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As a Midweight Operations Coordinator at Small Axe you’ll join a multidisciplinary, integrated and highly collaborative team, focused on winning progressive campaigns.
We’re a non-profit with an agency operating model. We work with charities, trade unions, and community or political organisations to win change.
Strong operations are the key to bringing out the best of our team and our work. With a unique insight into how everything fits together behind the scenes you’ll support our organisation to run efficiently and grow sustainably.
Learn more and apply via our website.
You’ll collaborate closely with the other members of the operations team on the day-to-day delivery of processes across finance, the office, HR, recruitment and client services.
This is a varied role with plenty of scope for learning and growth. We’re looking for someone with at least 3 years of experience under their belt who can get stuck straight in.
We move people to act on the most pressing issues of our time


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background
Women for Women International invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict.
In Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Sudan, women learn skills to rebuild their families and communities through the Women for Women International’s Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme.
They form support networks, are equipped with the skills to earn an income and save and gain knowledge and resources about health and their rights. Since 1993, our global community has invested in the power of over 570,000 women across 17 conflict-affected countries, to create a ripple effect that makes the world more equal, peaceful, and prosperous.
This is an exciting time to join the team where the role will be a part of a small, very busy and dedicated People, Capability and Culture (PCC) team focusing on the UK and Germany. The role will be the first point of contact with employees and third-party providers. They will provide advice and support on a number of people and culture systems, processes, IT and travel. They will undertake a variety of HR and Operations administration duties, in keeping with employment law, charity policies and procedures, to support the UK and Germany (DE) Team.
This role with work closely with the Head of PCC & Operations to focus on:
• The coordination of recruitment working with the UK and DE hiring managers. This includes job postings, advertisements, PCC prescreening, scheduling interviews and liaising with candidates.
• Being responsible for managing the Diversity Monitoring process for all recruitment activities.
• Onboarding and welcoming of new recruits; drafting contracts, setting up profiles on BambooHR, ensuring the process is completed in a timely and welcoming way.
• Liaise with hiring manager on the new persons induction, set up meetings and have an onboarding pack ready to send and be completed. Follow up on key documentation and policies have been read and signed.
• HR operation projects and initiatives, induction, probation, sick leave, staff development, employee administration, policies and procedures, compliance monitoring and offboarding.
• The maintenance of all HR operations electronic systems in the UK and Germany to ensure all information is updated and accurate, and staff understand how to use the system.
• Take minutes of meetings as and when required, meeting the deadline in sending out the minutes.
The role will also focus on office management of the UK Head Office, this includes office maintenance issues, Health & Safety Compliance matters and other relevant areas requiring support as required. Liaising with our IT support team on maintenance of laptops and setting them up for new staff. Be the point of contact for staff office resources, supplies and equipment requirements.
Has excellent communication skills, including written and verbal to engage with employees and third-party providers. Is proficient in using HRIS software to manage employee data and produce reports. We are looking for someone to join the team who has the ability to identify issues and problem solve, be creative and can build and manage successful relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Previous charity sector experience and someone who can speak German (both verbal and written) is desirable.
Diversity at Women for Women International is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, political opinions, and pregnancy and maternity. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all interested parties.
All our staff are required to adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies and to our organizational values: Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Resilience and the Leadership Principles: Decisive, Accountable, Courageous, Adaptable and Inclusive.
To learn more about the power of women for women, please go to our website or social media pages.
To apply please complete an online application form on our website. Please can you let us know if you will need reasonable adjustments for the interview.
The closing date for applications is Monday 21st April 2025 18.00.
You will have an opportunity to attend a Q&A with the Head of People, Capability, Culture and Operations on Thursday 10th April 2025, 9.00 – 9.45am.
If you are interested in attending, please contact HR via the UK Recruitment email address in our Women for Women International UK website.
1st Interview will be online on Monday 28th April 2025.
2nd Interview will be on Tuesday 6th May 2025, 9.00 – 13.00 and will be in person at our Head Office, London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Transparency International (UK) are looking for a Senior Coalition Communications Coordinator
You will work for the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition (UKACC) and its Illicit Finance Working Group (IFWG), collaborating with each of its member organisations. The purpose of this role is to coordinate communications activity amongst its member organisations. Communications will largely focus on the UK’s role as a hub for dirty money and range across all channels – from digital and social media to print, broadcast and events.
