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This is a senior role, reporting to the Head of Communications, Fundraising and Advocacy. It will involve contributing to our long-term fundraising strategy and identifying new funding opportunities, as well as delivering a range of initiatives including sponsored events, appeals, and legacy campaigns.

We are seeking someone with a positive and ambitious approach towards fundraising challenges, bringing creativity and energy.

The post will be part of our integrated Communications, Fundraising and Advocacy team. As well as working closely with every other member of the team, it will also involve collaborating with our wider staff team, to effectively understand our funding needs and convey these to potential donors.

We are therefore seeking someone with excellent teamwork skills, who will bring new experience and expertise, while working effectively with colleagues to strengthen our fundraising.

JRS UK places high value on encouraging refugee participation in our fundraising, and the Senior Fundraising Officer will play a key part in ensuring this.

We are seeking someone with a proven track-record in fundraising. Much of our fundraising involves engagement with the Catholic community including parishes and religious orders. A good understanding of this landscape is therefore essential.

A strong knowledge of wider trends in fundraising and relevant regulations including data protection is also important.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with experience of seeking safety in the UK

Dreamflight is an independent UK charity that provides amazing holidays for children with a serious illness or disability.

Since 1987 we have taken over 6,500 children on their holiday of a lifetime to Orlando and in recent years have expanded to also offer exciting activity holidays in the UK. The children are accompanied by teams of medical and non-medical volunteers to help encourage independence and confidence and provide lots of fun. Dreamflight needs to raise more than £1m each year to provide such opportunities.

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser who is a highly organised, flexible individual to join this small and friendly team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a charity that punches above its weight and to make a real difference to the lives of deserving young people.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To work with the Head of Fundraising & Communications in order to:

· Fully support individuals, Fundraising Groups and organisations who are fundraising for Dreamflight

· Maintain relationships with third party event companies, fundraising platforms etc in order to maximise income

· Grow income over the next five years by actively securing funds from existing and new income streams including individuals, corporates, legacies and Trust/Foundations

· Ensure a varied portfolio of fundraising activities are available, including developing and organising new events

· Represent Dreamflight at community events, to raise funds and awareness (including building new relationships with the small to medium local business community, local groups, societies and faith organisations)

· Ensure all fundraising activities conform to regulations, legal requirements, best practice, organisational policy, branding etc and complete all necessary returns

· Maintain accurate records on all fundraising activity via the Salesforce database

· Report back on a regular basis to the Head of Fundraising and Communications

· Ensure donors and fundraisers are consistently and appropriately thanked

· Complete ad-hoc projects/duties as and when they arise. Dreamflight has a small office team, and all staff members must be flexible regarding duties to be undertaken

Key Details

Salary: £68,000 per annum with generous benefits including 25 days annual holiday plus public holidays, enhanced pension contribution, private medical health insurance, life assurance, and flexible/hybrid working.

Hours: 35 per week over 5 days. 

Contract type: This is a full time permanent role. The role is advertised as “full-time”.

Location: Hybrid working with office in central London and options for flexibility to work from home. The postholder will be expected to attend our central London office regularly - minimum of 2/3 days a week.

About the Role

This Legal Manager Group Litigation role will report to the Legal Director with day-to-day responsibility for sourcing,scoping, developing and running Good Law Project’s group litigation cases and projects and for working with the team to build successful campaigns.
 

The link to our job pack which includes the full job description, personal specification, Good Law Project values, and structure chart can be found below.  Alternatively, click "Apply via Website" to view the job pack on our website.

What we're looking for

• Qualification as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales (practising or non practising). 

• Five years experience of working in a legal environment (including training contract or paralegal work).

• At least five years group litigation experience with the ability to manage multiple projects at once.

• Understanding of the economics of group litigation.

• Interest in social change and how the law can be used to deliver it.

• Committed to Good Law Project’s vision of what a better world looks like.

• Experience of leading and managing junior members of staff. 

What we do

• Good Law Project (GLP) is a not-for-profit campaigning organisation which holds power to account and fights for a fairer, greener future. We believe in people-powered justice.

• We had a primary role in overturning the prorogation of Parliament in 2019. We successfully challenged the Government’s operation of a fast track ‘VIP lane’ for awarding lucrative PPE contracts to those with political connections and our campaigning played a key role in the Met Police opening an investigation into Boris  Johnson over the Partygate scandal. In July 2023, we forced the Government to accept that its flagship Net Zero strategy is unlawful and to develop a better plan.

