Jobs

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Brooke family on a permanent basis as Head of Policy and Advocacy. Our dedicated Policy and Advocacy Team work on a wide and demanding portfolio, delivering impactful campaigns for working equids by extending our reach and influence through inspiring advocacy and strategic engagement.

You will lead and develop Brooke’s policy and advocacy strategy internationally with a focus on key institutions, government leaders, and other NGOs, and through supporting Country Programme Advocacy Leads. As one of Brooke’s primary external ambassadors, you will be representing Brooke to external constituencies, giving high profile presentations and speeches at conferences, leading the development of major advocacy campaigns and ensuring the effective coordination of the advocacy, public engagement and programmatic teams.

You will lead a high performing team, moulding both individual plans and team plans for performance management and accountability. You will contribute to the development of Brooke’s next Strategy post 2027, seeing the bigger picture and translating key advocacy asks into executable strategies for achieving impact.

Criteria

We are looking for an individual who has a real commitment to lasting change and to the vision and mission of Brooke.  You will need to have extensive practical knowledge and experience of engaging with strategic policy makers at a Global Institutional Level, with proven expertise in developing/implementing advocacy strategies. You must have excellent networking and representational skills and the ability to inspire others to improve their performance through reflective learning and communication. In order to excel in this post, it is essential you possess the ability to work and travel independently and to deliver on an agenda which you would have ownership for.

About Brooke

Brooke is an international animal welfare organisation dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules and the communities that de­pend on them. Working across South Asia, Africa and Central America we reach over 1.4 million animals and 1.1million owners annually, with millions more benefiting as our work ripples through whole communities and countries. Our global strategy is built on the three pillars of transforming equid welfare in communities, building sustainable animal health systems, and advocating for lasting change. We have more than 600 staff members across the globe, including vets, animal welfare experts, human behaviour change practitioners and development specialists

Working equines are the engines that power the developing world as they transport people, food, water and goods, as well as labouring in arduous industries such as coal mines and brick kilns. It is estimated that 100 million working equines support around 600 million people. These animals suffer due to the scale of their workloads and inadequate care and services. Our charitable ac­tivities not only improve the lives of animals, they also contribute to improvements in the livelihood of owners and their families.

First round Interviews to be held in first week of April

Access to Healthcare Advisor

£31,930 + 6% pension contribution (pro-rata)

21 hours/week

8 month contract

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to work as our Access to Healthcare Advisor. You will provide advice and casework to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants on issues related to accessing healthcare and NHS charging. You will also deliver training sessions to NHS staff and help our clients’ share their stories and experiences of accessing healthcare.

You will have experience of working providing advice and information to individuals and understand the needs of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Ideally, you will also have an understanding of immigration issues and/or how to navigate healthcare services.

We are currently working in a hybrid model. You would be expected to work one to two days/week from our office in Deptford.

Please refer to the job description and person specification. To apply, please complete our online application form on our website.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a basic DBS check.

Deadline: 9am Friday 21 March 2025

Interviews: 27 & 28 March 2025

Are you experienced in mental health first aid and risk management, and safeguarding management?

Are you passionate about mental health recovery through activity and a strengths-based approach?

We are seeking a calm and resilient practitioner with excellent interpersonal skills to be a core member of our multidisciplinary team. Outstanding observational, analytical and organisational skills are a must.

Growing Well is a farm-based mental health charity originating near Kendal in South Cumbria, and with sites in Tebay and now Egremont (opened April 2024).

The horticultural context is key to our charity as it provides a safe, supportive working environment to nurture mental health recovery for those people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness. Growing Well works with people on a weekly basis to help rebuild a sense of purpose, to engage in meaningful and fulfilling activity and to build hope for the future.

The role of the Mental Health Support Coordinator (West Cumbria) is to:

• Lead the beneficiary support service within Growing Well (West Cumbria).
• Participate, from time to time and for a specific purpose, in field work (no practical experience necessary), providing additional 'in activity' monitoring and support of individual volunteers and ensuring the smooth integration of our transferable life skills programme.
• Share external networks, mentoring and training for the benefit of volunteers, colleagues and commercial customers.

