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We are recruiting a Senior CfD Counsellor to join the Hertfordshire NHS Talking Therapies Service.
Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis?
Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?
If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we want to hear from you.
Job title: Senior Counsellor (CfD) x2
Reference Number: 268
Salary scale: £30,500 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Senior Clinical Lead & Counselling Manager
Based: One of our 7 Hertfordshire countywide wellbeing centres, base to be agreed.
Work Pattern: Between 3 – 4 days per week. (Hours and days to be agreed within the range of a 7 day week and service operational hours of 7:30am - 9:30pm)
About the Project
Hertfordshire Mind Network (HMN) is a leading countywide provider of wellbeing services.
We are commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council as one of the providers of Counselling for Depression (CFD) for Hertfordshire NHS Talking Therapies. Referrals are received directly from the GP or HPFT Wellbeing Team and are for Hertfordshire residents aged 16 and above, experiencing mental distress in relation to common mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression.
We also offer an affordable counselling service, Talk It Out, providing short term general counselling for up to 10 sessions. Counsellors under this service are volunteers and are either trainees in placement, or qualified.
We offer a flexible blend of face-to-face, online and telephone sessions and will be developing a new group counselling offer.
About the Role
A new opportunity for two Senior CFD Counsellor roles has been developed due to the expansion of the service. This post is integral to the continuous delivery of our counselling services and will provide further clinical support and day to day oversight to ensure the smooth running of the services. The postholder will work flexibly across the county, dependent on service needs, holding their own NHS Counselling 1:1 caseload and delivering group counselling either face to face from one of our Centres across Hertfordshire, online, or via telephone.
They will conduct initial contacts with clients, carry out counselling and risk assessments and allocate appropriate clients to volunteer counsellors for the Talk It Out service. They will support the counsellors and wider team with any clinical concerns, or safeguarding and ensure that they have a positive, supportive, safe and robust experience of working within a counselling service.
The postholder will use their initiative to manage service demand and work with the Counselling Manager to report on the service’s performance, impact and evaluation. They will keep timely, detailed and accurate records, following organisational processes diligently. They will also ensure any concerns regarding clients accessing the service are escalated and managed efficiently, keeping the client at the centre of their decision making and ensuring that they receive a caring and supportive experience during their journey through the service.
Practical requirements for the Role
- Up-to-date Enhanced Adult and Child DBS check
- Proof of suitable level of qualifications as outlined in the person specification
- Proof of suitable registration with relevant professional body as outlined in the person specification
- Details of current clinical supervisor, who meets the supervisor criteria for the Service
- Current driving licence, car and business insurance
We offer:
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days pro rata after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
- An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
- Ongoing training relevant to your role.
- An Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 7 April 2025.
Interviews to be held on Monday 14 April 2025.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.
No agencies please.
Call for expression of interest
Enhancing Economic Empowerment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe
Fee: To be negotiated
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Responsibilities
About the role
In 2023, Sightsavers partnered with the Federation of Organisations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ), the National Association of Societies for the Care of the Handicapped (NASCOH), Deaf Women Included (DWI) and the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare, to launch an Economic Empowerment Project for Persons with Disabilities. This is a three-year project implemented in Harare and Bulawayo provinces, with a project end date of December 2025.
The purpose of this consultancy position is to support and coordinate Economic Empowerment (EE) project activities from 01 June up to 30 September 2025. The consultant will support the Economic Empowerment project to manage activities and relationships with key stakeholders. As the post holder you will ensure that the project is planned, implemented, coordinated, monitored, evaluated, and adapted to the highest possible quality standards.
Further duties and responsibilities include:
Project Delivery
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Work with the country project management team and other funding / resources partner to coordinate implementation of activities and sharing of lessons learned.
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Manage all aspects of the project cycle with the partners including effective planning, start-up, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, financial and asset management, reporting, documentation and closeout.
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Liaise and work with the Global Technical Leads (Disability Inclusive Economic Empowerment) and other internal expertise as required.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
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Ensure high quality and ethical MEL approaches are embedded in all interventions in the context of a project that is fast paced and innovative with continuous cycles of monitoring, evaluating and adaptation.
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Support tool development/adaption e.g., participant database, tracking entrepreneurs, ILO tool, Three Circles Tool, informed consent forms, surveys, feedback forms, participant registration forms
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Support learning and adaptation through developing and implementing tools, events and processes e.g., learning logs, action learning groups, qualitative and quantitative data collection tools, analysis and dissemination of performance data.
