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We are a dedicated non-profit organisation committed to improving the mental health and well-being of children and young people across Solihull. Our mission is to provide support, therapy, resources, education and advocacy to ensure that every young person has access to the mental health care they need to be happy healthy human beings.

We are seeking an experienced leader and passionate Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead our organisation. The CEO will be responsible for the overall strategic direction, operational management, and financial sustainability of the organisation. This role requires a dynamic leader who can inspire and motivate a small team, engage with stakeholders, and drive the organisation towards full sustainability and achieving its mission and vision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to the organisation.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of services.
• Develop and implement fundraising strategies to secure financial support from donors, grants, contracts and other funding sources.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including VSCE and statutory partners, funders, and the community.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.
• Represent the organisation at public events, conferences, and meetings.
• Lead and support a small team of dedicated managers, staff and volunteers.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the organisation's programs and services
• Oversight of and responsibility for the organisation’s finances
• Oversight and responsibility of the organisations Health and Safety
• Providing oversight in regards to management of risk, predicting and leading the company through an risks identified both internally and externally.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role, preferably within the non-profit or mental health sector.
• Strong understanding of mental health issues affecting children and young people.
• Excellent strategic planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to secure funding and manage budgets.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to inspire and lead a team with empathy and integrity.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and partnership building.
• A commitment to the mission and values of the organisation.
• A good understanding of financial accounts, project budgets and cash flow forecasting

Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £52,500 (pro rata) for 30 hours per week.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the mental health and well-being of children and young people.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment and an amazing team!

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

Over the course of our history, we have created and delivered innovative and meaningful learning experiences – teaching young people about the Holocaust and ensuring that our educational initiatives have a long term and positive impact on the people we reach.  In June 2024, we launched Testimony 360: People and Places of the Holocaust, after several years of research and development. Testimony 360 is a groundbreaking educational initiative for schools that combines digital Holocaust survivor testimony with VR, providing a memorable and impactful experience for young people learning about the Holocaust.

We are looking for a proactive, positive and team-oriented Programme Coordinator to work within our busy and fast-paced team. You will need to use your initiative and have a willingness to adapt to changing demands and priorities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a high level of organisational skills, integrity, problem solving and people skills.

To join this rapidly growing team would be an opportunity to be at the forefront of Holocaust education at this critical point in time when the Holocaust is moving from living memory into history.

If this sounds interesting please use the Apply Via Website button to find out more and apply.

Conferences & Housekeeping Managerop

We are looking for a proactive and friendly person to be our new Conferences and Housekeeping Manager. The successful applicant will take responsibility for delivering high standards of hospitality and service for all guests, students and residents, for promoting our conference facilities with potential and existing users and for the smooth and effective functioning of our Conferences and Housekeeping department.

The appropriate person for the role should have strong communication skills, be a good team player and have the ability to work in a changing environment, as well as having a vision to promote and develop Conferences as part of the mission of the College.

All Nations Christian College is an intercultural Bible and Mission College whose purpose is to cultivate biblically rooted, hope-filled and culturally relevant engagement with God’s mission by training and equipping disciples of Jesus Christ in partnership with the global church.

Hours:                        Full time of part time (30 - 37.5 hours negotiable)

Line Manager: Head of Operations

Responsible for: Housekeeping & Duty Officer, (Conferences & Housekeeping Assistants and Casual staff in absence of Housekeeper & Duty Officer)

Team: Operations

Location: Easneye site, Ware (accommodation is available on site if required)

Salary: £24,600 pro rata per annum

Start:                          January 2025 or as soon as possible

Working Conditions

Hours of work: This role will be full time or part time (30 - 37.5 hours per week negotiable). Working hours at college are 8.40am - 5.10pm. However, a degree of flexibility is required in case of emergencies and to fit in with the arrival of guests and new students. Occasional weekends and evenings required.

Holiday: 30 days per annum (pro rata) plus 6 of the 8 bank holidays when they fall on a normal working day.

Benefits

 §  Employer pension contributions of 8%. A salary sacrifice scheme option is also available.
 

§  Life Assurance of three times salary  
 

§  Employee Assistance Programme

§  30 days holiday per annum pro rata plus bank holidays (excluding the May bank holidays) plus the days the College is closed between Christmas and New Year.

§  Free, freshly prepared lunch at the College on your working days.
 

Other information

Due to the nature of the role, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a committed Christian and fully supports the objectives of the college.