All staff are expected to:

• Be involved in all aspects of the Growing Well community
• Uphold the values of Growing Well, including those of honesty, inclusion, equality, participation, empowering individual agency
• Be an effective communicator and encourage openness
• Contribute to providing an environment that is physically and emotionally safe

To apply, please view the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website, and submit a letter of application and a current CV to Hannah Wright at hannah [at] growingwell [dot] co [dot] uk

Application deadline: 5pm, Friday 14th March.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 18th March.

HEALTH SYSTEMS ENGAGEMENT OFFICER (DEVOLVED NATIONS)

Salary: £37,000 - £41,000 per annum

Reports to: Head of Health Systems Engagement

Department: Policy, Information and Communications

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Home-based anywhere in the UK. Please note that there will be moderate national travel, and overnight stays. Requests to be based in a Devolved Nation Office, or our Head Office in Stratford, London will be considered.

Closing date: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 23:55

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Health Systems Engagement Officer. We need your project management skills and knowledge of the health system, to ensure our work in CRUK has the best possible impact for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This will involve working alongside expert teams across CRUK, using your project management skills help us join up the way we engage and create outputs for health systems, as well as patients, public, and politicians. Further to this, you'll take a leading role in analysing, synthesising, and communicating information about healthcare in the devolved nations. You'll be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team, responsible for keeping CRUK in touch with how health systems, and working closely with our two Senior Managers for Devolved Nations insight.

We welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds. This role might suit those with project management skills, and a background in health system topics, particularly those with understanding of health systems in Scotland, Wales and/or Northern Ireland.

What will I be doing?

• Supporting the two Senior Insight Managers for Devolved Nations, managing projects that support delivery of HSE's and the wider directorate's strategic objectives

• Identifying, distilling, synthesising and sharing key insights gained from devolved nations health systems on key cancer topics, such as rollout and optimization of screening programmes, and how health organizations work together to diagnose and treat cancer.

• Building effective relationships with expert teams across the Policy, Information and Communications directorate as well as senior management within the Evidence and Implementation department

• Producing effective internal communications to disseminate work

• Contributing to the management of the overall health systems engagement programme, including acting as lead for designated workstreams as required

• Working with colleagues across different teams to develop, manage and deliver external-facing projects

• Leading and supporting project teams of CRUK staff and external stakeholders and partners to develop and deliver the above projects.

What skills will I need?

• Ability to manage projects, prioritise work and meet deadlines

• Relevant knowledge of, or experience working within, a health system, ideally within one or more of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience working with published evidence, data and grey literature to develop insights

• Good interpersonal skills, with experience of building relationships and influencing a broad range of stakeholders at all levels

• Ability to rapidly appraise, assimilate and distil key messages from information from a range of sources

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with good attention to detail.

• Able to make decisions and take actions quickly to keep projects on time.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and experience as a multi-disciplined
fundraiser, supporting a small but growing organisation in its mission to bring Proportional
Representation to the UK, and fix our broken political system.

This is an exciting and important time to be joining Make Votes Matter. The General Election
in 2024 was the most disproportionate in history; trust in politics is low and people don’t
feel heard by politicians. We believe that Proportional Representation could repair our
broken politics and the majority of the public agrees.

Our ability to deliver our new three-year strategy rests on harnessing the power of
grassroots activists to put pressure on the Government and political parties; we need an
ambitious fundraiser to help fund our strategy. The majority of our income comes from
people who care as deeply about electoral reform as we do, so we are looking for someone
with a particular passion for individual giving and philanthropy.

You will be a core part of the team, working closely with the CEO to deliver ambitious
fundraising targets.

Make Votes Matter is committed to building a culturally and politically diverse team.

Reporting to: Chief Executive
Purpose of role: Develop, manage and implement Make Votes Matter’s fundraising strategy.

