers they face, you will work with them and their support workers to tell their stories.
- Utilising your creative skill’s, you will create branded collateral that supports a variety of campaigns and events.
- Through your enthusiasm, you will be able to work on own initiative but also alongside your team, ensuring all communications are suitable for specific audiences.
- By being detail orientated you will be managing a variety of platforms including the website and all social media channels.
- You build strong relationships both internally and externally; you communicate excellently, and you influence others externally to support 1625 Independent People
You will be in Fundraising and Communications Team and your line manager will be our Communications and Community Fundraising Manager.
At 1625 we are led by our Competency Development Framework. This connects our values to our behaviours in everything we do and gives us the tools to develop. The framework ensures our recruitment is better informed, applications and interviews are behaviourally based, and job profiles are developed on the ‘how’ of a job.
If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert.
Contract details
- Hours per week: 37.5 (this represents 1 FTE)
- Contract type: 1 year contract (Maternity Cover)
- Pay: £27,852 - £29,439 per annum
- The location: Kingsley Hall, Old Market - there is also flexibility and support to manage working from home. We currently meet as a team 2 days a week at Kingsley Hall.
A few benefits at 1625ip
In return for your dedication, we offer:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays
- Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF
- A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing
- “1625 Independent People is an amazing organisation, and I feel very lucky to work here”, Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2024.
- “I couldn’t be happier with the opportunities and support I have received in my career progression that has led me to my dream job!” See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us, on the vacancy page of our website.
- 1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer.
- Flexible working
Important dates
- Application deadline closes: 23:59 Thursday 08 May 2025.
- If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Wednesday 14 May 2025, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
- Interviews are on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 May 2025.
Application information
Ready to see yourself in this rewarding role? We can’t wait to hear from you.
- To access the Job Pack and submit an application, please visit the vacancy page on our website.
- You will be asked to answer 3 questions at the end of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted.
- Please note the online e-application form cannot be saved so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e-form.
- Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organise a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you.
Equitable opportunities for everyone
We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications.
As an organisation who safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager.
We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer, and have made the Menopause Workplace, Mental Health at Work, and Bristol Equality Charter pledges.
Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.
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!
The Talent Set is thrilled to be working with a fantastic organisation who are seeking an Interim Part Time Trust Fundraiser to support them on a 3 - 6 month role.
Working fully remotely or hybrid-London and with complete flexibility, the successful candidate will be responsible for cultivating relationships with trusts and foundations, creating a robust pipeline of applications, and ensuring accurate and timely reporting. This role demands efficiency and the ability to produce numerous high-calibre applications within set deadlines, clearly articulating the client's mission and impact.
Joining a supportive and collaborative team where every contribution is valued, this position offers an excellent work-life balance and the chance to be an integral part of a tight-knit group committed to mutual support, growth, and innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and write compelling, high-quality funding applications to trusts and foundations.
- Maintain and nurture relationships with existing trust and foundation supporters.
- Establish and manage a clear pipeline of applications and associated reporting deadlines.
- Ensure the timely and accurate reporting to funders on grant expenditure and impact.
- Collaborate effectively with internal teams to gather essential project information and impact data.
- Maintain meticulous records of all trust-related activities.
- Monitor funding success rates and income against established targets.
Essential Experience and Skills:
- Proven experience in fundraising within the charitable sector.
- Exceptional written communication skills with a demonstrable ability to create persuasive funding proposals.
- Strong attention to detail and a highly organised approach to managing workload.
- Ability to interpret and present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
- Experience using CRM systems and managing databases effectively.
- A solid understanding of the UK trust and foundation funding landscape.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to work effectively and independently.
- Knowledge of charity governance and best practices in grant management.
Working Hours: Part-time, 3-4 days per week.
What’s on Offer:
- £130.43 per day + £16.23 daily holiday pay (£146.67 total PAYE)
- Part-time opportunity
- A flexible working set up, remote with occasional travel to London
- A 3 - 6 month contract
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.
The process: If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, a member of our team will be in contact to discuss the role with you in more detail before presenting your profile to the client. We will also ensure that all applicants receive an email to inform them of the outcome of their application.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair 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!