All Nations Christian College is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children from abuse and neglect. We expect all staff who work with us to share this commitment and staff will be required to be checked with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Youth Participation Lead 

£27,000 to £34,800 plus great benefits (Work Level 6B)

Remote, in this role you’ll work from home but will be required to come into our Manchester office every 6 weeks and travel to facilitate residentials with young people and members of our team up to four times a year. This role will include some evening and weekend work.

You’ll be required to complete a DBS check once you start in role.  

The Co-op Foundation is looking for a Youth Participation Lead to join the team and lead our work with young people. The Co-op Foundation is the Co-op’s charity. We’re a grant making and campaigning organisation with a co-operative difference. We care deeply about how our funding and campaigning can shift power to young people and we trust our partners to do what matters most in their communities. 

As Youth Participation Lead, you’ll work closely with a youth development agency and our team to plan and facilitate online and face-to-face sessions with groups of young people. Over time you’ll contribute to providing appropriate support, coaching and pastoral care to the young people. We’ll look to you to integrate the voices of young people across all aspects of the Foundation’s work – building strong connections into our day-to-day activities. 

What you’ll do 

· Support and drive forward the integration of youth-led activity across the Co-op Foundation team

· Be responsible for co-producing our youth participation strategy alongside young people and the Co-op Foundation team 

· Co-ordinate, engage, inspire, and support our Future Communities Collective – a diverse group of young people that are active in our work and decision making, including keeping young people safe 

· Plan, organise, and deliver online and in-person training, engagement and social events with young people

· Support Co-op Foundation to learn from the experience of working with young people and share this learning externally – for example through presentations to funder networks 

· Manage a budget and draw in additional expertise and skills to support the young people’s learning and development, briefing and overseeing external contractors where necessary 

· Build excellent working relationships with key leaders and partners within Co-op and across the funding and youth sectors 

· Support young people to participate meaningfully in decision making, including grant making (participatory grant making) 

This role would suit people who have 

· Experience of working with young people and a passion for championing youth voice 

· The ability to engage and build strong relationships with a range of internal and external partners and young people

· Experience of planning and delivering creative online and in-person workshops or events with young people 

· Experience of supporting young people to make decisions 

· Excellent communication and facilitation skills with the ability to create a safe space for young people to engage and contribute 

· Experience working in a safeguarding role

Why Co-op?  

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). 

· An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance) 

· 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays

· A pension with up to 10% employer contributions 

· Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ) 

· Coaching and training to support your career development 

· Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn 

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment 

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone.  

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. 

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. 

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. 

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.  

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. 

About Bluesci

At Bluesci, we believe that everyone deserves good mental health and wellbeing. As we celebrate our 20th year, our services have expanded significantly, but our core values remain the same. Our dedicated staff and volunteers, many of whom have experienced our services, work collaboratively with individuals and their communities to help them achieve their aspirations and wellness.

Bluesci operates across the borough of Trafford from four Wellbeing Centres, offering arts, cultural and volunteering opportunities, social prescribing, talking therapies, and group support. We partner with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust (GMMH) to deliver Trafford Living Well and with Trafford Libraries to co-deliver library services from two of our centres. Bluesci at Night offers a safe, welcoming space for people 365 nights a year, and we also provide Smoking Cessation Support.

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Centre Manager to lead our Wellbeing Centre in the heart of Partington. This is not just any role; it's an opportunity to make a real impact! You'll be at the forefront of delivering a vibrant service, including Trafford Living Well Service, Smoking Cessation and Social Prescribing services, and a variety of community activities that promote wellbeing and social connection.

As Centre Manager, you'll develop key partnerships with Trafford Libraries, GMMH, and the Trafford Community Collective. This role offers plenty of scope to be creative and to further develop our local offer for Partington residents.

Why Join Us?

• Salary: £32,428

• Contract Length: 12 months (maternity cover with potential to extend)

• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday with on-call telephone support required every 4th Saturday

• Location: Partington Wellbeing Centre, with some travel to our other centres as required

What We're Looking For

We need a dynamic, compassionate, and committed Centre Manager who shares our organisational values and treats everyone with dignity and respect. The ideal candidate will have experience working with people who have experienced mental health issues and line management experience is desirable. An understanding of early help, social prescribing, and preventative approaches to promote mental wellbeing is also important.

Experience in managing community buildings and venues would be helpful, as you'll be responsible for managing our Partington Centre. The ability to collaborate with local partners is key to our success.