• Our close-knit team of staff work across three core areas: campaigning, legal and operations. We are nimble and reactive to external events which means Good Law Project suits people who thrive in a fast-paced, at times quite pressured environment. You must share our passion for upholding democracy, protecting the environment and ensuring no one is left behind. Our culture is one of openness and innovation which encourages all staff to pitch ideas and influence the organisation’s direction. We are brave, honest and decisive – those are Good Law Project’s values. We recognise the value of our employees, individually and collectively, and are committed to investing in their welfare and development.

• See our website for more about what we do.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, click on "Apply via Website" to be redirected to our website where you will be asked to complete an online application form and upload your CV.

Contact

If you have any questions about this role, please email the contact details in the job pack below. Or click "Apply via Website" to view our contact details on our website.

£22,885  pa (FTE) - £13,731 (pro rata) to work Weds, Thursday and Friday

22.5 hours per week

About us:   

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, we care for children and young adults with life-limiting conditions. We support hundreds of families, both in our hospice and in family homes.

Our support services are wide ranging and bespoke to each family; including overnight care, music therapy, counselling, sibling support groups, home visits and much, much more. 

It costs around £6.5m to keep our doors open for families across South Yorkshire and beyond. Statutory funding makes up 16% of this amount and the rest is raised through fundraising activity.

Our services include overnight stays and community breaks at home or in the hospice. We also support the whole family from diagnosis with our multi-disciplinary Family Support team who provide counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy and much more. Our care team supports these families in our modern, purpose-built building. All our rooms/bedrooms have a homely feel. We have a sensory room, spa pool, cinema room and six acres of gardens.

We support families from a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families and staff to use. 

 The role:  

We are seeking a Care Administrator to work alongside our Senior Care Administrator, offering clerical support to our nursing and family support teams. The role involves providing administrative support for our Care Leadership Team, maintaining accurate care records, supporting referral and allocation processes and most importantly being a first point of contact for children and families accessing the hospice.

The requirements:

To fulfil the role effectively you will be an organised and caring person, with excellent attention to detail and able to work flexibly and collaboratively across the care services.

You will ideally have experience of working in an environment with children and families who have complex needs but this is not essential.

In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:

· 33 days’ annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays - with the option to buy and sell (pro rata)

· Sick pay after 6 month probationary period

· Health Care Cash Back Scheme

· Free counselling sessions

· Enhanced maternity pay

· Enhanced paternity pay

· Enhanced parental bereavement leave

· Compassionate leave

· Salary sacrifice scheme

· Training & Development

· Investment in your wellbeing

· Volunteering & shadowing days

· Free parking on main site

· Free drinks and subsidised meals

· Time off in lieu

· Uniform

· Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card

· Eligible for The Company Shop

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice we value everyone who works with us, embrace individual differences and recognise that great things happen when we work together.  

Closing date: Sunday 6th October 2024

Interviews: Friday 25th October 2024

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? Do you have the commitment, enthusiasm and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, this could be the role for you. SHP Islington Complex Needs services have a full time Project Worker Complex Needs position (Milton House) and a part-time Project Worker Complex Needs (Ashley Road) position available.

About the role:

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 10,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We are seeking experienced and highly motivated staff members for our Complex Needs Accommodation Service. The role will require you to work alongside the Regional Services Manager , to provide a high level of support to these clients at our Ashley Road and Milton House projects.

You will be in a specialist role designed to work with people with complex support needs relating to: mental ill health, physical health & substance use needs. You will also play a key part in reducing the risk of re-offending, liaising with external professionals, preventing homelessness and promoting the independence and social inclusion of these clients.

The working rota for this post is Monday - Friday. (no weekend shifts) and a mixture of earlies (8am - 3.30pm) & lates (3pm - 10.30pm)

About you:

• Previous experience of working with people with complex support needs.
• Ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health, social care and criminal justice sector.   
• A flexible, innovative and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage and challenging client group, is also required.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Please note: We are interviewing candidates as applications are received, therefore please submit your application as soon as possible to be considered. We reserve the right to close the advert before any specified closing date if we fill the vacancies before then.

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.