Work with partners
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Identify partner organizations with whom Sightsavers can work to achieve the project and organization’s strategic objective of ensuring that people with disabilities have equal rights and opportunities through both service delivery and advocacy
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Build effective partner relationships and support longer-term relationships that go beyond the duration of the project by disseminating information and advocating for the project’s goals.
Finance and Resource Management
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Support project partners in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
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Monitor expenditure of project financial resources in liaison with the Finance Support Services Officer and the Country Director.
Information and Communication Management
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Be proactive in providing good quality information on case studies and interesting news stories relating to the project to support preparation of fundraising materials and advocacy materials
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Ensure that the country project management team, fund-raising, and communication department in HH receive appropriate materials and information as required to support donor reporting requirements.
This consultancy is highly varied and involved and the list is not an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities. Please see the Terms of Reference (ToR) for full duties, requirements, and deliverables.
Skills and Experience
As the successful candidate you will have a tertiary qualification (bachelor’s or above) in social sciences, education, development studies, or public health or equivalent, relevant and transferable working experience. You will be familiar with national legislation and policies in the field of disability, human rights and employment, and have significant experience implementing projects, including experience of the disability sector and gender mainstreaming.
Further requirements include:
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Experience with labour market issues including labour market assessments, skills training/development, internships, employer engagement, disability inclusion, job placements and job fairs.
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Experience in project monitoring, evaluation and learning.
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Experience of designing, managing and carrying out advocacy work for social inclusion/disability projects.
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Experience providing technical assistance to other organizations.
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Knowledge of current issues and best practices in disability, UNCRPD, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and employment is desirable.
Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your CV and complete our Expression of Interest (EOI) form via our recruitment portal. Please also be sure to attach any examples of similar peer reviewed work you have completed, as this will enable us to better understand your experience. We are also interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
We anticipate that in-person interviews will take place during the week commencing 14 April and the evaluation process will include an oral interview, to be completed by shortlisted candidates.
The anticipated start date for this consultancy is 1 June 2025
Closing date: 6 April 2025
As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role: Finance Officer
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,033 - £29,921 per annum
Closing date: 13 April 2025
Interview date: 22 April 2025
Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are our greatest asset providing the very highest standard of care. All our teams are all part of the Hospice team: working together to make the Hospice the best it can be. We have achieved Outstanding in the last CQC inspection. Our values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits, including:
· A warm and welcoming working environment,
· 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service,
· Contributary pension scheme,
· Free car parking,
· Subsidised lunches,
· Cycle to Work Scheme,
· Shopping, leisure and holiday discounts,
· On demand GP,
· Westfield Health Cash Plan,
· Life Assurance,
· A range of Wellbeing initiatives.
The role
In your role as Finance Officer, you will carry out a range of duties to assist the Head of Finance with the smooth running of the Finance department and provide finance support and advice to other departments in the Hospice.
We are looking for a focussed and self-motivated individual, who has experience in financial support and undertaking financial tasks including payroll. You will have good communication skills and be able to effectively prioritise your workload and to work under your own initiative. You will be familiar with a range of IT and finance systems.
The successful candidate will:
· Be highly numerate and literate
· Have excellent attention to detail
· Have previous experience of providing finance administrative support in a multidisciplinary environment
· Qualified, or part qualified AAT/CIPFA
The role is available 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm (Friday 4pm finish), on a salary of £27,033 - £29,921 per annum.
How to apply
Applicants should submit an up-to-date CV with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role to HR Department.
If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, this will mean you have been unsuccessful this time.
Successful appointments will be subject to Standard Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) check.
Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.
About us
Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a well-established charity which has been operating since 1983. We provide a wide range of palliative care services to people with advancing life-limiting illnesses of any diagnosis and to those people important to them. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals’ physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.
We are committed to protect the privacy and security of your personal information. To see how we do this please visit our website and read our “Role Applicants Data Protection Compliance Statement (Privacy Notice)”.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and delivering a widening participation careers project within defence and security. Building on the successful two year pilot, the project targets activities for young people and undergraduates including summer schools, internships and school and university presentations. The project aims to increase awareness, understanding and connection to defence and security data science careers from groups previously underrepresented in these roles. The project will involve working closely with the Turing’s Defence and Security Partners and other organisations to deliver a range of activities aimed at increasing the diversity of those taking up data science careers in the defence and security field.