Opportunities and Challenges

This is an exciting time for Bluesci, and this role provides a real opportunity to make your mark and help us develop our Partington Wellbeing Centre. You'll be part of an organisation that values your wellbeing, ideas, and professional development.

Job description

THE ROLE

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORKER (WEST MIDLANDS) Benchmarked Salary: £18,600 - £19,200 FTE £31-2k Hours/FTE: 0.6 FTE

Department: Safeguarding on Transport UK Team

Location: Birmingham (West Midlands) area with travel to support other project areas when required

Responsible to: Programme Manager: Safeguarding Partnerships Community engagement work –

Work as part of a dynamic team delivering the Safeguarding on Transport (ST) project, in partnership with British Transport Police (BTP). You will be responsible for developing our community engagement work in the West Midlands, as well as supporting the wider UK work. This work consists of developing the Safeguarding Action Groups (SAG) and also encouraging members of the local rail industry to engage with our training and become part of the safety net for vulnerable young people on the rail network. The role will require working closely with British Transport Police, station staff and employees as well as local services in the area.

STILL INTERESTED? HOW TO APPLY...

To apply for this position, please visit our website

Please note that Railway Children will only accept applications made using this application form and will not accept CVs, academic certificates or covering letters.

Closing date: Friday 31st January at 5pm.

Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date. At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us.

This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records check.

Due to the number of applications often received, only those to be invited for interview will be informed of the outcome of their application. Applicants who have not heard within two weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful. THANK YOU

Are you a values-led proven leader with a passion for people who are disadvantaged, marginalised and often left behind by society?

We are looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead Catholic Care on the next phase of its journey. 

Our ideal candidate will possess exemplary personal values with a strong, proven vision, demonstrable skills for leadership and a resolute determined passion to care for people in need and improve lives.  Significant experience of leadership and developing and delivering strategy is required for this pivotal role with the charity.

Our Vision - Founded on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, our Charity delivers practical services to people in need, particularly those who are disadvantaged, vulnerable, marginalised and at risk of being left behind by society regardless of their faith.  We are passionate about caring for and supporting both children and adults throughout the continuum of life. We make sure their voices are heard, and their lives improved though delivering high quality care, treating each person with dignity and recognising their own individual uniqueness. For more than 160 years we have worked tirelessly, evolving our services to meet the needs of people today and tomorrow.

Why Join Catholic Care?

Catholic Care is a forward thinking and vibrant charity providing services for, and employing people of, all faiths or of no faith at all.  For the past 160 years we have been meeting the needs of people who are or vulnerable across Yorkshire, having a positive impact on their lives.

Each year the work we do makes a positive difference to nearly 3,000 people, both through our CQC and Ofsted regulated services and in our local communities. We care passionately about the people we support who remain at the heart of everything we do. We are a values-led charity. Our values drive our working lives. They help us to make decisions about what we do, how we do it and who we do it for.

Your wellbeing is important to us, and we will make sure you feel valued.  We are proud to be a Mindful Employer and accredited with Investors in People and our approaches are there to support you along the way. We also offer benefits which reflect your hard work, including generous annual leave, pension scheme and sick pay policy.

Overview of the role

Working with the Board of Trustees, members of the clergy and parishes, the CEO will be responsible for shaping and delivering the strategic vision of the charity in its mission to support adults and children in need.

Your role will involve responsibility for:

Leadership – to be visionary in the charity’s strategic development in line with the values and ethos of the charity

Governance – to take overall responsibility for the legal, risk, statutory and regulatory requirements of the charity

Strategy – to work with the Trustees, develop and deliver the strategic plan with responsibility for the continued development of Caritas across the Diocese of Leeds

Financial and Human Resource Management

Operational Efficiency including the lead role for the regulated services with Ofsted and CQC.

Our Ideal Candidate

We require a resilient, strategic thinker with strong values, extensive leadership experience and the ability to manage the inevitable conflict between the charity’s values and business decisions.

You will have a proven track record of success in leadership roles, delivering a successful strategic plan and with experience of financial management and governance.

This is an excellent opportunity to lead a well-established and respected charity, undertaking a wide variety of work.  As CEO you have the opportunity to drive strategy forward and have a real impact.

Please email for a recruitment brochure.

Alternatively, to apply; please email your current CV and application covering letter.

Longlisted Candidates will have the opportunity to visit us and our services on 5, 6 or 7 February 2025

 Interviews will take place on 18 February 2025.