Headline terms and conditions

Salary:£35,000
Hours: 35 hours p/w (flexible and part time working arrangements considered)
Pension: employer contribution
Leave: 25 days, Christmas break, plus bank holidays

Interviews: Week commencing 30 March 2025

You must have the right to work in the UK

Key responsibilities

Individual Giving and Philanthropy

Developing and implementing a robust donor management plan including proactive donor
stewardship to ensure the best donor experience for MVM supporters, a clear donor journey
which is continually improved and donor uplifting to grow donations from the supporter
base.

Setting up, running and monitoring campaigns as well as analysing and reporting on results.

Work with the communications team to incorporate fundraising into MVM content used
across our website, email marketing and social channels.

Supporting the CEO to identify, cultivate and engage mid to high level donors to grow HNWI
income.

Community Fundraising

Work with MVM’s national network of supporters to support and unlock community
fundraising opportunities.

Grants

Prospecting and applying for relevant grant opportunities.
 

General

Co-developing and owning a multi-year fundraising strategy underpinning MVM’s
sustainable long-term growth.

Ensuring compliance with relevant fundraising legislation and advising the CEO.

Collaborating with the wider team to develop fundraising requirements and campaigns and
to deliver on funded commitments.

Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required.

Skills and experience

Essential

Experience of individual giving, running crowdfunding campaigns and donor management.
Good understanding of common digital platforms such as Meta Business Suite, Google
Analytics.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, copywriting experience and editing skills

Good administrative skills and ability to develop and maintain internal systems to store
information compliant with legislation (such as GDPR) and good practice

Ability to collaborate effectively with small team

An optimistic, pragmatic approach to fundraising within the context of a small organisation.

Desirable

Experience in philanthropy, working with and securing donations from major donors /
HNWIs

Experience in grant writing

Understanding of the rules and regulations underpinning political campaigns

A strong commitment to democracy and electoral reform

Are you enthusiastic, motivated, and organised? Do you love meeting new people, building relationships, and making a difference? Whether you’re starting your career or looking for a new challenge, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Join our Fundraising & Engagement Team and help raise vital funds to support people across Surrey who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and deafblind.

What you’ll be doing:

· Building relationships with local communities, schools and businesses

· Delivering talks to groups and organisations to build awareness across Surrey

· Organising creative fundraising events, challenges and campaigns

· Supporting individuals fundraising for the charity

· Ensuring all fundraising income is recorded accurately and supporting with team administration and planning

· Attending occasional evening and weekend events as required

Who we are looking for:

· A confident communicator who enjoys meeting and inspiring new people

· A motivated and organised individual with a positive attitude

· A creative and proactive individual with excellent time management skills and attention to detail

· A team player who’s ready to learn and develop their skills, but can work independently and manage multiple tasks

· Willing to work from the Head Office near Leatherhead and have the ability to travel across Surrey with events/fundraising materials

What’s in it for you?

· Hands-on experience in fundraising and event planning

· A generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days per annum, plus bank holidays

· A friendly and supportive team to learn from and help you succeed

· Training opportunities to develop new skills

· Pension scheme - we match contributions up to 6%

· Annual flu vaccinations and contribution towards work-related glasses 

This is an exciting and varied role, perfect for someone to gain new skills and make a real impact in the community. If you're a people person with great communication and organisational skills, we’d love to hear from you.  

Ready to make a difference? Apply now!

A DBS check is required (we’ll arrange this for you).

Mileage will be paid at 45p per mile

For more details, check out the full job description.

If you would like an informal chat to found out more please do contact us!

Interviews for this role are ongoing and we reserve the right to interview during the advertising period and make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a large and growing property development/management company based in London. The organisation also has a developing philanthropic arm which looks to invest in social and charitable activities. Due to growth, an exciting opportunity exists for a Compliance Officer to join the team. As Compliance Officer, you will ensure the organisation complies with all relevant regulations while managing and optimising administrative operations. This is a full-time, permanent role, Hybrid in Ilford.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 1 year of experience in compliance and administrative roles. Ideally, you will have experience in policy implementation and regulatory compliance. You will have a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Compliance or a related field. You will have a strong understanding of labour laws, data protection regulations and compliance standards. Good working knowledge of HRIS, payroll systems and office management tools are essential for this role. Strong written and verbal communication skills are also essential for the role.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis and roles may closer earlier than initially indicated.