Your Profile
The successful candidate will have experience in managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders. You will have prior experience of working with young people or undergraduates in an education based setting and strong knowledge of safeguarding procedures and legislation. Experience of delivering training or professional development sessions ideally to an audience of young people. You should have excellent negotiating, influencing and communication skills at all levels and possess the ability to handle matters of a sensitive/confidential nature in a professional manner.
Main Duties
- Manage the delivery of the Defence and Security Data Science Careers projects. This includes summer schools and career talks in locations across the UK and an undergraduate careers programme.
- Manage multiple stakeholders, including the Turing’s Defence and Security Partners and youth delivery partner(s) to ensure stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
- Manage recruitment, onboarding, pastoral and safeguarding support of participants. This will include under 18s and undergraduates.
- Line management of Widening Participation Officer and Casual Worker Facilitators
- Bring together colleagues from relevant departments in the Turing, especially from the Defence and Security programme, to oversee the creation of content and project topics for all programme elements, ensuring a vibrant curriculum.
- Manage communications for the project, working closely with the Communications team to develop suitable advertising and communications strategies.
- Lead evaluation including refinement of KPIs and reporting on the programme.
Please see our portal for a full breakdown of the role as well as a job description and person specification.
Application Procedure
If you are interested in this opportunity, please click the apply button, it will take you to our job portal. You will need to register on the applicant portal and complete the application form including your CV and covering letter.
If you have questions about the role or would like to apply using a different format, please see job description for more information on how to proceed.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 13 April 2025 at 23:59 (London, UK BST)
Terms and Conditions
This full-time post is offered on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2026. The annual salary is £53,021 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies, Employee-only benefits guide | The Alan Turing Institute
Please note, due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to hold British citizenship.
The Alan Turing Institute is based at the British Library, in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter. We expect staff to come to our office at least 4 days per month. Some roles may require more days in the office; the hiring manager will be able to confirm this during the interview.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Alan Turing Institute is committed to creating an environment where diversity is valued, and everyone is treated fairly. In accordance with the Equality Act, we welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
We are committed to making sure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive. This includes making reasonable adjustments for candidates who have a disability or long-term condition. Please contact us to find out how we can assist you.
Please note all offers of employment are subject to obtaining and retaining the right to work in the UK and satisfactory pre-employment security screening which includes a DBS Check.
Full details on the pre-employment screening process can be requested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Learning and Development Officer (Welsh speaking)
Location Wales Synod Cymru District and West Midlands District / Home based
This role is part of the Connexional Team Learning Network, supporting, encouraging, and equipping the Church to live out ‘Our Calling’ through worship, mission, evangelism and discipleship. The Learning Network primarily works with lay and ordained leaders, helping them equip others.
This post contributes to Connexional-wide learning and development initiatives, and is specifically aligned with the Wales Synod Cymru District as the Welsh speaking Learning and Development Officer (LDO) and the new West Midlands District following the merger of the current Birmingham District and the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District on 1st September 2025. Wales Synod Cymru is a bilingual District of 16 circuits, including the Welsh language Cymru Circuit which covers the whole of Wales, and the West Midlands District has 20 circuits across Birmingham, Wolverhampton and the Black Country, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Both districts are diverse in terms of population groupings and serve communities in rural, market towns, suburbs and city centre settings.
The Ideal Candidate for This Role
The person best suited for this Learning & Development Officer role will be:
A Passionate and Committed Christian:
- Deeply engaged in their faith and motivated to help churches grow in discipleship, worship, mission and evangelism.
- A member of a church in good standing with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (or an equivalent organization).
- Committed to the values of inclusivity, justice, evangelism, and church growth.
A Skilled Educator and Facilitator
- Experienced in learning and development, with transferable skills to a church setting.
- Confident in designing, delivering and evaluating training, both and online and onsite.
- Able to engage adult learners effectively, making theological concepts accessible, and equipping people for vocations within the life of the church.
- A strong theological thinker, able to guide and develop conversations to enable A Methodist Way of Life.
A Strong Communicator and Relationship-Builder
- Able to connect with and inspire people across the church to enable them to serve in their varied communities.
- Skilled in facilitating discussions on vision, mission and growth planning.
- Comfortable using digital tools and online platforms for training and communication.