The Senior Coalition Communications Coordinator will report to the Coalition Policy Manager and perform this within the Transparency International UK advocacy team.
Main responsibilities
- Coordinate UK Anti-Corruption Coalition members to review, refresh, and develop the Coalition’s communications strategy.
- Coordinate joint UKACC media responses and coordinating relevant comms activities between comms professionals embedded within member organisations and relevant parliamentary groups.
- Manage the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition website and social media activities, ensuring the content is relevant to key audiences, compelling and up to date.
- Responsible for coordinating and producing shared messaging and content for the Coalition informed by audience insight and understanding.
- Responsible for working with members to design and deliver events that support the Coalition and member objectives.
- Perform other duties not listed, e.g. help the Coalition Policy Manager complete some tasks and support working groups, including drafting policy consultation submissions and advocacy documents, preparing meeting agendas, and other non-communication functions.
Who we are looking for
- University undergraduate level degree or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable and sustained experience of communications and engagement with audiences.
- Professional experience of working with print, broadcast and digital media operations, alongside experience of working with digital and social media tools, and measuring the impact of related content.
- Experience of enabling different groups to coordinate and collaborate
- An ability to identify opportunities for influence and develop a tactical plan to do so
- The ability to think quickly and innovatively to solve complex and difficult issues, both independently and in collaboration with others
- Ability to navigate dynamics between various stakeholders with high levels of diplomacy.
- Ability and confidence to present complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
Why TI-UK?
Transparency International is a global movement sharing one vision: a world in which government politics, business and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. Transparency International UK is the UK national chapter of this movement. We work with the UK and devolved governments, parliamentarians, civil society and the private sector to tackle corruption at home, addressing the UK’s global corruption footprint and helping multinational companies prevent corruption by operating with integrity. We are also home to two major global programmes tackling corruption in the Defence and Security and the Global Health sectors on behalf of the wider Transparency International movement.
What can you expect from us?
- A collaborative, flexible and friendly working environment where you will be provided with:
- A competitive salary for our sector
- Up to 6% contributory pension
- A 35-hour working week for full-time roles with flexibility to support your work/life balance. Our approach to blended working allows you to benefit from regular connection and collaboration. You can also request a formal change to your working pattern and work location.
- Generous annual leave: 28 days plus statutory public / bank holidays as well as a gifted winter holiday break of three to four days each December
- Enhanced leave beyond statutory requirements to support your parental or caring responsibilities
- Family friendly policies
- Additional leave to support your volunteering or community service
- Aviva Smarthealth to support your physical, mental & financial health.
- Training and Development related to your role
- Season ticket loan/ Cycle to work scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:
• Can this be stopped?
• How will I live my life?
Currently, research into preventing and treating sight loss is chronically underfunded, receiving a mere 1.2% of publicly funded health research grants: people who are blind or vision impaired are three times more likely to experience loneliness and isolation than the general population.
We find and fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight. Our researchers are at the forefront, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent, treat and cure eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people.
We are Fight for Sight: we won’t stop until we: Save Sight. Change Lives.
We have a clear ambition, led by our CEO, Keith Valentine, who has valuable lived experience of sight loss. We’ve secured well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors, such as Sir John Major and Frances Segelman.
We are now looking for experienced, committed, and creative individuals to join our dynamic team to help realise a new five-year growth strategy. You’ll be part of something impactful, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Retail Commercial Manager to oversee the sales and profit performance of a collection of retail shops. This position plays a crucial role in driving the commercial success of our retail shops by developing effective sales strategies, managing stock, optimising merchandising, and leading a high-performing team to deliver exceptional customer service. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, and success with Commercial Strategies & Performance Management:
Responsible to
Head of Retail- Trading
Direct reports
Circa. 14 Managers
Working hours and contract
Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week across a flexible seven-day rota
Salary
£30,000-£35,000 p.a. depending on experience, plus travel expenses
Location
Central & Greater London
Closing date for applications: 30th, April, 2025
Early applications are encouraged. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis; therefore, we will close the vacancy as soon as we have found the right candidate.
Role Responsibilities
Sales and Profit
• Support Shop Managers to maximise each shop’s sales and profit potential.
• Oversee the delivery of Gift Aid targets throughout the area, driving Gift Aid signups and conversion rates, and ensuring shops are actively promoting the scheme.
• Conduct data analysis to review the commercial layout of each shop including department and category mix.