Do you want to help engage potential students and see them through the enrolment process? We need an energetic person with excellent communication skills to join our team. You’ll be responsible for entire enrolment process, from initial enquiry to starting on a programme. You’ll also be working with families to ensure that learning gained at Share is practiced at home.

Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy, and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people like you to help us make that happen.

Main responsibilities

· You’ll contact enquiries, within agreed timescales, to provide information about Share’s services and to arrange show around visits across our different projects

· You’ll ensure that the students’ wishes are captured and communicated

· You’ll build trust and rapport with people’s support networks to ensure Share has all the relevant information needed to best support the student

· You’ll liaise with the social services access team to apply for funding for the potential new student to join

· You’ll arrange start dates for new students, plan and deliver their induction and make sure they have a smooth start to their time at Share

Who we’re looking for

1. You’re an excellent communicator and can build rapport quickly with people from diverse backgrounds and at all levels inside and outside of the organisation

2. You have excellent administrative and ICT skills and have the ability to produce clear concise reports

3. You learn quickly and are good at planning ahead, demonstrating a methodical and flexible approach to a busy and varied workload

4. You’re a strong team-player and enjoy working alongside others

5. Most importantly, you’re passionate about helping disabled people enjoy more autonomy and you understand how to make this happen

Why work for us?

Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.

Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests, and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.

We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life.

We’ve been praised for our thorough induction process and supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.

How to apply

We actively encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic communities and with lived experience of a learning disability and/or autism. This is because we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of our student body wherever possible in order to provide the best possible service.

If you would like to have chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact a member of the HR team.

We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone. All CVs and applications are sanitised to ensure unbiased recruitment, and if you make it to interview stage, some questions will be sent in advance. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.

This job is subject to two satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please contact us.

Our privacy policy for job applicants can be found on our website.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?

Brain Tumour Research is seeking an experienced and focused Head of Finance.

Do you have the experience, drive and determination to thrive in this role?

Key Responsibilities:

• To take overall leadership of the charity's Finance Operations
• Drive the delivery of insightful management reporting and business analysis
• Responsibility for all tax affairs as relevant - Corporate Tax, VAT, Gift Aid, PAYE etc
• Deputise for our Director of Finance and Operations

Requirements: 

• To be able to work from the Office in Milton Keynes 3 days a week, with the option of working from home 2 days a week
• Qualified Accountant
• Proven leadership and people management skills
• Proven experience of statutory reporting, tax compliance and proficient in finance systems
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel
• Preferably experience of working in the Charity sector

If you are looking for a fulfilling and impactful role and have the level of experience and skill we are looking for, we welcome your application.

​We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.

We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process.  Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.

Hospice in the Weald has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and target-orientated individual to join us as a Relationship Fundraising Executive, focusing on the delivery of our Hospice-owned events. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual with events experience to join our ambitious team, to plan, coordinate and execute memorable experiences for our supporters.

You will be leading on the recruitment and stewardship of our supporters, and logistics of events within our portfolio. This includes the delivery of our Hospice-owned events which currently includes our Moonlight Walk, Hospice Run, and our Christmas events, including our Christmas Tree Recycling campaign, aiming to raise £380,000 in 2025/26. You’ll be a calm and consistent individual, who has a flexible approach to their work.

This role is advertised as full-time; however, we would consider part-time for the right candidate. Benefits include free parking and a generous holiday allowance with the ability to buy and sell additional holiday. You can view more information about our range of benefits on our website.

The deadline for applications is midnight Friday 7th March, with interviews been held on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th March. For more information, please contact Lisa Browning, Relationship Fundraising Manager.

Please visit our website to apply for the position.

Location: UK remote – (occasional travel to Haywards Heath office)

Salary: £22,932.00 per annum FTE (real living wage)
Contract: Twelve-month internship, negotiable
Hours: Working a minimum three days weekly

Sightsavers is looking for a Digital Technical intern to support their technical team manage and develop their systems, products and services.