- Adept at working across cultural and theological contexts, bringing sensitivity and adaptability.
- Proactive in identifying learning and development needs and responding with creative, tailored solutions.
- A fluent Welsh speaker with strong oral and written communication skills in both Welsh and English
A Collaborative Leader
- Capable of working with diverse teams, including ordained and lay church leaders.
- Skilled in planning, organizing, and evaluating learning and development initiatives.
- Proactive in identifying training needs and responding with creative, tailored solutions.
- Open to collaborating across Methodist districts and the wider church network.
A Flexible and Self-Motivated Professional
- Comfortable with travel and occasional evening/weekend work.
- Based in the either Wales or the West Midlands, with the ability to travel across both districts as required.
- Organized and self-driven, able to manage multiple projects and responsibilities.
- Creative and adaptable in responding to the changing needs of churches and communities
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), annualised hours and a Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
Please note that this is a post which includes Welsh language work for which the ability to speak and write in Welsh to a high standard is essential.
The successful applicant will be required to live either within or close to either District and will be expected to travel extensively across both Districts and beyond for work purposes.
Please note previous applicants need not apply
Closing date: 15 April 2025
Interviews to take place on: Tuesday 6 May in Birmingham
The rest of the recruitment process will be conducted in English.
N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.

Action for Nature - Community Organiser
Closing Date: Tuesday 29th April 2025
Accountable to: Action for Nature Manager
Location: This role is contracted at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW but involves a mix of community based work and home and office working.
Salary: Grade 2b, £25,353 - £34,694
Benefits: Employers’ pension contribution up to 7% (with 4.5% from employee), 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Access to Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Death in service benefit equivalent to 3x salary.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Job Purpose:
The Action for Nature Community Organiser role is deeply place-based, working within a locality in Coventry. You will embed yourself in the community, listening to people on their doorsteps, in community spaces, and through local networks, building long-term trust and relationships.
Reaching out to a diverse range of people, particularly those who are underrepresented or marginalised and actively engaging with residents, stakeholders, community leaders, and local groups. Listening to their ideas and supporting them to lead on action for nature in ways that are meaningful to them.
Your work will centre on developing local leadership and building their collective power, shaping change in their locality that reflect their priorities, needs, and vision for a community that is designed with nature and wildlife in mind and encourages more people to join natures side, leading to a greener more nature positive city.
For more information please refer to the full job description and recruitment pack
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen within our award-winning fundraising team, to join us in an exciting new role of Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser.
At Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity, we believe there’s always more we can do for our sick kids and women, and that’s why we will always strive to do more for our patients and families. It’s our mission to raise the vital funds needed to make a real difference to all who use our hospitals, and to make our hospital feel just like home.
This role requires someone with experience in legacy or in-memory fundraising, excellent communication skills and a strategic mindset. You will be able to connect meaningfully with supporters, manage multiple campaigns, and drive forward our strategy for growth and supporter engagement. You will be an ambitious, experienced, target driven relationship fundraiser, who is passionate and well-equipped to join our fast-paced team.
To be successful in this role you will:
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Have previous experience in relationship management and income generation - ideally within a legacy and/or in memory setting, and able to lead and inspire our supporters in order to generate long term income and awareness for the charity
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Be self-motivated, independent and target-driven
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Possess a natural confidence in talking to people and encouraging their support
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Have excellent communication and relationship building skills - be friendly, compassionate, inspiring and engaging
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Have experience of producing compelling supporter creative and fundraising messages
What we offer:
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Flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance
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Generous annual leave entitlement with additional leave for long service
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Enhanced sick pay
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Enhanced Maternity Pay
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Free flu jabs
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Cycle to work scheme
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Charity events throughout the year
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Employer enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme with 8% employer contribution
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Ongoing commitment to education and professional development
The Charity is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Successful candidates will have access to vulnerable beneficiaries therefore the role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
If you think you have the qualities we are looking for and the desire to contribute, please download the Job Vacancy Pack and then send us a CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the role and making clear why you would like to be considered for it.
The closing date for return of applications is 30th April 2025. Interviews will be held on 7th May.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Corporate Partnerships Manager will play a vital role in supporting New Horizon Youth Centre’s mission by managing and growing a portfolio of valued corporate partners (>£20k) and supporters (<£20k). They will nurture these relationships to ensure meaningful, long-term support for our work with young people facing homelessness.