• Understand and implement commercial actions to deliver against strategic KPIs.
• Responsible for ensuring that all merchandise is clearly priced and monitor pricing levels to achieve maximum sales in accordance with pricing policies.
• Ensure shops have a high standard of display, cleanliness and tidiness, and that they project a quality retail image.
• Assist Shop Managers to deliver commercially successful visual merchandising displays, in line with the visual merchandising manual.
• Ensure each shop correctly implements agreed seasonal promotions, and shop layouts to achieve maximum income.
• Ensures shop teams are aware, understand and engaged in the financial performance of their shops.
• All best practices outlined within the commercial manual are delivered.
Stock Management
• Ensure compliance with efficient and commercially successful stock processing systems (such as pricing, quality standards, consumer safety, stock density, sizing, and culling stock).
• Ensure that all legal and internal regulations regarding donated stock are adhered to.
• Collaborate with warehouse team to ensure effective stock movement.
• Work closely with the warehouse and stock partnerships teams to ensure sufficient levels of warehouse, rotation and corporate donated stock.
• Work closely with the ecommerce team to ensure key products generate maximum income via the best channel, delivering P&L sales targets.
• To monitor stock management and fast-tracking on to shop floor.
Customer Service
• Lead and inspire the team to place a positive customer experience at the heart of our approach to attract new and loyal supporters and repeat donors.
• Ensure all processes detailed within the customer experience manual are delivered.
• Ensure that feedback, including complaints are escalated to the Head of Retail Income, within the agreed timeframes.
• Be accountable for the integration of each shop into the local community in collaboration with the shop teams.
Team Management
• Ensure that shops have correct level of cover throughout the year, ensuring cover when and where necessary for annual leave, sickness or vacancies.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with shop managers for the purpose of training, communication and planning.
• Role model and promote effective team communication, celebrating success and sharing best practice.
• Foster a creative environment where team members seek to maximise income in new and innovative ways through multiple channels including their shops and community events.
• Provide line management, leadership, development opportunities and performance management to the Shop Management team.
• Support with the annual appraisal and probation processes for all reports.
• Play a key role in enabling shops to represent the charity and increase awareness of our mission within the community.
Volunteer Team
• Support the volunteer coordinator and shop management teams to recruit, induct and retain an inclusive and diverse volunteer team, in line with recruitment targets.
• Ensure volunteers adhere to Fight for Sight policies and procedures.
Operations
• Ensure shops are compliant against operational procedures and processes within the Operations manual, providing timely reports and identifying areas of non-compliance.
• Ensure shop maintenance and repairs are reported, and resolved in a timely manner, and aligned to budgets.
• Provide a safe and healthy working environment and ensure that all team members are aware of and operate within our health and safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure technology-related issues are raised and resolved promptly.
• Work within our policies and procedures when dealing with problems at work.
• Adhere to and enforce our safeguarding policies. Ensure all risk assessments are conducted and appropriate action plans are developed and executed.
Other
• Required to adhere to our vision, mission and values.
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equality, diversity, and staff health and wellbeing principles.
Governance, Finance and Operations
• Conduct regular reviews of shop financial processes to ensure adherence to procedures and minimise financial risks
• Understand and mitigate risk in the context of charity retail and multi-suite working.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to local regulations, ensuring shops comply with relevant legislation.
• Ensure all retail income is raised lawfully, including data protection legislation, Charity Commission guidance and Fundraising Standards/ Charity Retail Association codes of practice.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation including Trading standards, Health & Safety, fire and building regulations for the retail premises.
Impact
• Support public awareness and understanding about visual impairment and visually impaired people.
• Share with customers the impact of the funds raised through shopping with us through in store communications, staff training and social media.
Person specification
Desirable skills, knowledge & experience
• Experience in retail management delivering significant sales and profit growth across multiple sites, ideally in a charity retail context
• Experience of developing and managing budgets
• Experience of EPOS systems and Gift Aid
• Experience of setting and managing income and expenditure budgets
• Experience of leading and line managing others to develop and grow, building and maintaining a high performing team culture
Personal qualities
• The ability to work under pressure whilst remaining calm and organised
• To be receptive to change and to act as a change agent
• The ability to maintain excellent rapport with staff, volunteers, supporters, and donors
• To consistently demonstrate a dedicated approach to the quality of customer service and team working.