Brand and Content Manager
Remote (UK-based) | Full-time | Flexible working | Competitive salary + excellent benefits
You would be part of an innovative organisation working to support teachers and improve pupils’ access to quality education.
Oak is a fully remote, mission-driven organisation offering high levels of flexibility, autonomy, and purpose. We’re a national not-for-profit working in partnership with teachers to create the highest-quality, sequenced curriculum and lesson resources for pupils across all subjects and age groups.
Our culture has been independently recognised through:
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Flexa verified (93% overall score, including 95% for working hours and 97% for role modelling)
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Escape the City's Top 1% Employers – based on anonymous colleague reviews of culture, development, and impact
About the Role
Ready to lead bold, creative brand marketing and make an impact in education? Oak National Academy is looking for a Brand and Content Manager to shape how we communicate with teachers and champion our mission.
You’ll plan and deliver standout campaigns, develop compelling content plans — from blogs to social to video — and build multi-channel brand awareness. With a clear editorial eye and data-driven mindset, you’ll ensure everything we create strengthens our brand and connects with our audience.
This is a hands-on, strategic role for someone who thrives on turning big ideas into brilliant content. If you’re passionate about purposeful work and know how to build a brand with impact, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Develop and deliver a comprehensive brand marketing plan, leading marketing campaigns and content plans that deliver Oak’s goals.
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Manage the creation of high-impact communications content (blogs, case studies, social content, videos) that enhance Oak’s brand and position us as experts in education.
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Oversee Oak’s organic social media and content creator partnerships, to increase awareness and strengthen our brand messages.
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As a member of the Oak Team, you will contribute to the wider success and culture of the organisation and support and role model our five values: create the right environment, be a great colleague, own your role but work for the team, make things happen, and keep getting better.
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Work in cross-functional and product-oriented squads with colleagues from across the organisation, as required.
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Deputise for the Lead School Support Manager and take on other general responsibilities as required.
What We’re Looking For
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5+ years experience in brand marketing management.
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Proven success in collecting, analysing and using qualitative and quantitative data to measure and improve brand performance.
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Extensive knowledge in content marketing and using editorial management to maintain a strong, engaging brand presence.
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Proven success in growing audiences through organic social media channels and working collaboratively with content creators.
Our Benefits
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25 days annual leave, plus one extra day for each year of service (up to 28)
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Additional Oak closure days over Christmas/New Year
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11% employer pension contribution (with no minimum employee contribution)
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A 36-hour working week, with half-days on Fridays or every other Friday off
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Fully remote working — we’ll support your home set-up and offer coworking options if preferred
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Termly in-person offsites to collaborate, connect, and have fun
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A culture that genuinely supports flexibility, autonomy, and trust
Inclusion and Belonging
We believe diverse teams build better products. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those who are underrepresented in the tech and education sectors.
We use the Applied recruitment platform to help reduce bias in our hiring process.
Key Info
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Location: Remote, but you must be based in the UK with the legal right to work here
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Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time
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Closing date: We’ll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the role early
If this sounds like the kind of role and team where you could do your life’s best work, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home-based
Department: Commercial
Salary: £46,683 - £51,870 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
There’s never been a better time to join the team! Our client have launched an ambitious new strategy – and they want you to be part of it. There are loads of reasons to love cycling, even if you’re not someone who cycles. From cutting pollution, to making us healthier and happier, cycling can help us all thrive.
The role of Head of Fundraising is instrumental in growing our clients fundraising avenues and activities. Are you the person that can drive growth in these areas? Explore the attached job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this role and for them. Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.
They are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. They strongly believe that diversity strengthens their work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of them are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most.
Applications close at 9:00am on the closing date shown.
Benefits: 27 days holiday bank holidays (pro rata for part time roles), perk scheme access, life assurance, paid compassionate leave, enhanced sick pay, plus many more staff benefits.
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Research Associate - National Youth Agency
Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract (with potential to extend)
Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum, dependent on experience
Remote: This role is 100% homebased with occasional travel for staff residentials and other events.
What we do
As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Knowledge Team, working alongside two existing Research Associates and a Data Analyst.