This will include organising volunteering days that inspire action, delivering lunch and learn sessions that deepen understanding of our cause, and finding creative ways for partners to make a real difference. This role will also drive new business, proactively building relationships with companies who share our values and want to help young people fulfil their potential.
In addition, they will lead on New Horizon’s events programme, developing and delivering inspiring events that connect corporate partners, high-net-worth individuals, and other supporters to the heart of our mission.
- Salary £37,024 to £41,600
- Deadline to apply: 5pm, Monday 21 April
For more information, please visit our website by clicking the 'Apply' button.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Results UK Job Description: Campaigns Manager
Key terms and conditions
Salary: £40,976 per annum pro rata.
Hours: This is a 0.8% FTE permanent post with a 28-hour week.
Holidays: 25 days per annum pro rata, plus bank holidays, increasing by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
Pension: Employee contributions to pension are matched 1:1 by Results UK up to a maximum of 5% of gross salary.
Benefits: Cycle scheme, interest free travel card loan and Employee Access Programme.
Line Manager: Chief Executive Officer
Location: The post is based at Results UK’s office at The Chandlery, Unit 702, 50 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7QY. Currently, we have asked staff to come into the office two days a week.
Starting date: The position is available immediately.
About Results
Results’ mission is to create the public and political will to end poverty, by enabling people to exercise their personal and political power for change.
Results is a movement of passionate, committed people. Together as staff and grassroots activists, we use our voices to influence political decisions that will bring an end to poverty. Our advocacy is built on global solidarity, partnership and shared empowerment. This is crucial to challenging the racist, colonial and oppressive narratives that have underpinned development and that help to both create and maintain poverty. We prioritise specific issues on which we can have the most influence to achieve progress, including health, nutrition and education.
Grassroots campaigning is fundamental to Results’ mission. Supported by our Campaigns Team, which this role leads, our network of grassroots campaign groups and individual volunteers across the UK regularly take advocacy actions on specific issues on which we seek to make lasting change. Our aims are to mobilise resources, change policies, and create the public and political will to bring about the end of poverty.
About the role
The Campaigns Manager will shape and lead our campaigning and communications work, supporting our network of grassroots volunteer campaigners across the country, ensuring that grassroots advocacy is at the heart of what we do. You will be an expert at developing and managing campaigns and communications and supporting volunteer networks, with excellent written English, and proven experience ensuring that written and visual communications and digital outreach contribute to our organisational advocacy work. The post-holder will line-manage the Campaigns and Communications Officer.
This role is available 4 days per week on a permanent basis and will provide good opportunities for further developing your leadership of campaigns and public advocacy, and using your communications expertise to contribute to lasting advocacy success. We are looking for candidates with experience of and passion for engaging members of the public in international development advocacy, and for overcoming poverty, inequality and oppression.
Key responsibilities
Campaigning and network support
- Lead the development and delivery of our monthly grassroots campaign actions, to gain demonstrable public support for specific advocacy asks, identifying targets and effective tactics for reaching them.
- Ensure our grassroots network continues to thrive, and adapt our support model to changing external circumstances, putting volunteer-led campaigning at the heart of Results’ advocacy.
- Support and broaden the grassroots network, including outreach and onboarding activities, providing personalised support to our active campaigners, and providing resources, information and advocacy opportunities that enable them to grow as advocates and leaders and to achieve their own advocacy goals.
- Work closely with colleagues in the Parliamentary Advocacy and Policy Advocacy Teams, leading on the development of campaigns and communications programmes that contribute to organisational advocacy strategies.
- Identifying effective partnerships where appropriate to maximise our impact.
- Manage the delivery of events including monthly grassroots conference calls and the annual Results National Conference and other advocacy events and training sessions.
Communications and media
- Line-manage the Campaigns and Communications Officer, supervising Results’ communications programme including campaign materials and newsletters, social media, our website, and resources and publications that deliver powerful advocacy messages and strengthen our brand.
- Oversee media activity and ensure appropriate sign-off for Results’ public communications and media work, to manage reputational risk and ensure political neutrality, quality control and brand compliance.
- Mentor colleagues, including by running training sessions and providing expert communications advice, to ensure that Results’ communications reflect our values, give voice to the experiences of people living with poverty and inequality, and advance our work to end injustice, exclusion and oppression.
- Represent Results in various public coalitions and platforms, acting as a spokesperson where needed.