We may consider a relocation package for the right candidate.

Thank you for your interest in our Charity.

An opportunity for a Legal and Contracts Manager has arisen in a fantastic values-driven health charity.

Location: Remote working, with travel to Head Office in Aldgate, London on ad-hoc basis

Salary: £50,000 - £56,000

As Legal and Contracts Manager, you will provide bespoke in-house legal advice relating to all aspects of the charity’s work, with a focus on contracting and offering wide ranging governance advice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing advice and support with, procurement, managing risk, dispute resolution, brand protection, contract negotiation, relationship management, policy making, due diligence
• Driving process improvement in governance, reviewing and revising processes and structures to adapt to the needs of the Chief Executive, Committee Chairs, Trustees and Executives
• Liaising with lawyers/legal advisors and/or contract managers and advisors in other organisations
• Keeping up to date in areas of law relevant to the activities and functions of the charity
• Assisting in the set up and management of the charity compliance programme, with a particular focus on ensuring readiness for registration with regulatory bodies
• Working closely with the Executive Directors & SMT to manage mitigation of risks associated with regulatory compliance and contractual activity across the charity

The successful candidate will have minimum 3 years of experience practicing as a solicitor or barrister (or equivalent) either in house or private practice and will have a practical understanding of governance and regulatory compliance within the UK charity sector (or willingness to get up to speed quickly). Awareness of the political, social, and economic environment in which the charity operates is key, as is experience of direct negotiation between multiple parties in time pressured or sensitive circumstances. You must have strong interpersonal gravitas with a wide range of audiences and a tenacious attitude and a self-motivated approach to work.

If this sounds like you and you’re keen to hear more, then please do get in touch!

Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Salary: £29,291 plus benefits

Mary’s Meals International is recruiting for an experienced Personal Assistant to join our Risk & Governance function. Reporting directly to the Support Services Lead, you will be responsible for providing efficient and effective support to our Chief Growth Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Chief People & Governance Officer, with ad hoc support to other members of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). In this fast paced and varied role, you will work closely with our Boards, Committees and Leadership teams, providing a variety of support including: diary management, attending meetings, taking minutes, managing follow up actions, event coordination, maintaining systems and processes and undertaking specific projects as required.

Key responsibilities & activities:

· Assess ELT priorities and re-directing calls, enquiries and requests as necessary.

· Drafting emails and other correspondence, proof-reading, and writing reports.

· Managing emails, phone calls, post, general correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, forms and compiling address lists.

· Carrying out background research and providing reports on various subjects.

· Attending Board meetings for Programme Affiliates, and MMI Board meetings in the absence of the Support Services Lead, taking minutes at the same and preparing follow-up actions for circulation.

· Organising internal and external meetings and teleconferences, including booking venues, arranging accommodation, preparing agendas and meeting papers, disseminating meeting papers and liaising with board members.

· Organising and preparing complex travel itineraries and making all travel and accommodation arrangements necessary for the ELT and other key personnel as required.

· Undertaking projects from time to time on behalf of the ELT - examples include organisation of events.

· Attending monthly ELT meetings in person in Glasgow.

· Attending sub-group meetings within each of the core pillars, including Senior Leadership Meetings, safeguarding committee meetings and other core committee meetings; taking minutes at the same and preparing follow-action

With fantastic interpersonal skills and robust experience as a Personal Assistant, you will thrive in a varied, fast paced role and will utilise your exceptional organisational skills to manage the balance of scheduled work with provision of unplanned support. With great communication skills, you will work closely with a range of stakeholders across a variety of geographies and cultures. Confident, competent, resilient, with a solution-focussed approach, you will have the ability to take on a variety of projects with a high level of competence and confidentiality.

We offer a flexible work arrangement and are happy to accommodate a hybrid work style that supports a work-life balance. However, due to the nature of the role, regular attendance at our Glasgow office will be necessary, so the position requires proximity for commuting.

About us:

child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of over 2.4 million children who today will receive a Mary’s Meals. We are a values driven movement and believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding.

Mary’s Meals is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work and we expect all the Mary's Meals family to share this commitment and work in the best interest of the communities we serve. Our safe recruitment practices ensure that only those that are committed to our high standards join our movement.