About the internship

This post-holder will support colleagues across the digital fundraising and performance team. They will support the maintenance of various systems, assist with website enhancements and the testing and quality assurance of multiple platforms. The digital technical intern will report directly to the Technical Manager.

If you are passionate about digital technology and keen to develop your skill set, knowledge and experience across digital platforms and gain exposure within international development then this could be a great opportunity for you.

A day in the life of a digital intern might include Help desk triage for the tech team, assisting with website testing, spot checking and proofreading existing content, plugins/updates, helping with documentation of new products/developments, supporting the team’s calendars projects.

About you

This opportunity is for someone whose interest in digital technology has them already engaged with the ‘how to’ in digital technology, exploring domain management and quality assurance for example.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

· Knowledge of GitHub, Cloudflare

· An understanding of html and css

· An understanding of project management in the digital space

· A good eye to detail

· Strong written and proofing ability

· Clear communication

· A flexible and adaptable way of working

· Good IT literacy

· Current and ongoing right to work in the UK

· Fluent in written and spoken English

Desirable:

• Able to travel occasionally to the office in Haywards Heath, West Sussex
• An interest in technical systems and analytics
• A commitment to equal opportunities for all

This internship is a varied role and would suit someone looking to upskill their digital technology skills, possibly as their first job. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Benefits

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits that include a generous annual leave allowance, contributory pension, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and wellness discounts. If you choose to work from or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, it is a short 20 minute train journey from Brighton and 45 minute train ride from London.

The deadline to complete and submit your application is 9 March 2025 by 23.30pm GMT UK. Please complete your application in English.

The recruitment process will be in two stages. The first stage will be a written task lasting up to 30 minutes. Candidates successful at this stage will then be invited to a virtual Teams interview lasting up to 45 minutes. We intend to conduct interviews from week commencing 17 March 2025 onwards.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified and/ or Trainee Multidisciplinary Advocate to join our established and friendly Advocacy Team. This is a permanent position, requiring commitment on weekdays, 28 hours between 9 and 5 over a 4-day week between Monday and Friday.

We work for Rethink Advocacy, which is part of Rethink Mental Illness a national charity that has been transforming the lives of people severely affected by mental illness for over 50 years.

Rethink Devon and Torbay Advocacy is one of the Devon Advocacy Consortium (DAC) partners which means that we work across Devon and Torbay alongside other local organisations to provide specialist advocacy services for adults with a range of additional needs including learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities and mental health.

This role is Devon based, and any applicants need to live in or close to Devon and must be prepared to relocate if not.

Our multidisciplinary advocates specialise in 3 different types of statutory advocacy namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA) and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA). They support people, who have difficulty speaking for themselves, to express their views and wishes and understand their rights and entitlements.

If you, would you like to work for a leading Advocacy Provider in a rewarding role where you will really make a difference, then join us here at Rethink Advocacy.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion 

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. 

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation 

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here. 

Talent Projects Lead - Fixed Term Contract until 30 September 2026

C£60,000 per year

35 hours per week

Location flexible - Home/Hybrid/London

This is an exciting time in our Organisational Development team, as we play our part in RNIB's transformation for the future through our work on talent, performance, capability, learning, organisation design, colleague experience, culture, and engagement.

This role of Talent Projects Lead has been created to help us build and deliver a number of strategic talent projects during 2025 and 2026.

It's a role with broad impact across the whole organisation, shaping RNIB's overall talent approach and ensuring we have the right talent to realise strategy via the scoping, development and implementation of effective models and propositions for talent attraction and talent management.

Alongside other colleagues from the People Directorate, you'll be involved in the design and development of an integrated talent strategy that includes diversity and inclusion, workforce planning, leadership development, employee experience strategy, organisational effectiveness, learning, succession and recruitment.

You'll develop and implement progressive new frameworks and ways of working for talent attraction and talent management. You'll be defining and developing our RNIB employer brand and ensuring we have effective propositions that are attractive to different candidate and colleague personas. You'll also develop talent pipelines and a healthy internal talent market to ensure our supply of high-quality talent is ahead of current and future requirements.