• Comfortable working in a small team both strategically and operationally
• Commitment to teamwork, business partnering and a collegiate approach – with a ‘can do’ attitude and a sense of humour.
• Able to provide positive, dynamic, tenacious and flexible leadership at all times.
• Results-driven, able to measure and quantify own outcomes.
• Adaptable to changing landscape and evolving organisation.
• Willing and able to operate at pace in an organisation going through rapid change, using your initiative and delivering to tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organised with ability to plan effectively and allocate resources appropriately.
• Committed to equal opportunities and inclusion
• An understanding of and commitment to blind and vision impaired people.
Flexibility
The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as we grow. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
Employee benefits
We value our staff and volunteers and want to make sure that they are supported in their work. Other benefits we also offer are:
• A great team and a supportive culture
• Employer pension contributions matching up to 10%, and death in service cover
• Generous parental leave
• Flexible/hybrid working options
• Apprenticeships scheme, study leave and financial support for training & development
• Cycle to work scheme, eye test vouchers, and a staff loan scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Program
• An active Social Committee and staff events
Application & Interview process
See above for How to Apply. Please note that we value the authenticity and individuality of our applicants and believe that your CV and cover letter should reflect your unique skills, experiences, and personality. Therefore, please refrain from using AI tools, including ChatGPT, to produce your application materials. Applications drafted with the assistance of AI will be automatically rejected.
Successfully shortlisted applicants will be invited for a stage one interview online by teams, followed by an in person at our Mansell Street offices.
Accessibility
We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their abilities or circumstances, feel supported and valued. If you have any accessibility requirements or specific needs that you would like us to accommodate during the application process, please let us know. If you are unfamiliar with MS Teams and would like to familiarise yourself with the platform before the interview, we are more than happy to arrange a tech run-through to ensure your comfort and confidence.
Equal opportunities, diversity & inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Fight for Sight and Vision Foundation we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that we have.
We have an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, including any adjustments required to support people from diverse community groups.
Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses, coaches and empowers unemployed women for success at their job interview. After visiting Smart Works, 63% of clients secure a job within a month.
The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Stockport, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading and Leeds. Over the past eleven years, Smart Works has helped over 40,000 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.
In April 2022, Smart Works launched a Three-Year Plan that saw the charity double the number of women helped annually from 5,000 to 10,000 women a year. We have achieved this by expanding the reach of our existing centres and opening new centres in areas of need including Bristol; set to open in early 2025.
About This Role
Over the next three years, Smart Works Leeds want to expand and embed the service we offer within the Bradford district. Reaching unemployed women in Bradford is integral to our mission of increasing the number of women we support in 2025 and beyond.
Thanks to a successful grant application from Yorkshire Building Society Foundation, we now have the funding to expand the team and enhance our strategy. We are looking for a Client Services Coordinator to join us and support this exciting growth.
The Client Services Coordinator will play a key role in ensuring our clients have the very best experience when accessing the services Smart Works have available. Working closely with our service delivery and outreach teams, you will be responsible for talking clients through the service; scheduling appointments; answering queries; and providing check-in calls.This person will attend events with an Outreach Lead to convert client referrals into appointments swiftly.
Along with the communication with clients, the Client Services Coordinator will also liaise with our volunteer team, providing them with the necessary information about each client to ensure that their appointment is tailored to their needs, and they feel comfortable at each stage of their journey with Smart Works.
How to Apply
Please read the full job description and then head over to our website where you will be able to submit your CV and cover letter through our recruitment system by 9am on Monday 14th April. Your application should be addressed to Emily Zadok and Kate Murphy, Centre Managers.
First round interviews will be held on Thursday 24th April. There will be 2nd round in person interviews at the Leeds Centre on a date to be confirmed.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please contact our Recruitment team.
Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
If you thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy building strong relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders, this could be the perfect role for you. As a key part of our Cathedral community, you’ll join a dedicated team focused on securing both local and national funding to secure the future of Hereford Cathedral.
This varied role will include crafting compelling grant applications to heritage funding bodies, sourcing new corporate sponsorship opportunities and fostering relationships with our growing community of donors and business supporters.
The post is permanent and is subject to a six-month probation period. The appointment of the successful candidate is subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and will also require a satisfactory Basic DBS check.
The working hours are 35 hours per week, generally Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00, and is offered on a hybrid basis, with a suggested minimum of two days per week in the office. Occasional out of hours work may be necessary during evenings or at weekends. Agreed overtime is not payable but time off in lieu will be granted.