Job Title - Chief Operating Officer

Scope - Substantive; Full time or near full time

Location - Hybrid working including 2/3 days per week at BSG Office, London NW1 4LB

Requires occasional out of hours working

Reports to - BSG Chief Executive

Other Regular Relationships - BSG Team, BSG Board of Trustees, BSG Executive, BSG Council, Committee Chairs, external stakeholders

­­­About the BSG

The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) is an organisation focused on the promotion of gastroenterology and hepatology within the United Kingdom. It has over 4000 members drawn from the ranks of physicians, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, scientists, nurses, dietitians and others interested in the field.

Founded in 1937, it has grown from a club to be a major force in British medicine, with representation within the British Royal Colleges and consequently the Department of Health and Government.

The BSG believes that equity of opportunity is of fundamental importance for everyone involved in our organisation. We welcome and actively seek to recruit individuals to our activities regardless of race, religion, ethnic origin, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation.

Main Job Focus

• The COO ensures that all operational governance, finance and HR matters of the BSG are dealt with effectively and to the highest standard.
• Ensure BSG is compliant with the requirements of the Charity Commission
• Ensure digital development of BSG reflect the strategic objectives of the organisation

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with CEO and Senior Management team to develop and implement the charity’s strategy 
• Work closely with the Board of Trustees, Executive and Council preparing agendas and papers for meetings, attending the meetings and taking Minutes
• Ensure all aspects of the Society’s Governance are managed effectively
• Companies House/Charity Commission filing
• Management of the HR function to include administration using Breath HR, induction of new staff, BSG Officers and Trustees
• Management of the election process for committee members
• Ensure governance of the charity is dealt with effectively including all policies and procedures implementing change where necessary
• Be the Data Protection Officer for the charity ensuring that the charity is GDPR compliant
• Preparation and management of budgets with the CEO
• Prepare tender documents and lead process for external providers of services
• With the CEO, drive a culture of continuous improvement in all support areas of the charity 
• Deputise for the CEO when required
• Attend and support the BSG annual conference which takes place over four days in June each year.
• Involved in higher committees and relevant working groups of the Society, supporting their development and implementation of key initiatives

Essential - Experience and Skills

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role.
• Track record of managing, motivating and directing individuals to achieve high quality outcomes.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving abilities
• Experience in operational management, including governance, HR and finance.

Desirable - Experience and Skills

• Experience working in a membership organisation or charity
• Familiarity with the healthcare sector

Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Strong decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Track record of successful team management and development
• Ability to adapt rapidly to new opportunities and able to be an ambassador for change.

Core requirements

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience of working using remote meeting systems.
• Aptitude for ‘Cloud based services’ and an understand of how technology can facilitate improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ability to quickly adapt to the use of other systems (e.g. document control and management, project management etc).

This document describes the main elements of the job. It is a guide to the standards and main duties as they exist currently, but it is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule and is subject to review on an on-going basis.

Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re working in partnership with Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council (BCP) and need an energetic and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.

You will lead the BCP Community Micro-enterprise Project. You will find and mentor local people and community organisations, helping them to create new ways for people who need care and support to live the life they want.

To do this job you must:

• Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
• Be a real people person - able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
• Instinctively make connections - and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
• Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.

Have a look at our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and based in the BCP area, the project will have a focus on developing a wider choice of care and support services for people with learning and physical disabilities and older people living in the area.

Follow the link to download an application pack which includes the job description and person specification

Closing date for applications is on 7th October 2024 at 5.00pm and interviews will take place on 15th October 2024 in Bournemouth.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

LAE Tottenham seeks to appoint a proactive and enthusiastic individual to help play a crucial role in assessing the effectiveness of our educational programs, interventions, and initiatives, both within the school and  longer term for our alumni.

LAE Tottenham is a selective 16-19 free school, which offers a rigorous academic curriculum alongside a broad co-curricular programme and exceptional pastoral support enabling students to access high tariff universities. In 2023-24, over 75% of students won places at Russell Group universities, from a cohort in which 50% of students had been eligible for free school meals at secondary school.

The Data & Insights Lead role will help us become sector leader in supporting students from lower income backgrounds to achieve the highest academic outcomes and this new role has been created so we can ensure we are fulfilling that mission.

The role is advertised on a 40 hours per week basis and is term-time plus two weeks. It is offered on a fixed-term contract for 3 academic years.