Key responsibilities:

- Based on internal and external insight and leading practice, identify, design and deliver improved resourcing and talent attraction activities and ways of working that are reflective of RNIB strategy and cultural direction.

- Construct a strong, differentiated Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and associated employer brand, considering the talent landscape, required capabilities, RNIB strengths, and opportunities for proposition development.

- Lead the development of a fit-for-purpose resourcing and talent attraction framework for RNIB, working in partnership with key teams to deliver the talent and capabilities needed for business strategy and providing a positive, equitable, accessible and inclusive experience.

- Work in partnership with Organisational Development colleagues to develop a workforce planning approach that sets us up for the future and enables strategic choices.

- Establish and embed an active talent market within RNIB, working in partnership with the HR Business Partnering team and across the People Directorate to ensure effective talent identification, assessment, development and succession planning processes are in place.

- Develop and manage external talent pipelines, identifying and engaging with various talent sources such as schools, universities and resourcing suppliers, to ensure a diverse and highly capable talent pool is available to meet RNIB's current and future needs.

- Enhance RNIB's employer brand and strengthen the EVP by creating, and ensuring sustainability of, networks and partnerships, by participating in external talent events, delivering impactful awareness and attraction campaigns, and identifying and implementing improvements to the candidate and colleague journey.

- Support RNIB's ongoing talent attraction and acquisition practice as required, with a focus on sourcing complex or senior-level positions. Ensure talent attraction and resourcing activities are well governed, cost effective and delivered in line with agreed processes.

About you:

You have worked in a large-scale organisation in an OD or Talent setting, building significant experience in strategic talent attraction and management practices with a strong understanding of how business strategy drives the talent cycle and how HR disciplines connect.

As well as your experience of building and managing employer brands and employer value propositions, you have developed external talent pipelines and have set up or run an internal talent marketplace mapped to people capability requirements and forming part of workforce planning activity.

A highly collaborative person, you are used to operating in partnership with HR Business Partnering, Reward, Learning & Development, Organisational Development and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion colleagues. You have excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills and a strong understanding of these connected HR disciplines.

Your experience is founded on time spent in talent acquisition, both designing ways of working and running activity, including recruiting for senior level/executive roles and for scarce skillsets. You have up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and best practice in recruitment and employment activity, as well as experience integrating different platforms, channels and tools within talent acquisition practices to streamline the work, optimise sourcing activity and inform selection.

You are proactive, resilient and used to leading complex cross-functional initiatives. You are comfortable working autonomously within a clear scope, as well as valuing strong connections with the work of others. You have a skill in seeing both the big picture and translating that into short-term practical plans and deliverables.

As a person you are highly curious, adaptable, and committed to life-long learning and active CPD to ensure you have the latest credible thinking in your back pocket.

How to Apply:

To join our team and be part of making a real difference to the lives of those living with sight loss, just apply online.

All we need is your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement describing how you meet the essential criteria in the attached Person Specification.

Please limit your combined CV and supporting statement to 4 single sides of A4.

Applicants that do not submit a supporting statement, will not be considered.

Salary: £16 - £18 an hour holiday pay
Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week
Pattern of work: Hybrid, 2 days office, 3 days home
Reporting: CEO
In this busy and diverse role you will work with the wider charity, offering a comprehensive and timely HR service. You will work cover every aspect of the employee life cycle, whilst relying on the support and partnership of senior external partners for complex ER/HR issues.
In your role as HR Administrator your day-to-day duties will include;

• Onboarding of all new starters
• Responsible for all recruitment administration, including advertising, booking interviews etc
• Managing and processing queries in the HR inbox
• Being the first point of contact with regards to all HR policy queries
• Managing and updating all payroll queries and monthly payroll changes
• Working with external HR partners on complex HR matters

In this busy and diverse role the skills you will bring will include;

• Working knowledge of employee life cycle
• Prior experience in a similar role ideally in sole capacity
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at various levels of experience and seniority
• Some understanding of payroll changes

If you are interested in applying for the position of HR Administrator through TPP Recruitment please do by sending your CV to [email protected]

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.