The position will command a starting salary of £28,000 per annum, with a non-contributory pension scheme, whereby the employer contributes 8% of salary. The salary is paid in equal instalments over twelve calendar months per annum.
For full details and how to apply, please visit Hereford Cathedral website. Fully completed application forms must be received before midday on the closing date of Monday 14 April 2025. Please note that we do not shortlist from CV-only submissions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Cathedral is looking to recruit a Head of Programming & Visitor Engagement. This is a new and hugely exciting role at Chelmsford Cathedral to support the strategy and vision of senior leadership under our new Dean, Jessica Martin.
The post offers the opportunity to provide energetic and creative departmental leadership to enable us to deliver a rich programme of cultural events that will support our mission, vitalise our community engagement and generate income from our visitors and audiences. We are committed to providing not only a cultural venue for Chelmsford, but to transforming the Cathedral into a heritage site and cultural hub for the whole Diocese across Essex and East London, and as part of a community of Anglican Cathedrals nationally.
At the heart of both city and county, Chelmsford Cathedral is a hub for a rich variety of community activity.




Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses, coaches and empowers unemployed women for success at their job interview. After visiting Smart Works, 63% of clients secure a job within a month.
The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Stockport, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading and Leeds. Over the past eleven years, Smart Works has helped over 40,000 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.
In April 2022, Smart Works launched a Three-Year Plan that saw the charity double the number of women helped annually from 5,000 to 10,000 women a year. We have achieved this by expanding the reach of our existing centres and opening new centres in areas of need including Bristol; set to open in early 2025.
About This Role
Over the next three years, Smart Works Leeds want to expand and embed the service we offer within the Bradford district. Reaching unemployed women in Bradford is integral to our mission of increasing the number of women we support in 2025 and beyond.
Thanks to a successful grant application from Yorkshire Building Society Foundation, we now have the funding to expand the team and enhance our strategy. We are looking for a Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator to join us and support this exciting growth.
The Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator will work closing with our fundraising and outreach teams to cultivate and manage relationships with new and existing stakeholders whose involvement could benefit the objective to reach and support more women in Bradford.
How to Apply
Please read the full job description and then head over to our website where you will be able to submit your CV and cover letter through our recruitment system by 9am on Monday 14th April. Your application should be addressed to Emily Zadok, Centre Manager.
First round interviews will be held on Tuesday 22nd April. There will be 2nd round in person interviews at the Leeds Centre on a date to be confirmed.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please contact our Recruitment team.
Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a new and strategically important position in a growing team. Our advocacy - the use of information and evidence to drive change in policy, practices and attitudes - and the effective engagement of target audiences to stimulate action, is at the core of our success in forging a fairer water future.
As a senior member of the Public and Political Engagement team, the Advocacy and Engagement Manager will work closely with our Research and Operations teams, and partners across Africa, Asia and South America. They will engage with decision makers in government, business, financial institutions, multi-lateral and network organisations, local and international NGOs, and the media, to advance evidence-based solutions to the conjoined global crises of water, climate, nature and inequality.
In particular, they will play a key role in our Fair Water Footprints Campaign and the wider delivery of the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints. With new funding from the UK Government’s Just Transitions for Water Security Programme, these game changing initiatives seek to end the abuse of water in our supply chains, and to establish responsible water stewardship as the global business norm by 2030 so that trade and business accelerate, rather than undermine, shared water security. This will be achieved through mobilising the power of scientific evidence and citizen voices to trigger change in government policies, corporate practices, financial disclosure, and political and public expectations. The choreography and delivery of this change will be a core focus of the successful candidate’s work.
This role will involve travel within the UK and internationally, including in Africa and South America, and would suit an exceptional communicator who is fluent in the technical and policy aspects of water and climate justice, and who has several years of demonstrable experience in using advocacy, communications, and stakeholder engagement to drive change. If you’re a team player that shares our passion for our mission, with proven political nous, and the ability to translate complex evidence into the right asks to the right people at the right time to secure systemic change, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
WE’RE WORKING TO ENSURE EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE HAS ACCESS TO THE WATER THEY NEED.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Over the last 3 and a half years the Learning and Development team have built a solid environment to enable our employees to develop their skills, knowledge and experience, add value and drive organisational performance. This development is key to the success of Alzheimer’s Research UK, and we are looking for a dynamic trainer/facilitator or join the L&D team to cover a period of Maternity leave.