You will be integral in delivering research, data, and insights that support organisational development and programme delivery across NYA.
We are looking for an experienced mixed-methods researcher with a strong understanding of social research and evaluation approaches. Ideally, you will have experience working in or alongside the youth sector and be confident using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
You’ll need to be flexible, proactive, and a strong communicator, able to explain complex ideas to varied audiences.
This role is ideal for someone looking to make a tangible difference through evidence-led approaches that shape policy, practice, and impact in youth work.
Key responsibilities for this role will include:
- Designing and delivering research projects using a range of methods including surveys, interviews, and focus groups.
- Supporting the development of the NYA research and data hub, including external research collation and data visualisation.
- Leading on evaluations to meet funder requirements and contribute to NYA’s growing evidence base.
- Analysing data from NYA programmes to support impact measurement.
- Promoting evidence-based practice across NYA and the wider youth sector.
- Communicating findings clearly through reports, briefings, and presentations.
- Managing research projects and collaborating with internal and external partners to deliver on time and to quality.
- Responding to internal and external research enquiries.
The ideal candidate will have experience in social research, familiarity with various research methodologies, and the ability to communicate complex findings to diverse audiences.
Please refer to our Candidate Pack for more information on the role and the requirements.
Why Work for NYA?
NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
How to Apply:
Please download our applicant pack to find out more about the role and requirements
To apply, please submit the following via our online application platform by 11:59pm on Monday 12th May 2025:
A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the About You section.
A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the requirements in the
About You section.
We will request data for our EEDI monitoring purposes, providing this is optional.
Please note: the covering letter is an essential part of the application process and will be assessed as part of your full application. We use AI detector software, so cover letters or CV’s with over 30% AI generated content with be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance. CV’s will not be accepted without a cover letter.
The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer.
At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.
We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.
Youth Work changes lives
Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from it. As the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.
We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.
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Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a national charity to recruit a Supporter Engagement Officer in order to play a crucial role in fostering lasting relationships with the charity supporters across Dorset.
You will provide exceptional service to donors, volunteers, and community fundraisers, ensuring that their engagement with the charity is meaningful and rewarding. You will be at the heart of the charity fundraising efforts.
As a Supporter Engagement Officer you will:
- Act as the primary point of contact for charity within the Dorset community, promoting the charity and maximising income opportunities.
- Provide top-quality stewardship for supporters, ensuring they feel appreciated and valued.
- Identify and pursue new opportunities for income growth in line with the charity’s strategy.
- Manage and coordinate collection boxes across Dorset, working closely with fundraising officers and finance teams.
- Collaborate with local community groups to support and promote fundraising activities.
- Develop and deliver engagement activities, including newsletters, events, and personal acknowledgements, to thank, update, and inspire supporters.
- Lead and manage a team of volunteers across Dorset, recruiting, training, and providing ongoing support.
- Work alongside volunteers to engage with and expand local fundraising initiatives.
- Deliver compelling talks about the charity to different audiences, adapting your approach to ensure maximum engagement.
To be successful, you must have experience:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience in customer service, supporter care, or fundraising.
- Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
- Attention to detail and the ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM/database systems.
Desirable
- Previous experience in the charity sector.
- Knowledge of fundraising principles and best practices.
- Experience using supporter engagement platforms or email marketing tools.
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum
Contract type:Full-time, permanent
Location- Dorset, remote work
Closing date: On rolling basis
Interview: TBC
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
The Governance and Risk Officer (GRO) will provide support to the Head of Governance & Risk by providing administrative and organisational support in all areas of governance and risk by implementing and maintaining risk assurance activities, including the corporate risk registers, policy management, contract review and internal audit delivery.
The GRO will aid in the creation of an assurance function to manage governance, risk and adherence to policies and procedures, and will also support with the administration of the charity’s committees, both at executive and trustee level.
- Involved in ensuring the charity is keeping to the highest standards of corporate governance, and identifying, implementing and tracking changes to procedures to help drive improvements.
- Working with colleagues across all levels and areas of the organisation to promote awareness of good governance and assurance practices.