LAE Tottenham

• Academically selective 6th form, opened in September 2017. Results in the top 3% nationally for attainment and progress.
• Principal Education Sponsor Highgate School and Lead Business Sponsor Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
• Partnered by eight other leading independent schools - Alleyn’s, Chigwell, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’, Harrow, John Lyon, North London Collegiate, Mill Hill and St Dunstan’s College, each offering departmental support, CPD, expertise and shared student experiences.
• Providing first-class support into top class higher education and employment, focused on academically ambitious young people
• Housed in a stunning new state of the art school building linked to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium
• Sunday Times ‘State 6th Form College of the Year 2020-21
• Rated outstanding by OFSTED

LAE Tottenham offers a range of benefits to all directly-employed members of staff, including free breakfast and lunch and access to Benenden Health private healthcare.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates representative of the range of backgrounds of our diverse student body.

LAE Tottenham is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that this role is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, if shortlisted, you will be required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

The closing date is 4 October 2024. Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c. 7 October 2024.

(LAET will invite strong candidates to interview as applications come in throughout the designated advertisement period).

Job Title: Assistant Shop Manager, Guildford

Salary:  £23,400 per annum

Team: Retail

Hours: 37.5 hours

Location: Guildford

About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Shop Manager to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.                                                                                                              

It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have exciting plans to expand our retail team.

About the role

Your key purpose will be, in the absence of and alongside the Shop Manager, to manage a team of volunteers to maximise sales, deliver excellent customer service and ensure that the shop premises and assets are maintained to a high standard, according to legal requirements and Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (SSCH) policies and procedures

About you

This role requires experience of assisting in managing a shop including knowledge of retail and health and safety legislation and administrative/cash handling experience.

You will also have an ability to deal with customers and maintaining a high level of customer service, have good verbal, written communication skills, as well as being comfortable using IT and EPOS reporting. You will have an ability to motivate yourself and others, have excellent organisational skills and be comfortable working under pressure and dealing with changing priorities.

The post holder must be able to work their contracted hours across the 7-day working week.

Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme

• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions

Annual leave

• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service

• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service

Contractual benefits

• Generous sick pay scheme

• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay

• Flexible working arrangements

• Death in service benefits

• Reimbursed professional membership fees

• Eye care

• Employee referral scheme

• Blue Light discount card

Health and wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Occupational Health

• Mindfulness sessions

• Cycle to work scheme

• Mental Health First Aiders

• Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.

Closing Date: Friday, 29th August

Interview Date:  Friday, 13th September or before

As the Peer to Peer Groupwork Facilitator you will set up, lead and deliver a year-long peer to peer group programme for bereaved families who have experienced the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child.

The groupwork is based on a programme led by Harvard University and Boston’s Children’s hospital and has structured sessions drawing upon psychological model of CBT, although the sessions are not therapeutic. Each session has a theme and incorporates education, guidance and support.

You will establish and deliver a new peer online support group, facilitating group formation, and enhancing service delivery and creating a safe and welcoming space for bereaved families.

Outside the group sessions you will be responsible for managing the administration and evaluation of the service, including and collection of questionnaires and feedback required for reporting purposes and supporting members with any signposting requirements processing referrals, carrying out eligibility screening, monitoring the waiting list and inputting and keeping all database member and service records up to date.

It is a key time to be joining the charity and helping us to continue to save babies’ lives and support bereaved families. The charity has been hugely successful, but the work is far from done. The impact of the sudden death of a baby is wide and never goes away, as we know from the families that we support. This drives all our work, across each department. We are a close and friendly staff team who all share passionately in the charity’s objectives, vision and values.

Position: Head of Finance & Corporate Services

Location: Hybrid. The Trust's offices are in the park on Ledrington Road, SE19 2BB.

Type: Full time, 40 hours per week, permanent (with 0.8 FTE considered).

Salary: c. £45k pa (pro rata for 0.8 FTE)

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, increases by a day, pro rata, each year completed, up to 30 days pro rata. Employer Pension Contribution 5%; Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service; Flexible working.

Closing date for applications: Monday 7 October 2024 at 10:00

Interview date: Friday 25 October 2024

About the role

At over 200 acres Crystal Palace Park is far larger than most urban parks. Beloved as a ‘back garden’ to many people in the surrounding neighbourhoods, it is also of national and international significance due to its design as the grounds to the Victorian architectural masterpiece, The Crystal Palace, and its rich unique heritage including the 170-year-old world-famous dinosaurs. Today, circa one million people visit the park every year; to relax and meet friends and family, take part in sports and physical exercise, enjoy world-class acts during summer festivals, or simply have a moment of peace and enjoyment of nature.