The Learning and Development Trainer/Specialist plays a critical role in designing and delivering a broad range of learning and development programmes and catalogue of courses which support and enable individuals. We deliver a wide range of training from Masterclasses, EDI, Values and Culture, Psychometric profiling and Leadership and Development programmes and this is where you will spend approximately 80% of your time. Most of this training is delivered face to face at our offices in Abington Cambridge.
Responsible for the delivery and evaluation of facilitated classroom-based and virtual learning training, this role will help to create an environment of continuous learning and provide opportunities for individual and team development. This role will work closely with the Learning and Development Co-ordinator and will liaise with training venues, manage bookings, and oversee internal data to evaluate training requirements.
As part of the wider HR Team, the Learning and Development Trainer/Specialist will also work effectively as an integral part to the team by providing input and support into the organisational wide initiatives and projects. In addition, the Learning and Development Trainer/Specialist will proactively contribute to the development of policy, processes and procedures, along with providing comprehensive guidance and support across the charity.
If you are passionate about learning, are a credible trainer, have high energy and are motivated working on lots of different projects for one of the best charities in the UK, then we want to hear from you.
This is a 12-month fixed term contract, or on return of the substantive post holder, to cover a period of maternity leave.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
· Work alongside internal stakeholders to deliver and embed a bespoke Leadership Development Programme, Management Development Programme and various Masterclasses which enables employees to build on their skills, knowledge and capabilities and enhances performance at an individual, team and organisational level.
· Continue to review, evaluate and build upon the L&D programmes offered, identifying and making recommendations to the Head of Learning & Development to ensure the content remains current and aligned to the strategic direction and business needs.
· Provide support in identifying strengths and opportunities to further develop the skills, knowledge and capabilities of individuals and teams. Make recommendations to the Head of Learning & Development which are evidence-based and underpin both the Learning & Development and Organisational strategies.
· Foster and develop an embedded culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Training - Design & Delivery:
· Create and deliver up to date, engaging and professional training content.
· Facilitate and deliver a variety of training programmes to new and existing employees, through face-to-face, hybrid (blended) and virtual learning.
· Create and build resources that support our current learning catalogue.
· Create, build and manage LinkedIn learning content to support all L&D initiatives.
· Research training delivery options and resources including digital / online and hybrid (blended) solutions.
· Present learning solutions, logically and with credibility and authenticity, to gain buy-in from stakeholders.
· Confidently engage with learners of varying abilities, using a broad range of training methodologies and questioning techniques.
· Provide support with a learner’s progress by delivering motivational and developmental feedback.
· Manage participation and ensure learning objectives for each training session is achieved.
· Use effective coaching skills to encourage learners to define their personal development plans and achieve their learning objectives.
Training - Course Administration:
· Work with a variety of internal stakeholders to plan and prepare the implementation of any L&D programmes/courses, including advertising courses and dates, monitoring bookings and taking a proactive approach to increase attendance numbers when they are low.
· Complete evaluation mechanisms for learning outcomes including the use of quantitative and qualitative feedback where appropriate.
· Working closely with the L&D coordinator and Head of L&D to collate and analyse data from L&D programmes, courses and initiatives, producing reports for key stakeholders, when requested.
· Measure and assess all L&D programmes and courses for their effectiveness and business relevance and continually seek ways to improve learning solutions.
· As and when required, provide support to the L&D Co-ordinator with the administration of training courses, including diary management and database management.
What we are looking for:
· Learning & Development qualification or experience of working within a Learning & Development environment.
· Demonstrable experience in delivery and facilitating a wide range of learning and development initiatives at all levels.
· Experience of developing and implementing training programmes/workshops (including designing a variety of learning materials).
· Experience of delivering in-person and virtual training to a variety of stakeholders with different learning styles and levels of understanding.
· Experience of working with internal and external customers, stakeholders and suppliers.
· Excellent communicator, with an ability to build relationships and inspire confidence and respect at all levels. Demonstrates strong negotiation, influencing and decision-making skills.
· Excellent listening skills, receptive to feedback and demonstrates flexibility, curiosity and an ability to learn.
· Excellent planning and organisational skills, with an ability to work to deadlines and reprioritise work in accordance with the organisational needs.