- Providing administrative support to the Head of Governance & Risk and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders both internal and external.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining various risk assurance logs and registers and engaging with key stakeholders to drive improvements against those logs.
- Undertaking various administrative tasks and assisting the Head of Governance & Risk to maintain a robust forward plan for the risk and assurance function and various trustee sub-committees.
We are looking for.
- You’ll demonstrate strong administration skills, self-motivated and exceptional attention to detail.
- You’ll have outstanding communication (clear and concise in both written and spoken communication) and interpersonal skills to engage with colleagues at all levels.
- You’re enthusiastic about personal learning and growth – willing to undertake training and an ability to learn quickly.
- You’ll demonstrate excellent administration, planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
- You’ll be computer literate and competent in MS Office applications, particularly Excel.
- You’ll have ability to review, analyse and interpret data and act upon the findings.
Why the DofE Award?
- The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart.
- Access to a generous benefit, including volunteering leave, generous pension scheme and a healthcare cash plan and employee assistance programme.
- The opportunity to collaborate and engage on national projects with colleagues across the whole charity.
- The ability to work flexibly to meet yours and our business needs.
How to apply
If you are excited about the prospect of working for the DofE and believe you have the desired skills and experience to make a real success of this role, then we are keen to hear from you.
If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.
Applications will close on Monday 5th May – Midnight
1st Interviews will take place: WC 12th May (to be held virtually via Teams)
2nd Interview will take place: WC 19th May (to be held virtually via Teams)
The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar), including references covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.
**The geographical allowance is based on a member of staff having a home or office-based postcode within 30 miles (as the crow flies) from Charing Cross, WC2N 5HS. The allowance is 7% capped at £4,000 per annum.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title - Sales and Marketing Manager
Contract - Permanent
Hours - 21 hours (part-time 0.6 FTE), 3 days per week
Salary - £19,200 - £21,000 (£32,000-£35,000 FTE), dependent on experience
Location - Home-based
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About Coram Life Education
Coram Life Education is a national charity that supports schools’ Wellbeing and PSHE education, including Relationships and Sex Education. We use dynamic teaching strategies (including drama) and resources within a framework of a fully developed whole-school approach to behaviour, safety and achievement, which also includes a comprehensive online PSHE scheme of work called SCARF, which supports schools’ wellbeing and PSHE education for primary-age children aged 3-11.
About the role
The role focuses on developing and implementing sales and marketing strategies to drive growth in the UK and internationally, manage campaigns, and support our regional Delivery Partner network. It involves building relationships with schools and wider stakeholders, spanning early years, primary, secondary, overseeing fidelity with brand identity, and collaborating with CLE, fundraising and communications teams to align messaging and maximise impact.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: 9th May 2025 at 12pm
Interview Date: 19th/20th May 2025
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of the role
To develop and deliver Brook’s Education and Wellbeing work with young people, to support and facilitate online training sessions for professionals and Parents, ensuring effective delivery against commissioned contracts as well as programmes that generate additional income for Brook. Bank Staff will facilitate training for adults, parents and carers and may be required to liaise with Social Care and Police, work within multi agency teams and coordinate Safeguarding concerns and referrals.
Essential criteria
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Candidate must have fluent Welsh language skills
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Willingness to travel, including overnight stays and be based in or near Wales.
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Possession of a UK driving license and access to a car are strongly preferred.
To learn more about the role and person specification please read the attached 'role specification' which can be found on the application form.
Hours: Part-Time, 0 Hour Contract
Contract: BANK
Location: Wales
Salary: £12.56 per hour
Closing date: 31/05/2025
Application Tip: Ensure your supporting statement refers to the person specification as this will assist in a successful sift through to the interview stage.
About Brook:
Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality.
Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health.
We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need.
Benefits of working for Brook:
- Annual leave – 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays
- Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid)
- Flexible working
- Gratitude scheme
- Assisted purchase scheme
- Cycle to Work up to £1k
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Long service awards
- Maternity and paternity pay
- Pension scheme – with contributions matched up to a maximum of 4%
- Training and development opportunities
- Coaching
Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK.
Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions will not be considered for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application. We will contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been shortlisted for the role.
Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.
Brook Safeguarding with Purpose
Working with People Safely. Safe Place, Safe People.
Job Description
Job Title: Training and Development Officer
Location: Home-based, covering the South
Salary: £26,000 (pro-rata), you’d get £15,600 (gross)
Hours: 29.6 hours to be worked flexibly over 4 days
Contract: fixed-term to end of March 2028, Term Time Only
About us:
Learning through Landscapes is the UK’s leading school grounds charity, dedicated to enhancing outdoor learning and play for all. Our vision is a society where the benefits of regular time outdoors are valued and appreciated, and outdoor learning, play and connection with nature is recognised as a fundamental part of education, at every stage, for every child and young person.
We have unrivalled expertise based on three decades of experience, practical action and research. With offices in England and Scotland and staff based across the UK, our team and our accredited network of outdoor learning experts have the capacity to work nationally and internationally. Click HERE for more information.
What you’ll be doing:
As a Training and Development Officer, you will be working directly with teachers and other education staff supporting their journeys in taking curriculum learning and play outside and to utilise their school grounds. You will deliver LtL’s training and projects within diverse communities across a significant geographical area. This role is part of our exciting new climate change education initiative. It is essential that you are able and willing to travel the Southwest and throughout the UK, including overnight. For more details of the role see the Key Responsibilities document.
What you’ll need:
· Experience of delivering projects with diverse communities
· Experience of training and advising educational staff in primary or secondary schools.
· Experience of delivering outdoor nature-based and curriculum linked learning activities
· A passion for nature
· Experience of producing written materials; educational resources, reports, and similar project related communications
· Competent IT skills (particularly Microsoft Office, Teams and Outlook)
· Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a varied workload
· Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to find creative solutions
· Good interpersonal skills
· An understanding of the role safeguarding plays in education
· Ability to work from home or suitable office-type venue
If you don’t have all of the above but feel it could be the role for you, talk to us!
What we offer:
· Flexible working
· Holiday, 28 days + bank holidays + a “birthday gift” day
· Laptop, phone and all travel & subsistence expenses
· Family & carer friendly policies
· Annual training package including: LtL Professional Accreditation in Outdoor Learning and Play, LtL Climate School 180 Network Training package
· Sick pay
· Pension scheme – 5% employer contribution
· Subsidised Christmas meal
· A supportive and welcoming team of colleagues, including our 20+ Delivery Team members.
We’re an equal opportunities employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our workforce and are committed to recruiting the best people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. We offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who choose to opt-in to the scheme and can demonstrate that they have at least 6 out of the 11 from the “what you need” list. To be eligible to apply via the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, you must be from an ethnic minority. Please state clearly in your covering letter if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
We are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact the HR Manager, Sarah Knott - see website for contact details.
To apply: Please send the following by email to our recruitment email - see website
· Your CV
· A covering letter explaining in no more than one side of A4, your interest in the role and the skills and knowledge you have that make you an ideal candidate
· Contact details (including email address and phone number) of two referees, one of whom should be your most recent employer.
The recruitment process:
The deadline for applications is 9 am on Monday 12h May 2025.
If you have not heard from us by 5 pm on Tuesday 13th May 2025, you have not been shortlisted.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview (either via TEAMS or at a venue in the South - TBC) on Tuesday 20th May 2025.
Candidates will be informed of the outcome of the interviews by Thursday 22nd May 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Who are we:
Since 1962, the National Autistic Society has been campaigning to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people.
In National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policy and legislation to reflect their needs.
We provide autism training and best practice services and want all autistic people to have access to services and support that fully meet their needs. We also provide diagnostic services, training, accreditation, consultancy and conferences, designed to support all professionals and organisations.
Who we are looking for:
Autism Know How is our autism training and best practice services
We are here to help you to learn, develop and embed your or your organisation’s practice and ensure you are providing the best possible service for autistic people.
We are looking for an experience Marketing and Communications Manager to join the Autism Know How team.
What we can offer you:
- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
- A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
- Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family for free!
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
About our application process:
When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
For some roles, successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include additional references and criminal background checks.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer. INDNPCS