The Head of Finance & Corporate Services role offers the opportunity to join a young and growing registered charity at an exciting point in its evolution, and to help lead on establishing Crystal Palace Park as an exemplar in urban park management, community-led regeneration, and cultural and heritage programming.

We are looking for a qualified finance professional to join our friendly team in the post of Head of Finance & Corporate Services as we develop our systems, infrastructure, and income streams to secure our long-term sustainability. Central to the success of our strategy is an efficient finance function providing timely management information and strong financial controls.

You will be an astute finance professional who is able to provide sound financial advice as well having a strong grip on day-to-day financial operations. You will also ideally have experience of HR, IT, and administrative functions, and will assume company secretary responsibilities, enjoying direct liaison with our Board of Trustees.

How to apply

For more information on how to apply, please download the application pack here. Please submit the required documents to jobs@ with the subject ‘Role: Head of Finance & Corporate Services’

Applications must be received by Monday 7 October 2024 at 10am

Interviews will be held on Friday 25 October 2024. All applicants must submit an Equal Opportunities Form

Crystal Palace Park Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that our staff should represent the communities, organisations, and individuals that we work with and support. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or nationality.

We thank all applicants for their interest.

About HMFC

Are you interested in joining a team that is seeking to support everyone's life journeys?

Heathrow Multi Faith Chaplaincy (HMFC) is a Charity based at Heathrow Airport working with both passengers and staff of all faiths and none. If this is something you might be interested in then click on the link below.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced administrator who can work respectfully with everybody, who is both a team player and able to work independently, you must have high standards of integrity and be able to keep confidences. You will be able to prioritize tasks to meet multiple deadlines and have strong organizational skills. Some of your duties would include:

  I. Personal Assistance & Administration supporting the Head and Deputy Head of HMFC.

II. Governance Support

III. Verification and data administration

IV. Coordinating specific projects

What we provide

We provide 25 days annual leave + Statutory Bank Holidays, and pension where the current maximum contribution made by HMFC is 7% of salary and the minimum contribution made by an employee is 5% of salary/ eligible earnings

Please refer to the attachment below for the full job pack and person specification.

Are you ready to be part of one of the busiest and most exciting attractions in the UK? The Natural History Museum isn’t just a world-renowned destination for millions of visitors.  As we welcome more visitors than ever before, our retail shops are thriving—and now, we’re looking for a dynamic Retail Supervisor to help us continue this success!

When you join the Natural History Museum, you’re stepping into more than just a retail role—you’re becoming part of a global mission. Our vision is a future where people and the planet thrive, and every purchase made in our shops helps to support the Museum’s vital scientific work to achieve our vision. Retail is the largest income driver for the Museum, and your contributions as a Retail Supervisor will play a key part in driving this success.

Diversity and inclusion are at the core of who we are. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to thrive, fostering an environment where every voice is valued, and all staff are respected. We are committed to being a place where everyone can truly flourish.

In this exciting role, you’ll be a key player in our retail operation, working closely with the Retail Store Managers and wider Retail Management Team. Your mission will be to maximise shop sales, motivate your team, and ensure that every customer who walks through our doors enjoys a world-class experience. With record visitor numbers, this is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where adaptability, teamwork, and a positive attitude are essential.

As a Retail Supervisor, you’ll need strong communication and team management skills to keep the energy high and your team motivated to deliver outstanding service and results. You’ll thrive on multitasking and working at pace, ensuring smooth operations and supporting your colleagues in achieving our ambitious commercial goals.

There’s never been a better time to join us. With retail sales soaring and the Museum more popular than ever, this is a rare opportunity to be part of something truly special. If you’re passionate about customer service, motivated by success, and ready to make a difference in one of the UK’s most iconic institutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to join a team that’s helping shape the future—one retail experience at a time!

At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our team.

You'll support the Corporate New Business Manager with the account management of corporate partnerships and generating new income through securing new corporate partnerships.

You'll support the development and ongoing review of the prospect pipeline, researching companies and sectors with an affinity for our work, whilst managing a portfolio of small to medium sized partnerships (worth approximately £5-75k per annum). You'll produce high quality written proposals and pitch materials, as well as organising volunteering opportunities for corporate partners.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience working within Corporate Partnerships, or another fundraising income stream.
• Experience of supporter relationship management with a track record of building successful relationships.
• The ability to work independently, using own initiative and creativity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong relationships at all levels.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.