Organisational management and development
- Alongside other line managers, ensure the consistent application of Results’ policies and procedures, with a focus on effective performance management, staff development and wellbeing.
- Manage the Campaigns and Communications budget.
- Lead on the effective monitoring and evaluation of our campaigns and communications work in support of organisational grant management and impact reporting.
- Contribute ideas to and support organisational initiatives to expand our work, including funding applications.
Person specification
Essential criteria
Skills and experience
- 3-5 years’ proven experience developing and delivering successful advocacy campaigns, including through volunteer networks and effective communications approaches.
- An understanding of different models of campaigning and how to motivate volunteers for long term campaigns success.
- Demonstrable understanding of poverty and inequality issues and the UK international development campaigning landscape, and experience of working with colleagues across functions to design powerful advocacy strategies to address these.
- Proven leadership of advocacy programmes and projects with measurable outcomes, contributing to organisational success.
- Experience leading on and offline communications programmes to deliver advocacy objectives.
- Experience of representing organisations and working in coalitions.
- Excellent English language and copy-editing skills with the ability to ensure the delivery of powerful content for a wide range of audiences.
- Strong collaborative skills, with an ability to lead cross-organisational initiatives, working with people across a wide range of functions and perspectives.
- Experience of managing complex projects and monitoring budgets.
- Experience of line management.
Personal attributes
- Strong belief in the power of public and volunteer-led campaigning, and in the importance of political engagement to achieve change.
- An organised self-starter, with strong attention to detail and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy.
- A passion for enabling others to take action on poverty issues and for opposing injustice and oppression, and a commitment to making visible progress on equality, diversity and inclusion.
- An understanding of how to engage diverse audiences in advocacy.
- An enthusiastic leader and team player who enjoys sharing learning and developing others.
- A willingness to travel in the UK to provide support to our local campaign groups.
Desirable criteria
- Experience using digital and social media tools to contribute to advocacy campaigns.
- Experience of media work.
Why work for Results?
Like you, we’re passionate about ending poverty. We’re a small, collaborative organisation that has a big impact. We just do advocacy – we don’t run programmes. The experience you gain with us will further your career in international development. Here are a few of the benefits of joining us, in addition to the salary, pension and annual leave outlined at the top of this document.
Work-life balance
- We offer flexible working so you can manage work around your own needs.
- Hybrid working means you don’t have to be trapped in a long commute every day and don’t have to be London-based.
- Staff members have their birthdays off as a bonus day of leave and we close the office between Christmas and New Year so you don’t need to take leave.
- We subscribe to the Bupa employee advice line – free confidential access to financial and legal advisors as well as telephone and online counselling sessions.
- In addition we run training on mental health at work and have named mental health first aiders who can be contacted in confidence if you would like help finding support.
Anti-oppression
- We offer half a day’s anti-oppression learning leave each year.
- As well as making reasonable adjustments, we support our staff in making applications to the Access to Work scheme to get additional equipment where needed.
- We offer disability leave for disabled colleagues to manage specific needs they may have without having to give up their holidays.
- We have a Board working group on anti-oppression which helps to develop our work on anti-oppression and identify gaps in our current work.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Results UK, we believe that equality, diversity and inclusion should be the norm. As well as this being an issue of equality and fairness, we recognise that diverse and inclusive organisations are some of the most productive and impactful.
We are aware of the under-representation of certain groups and communities in our sector. These include – but are certainly not limited to – people of colour, people living with disabilities, refugees and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We want to change this and are committed to playing our part. As a committed equal-opportunities employer, we actively welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds, skills and abilities, recognising the value that these different perspectives bring to our organisation.
How to apply
Please submit a CV demonstrating your previous experience and answer the shortlisting questions outlined below.
Deadline for applications: 9 am on 14 April.
Interviews will be held online on 24 April. Second round interviews will be held on 30 April / 1 May.
All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
Shortlisting questions
You will be asked to answer the following questions as part of the application process. In answering these you should draw upon examples from your previous experience. Please keep your answers under 500 words for each question.
- What motivates you about this role at this point in your career?
- How do you think that political challenges to the UK’s support for international development efforts affect how to involve volunteer campaigners and interested members of the public in advocacy on development issues?
- How would you approach identifying new volunteers and developing new groups to increase the reach of our grassroots network?
- What does the term anti-oppression mean to you? Feel free to reflect on your personal experiences of anti-oppression if you would like to do so.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Senior Fundraising and Marketing Officer – Help Transform Lives with Harington!