· Strong team player who can work both independently and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
· Credible, authentic and confident presenter and facilitator, with an ability to deliver engaging learning at all levels and adapt style to suit the audience.
· Demonstrates a proactive and pragmatic approach and identifies ways to deliver creative and innovative solutions.
· Strong attention to detail with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
· Strong ethical standards and a high level of personal integrity.
· Excellent IT skills in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
· Flexibility and willingness to travel to deliver training on site as well as offsite when required.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 13th April 2025, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.
We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.
In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.
In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
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Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Come and make a difference by joining our team reaching people who find it most difficult to access advice. Money Advice Plus work both locally in Sussex and nationwide. Our mission is to help people manage their money effectively, and our independent, confidential and flexible approach is tailored to individuals’ needs, allowing us to reach those who find it most difficult to access advice. You will be joining a large team of Money Advisers providing specialist level debt and benefit advice and casework.
We have 2 posts available - 1 based in our Brighton and Hove office, and the second either based in our office, but fully remote working possible. For both posts you will have lots of variety, providing telephone specialist debt and benefit advice and casework across a range of projects. If you are based in our office you will also deliver face-to-face advice both in the office and other outreach locations including Foodbanks and with inpatients.
Ideally you will hold a qualification in Money Advice, obtained either through the Institute of Money Advisers or the Money and Pensions Service. If you do not have a qualification, you must be prepared to work towards obtaining this, included some study in your own time. You will have excellent communication and digital skills, be comfortable delivering advice in person and by phone, and be able to plan and organise your work effectively.
If you'd like to learn more about the post, or would like to apply in different format, please contact Nick Vaughan (details in our job pack).
If you'd like to discuss the role before applying, please contact Nick Vaughan. Please tell us how you meet the Person Specification contained in the attached document when applying.
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The Finance Manager is a pivotal role ensuring that all income received is correctly reflected in the fundraising CRM system (Salesforce) and also in the finance software (Sage Intacct).
This role supports the Fundraising Director and Fundraising team with their understanding and knowledge of not only how to approach any new fundraising initiatives (to ensure they are financially complaint), but also to advise on any Tax/VAT concerns.
With exciting plans for the next three year strategy taking the chairty to 2028 and supporting more cancer patients than ever before, this role is key to the development of our income and financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analysis and reconciling of income from the different income platforms including income is captured within the correct entity (charity or the trading company), and with the correct VAT treatment
- Reconciliation of income between bank statements and Fundraising CRM system (Salesforce) working alongside the Fundraising team
- Preparing and uploading month-end income journals into Sage Intacct
- Debt reporting and debt chasing, including producing weekly debtors report with narrative
- Supporting the Fundraising team providing financial information; reviewing actuals against budget; supporting with setting budgets/forecasts
- Supporting the Finance Assistance with correct coding, entity and VAT for all sales invoices.
- Upload and/or authorise supplier and staff payments onto the banking system and run reports as and when required from the finance system
- VAT returns
- Control of Web Expenses (staff expenses portal)
- Monthly payroll, year-end payroll (P60’s and P11d returns) using Sage payroll software
In December 2024 we implemented a new finance system - Sage Intacct. The new appointment must be willing to undertake approx 30 hours of online training (during work hours) to become competent at using the software.
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The postholder will be involved in all elements of the volunteer journey, including recruitment, selection, training, stewardship, recognition and exit; whilst maintaining accurate records within the volunteer management system.
The Volunteer Coordinator will also support staff with the management of volunteers, in their areas, helping to resolve day-to-day issues encountered by volunteers, and build and maintain engaging relationships with volunteers, ensuring they have a positive and meaningful experience.
Working with a range of teams across three sites.
To enhance the health, heritage and well-being of the local community, with a special focus on supporting cancer patients.
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Ambitious and excited for change you will develop partnerships that support Aurora’s Heritage and Wellbeing services so they can continue to be offered in innovative ways.
Co-ordinate Aurora’s Heritage and Wellbeing programmes of activities to ensure service users’ needs are met. To assist with project evaluation and reporting.
You will manage all curatorial aspects of the Heritage Hub
To enhance the health, heritage and well-being of the local community, with a special focus on supporting cancer patients.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Main aims of the post:
• Supporting the counselling team in ensuring the successful delivery of the service.
• Delivering effective administrative processes
• Supporting effective collection and presentation of data to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of the counselling service
• Supporting a front-line initial service is available 9 - 5 Monday to Friday
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.