How to apply:

If you would love to use your skills, talents and experience to be part of positive change in the world, we would love to hear from you. Please click Apply to submit your CV and a short covering note, telling us why you want to work with Mary’s Meals, and why this role is a great fit for you

About Us

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a unique attraction in south east London where global cultures and the natural world are brought together for everyone to enjoy. The Museum holds internationally important collections of anthropology and musical instruments, as well as a popular natural history gallery and Aquarium. The 16 acres of beautiful Gardens feature a tropical Butterfly House and offer stunning views across London.

About the Role

The Facilities Manager is key to the effective running of the organisation; managing effective maintenance and responding to faults and incidences to ensure our sites are safe and compliant for public use, and object conservation.

Key Responsibilities

• Building and contract management: manage and liaise between supplier and Horniman staff, ensuring compliance and value for money
• Provide transformational leadership to the Facilities team and line management to the Estates Services Technician and Cleaning Manager
• Develop, implement and delivery administrative tasks, in line with the Horniman’s record management and financial systems
• Act as key point of contact for Health and Safety matters, including investigation and reporting of accidents, incidents and near misses
• Provide support and lead on Operational matters; including business as usual, and ad-hoc activities

About You

• You will be a proactive and curious creative problem solver.
• You will have proven examples of developing efficiencies around administrative tasks, with good computer knowledge, including Microsoft packages, BMS and CAFM systems.
• You will have significant practical experience in the field of buildings and infrastructure management for a heritage / visitor attraction or other publicly visited building
• You will be highly organized with a strength for effective coordination and communication

The closing date for completed applications is 5pm on 02 February 2025.  Interviews will be held on 17 February 2025. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for this role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Horniman is an equal opportunities employer and we value and celebrate diversity. We want to better represent the communities in which we work but recognise that there is still much work to do in this area. We welcome and encourage all applicants and particularly encourage you to apply if you are from a community that is often disadvantaged by society or of minority background.​

The Company

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a unique attraction in south east London where world cultures and the natural world are brought together for everyone to enjoy. The Museum holds internationally important collections of anthropology and musical instruments, as well as a popular natural history ​gallery and Aquarium. The 16 acres of beautiful Gardens feature a tropical Butterfly House and offer stunning views across London. The Horniman is the holder of the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022.

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting a national charity in their search for a temporary, part time External Affairs Support Officer to help deliver campaigns and events during a busy time. 

The organisation is the UK's leading charity for helping every older person that might need support. Their range of services and support include everything from tackling loneliness to offering advice on issues such as finances. They exist to help older people when they need support the most.

This is a temporary role, starting as soon as possible and running until the first week of March in the first instance. It is part time, 4 days per week. You will be required on site in Central London on a Thursday, and would be able to work the remainder of the days remotely.

This role will help get important policy change for older people by supporting a conference to improve local influencing. General duties will include writing communications, assisting with coordinating projects and events, and supporting the rest of the team where necessary.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good organisational and planning skills, along with an ability to prioritise workload and competing demands.
• Experience of providing admin and logistic support to events.
• Experience of writing for external audiences and senior internal stakeholders.
• Experience of working collaboratively with others to achieve results.
• Experience of co-ordinating events, projects and initiatives.
• Experience of developing a project plan and seeing activities through to a successful conclusion.
• Knowledge of parliamentary procedures and the political process

This post is looking to start as soon as possible, so you will need to be available immediately or at short notice in order to be considered.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Senior Management Team at Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) in the new role of Business Development Manager.

Like many organisations within the voluntary and community sector, VAL operates within an increasingly pressured financial environment. This new role has been developed following a review of our management structures which identified business development expertise as key to ensuring our ongoing organisational sustainability and growth. We want to increase our capacity to grow the areas of VAL’s business which earn income – payroll, training, room hire and recruitment – and explore new areas of business that will enable us to make profit, which we can then reinvest in our core services.

About us

Voluntary Action Leeds is the leading ‘infrastructure’ organisation in the city supporting the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE). We provide support on volunteering for individuals and organisations, as well as training, funding advice, information, and sector advocacy to enable the third sector to be more effective in making a difference for communities. We know that our work helps to provide a vital foundation through which other organisations can thrive.

About you

You’ll be entrepreneurial and business-focused, good at working within a team and on your own initiative to explore and develop ideas which generate income. You might have experience within the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, or you might have experience within other sectors – what’s more important is that you share our values and solutions-focused approach.