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 (based on your experience). Hours: 37.5 per week. Location: Work in the stunning, peaceful gardens of our Highgate site while making a real impact in the community. Contract: Permanent
Harington isn’t just a charity; it’s a lifeline for young people with learning differences. Every year, we empower dozens of students to gain qualifications, develop life skills, and most importantly, secure employment that transforms their futures.
What You'll Be Doing:
As our Senior Fundraising and Marketing Officer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring we have the resources to continue changing lives. Here’s what’s on the to-do list:
- Bring in the funding: Secure vital income from trusts, foundations, and statutory sources to sustain our unique education programmes and maintain our beautiful site.
- Rally community support: Build relationships with local individuals, schools, and businesses to drive fundraising campaigns and events that grow our donor base.
- Spread the word: Help share the incredible stories of our students’ successes through creative marketing, engaging more supporters and strengthening Harington’s visibility.
What We're Looking For:
We’re after someone with passion, purpose, and creativity. You’ll thrive in this role if you:
- Have 18-24 months of fundraising experience and a knack for building strong relationships.
- Know how to craft a standout bid and manage relationships that secure crucial funding.
- Write like a pro, creating compelling narratives that inspire action.
- Are organised, great with budgets, and calm under pressure.
- Are drawn to the idea of working in a truly meaningful role in a beautiful, tranquil setting.
Why Harington?
Our campus in Highgate is more than just a workplace – it’s a haven for our students and staff alike. Set among stunning gardens, it’s a place where students with learning differences can grow, thrive, and feel a sense of belonging. Thanks to your efforts, you’ll be directly helping us provide life-changing education and opportunities that see our students confidently step into employment.
Join us, and be part of a story that celebrates potential, community, and success. Ready to make an extraordinary difference? Apply now!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Our Gambling Outreach And Living Support service GOALS is our community-based support service that provides bespoke and holistic 1:1 and group support to individuals and affected other impacted by gambling harms.
Our aim is to deliver an impactful GOALS service across London which builds effective networks of support for people before, during and after treatment.
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to engage with communities across London, delivering the GOALS service and raising awareness of gambling-related harm through in-person community engagement. The role involves building strong, effective networks of support for individuals before, during, and after treatment, with a particular focus on those with lived experience of gambling harm and its effects on others.
As a key member of the team, the GOALS Community Supporter will work directly with individuals impacted by gambling harm, providing one-on-one support in a safe and confidential environment. The role also involves proactive outreach within the community, collaborating with local authorities, public sector bodies, businesses, and charitable organisations to raise awareness of gambling harm and promote available services.
Collaboration with key stakeholders in local authorities, public health sectors, and charitable organisations is essential to expanding the reach of the service, advocating for gambling harm awareness, and developing sustainable support networks. The post holder will also work closely with the GOALS Service Manager to ensure the integration of the service within the broader framework of local and national gambling treatment systems. This includes attending relevant events, networking with key stakeholders, and promoting other Betknowmore services to enhance the overall impact of the work.
Qualifications or Relevant Experience
- Two years minimum experience in a similar role.
- Professional qualification in health, social care/community at level 3 or working in health/social care/addiction.
Essential Skills & Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of gambling-related harm and its impacts on individuals and communities.
- Ability to effectively communicate gambling harm prevention messages and raise awareness of the services available to those in need.
- Proven ability to engage with diverse communities and work collaboratively with local authorities, public sector bodies, and charitable organisations.
- Experience of promoting services through outreach, including attending events, conducting presentations, and engaging with key stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Skilled in building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across various sectors, including local authorities, public health bodies, and charities.
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and a commitment to safe working practices.
- A proactive and flexible approach to community outreach and stakeholder engagement.
Desirable Skills
- Experience liaising with statutory and voluntary organisations to develop community-based support services.
- Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, particularly those impacted by gambling harm.
- Lived experience of gambling harms, either directly or through supporting others, is desirable but not essential.
Please review the full Job Pack for more details before applying with your both a CV and cover letter to be considered for the role.
Previous applicants need not apply.
We support and provide information to those harmed by gambling, whilst raising awareness of gambling’s potential harms through education and training
The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.
CLAPA supports people affected by cleft to take control of their journey, connect with others, and use their voices to impact the future of care. Our vision is that no one affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom will go through their journey alone.