Responsible to: Chief Officer

Salary: NJC Scale PO2, SCP 30 – 32 £39,513 - £41,511 (pro-rata)

Hours: 29.6 hours (4 days) per week

Contract: Permanent (following successful completion of probationary period)

Holidays: 28 days annual +11 days statutory (pro-rata)

In return we offer flexible working, good terms and conditions of employment, enrolment to the Simply Health scheme and a 6.5% pension contribution.  VAL is an early adopter of the West Yorkshire Fair Work Charter, a Living Wage Employer and a Mindful Employer.

Please take a look at the Recruitment Pack below, and download to access the links. This can also be viewed on the job advert on our website at Doing Good Leeds.

Entry Level Wildlife Fundraiser

No experience necessary!

Nature is in crisis, and your help is needed! Join Europe's largest nature conservation charity and make a real difference as a Wildlife Fundraiser!

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity that allows you to integrate your passion for nature with your exceptional communication skills?

If you don’t have fundraising experience… don’t worry; full training will be provided! A company van is just one of the amazing benefits you will receive as part of your role… so apply today!

The ideal candidate will be based in the advertised location. Please only apply to this vacancy if you are based within a 15 mile radius of the advertised location, unless you are in the process of relocating.

Position: Wildlife Fundraiser Land's End

Ref: JAN20255207

Location: Land's End

Salary: £24,890.00 - £26,720.00 per annum

Contract: 6 months

Closing Date: Sun, 9th Feb 2025

The Role

Each day you will travel to different venues, set up an attractive fundraising stand, and spend the day actively engaging with members of the public, spreading awareness about our conservation efforts and inspiring individuals to become lifelong members. 

Don't worry if you're not a wildlife expert yet – you will be provided with comprehensive training to equip you with all the knowledge you need. Plus, you'll enjoy the added perk of a company van, with fuel and parking costs paid for.

What's even better? You'll have the flexibility to choose a contract between 3 to 5 days per week, and enjoy the stability of a set salary, rather than working on commission. With 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) and opportunities for sabbaticals, we value your work-life balance and well-being.

What do current employees say about this fantastic position?

‘Securing a membership is always a great feeling that stays with you. Being able to talk about things you are passionate about and learn a lot about wildlife is a real plus.’ Fun, challenging, requires resilience, great colleagues.’ - Membership Fundraiser - Current Employee

But it's not just about the benefits – it's about the impact you'll make. Join a team that's dedicated to preserving nature and inspiring others to do the same. Your role will be pivotal in driving positive change, and you'll have the support of a diverse and inclusive community every step of the way.

About You

What we need from you:

• A passion for conservation (no prior knowledge required);
• Resilience
• Ability to work to targets;
• A driver's licence valid for use in the UK;
• Happy to work 3 out of 4 weekends;
• Happy to travel (on average) an hour away from home each day;
• Willingness to work outdoors and independently;
• Fundraising/Sales and Customer Service experience (desirable).

Whether you're from a hospitality, customer service, sales, or volunteering background, we're more interested in your negotiating/storytelling skills and enthusiasm than your previous experience. 

If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey and help create a world richer in nature, apply now! You will be asked to upload your CV and complete a short online application form once you select 'apply'.

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 6 months from March to September 2025. The charity reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Additional information

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

The Charity is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.

The charity are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve this vision of creating a world richer in nature, the team need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. You can contact the team to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes once you have been redirected.

Please note: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Friends Provident Foundation is a small, independent, endowed charity based in York with a big ambition to build a fair economy and better world. We strive to challenge the way the current economic system operates and provide funding to an ecosystem of organisations that believe in making the system more equitable, just and accountable.

We are seeking a Funding Programme Officer to join our small, friendly team.

As Funding Programme Officer, you will play an important role in the Foundation’s work to support our partner organisations in building a better economy, primarily through grant giving.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working in the charity or community sector and is interested in applying their experiences to the world of funding. We need someone who is highly organised, a good communicator, good at making judgements and decisions, and who can handle conversations with the public with sensitivity and tact.

The post can be partly home-based, but we do require weekly (one day minimum) attendance at our office in central York. The role involves some occasional travel within the UK to attend Trustee meetings and other events.

If you share our values and ambitions and are interested in joining our team please visit our website to download the application pack (click 'Apply via Website').

We are committed to being an inclusive employer, where equity and social justice is one of our central domains in creating a fair economy. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including age, disability, class, race, sexuality, and gender identity. If you have a disability and would like to request an application form in a different format, or discuss your application at any point, please contact us.