We are seeking a Head of Communications and Marketing to lead on the charity's communications strategy.
The Head of Communications and Marketing is a strategically important post in the organisation with lead responsibility for overseeing communications, marketing and PR for the UK’s only national cleft lip and palate support charity. The role involves managing all aspects of internal and external communications including media relations, digital content and brand strategy.
The role reports directly to the Chief Executive, is a member of the Senior Management Team and works closely with the CLAPA Board of Trustees to ensure that we maximise all opportunities to promote the work of the charity. The post holder also has responsibility for the direct line management of the Communications and Marketing team.
How to Apply
Please read the Recruitment Pack in full and then complete the online Application Form linked within. For safeguarding reasons, we are not able to accept CVs.
Applications close: 5pm on Monday 7th April 2025
Interviews – 1st stage: Tuesday 15th April 2025
Interviews – 2nd stage: Thursday 17th April 2025
Start date: As soon as possible – to be agreed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
LOCATION - Remote
Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding role in 2025? Apply for the National Communications Management role at homelessness charity Emmaus UK.
About Emmaus
Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as long as it is needed, meaningful work experience in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 29 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. There are also 3 Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
About the role
The National Communications Manager is a vital role in enabling both Emmaus UK and Emmaus communities and groups across the UK to achieve our ambition and strategic goal to shout louder, growing our profile and reach in order to support more individuals on the pathway out of homelessness.
Who are we looking for?
The National Communications manager will work with the Director of Fundraising and Influence to develop an ambitious communications strategy for EUK.
The role will develop and coordinate national communications programmes and campaigns and will lead on press and media work for EUK. This role will also take lead responsibility for internal communication at EUK and across the federation in the UK, linking to Emmaus Internationally.
What we offer
· £47,500 per annum
· Working hours: 5 days per week, Monday to Friday
· Contract: Permanent
· Pension: Stakeholder pension with 6% employer contribution
· Annual leave: 25 days + Bank Holidays + 3 concessionary days leave
· Training & development: Ongoing training and development
· Volunteering: 2 days allowance each year
· Employee assistance: 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available
· Wellbeing: Weekly wellbeing hour to promote personal wellbeing
· Flexible working: Options available, subject to the requirements of the role
· Life assurance: Death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
To apply
To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us by 5pm on Thursday 17 April 2025.
Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.
Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams between 28 and 30 April 2025.
If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us.
Equal Opportunities
Emmaus UK provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristic, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for our roles, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At TLG, we’re passionate about building an exceptional staff team that love making a difference to struggling children across the UK. We are continually on the lookout for great people to journey with us and join our vision. An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a graduate to train up in the specialism of Executive Support, who would consider a career in this profession. The EA to the Chief Executive is an integral and trusted role right at the heart of the action. We are looking for someone who is excited about helping senior leaders with executive tasks, operations, organisational efficiency, problem solving, the ability to react and pivot as things change.
The successful candidate will have a natural leadership gift, be comfortable with challenging the status quo, and be able to lead up and across the organisation with heads of departments and directors, to deliver the strategy and agenda that the Chief Executive and Executive Director are working towards. They will be trained in all aspects of executive support, working closely with the Head of Executive Strategy. TLG is interested in an individual that has a proactive instinct to fulfil the role successfully, anticipate the needs of senior leaders, and provide effective problem solving ahead of issues emerging, paired with a relational approach and the ability to partner effectively and negotiate well across the team at all levels.
TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Closing Date: Sunday 6th April
Initial Interviews: Monday 14th April – Online
Final Interviews: Monday 28th April – at our National Support Office in West Yorkshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Kenelm Youth Trust is seeking a Retreat Centre Director to head up both the Alton Castle and Soli residential centres based in Alton, Staffordshire. You will be required to live on site in order to fulfil role requirements.
The Retreat Centre Director will have overall responsibility for the co-ordination and delivery of the residential programmes, day retreats, outreach work and school missions and will work collaboratively with the senior leadership of the Kenelm Youth Trust.
We are seeking an experienced youth work manager to shape and develop the programmes across the site. The role carries considerable responsibility for the community life and working with schools and groups to design tailor made retreats and programmes.
Competitive salary, Excellent Pension Scheme, Attractive On-Site Accommodation
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on 10th April 2025. Interviews commencing 14th April 2025
KYT is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment
Registered Charity Number 1144209
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.